Did you know that #Germans have a LOT of #superstitions about #bread?

In the olden days, when bread was baked at home, bad luck would seep into the bread when one cursed while baking.

And if the loaf would be placed over the table's edge, sickness would soon enter the house.

A loaf placed upside down would sway, because the poor souls would try to turn it, & if the head of the house cut the bread crookedly, then he had just lied...

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I make bread but am terrible at cutting it; all my slices end up wonky.

I suspected that if you cool it in the fridge first, it's waaaaaaay easier to cut and manage. 😄

And it works! Nice!

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One wood-fired fruit loaf!

Smells fantastic.

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A small soda bread to have with lunch.

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New loaf: coffee, date and almond.

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New bread!

Bit of an experiment. Contains ricotta, spices and glacé cherries.

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Experiment loaf!

I made this like you’d make croissant dough, but instead of butter, I made a praline mix and used that. Then let it proof as a loaf and baked as normal.

Smells fantastic.

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No loaf just dropped.

Hazelnut with choc cinnamon swirl.

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Haven’t baked in two weeks due to being away. So baked today as I’m out of bread.

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New #fruitLoaf just out the oven. Nutmeg, date and Grana Padano cheese, for something different.

I managed to forget to turn the oven down (usually pre-heat to 220°C then turn down to 185°C after the initial steam blast for 44mins), so this one baked for 22mins at 220°C and 9 mins at 180°C. When it cools, I’ll see how that changed (or didn’t) the texture.

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Fresh #fruitBread

Vanilla, cinnamon & mace spices with toasted almonds, dayes, apricots and figs.

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I’m out of Christmas food to have for breakfast, so it’s back to #fruitLoaf baking.

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Now it’s cooled, here’s a crumb shot.

Good fruit distribution. Sample piece quite tasty. #breadPosting #bread #crumb

Today’s #fruitLoaf contains barberry, star anise, cinnamon, fennel seeds, carraway seeds and black cumin seeds, as well as dates, pecans, apricots and figs.

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Today’s #fruitLoaf is apple and almond with a strawberry jam swirl.

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