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Pizza – from scratch, the Italian way
February 17, 2019 by The Orange Baker Recipe rating:
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A centuries old dish that is still good, any time of day.

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I take pizza very, very seriously. I have been to Italy many times, and have tasted the most amazing pizza pies ever created. Even when not in Italy, I have found some remarkable examples. I don’t mind people experimenting with pizza, and I love a good New York, Chicago or Detroit style pizza from time to time. But when I make pizza, it is the style closest to the Italian pie, with tomato sauce from San Marzano tomatoes, mozzarella and basil.

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Cooking time: 106 min
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Homemade Hamburger Buns

Ingredients

  • 500 grams All-purpose flour
  • 230 milliliters Water (Filtered)
  • 50 grams Sugar
  • 30 grams Butter (good quality, in little pieces)
  • 10 grams Yeast (Instant)
  • 10 grams Salt
  • 1 Large egg
  • Sesame seads (Optional)
  • Oil to grease proofing bowl
Hamburger Buns
February 16, 2019 by The Orange Baker Recipe rating:
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Light-yellow, dense buns for juicy hamburgers and relatively clean hands

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These soft buns are perfect for hamburgers, brisket, pulled pork or fried chicken. They hold together much better than regular white buns, including homemade ones, but for sure better than what you get from the super market. With the added eggs, butter and sugar, they have more depth and flavor, and you still know every ingredient that goes in here.

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Cooking time: 155 min
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French Country Bread using a Starter

Ingredients

The starter

  • 250 milliliter Water
  • 200 grams All-purpose flour
  • 50 grams Whole wheat flour
  • 5 grams Yeast

The bread

  • 500 grams All-purpose flour
  • 275 milliliter Water
  • 10 grams Sugar
  • 10 grams Salt
  • 5 grams Yeast (Instant)
Bread using a starter
February 6, 2019 by The Orange Baker Recipe rating:
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Adding complexity in taste with something as easy as a starter

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The first time I made this bread I was sold. As a European, I have had my share of French, Italian and German breads, made based on sourdough, biga, sponge or poolish. It adds a lot of flavor and texture, and it is super-easy to make. 

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Cooking time: 55 min
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Sweet French Sugar Bread

Ingredients

For the syrup

  • 50 grams Cane sugar
  • 50 milliliters Water

For the bread

  • 500 grams All-purpose flour
  • 325 milliliter Water (Filtered)
  • 80 grams Cane sugar
  • 10 grams Salt
  • 10 grams Yeast
  • Vegetable oil to grease the bowl, and the dough
Sugar Bread
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An amazing sweet, rich loaf with home-made syrup

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A yummy sweet treat for in the weekend is this French version of a sugar bread. This recipe comes from the baking bible “Larousse Book of Bread” by Éric Kayser. I have adapted the recipe, allowing for the autolyse period and using instant yeast instead of liquid sourdough. The taste,  I am sure, is different then what mister Kayser envisioned, but believe me, you will not have to make do with some random bread. This is proper good stuff.

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Cooking time: 45 min
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Homemade New York Bagels Recipe

Ingredients

  • 500 grams All-purpose flour
  • 300 milliliter Water
  • 25 grams Butter
  • 20 grams Sugar
  • 10 grams Salt
  • 10 grams Yeast
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 tbsp non-diastatic malt powder (If available, for poaching)
February 4, 2019 by The Orange Baker Recipe rating:
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Ring-shaped, boiled and baked Polish bread.

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When I think about New York’s Finest, I don’t think about the Men and Women in Blue first, I think of a bagel. A round little bread roll, with a hole. It looks like a doughnut but the taste is a bitter disappointment if you were expecting a ultra sweet, light little roll, and instead, you get a rich, bread-like bun. But bliss, if you aimed for one, and you dress it up ‘au classique’, with cream cheese, smoked salmon and onion.

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Cooking time: 155 min
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Turkish Bread – Pide Ekmek

Ingredients

  • 500 grams All-purpose flour
  • 350 milliliter Water
  • 50 milliliter Milk
  • 25 milliliter Oil (Sunflower, canola)
  • 15 grams Sugar
  • 10 grams Salt
  • 10 grams Yeast
  • 1 Egg yolk
  • Sesame and nigella seeds to sprinkle
  • Semolina flour
Pide Ramadan
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This soft, slightly sweet Turkish flatbread is the perfect companion for dips, humus or gyros.

Yes: let’s make some pide ekmek or pide ramadan (“pee-deh”). This Turkish bread is a standard side dish for meals all over Turkey, and is nice and soft on the inside, with big holes and a golden brown crust. It tastes really good with hummus, but trust me, it tastes even better with gyros. You can make one really frighteningly large bread, two more reasonable sized breads or four smaller buns.

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Cooking time: 42 min
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