While I’ve been diving head long into whole grain sourdough breads and have been baking loaves essentially every week for a few months now I have also returned to my Opa’s recipe for “crusty buns” or as I now call them Opa’s Crusty Bread Rolls. My first attempt at these a few years ago includedRead more
Rhubarb
Rhubarb Pecan Galette with Spelt Pastry
A few days ago I found out that a friend’s breast cancer has re-appeared. It was a strange kind of conversation as I expected to be quite triggered since breast cancer is what took my Mom’s life, yet this friend had a very positive outlook, was sure she knew how and why it had re-appearedRead more
Lemon Rhubarb Spelt Muffins with Streusel
Ooooooh these Lemon Rhubarb Spelt Muffins gave me a run for my money! I first made them last Spring when my backyard rhubarb started growing with gusto, but didn’t have a chance to post them on my blog (life with a one year old got in the way 😉 ). So I carried on makingRead more
Rhubarb Spelt Scones
It has been a looooooooooooong time since I made scones, but my Mom’s rhubarb plant has been growing like crazy since we made rhubarb cake so I decided to help the plant lighten the load. You might be thinking rhubarb is way too tart for scones, but it actually really lightened up the rich butteriness ofRead more
Upside Down Rhubarb Spelt Cake
Last year when the rhubarb started poking its head above the ground my Mom told me how she used to dip the end of a stalk in sugar and munch away on it like that when she was a child. Odd, I thought, but what the hey, I’ll give it a try. Uh nope. TastedRead more