My friend brought this loaf to share at our community baking session. Utterly delicious - I had 3 slices and you're right, scrapings of butter are for amateurs!! Thank you for the care you took in putting this recipe together. It's a keeper! I'm off to make a batch for my family.
This is some of the most rewarding bread I’ve ever made! Thank you for a fabulous recipe! I needed something easy that was also deeply satisfying and this fit the bill perfectly.
In pans and will bake tomorrow morning. Should have asked you this before I mixed--I used 20g of Diamond Kosher salt since it weighs about 50% less than sea salt. Was that an error on my part?
That’s exciting! I’m not sure about the difference in weight between the salts (I always use table) but there’s probably a conversion on the Diamond website. Enjoy the breads!
Dough is in pans. I’m off to bed with great expectations for breakfast in the morning. The orange zest in the dough was so aromatic. Can’t wait to try with copious amounts of butter and coffee.
They turned out amazing! Proofed well and the flavor was incredible! I couldn’t be happier with the results! I think they’d make great gifts also. Thank you so much for a bread formula that ticks all of the boxes-ingredients in the pantry, easy to mix up, and bake in the morning ready for breakfast. I will definitely be making this bread often! Thank you Martin! This one is a winner in my book! 😊
I am so SO thrilled to hear this, Conni. And the inclusions are open to changes—use whatever you like, adding water if necessary. So, so glad to hear it. ❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼
Hi Martin! This is a beauty! I had some einkorn flour my buddy had just milled so I used that. I had trouble getting 14g of orange zest out of one orange so I zested another for a total of 8 grams. I don’t think it needs 2 oranges worth of zest - I wonder if my micro plane just doesn’t knock out as much zest? Second, I couldn’t figure out how to get that much sesame seeds to stick to the top of the bread. I forgot to put the cross into the top with my scraper before the rise, that might have been a factor. Nothing wrong with extra roasted sesame seeds. Will make this again, I love bread with this much fruit in it and this method is really easy compared to the one I was using with rye flour and 100% raisins. Thanks!
The zest is great for flavor and the kitchen smells great! I’m letting it cool off a bit more and will try again at lunch. The small tin is a great idea as well - easy to get it done in a reasonable amount of time. Will try a version with rye, raisins, and cardamom soon.
Wow! This beauty is on today's docket. (And I already have all the ingredients!) .😁However... I don't have the smaller pans. Would one regular loaf pan suffice? I'm supposing the bake time would lengthen a bit. Thanks for the recipe...can't wait for tomorrow's breakfast.❤️
Yes, it should work fine. Just use the smallest loaf pan that you have (maybe an 8.5” by 4.5”?) and extend the bake to 50 minutes, reducing the heat to around 400F after the first 20. I haven’t tested it this way so keep an eye on it! 🙏🏼🙏🏼👍🏻👍🏻
I have just started reading your articles. What do you mean by sourdough culture? Do you mean discard? If not, how far in advance are you feeding your starter before using in recipe? I took a detour from Substack to read about your bike ride in Arkansas, The Baker Maker Roadshow. It was a delightful read!
This bread is choke full of flavor and so easy to make. Plus it’s healthy. It got the seal of approval from the kids too. This will be in heavy rotation at our house.
Martin, how many mini loaf pans did you use? For some reason I thought 4 but I only managed 3 and reduced each loaf to 320 g. Did I miss something? I also could not zest 14g, did 2 oranges (on the small side), and 1 meyer lemon sitting on the counter. It seemed good enough. I like waking up and just baking it. Perfect when kids come home for spring break! More recipes using lemons and oranges please.
My friend brought this loaf to share at our community baking session. Utterly delicious - I had 3 slices and you're right, scrapings of butter are for amateurs!! Thank you for the care you took in putting this recipe together. It's a keeper! I'm off to make a batch for my family.
Thanks for this, Catriona. Wishing you all the best with your bakes — those around you are the lucky ones. 🧡💛🧡💛
This is some of the most rewarding bread I’ve ever made! Thank you for a fabulous recipe! I needed something easy that was also deeply satisfying and this fit the bill perfectly.
You made my day, Carrie. So glad! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
In pans and will bake tomorrow morning. Should have asked you this before I mixed--I used 20g of Diamond Kosher salt since it weighs about 50% less than sea salt. Was that an error on my part?
