Currently baking from The Art & Soul of Baking by Cindy Mushet. Even though I had problems the first time around making this recipe, I enjoyed the flavor enough that I wanted to give it another go. I’m happy to report that this time, everything went well. My biga was still wetter then Mushet’s, but [...]

Currently baking from The Art & Soul of Baking by Cindy Mushet. This coffee cake looked gorgeous, all tan and shiny with apricot glaze. Then I cut it in half and the insides oozed out, but not in a good “I want to eat that” sort of way. I don’t know what went wrong, exactly, [...]

Currently baking from The Art & Soul of Baking by Cindy Mushet. Okay, I had problems with this recipe right off the bat. The first step is to make a biga, which is a pre-ferment that should have the consistency of bread dough. Mushet’s instructions are to mix the biga, turn it out onto the counter and [...]