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  • Recipe Levain
    Levain
    Since I often get asked about levain , I thought I would post this brief recap. If you have other questions, don't hesitate to let me know and I'll research the answer to the best of my abilities. Stained-glass window(13th century) in[...]
  • Recipe Levain Nature and Pain au Levain Nature
    Levain Nature and Pain au Levain Nature
    I've dabbled in the area of bread baking. But, I've never fully appreciated the artistry that is involved until recently. I grew up hearing stories of my Nonna baking bread. Saturday was baking day and she would bake enough for the week. I have[...]
  • Recipe 5 Grain Levain
    5 Grain Levain
    My 10 year old son chomps his way through a half a loaf of this bread every morning. It's loaded with sunflower and flax seeds, oats and whole rye berries yet it's a very light bread. Usually when I finish the mix I often wonder how on earth is this[...]
  • Recipe Semolina Levain
    Semolina Levain
    Hello, I continue to mine the fertile terroir of Jeffrey Hamelman's fantastic book, "Bread, A Bakers Book of Techniques and Recipes". This book is a bible for myself and many others. Jeffrey's commitment to the details of making good bread help[...]
  • Recipe Croissants au Levain
    Croissants au Levain (1 vote)
    Since my first attempt with a starter with the Bread Baking Babes some time ago I fell in love with sourdough baking. When I found this recipe in 'The Village Baker's Wife' I had to try it and it was a hit ! The croissants are very good[...]
  • Recipe Pavé au levain
    Pavé au levain
    Have you ever wished you could just bake (part of) your levain and eat it, so that you can savor its pure unadulterated flavor? Every time I feed it and breathe in its fragrance I wish I could do just that. But of course I resist the impulse[...]
  • Recipe Pain au levain
    Pain au levain
    Last weekend I baked about 20 breads and I had my first attempt at Pain au levain, this was a version from wild sourdough by Yoke Mardewi . The bread turned out wonderful and I really enjoyed it on sandwiches and with butter and jam, this[...]
  • Recipe Paun au Levain bake
    Paun au Levain bake
    This was posted originally on  Healthy Living you can see more Images on the site how it bakes in the WFO and other pictures but I loved this bread and would like to share it with you. Read more[...]
  • Recipe Levain Bakery {New York, NY}
    Levain Bakery {New York, NY}
    I know... I just exploded with an influx of New York foodie posts, but I just wanted to get them out of the way! The 'Eating Out' NY page is now officially updated :) AH Levain Bakery, I love you. More honestly, I LOVE your chocolate[...]
  • Recipe The Famous Levain Bakery Cookies
    The Famous Levain Bakery Cookies
    Visited 2.23.10 Levain Bakery 167 W. 74th Street - Another location on Long Island New York, NY 10023 Website here . - You can order online ...but they're pretty costly. Learn about them here . Copycat recipes here (I dunno why so many[...]