Sourdough Fruit Loaf with a seasonal twist With December fast approaching I've started preparations towards making one of our family favourite recipes. Rich fruit cake aromas are bringing up family celebration memories each time I open the oven. The tantalising smells of cinnamon and other spices, blended with brandy and locally produced Bundaberg rum wafted through our home last week, and those cakes are now wrapped and maturing in our fridge. One will be sent down south t

Crusty white and wholemeal loaf with bagel topping. My journey into the world of sourdough bread-making is a relatively new adventure (about a year now). The many who utilised lock-downs during the Covid era for learning the craft, are streaks ahead in practice and proficiency, so I am doing a catch-up. As happens, I was oblivious to the exciting hobbies that people were taking up to keep themselves busy. As a health-care worker I kept working through that time. So, actually