It's the start of the festival season and we're kicking off with a festival in my home town, Gorseinon near Swansea. Great indoor event with easy parking and easy to find (Junction 47 of M4). Planning on having at least 3 new products ready for the show so it's going to be a busy week...Hope to see you there.
When you come from a baking family you have some strange conversations at family gatherings. Got talking to my Uncle Philip at a family birthday bash recently and we were talking about Summer holidays.
"You've got to go to Florida" he said, "fantastic climate out there, warm and humid....perfect for making bread".
"So did you manage to meet some bakers out there?" I asked -(my family has a habit of introducing themselves to anyone involved in baking whilst on holiday).
"No, not this time" he said "but I took a couple of my tins with me and baked when I was out there..."
"What, you packed your tins in your suitcase?"
"Yeah, I didn't take my own flour, what with customs and white powders..."
"But you did pack metal boxes that might look very much like some kind of device?"
"...er...yes...but anyway, the humidity was like having a prover on everywhere you went...."
A baker's family holiday checklist - wallet, keys, tickets, passport, bread tins.
Back again this Saturday at the best farmer's market in Wales. We're usually set up by 9:45am, sold out by 1pm and back in bed by 2:30pm...
To order as little as one loaf on-line to make sure you get your favourite loaf, just Click and Collect from Usk Farmer's Market, order as normal on the website and select "Collect@Usk 1st Sat of the month" at the Checkout. Order until 5pm Friday.
Riverford are pioneers in both the production of organic food, and through their box scheme, providing an alternative shopping experience to supermarkets.
Despite huge growth they are still keeping it real and support small, specialist independent producers.
From February 27th, we're chuffed to be part of their success story as they have chosen Tortoise Bakery to be their sole supplier of artisan bread in South Wales.
The slow rise of Tortoise Bakery continues...
It was only a matter of time. As artisan breads become more popular, there are people out there trying to introduce new "innovations" to make it easier and quicker to produce a copy of the real thing.
Do not be fooled.
It's only really sourdough if it contains no yeast.
It's only real bread if it contains no improvers
It's only really good if it's slow fermented.
You can't rush real bread.
