A short defence of the humble bun
Everyone wants the dramatic sourdough. The bun quietly does more work than any of them.
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Salt, time, temperature
Three dials, endless bread. The only variables you actually need to understand.
Sunday notes: the shop at five a.m.
The best hour of the week, before anyone else is awake. A members-only letter from the bakery.
Members' recipe: rye and caraway
Dense, dark, and built to last a week. The full recipe, for the Proof Club.
What to bake in the last week of autumn
Squash, walnuts, the last good apples. A short list for the turn of the season.
Keeping a starter alive through winter
Cold kitchens make sluggish starters. How we keep ours awake from November to March.
A loaf worth the two-day wait
The everyday sourdough we sell out of by nine. No stand mixer, no drama — just flour, water, salt, and time.