Focaccia Bread

This is my first bread except for bread like banana or apple bread. I have to say sabar (patience) is the key of bread making, I read in Julia child book, that breads needs time to give you the texture and taste. Focaccia is very interesting because you don’t need to knead but you need…

Starting my bread making journey…

Hello everyone, As you all know I work as a chef in a cafe and a social media person which left me no time to do any culinary courses. I really really wants to do 2 courses, 1. Bread making 2. Cheese making All though I live in a city where there are two culinary…

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