Some green pictures while we are waiting for the bread to prove… test your plant knowledge! Answers below :)
In no particular order, broad beans, a green astrantia, cardoon, brunnera Jack Frost, potatoes, japanese painted fern, garlic, himalayan birch – bet you got them all!
That’s that then. The last Bank Holiday until the end of August. Why are our public holidays spaced out like this? The lucky people of Cheltenham had a great street fair today, full of noise and bustle, dogs and pushchairs, music, bouncy castles, stilt walkers, sizzling food, plants, stalls, music, coffee, Tristram Stuart campaigning about food waste, showing how fruit that would be otherwise thrown out had been turned into a delicious mango sorbet in fruit leather. More about The Taste of Freedom campaign here. And Gill the Painter, who had abandoned her sourdoughs and her bicycle for the day in order to run a stall with her friend Lelia showcasing some of her lovely artworks. Her Marmite painting greeting cards were surprisingly popular! I love her picture of her sister and twin and the great picture of the Dan Lepard baking class.
Nearly forgot the grissini, everyone said they were so easy so I left them. I don’t think I would win any prizes for consistency in rolling out. But here are the best of the bunch!
Made with grated parmesan, the dough for these is full of fat, olive oil and butter and I think I prefer the drier more hollow sort of bread stick to these substantial beasties. But I know a poodle who would kill for any of the mis-shapes to fall his way!
Last of the May breads for Mellow Bakers, roll on June and the beer bread, Vermont sourdough and pizza – all from Bread by Jeffrey Hamelman. Join in anytime if you are reading this, it’s all for fun, there are no prizes, and you can make as many or as few of the recipes as you fancy.
Zeb Bakes 