Recipes
La pizza napoletana
A real Pizza Napoletana is very hard to replicate at home. A wood-fired oven is essential and I recommend to use a pizza flour that has the right elasticity. Ingredients 500 g pizza flour (100%) - I use Caputo Pizzeria 315 g water (63%) 90 g liquid natural yeast (18%)...
Baguette with poolish
Here it is my french baguette recipe! Summertime is ideal for baguettes. Have it with a fresh salad or make light crostini with chopped tomatoes and olive oil. This version has a pre-fermentation step, called poolish, that will make it light and with a perfect crust....
Torta delle Rose
A delicious breakfast or afternoon snack, typical of Nothern Italy. Ingredients 500 flour (200g Manitoba, 300g flour type "00" ) 150g natural yeast, refreshed and doubled in volume 140g milk 90g sugar 3 eggs 55g butter zest of a lemon (or an orange) 1/2tsp honey 1...
Focaccia Pugliese
The most famous focaccia is the one from the region of Liguria, but other regions have their version of it and here's how they make it in Apulia! Just a note that this is the Apulian version with no potato in the dough, which is traditional! Ingredients 500g flour...
Mini buns with kefir
I add some extra goat kefir to use and came up with this recipe for soft mini buns, slightly tangy, just perfect with butter and jam. Ingredients 300 g bread flour (100%) 80 g of liquid natural yeast (26%) 120 g water (40%) 120 g kefir, I used goat kefir (40%) 15 g...
Sandwich bread
Versitile plain sandwich bread. This bread works with both savory and sweet ingredients. Ingredients 500 g bread flour (100%) 150 g of liquid natural yeast (30%) 280 g whole milk (56%) 60 g butter (12%) 30 g sugar (6%) 7.5 g salt (1.5%) Instructions Kneading I...
Gnocco Emiliano
This is a traditional recipe from the region of Emilia. Think of a tall, soft focaccia-like bread that is meant to be baked and eaten immediately with the whole family, in the form of little warm "sandwiches" with lots of different filling-combinations! Ingredients...
Burger Buns
Super soft buns for a special burger night at home. Ingredients 450 g bread flour (90 %) 50 g whole wheat (10 %) 100 g liquid natural yeast (ready = about 4 hours after feeding if maintained at 26-28 °C) (20 %) 230 g of milk (46 %) 100 g butter (20 %) 1 egg (= 55 g,...
Simple bread
This recipe is ideal for those who have just started with natural yeast and need to learn the basics but still want to make real bread with all the essential steps. Ingredients 500 g of bread flour (100 %) 100 g of natural yeast (ready = about 4 hours after feeding if...