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Why our sourdough takes three days
On fermentation, and the refusal to hurry it
Technique2 min read
Loading — warming the oven.
Loading — warming the oven.
The Journal
Fermentation schedules, sourcing notes and what a bake day actually looks like — written from the studio by Amitha.
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On fermentation, and the refusal to hurry it
Technique2 min read
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Written between bakes, usually with flour on the keyboard. Nothing sponsored, nothing ghostwritten.
Studio Notes2 min read
People assume it is peaceful. It is not peaceful. It is just quiet.
Technique2 min read
Every madeleine recipe promises the hump. Most of them omit the one step that produces it.
Ingredients2 min read
Indian cacao has spent a decade getting good. Very few people have noticed yet.
Behind the Bake2 min read
Nothing here is made to sit. Which means the way you buy has to change a little too.
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Bake days, drops and the occasional recipe, written by Amitha on a Tuesday morning. Nothing else, ever.