Author Archives: Betsy Evans

Winter is here, and these loaves are soaking up a bit of warmth from the pale wintery sun coming through the bakery windows. Well, it looks that way anyway; really they are just waiting for me to put them in … Continued

Winter is coming, just a few short, chilly days away! It is certainly nice to pull freshly baked fruit loaves like this from the hot oven on days like today! I have been really enjoying watching the rain stream down the … Continued

Recently, my creative and wonderful Granny made us a beautiful hanging to display on our market stall. After many hours of work, cutting of materials, placing of leaves and shaping of swans, sticking of pins and sewing, gluing and consultation, … Continued

It has certainly turned chilly the past few days! The wind has a wintery bite to it, but there has been some beautiful and much needed rain. A couple of weeks ago, on a wild Sunday morning, we had our … Continued

Well, it has been a busy week and the days have just flown by! It’s a big baking day today, with markets for us at the Mirboo North Arty Gras Craft Market, and Traralgon 50 Mile Farmers Market, and deliveries … Continued

It’s been lovely to get out in the garden over the past few days, and soak up some of this glorious sunshine. I feel like I’m storing it up for winter! Over the weekend, we’ve been outside with the kids; the … Continued

  I thought I’d do a bit of a blog about lighting the oven. The oven is an Alan Scott designed oven, with a low roof and thick thermal mass all around the 6 x 4 foot oven. It is … Continued

Baking away again today, this is the Seeds and Sprouts dough having it’s turn in the mixer. The days are drawing in, and it’s nice to walk into the bakery out of the dark in the morning, and first of … Continued

While baking today, I had some left over dough to use up, so I pressed out a 50% rye, 50% sifted wheat dough, and some whole wheat, quite flat, and let them proof to the point of almost over proving, … Continued