Tag: sesame

Soft dough pesto rolls

Soft dough pesto rolls

Ever since the virus “condemned” us to social distancing and even confinement (Sweden, where I live now, is not officially confined though but is respecting social distancing), I am obsessed with baking. There is something very soothing and comforting in tearing and eating the pieces 

Savoury brioche with thyme, rosemary, sesame & flaxseeds

Savoury brioche with thyme, rosemary, sesame & flaxseeds

We have a lot of varieties of savoury brioche in Serbia. We call them “pogaca” and I think that every person who loves to cook has his/her own recipe. Probably transmitted by his/her mother … Pogaca is part of Serbian gastronomic culture and it is 

There is so much better than white flour

There is so much better than white flour

I cut back on white flour. Considerably. Of course, I still have cravings for croissants and brioches and all sorts of choux pastry, they are irresistible! However, I have also discovered many delicious substitutes for white flour. When kneading by hand, I mix diverse organic 

Why I stopped eating white table salt

Why I stopped eating white table salt

I banished white table salt. For good. Just like refined sugar, refined salt is a result of an important industrial transformation process. It is heated at a very high temperature in order to “be purified” from “dirt”. However, the “impurities” removed in the process are