That’s exciting! I’m not sure about the difference in weight between the salts (I always use table) but there’s probably a conversion on the Diamond website. Enjoy the breads!
TY. Diamond Crystal was good at 20g. 18 would probably work as well. I had spelt berries so milled them for the flour. Delicious!
Dough is in pans. I’m off to bed with great expectations for breakfast in the morning. The orange zest in the dough was so aromatic. Can’t wait to try with copious amounts of butter and coffee.
How did it go, Conni? Hoping that they moved a little overnight and that the coffee and butter dreams came true!
Martin
They turned out amazing! Proofed well and the flavor was incredible! I couldn’t be happier with the results! I think they’d make great gifts also. Thank you so much for a bread formula that ticks all of the boxes-ingredients in the pantry, easy to mix up, and bake in the morning ready for breakfast. I will definitely be making this bread often! Thank you Martin! This one is a winner in my book! 😊
I am so SO thrilled to hear this, Conni. And the inclusions are open to changes—use whatever you like, adding water if necessary. So, so glad to hear it. ❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼
Hi Martin! This is a beauty! I had some einkorn flour my buddy had just milled so I used that. I had trouble getting 14g of orange zest out of one orange so I zested another for a total of 8 grams. I don’t think it needs 2 oranges worth of zest - I wonder if my micro plane just doesn’t knock out as much zest? Second, I couldn’t figure out how to get that much sesame seeds to stick to the top of the bread. I forgot to put the cross into the top with my scraper before the rise, that might have been a factor. Nothing wrong with extra roasted sesame seeds. Will make this again, I love bread with this much fruit in it and this method is really easy compared to the one I was using with rye flour and 100% raisins. Thanks!
Hey! Glad to hear you like this loaf. Einkorn is a perfect flour for this situation. 👍🏻👍🏻
I have a zester that is a high quality microplane that really does a nice job. I’ll adjust the recipe to say, 1-2 oranges.
For the sesame, if the top is moist, just apply with 100% coverage and that’ll do.
Curious to hear how you like the flavor? To me, the zest takes it to a really delicious place.
Happy baking!
Martin
The zest is great for flavor and the kitchen smells great! I’m letting it cool off a bit more and will try again at lunch. The small tin is a great idea as well - easy to get it done in a reasonable amount of time. Will try a version with rye, raisins, and cardamom soon.
Oh my goodness, yes. You just gave me purpose tonight.
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Let me know how it goes!
M
I’m sure it will be awesome. I just did the lemon crack corn again yesterday. That is now on repeat here. Also loved the sesame riso nero bread.
Yes you had me at “excel spreadsheet”.
That makes most people run. 😂😂
It’s my BFF.
Top Fan status, Sandra. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️❤️❤️
Wow! This beauty is on today's docket. (And I already have all the ingredients!) .😁However... I don't have the smaller pans. Would one regular loaf pan suffice? I'm supposing the bake time would lengthen a bit. Thanks for the recipe...can't wait for tomorrow's breakfast.❤️
Yes, it should work fine. Just use the smallest loaf pan that you have (maybe an 8.5” by 4.5”?) and extend the bake to 50 minutes, reducing the heat to around 400F after the first 20. I haven’t tested it this way so keep an eye on it! 🙏🏼🙏🏼👍🏻👍🏻
Many thanks!!!😁
I have just started reading your articles. What do you mean by sourdough culture? Do you mean discard? If not, how far in advance are you feeding your starter before using in recipe? I took a detour from Substack to read about your bike ride in Arkansas, The Baker Maker Roadshow. It was a delightful read!
This bread is choke full of flavor and so easy to make. Plus it’s healthy. It got the seal of approval from the kids too. This will be in heavy rotation at our house.
Martin, how many mini loaf pans did you use? For some reason I thought 4 but I only managed 3 and reduced each loaf to 320 g. Did I miss something? I also could not zest 14g, did 2 oranges (on the small side), and 1 meyer lemon sitting on the counter. It seemed good enough. I like waking up and just baking it. Perfect when kids come home for spring break! More recipes using lemons and oranges please.
Hey Sandra!
Two pans measuring 5.25 x 3” each, 500g of dough.
Everything with citrus, 100%!
❤️M