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Yes, Oak and Swan Sourdough is now on Instagram! You can follow us in the bakery at oakandswan_sourdough.

We are off bright and early tomorrow to Traralgon 50 Mile Farmers Market. Looks like the weather could be a bit showery, but that’s ok, we need rain, and the market is mainly inside the VRI Hall on Queens Parade, … Continued

Well, is has been a while since I have written anything; my apologies for that, I blame the hot cross buns! Without a bun divider or bun former, or a conveyer belt style set up like the big bactories  ( … Continued

  A great way to use up left over bread, AND also all those tomatoes! I made this panzanella  on the weekend with a sifted white loaf that had got a bit black on the bottom in the oven, and … Continued

I have always enjoyed making hot cross buns, or Easter buns if I don’t put crosses on, at this time of year. They have evolved from a recipe from a magazine I ripped out a long time ago, a yeasted … Continued

Despite the hot weather lately, I love this time of year. The days are shortening, and there is that beautiful golden haze in the air some days that tells you autumn is here. The sun is getting lower on the northern … Continued

Well, it has been a busy week or two! We had a great day at Mossvale Market last Sunday, lovely weather and plenty of happy people. Today we have baked lots of loaves for delivery in the morning, while we will … Continued

We attended the Traralgon 50 Mile Farmers Market for the first time last Saturday. It was a great day, and a fantastic spot for a market, in and around the VRI Hall with trains occasionally rolling slowly past, and next to … Continued

With a few more! All our loaves are hand shaped one by one, and put to prove in these fantastic bannetons, which are made in Germany from spruce wood pulp. They are a great alternative to either plastic bannetons, or … Continued