Billy's Bread

02/10/2020

Messing around with some dough today. Ciabatta, bagels and sourdough bread.

The ciabatta had an overnight ferment which added some nice flavour. Used a new shaping technique i saw on a Richard Bertinet video. Great results on dough shaping and resultant ciabatta.

Bagels haven't done for
ages. Normally do an overnight sourdough but wanted something quicker today.
The sourdough used 30% wholewheat Red Lammas which is an ancient grain or "heritage" if you want to be posh 😂. The Red Lammas comes from a farm in Surrey which i saw on Instagram 👍

Baking the sourdough tomorrow as i always prefer an overnight re**rd for flavour 👍.

20/09/2020

Billy

We’re 💔 devastated 😥 to tell you our beloved Billy passed to doggie heaven on Friday.

He was a huge part of our lives, and the figurehead of his business.

We were honoured to be his Mummy & Daddy for 8years.

Many of you shared the absolute pleasure of meeting him and possibly a special kiss.
He truly was an amazingly special 🐾🐾 boy. We shared so many wonderful times together.

We are distraught, he had a liver problem but this illness came on so rapidly.

We need some time to grieve and reflect so unfortunately no bread baking until further notice.

RIP Billy ❤️

13/09/2020

Our online system is live for this week's sourdough bread orders:

Www.billysbread.bigcartel.com

We are providing:
- Classic
- Spelt Oat and Honey
- Cheddar and Jalapeno

Usual FRIDAY pickup at our microbakery in Cowbridge or we deliver to CF71.

11/09/2020

Well that was an eventful bake. The door fell off towards the end. Nightmare!

It's not easy to load 12 bread and steam while the door is hanging off in one hand.

Anyway, some diy on the oven tomorrow to try and fix although could be awkward as the bottom metal strip allowing the bottom of the door to pivot is bent 😳.

Wish me luck 🤔😢

06/09/2020

Our online system is live for this week's sourdough bread:

Www.billysbread.bigcartel.com

We are providing:
- Classic
- Spelt Oat and Honey
- Parmesan and black pepper

Usual pickup at our microbakery in Cowbridge or we deliver to CF71.

We are also providing sourdough on Monday at Forage Farm Shoo in Cowbridge. There will be :

- Malted Grain
- Parmesan and roasted garlic
- Classic Heritage (Kamut)
- Baguettes
- Yeasted Focaccia

Shop is open at 8.30 👍

Artisan sourdough microbakery based in Cowbridge, South Wales. Established in 2017 and locally renowned for making delicious sourdough bread. We...

01/09/2020

Online shop closes this beautifully sunny 🌞 evening for Friday sourdough. Any last orders via:

Www.billysbread.bigcartel.com

We are providing :
- Classic
- Spelt, Oat and Honey
- Cheddar & Caramelised onion
- Malted grain

As always pickup at our Llanblethian microbakery or delivery CF71 👍

31/08/2020

Morning 😀.

Our online ordering is open for sourdough bread this week :
Www.billysbread.bigcartel.com

Order for Friday pickup in Cowbridge or delivery (Cf71 only).

We are baking :
Classic
Spelt Oat & Honey
Cheddar & Caramelised onion
Malted Grain

👍

23/08/2020

Great News, We're back baking our truly delicious sourdough bread 😋

Thank you so much for all your patience, cards and get well wishes.

The medication and rest has significantly improved my knee so we’re now ready to bake our wonderful bread again for you.

Our Online ordering system opens at 1pm today.

Www.billysbread.bigcartel.com

We will bake on a ‪Friday morning as before.

For our first week back we are making:

- Classic (boules & tins)
- Spelt, Oats & Honey (boules & tins)

plus this week's special:
- Parmesan & Roasted Garlic

We are so excited to be able to provide you with our traditionally made long fermentation sourdough bread.

As you know we use organic flours and add lots of love & care during the making.

Place your order now, ready for collection or CF71 delivery on Fri 28th Aug.

21/08/2020

Khorasan flour is a heritage flour in that it is an ancient wheat that has been unchanged for many hundreds of years. It is also known as Kamut which is a trade mark of an American company.

It cannot grow in the Uk but originated in the Egypt and Iran areas. It is currently grown very successfully in North America.

Used in conjunction with modern organic bread flour, it produces a wonderfully soft and tasty crumb. It results in wonderful sandwiches.

It is currently available in Waitrose and potentially other supermarkets under the Doves Farm brand. It's not cheap but is worth trying if you have some spare pennies 😜.

I would highly recommend giving it a go.

06/08/2020

Test bake of Organic Sourdough with 20% Wholegrain kamut. Such a lovely soft crumb with great aroma. Added benefit of a beautiful thin crust. Such a lovely dough to work with as well.

Kamut is a registered khorasan grain, grown in America, that meets strict organic guidelines. Kamut (Khorasan) is an ancient grain which has a much richer and more varied nutritional profile than modern wheat.

Kamut is available in the UK via Doves Farm (Other flour suppliers sell this flour as Khorasan).

Kumat is currently stocked in Cowbridge Waitrose 👍😛.

06/08/2020

A few Parmesan and black pepper sourdough out of the oven this morning. Got to keep your hand in 😂👍.

Still out of full time baking action due to my knee problem but the pain and swelling has drastically reduced due to medication and crutches. Hopefully I'll be back soon after my next hospital consultation 😀