"They say that bread is life. And I bake bread, bread, bread." -- Nicolas Cage as Ronnie Cammareri in Moonstruck.

Pictures, recipes, and thoughts on bread (and other baked goods).

I'm Stefan. I'm 32 and live in Philadelphia.

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22nd March 2012

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Sourdough pizza, with shrimp, fresh mozzarella, spinach and garlic. New awesome no-baking-stone technique: bake 20 min on sheet, then slide pizza off sheet directly onto oven rack and bake 5 min more to brown bottom.

Sourdough pizza, with shrimp, fresh mozzarella, spinach and garlic. New awesome no-baking-stone technique: bake 20 min on sheet, then slide pizza off sheet directly onto oven rack and bake 5 min more to brown bottom.

17th March 2012

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Suburban Bread (The Cheese Board’s part whole wheat sourdough round), sliced. I love the uneven crumb. My sourdough starter gets a little more sour, and a little better, each weekend.

Suburban Bread (The Cheese Board’s part whole wheat sourdough round), sliced. I love the uneven crumb. My sourdough starter gets a little more sour, and a little better, each weekend.

17th March 2012

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Suburban Bread (The Cheese Board’s part whole wheat sourdough round) with my Saturday coffee from The Lola Bean

Suburban Bread (The Cheese Board’s part whole wheat sourdough round) with my Saturday coffee from The Lola Bean

11th March 2012

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Sourdough baguettes (by scz) From The Cheese Board recipe.

Sourdough baguettes (by scz) From The Cheese Board recipe.

7th March 2012

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No-knead experiments: baguettes and raisin-walnut rolls. Coming soon: sourdough.

No-knead experiments: baguettes and raisin-walnut rolls. Coming soon: sourdough.

15th January 2012

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There are two types of flour bomb: * The relatively innocuous use of flour in a fragile container, thrown at a person or object to produce an inconvenient stain. * The dangerous dust explosion that can occur when an air suspension of the fine organic, often starchy, substance is ignited.
— Flour bomb - Wikipedia

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14th January 2012

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Friends, this is what a 100 lb bag of high gluten bread flour looks like after you’ve wrestled it out of your car trunk and up the stairs, nearly collapsing with it onto the living room floor. Cost: $40.

Friends, this is what a 100 lb bag of high gluten bread flour looks like after you’ve wrestled it out of your car trunk and up the stairs, nearly collapsing with it onto the living room floor. Cost: $40.

13th January 2012

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Old fashioned raisin braid and homemade pumpkin pie from last Thanksgiving.

Old fashioned raisin braid and homemade pumpkin pie from last Thanksgiving.

12th January 2012

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It’s important to occasionally be reminded of Ebelskivers. They’re little Danish filled pancakes.  My mom gave me this pan as a Christmas present this year, and it’s one of those things that, shockingly, I use pretty often.  They’re so good.

It’s important to occasionally be reminded of Ebelskivers. They’re little Danish filled pancakes.  My mom gave me this pan as a Christmas present this year, and it’s one of those things that, shockingly, I use pretty often.  They’re so good.

11th January 2012

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More old stuff, this from a December party. Filled with shallots, poppyseeds and Parmesan cheese.  Special (accidental) twist in the braid.  My trademark?  Very dramatic bread and very long — this goes from corner to corner of a baking sheet.  An arm’s length of bread!

More old stuff, this from a December party. Filled with shallots, poppyseeds and Parmesan cheese.  Special (accidental) twist in the braid.  My trademark?  Very dramatic bread and very long — this goes from corner to corner of a baking sheet.  An arm’s length of bread!