Grilled BBQ Flatbreads with Herb Oil (Fladenbrot vom Grill)

It’s super quick to make these amazing flatbreads – if the sun comes out you can be ready to put them on the grill in just over an hour! Holidaying in my parents’ house in Austria, we had a family BBQ this afternoon. There is a wonderful ‘Kräuterschnecke’ (which translates as ‘herb snail’) in our … Read more

Recipe for Flatbread with Nuts

This is a recipe my aunt from Höhnhart, Upper Austria shared with me (thank you Berta :-)). Berta and I are connected by our passion for bread and while she has been a master for years, I’m just at the beginning of my bread journey! This bread is super-delicious with just butter and cheese.  Add carrots, … Read more

Khobz Recipe – Authentic Moroccan Bread

Watching the first episode of Ottolenghi’s Mediterranean Feast set in Morocco, I was (of course) inspired by the industriousness in the Moroccan bread bakery. It brought back memories of my first authentic Moroccan meal, sitting on a balcony overlooking the bustling Jemaa el-Fnaa in Marrakesh. If you love Middle Eastern & Mediterranean food as much as I do, … Read more

Quick pita bread recipe

It’s amazingly quick and easy to make great home-baked pita breads. Very few ingredients are needed to bake these lovely round/oval flatbreads and the delightful ‘pocket’ is simply created by steam puffing up the dough when exposed to a high temperature. Preparing the dough is very straightforward and you can choose to refrigerate part of … Read more

Spelt Flour Chapati Recipe

In fitting with today’s delightfully autumnal weather, I decided to cook a hearty vegetarian curry with butternut squash. As is the case for most dishes, Indian curries taste best if eaten with freshly baked breads. I’ve made this spelt flour chapati recipe many times since visiting India in 2007 and it didn’t let me down today. These … Read more

Flammkuchen Recipe (Alsatian / German Flatbread)

My friend Felix from Munich frequently impresses guests with his delicious Flammkuchen, a type of German flatbread with a delicious sour cream, bacon and onion topping. He provided all his Flammkuchen baking insight to me yesterday, so what better way to finish a long week than unwinding with a freshly baked Flammkuchen and a nice glass … Read more