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Culinary goddess Ianthe’s tea cake, this one with mango and apricot, a super-sweet combo chosen by my daughter. It has added significance because cake baking was a total mystery until Ianthe took the trouble to walk me through this recipe TWICE while on holiday in Cornwall some years ago. I had two slices for brecca this morning, toasted and buttered. Original instructions complete with tea stains in Ianthe’s fair hand. #breadboard #teacakes #teacake #homemade #homesweethome #home #homecooking #homebaker #homebaking
Day 10: with the yeast famine still in full swing, something unleavened was in order. Buckwheat pancakes a la Bretonne ‘Popeye’ with spinach, ham cheese and egg. Shown in reverse sequence. Takes me back to my student days in Paris and the pop-up crepe man opposite the Uni gates. #alarecherchedutempsperdu #breadboard #unleavenedbread #crepesbretonnes #buckwheatpancakes #sarrasin #galettesbretonnes
Isolation Day 2: yesterday’s boule somewhat lost its allure around lunchtime when we hit a ‘rare’ patch. Learning from this, today’s offering is tubular. No yeast or flour ANY where. Now hubby is executing a stakeout of the Waitrose baking aisle having ascertained intelligence regarding the arrival time of today’s lorry. That bad. Olive wood board with ripply grain from our for sale pile, another charity shop find. #breadboard #selfisolation #waitroseandpartners #olivewood #keepcalm
Keeping busy: the key to a happy self isolation they said, so I panic-bought the only flour left on the shelves, Bacheldre Watermill (est. 1575) organic stoneground strong 100% whole meal. BBC good food provided a simple recipe. Introducing my first foray into brown bread. I was fully expecting a Boulder Feature which the family would politely skirt around. But not a bit of it. Soft, elastic and very tasty! #breadboard #selfisolation #bbcgoodfood #bacheldrewatermill #wholemealbread
A new board is being born at Tom Samuel’s workshop in Battersea, London, England. Note the Victorian treadle lathe, everything done the traditional way, no short cuts. The sketch is only a guide as the wood will decide how it turns out. #breadboard #artistoninstagram #woodworking #woodcarving #woodturning #woodworker #woodart #wooddesign #woodartist
Should be a fun afternoon! Thank you Anna, Manager of Waterstones Putney. #breadboard #waterstones #books #popup #shoplocal #putney #positivelyputney #putneylife #putneyschoolofartanddesign #putneylondon #putneyhighstreet #goputney #putneyvillage #putneylifestyle #putneysw15 #putneycrafttour

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Posted on 06/03/201814/10/2018Author theantiquebreadboardCategories 1850s, A Slice of History

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