Kneading Conference West 2012 Part I
Kneading Conference West (Sept 13, 14 and 15) 2012 was a terrific success. I had the privilege of attending for the second year in a row and I am really glad I did. The Kneading Conference is held in the beautiful Skagit Valley in Mt Vernon, Wa at Washington State University Research and Extension Center. The conference filled up quickly and had a waiting list again this year as the attendance is limited (you might wasn’t to sign up early for next year, BBGA will have information or you can find it at: Kneading Conference West. I met up with my baker friends MC of Farine and Breadsong and Floyd from The Fresh Loaf (I did not get his picture!). It was a great start to the conference.
Continue readingCheesy Pretzel Rolls…Obsession
I get these sourdough obsessions.. you might do this too… I just can’t stop thinking about baking something. I get an idea in my head, like say for instance, pretzels. So I just keep thinking about pretzels. I didn’t really want to make pretzels this time, but something within the theme of “pretzel.”
Sourdough Soft Pretzels
My dear friend, Ann Davidson, hinted that she really would like some of those sourdough pretzels that I had mentioned before. So, with that thought germinating in my mind for about a month, I finally decided to make some.
