This impressive French bread is named for its striking resemblance to a wheat stalk. While it looks complex, the unique pattern is made with scissors using a simple cutting technique. This is a great sharing bread for a dinner party. Alternatively, leave as a log shape and slice to serve.

Making homemade bread will save you money on your weekly food bill. This easy pitta bread recipe is fun to make – just watch the breads puff up in the oven as they bake!

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Originating in the Jewish communities of Poland, there are references to bagels dating back as far as the 17th century. A stiff dough, and boiling before baking, results in a dense, chewy interior and a shiny crust that is often sprinkled with poppy or sesame seeds.

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Adding baking soda to the water alkalizes it, which helps to produce a better crust.

Cut pita bread in half to fill with sandwich fillings (e.g. lettuce leaves, tomatoes, cheese, cold meat, mayonnaise).

Focaccia can be served with meals or as a sandwich bread.

Focaccia can be served with meals or as a sandwich bread.

To make your own rice flour, place 250 g rice into mixing bowl and mill 2 min/speed 10. Use as needed.

Sourdough usually takes much longer to rise than traditional yeasted bread, with some recipes proving overnight in the fridge. This quicker version uses a sourdough starter but adds yeast to speed up the proving time. The resulting loaf has the classic sourdough taste and crisp crust in half the time!

Focaccia can be served with meals or as a sandwich bread.

When ready to make bread , feed the starter 4-8 hours before starting a recipe and leave at room temperature. Remove the amount required for the recipe and then repeat the feeding process with the remaining starter and either stand at room temperature to use again or transfer to the refrigerator to store.

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Fresh spinach can be replaced with frozen spinach: drain water from frozen spinach and use the spinach water plus extra water to make up the 4 oz of water required in the recipe.