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Mid-Autumn Festival is around the corner! In Hong Kong, lotus seed mooncakes (and other non-traditional varieties e.g. egg custard mooncakes and snowy mooncakes), stuffed glutinous rice dumplings in sweet soup and fruits like pomelo and star fruits are served. In case you’re wondering…No, we don’t celebrate it with pineapple char siu buns! The thing is, this Chinese festival triggers my craving for Chinese food.

This bread is similar to another bread I baked some times ago. However, this version is, without a doubt, at least 10 times better than that one!  

5-Grains Black Sesame Parmesan YW Sourdough…with a Kick

Dough flour (all freshly milled):

A simple formula that’s perfect for busy days.

20% Germinated Red Rice Oat Porridge Sourdough

Dough flour (all freshly milled):

150g      50%       Whole spelt flour

90g        30%       Whole white wheat flour

I love sticky rice! No matter it is cooked whole in a savory dish or made into rice cake or mochi. Fried, steamed, baked or boiled, it is so versatile. After coming across bread recipes that suggested using up leftover rice cake from Chinese New Year by stuffing it into bread, I decided to create my own version of rice cake bread.  

Purple Rice Cake Sourdough with 20% Millet and 20% Sprouted Durum

Before attempting “true” baguettes, I made these sophisticated looking yet in fact easy to make Epi de Blé baguettes. 

Epi de Blé Baguettes with a Japanese Twist ( makes 6 baguettes)

Dough flour (all freshly milled):

210g      70%     Whole white wheat flour

Although I’ve been to South Korea before, I haven’t learnt of Gyeran-ppang, a popular kind of Korean Street food, until I came across its picture a week ago. Being a soft sponge cake with a molten egg in the centre, what’s not to love?

Fancified YW Gyeran-ppang계란빵 (Korean Egg Bread)

Focaccia is one of my favorite bread. It’s not hard for someone to understand why after learning about my love for salt.

Sun-dried Tomato Olive Spelt Focaccia with 25% Sprouted Red Wheat

Dough flour (all freshly milled):

130g      65%       Whole spelt flour

Charred corn is one of the foods that I look forward to the most as summer approaches. I am craving corn fritters and Thai sweet chili sauce goes perfectly with them, why not combine the two in this sourdough?

Thai Sweet & Spicy Tomato Corn Sourdough

Dough flour:

150g      50%       Freshly mille whole spelt flour

I was craving banana bread immediately after reading Dabrownman’s banana bread post so I came up with my own version. 

Parmesan Crusted Banana Bread Roll with Honey Goat Cheese Filling

For the bread:

30g       54.5%      Barley flour

25g       45.5%      Buckwheat flour

200g   363.6%      Mashed ananas

I was on a walnut kick recently. This gave rise to these three walnut bread formulas. Turns out the simplest and most low-maintenance formula of the three, the sourdough with sprouted flour and mixed grains, is still my favourite.

Walnut Sourdough with 20% Rye and 30% Sprouted Red Wheat

Dough flour: