Dough, A Bread

21/12/2021

We got featured by The Telegraph! Being a week old and getting mentioned alongside the big guns feels surreal. Thank you all for spreading the word!

Airy, crusty, healthy and of course, sour: The perfect sourdough loaf has a lot going for it

12/12/2021

When the BTS footage does a better job at convincing than the original script, you know two things- the product is good, and that you need a better scriptwriter. Thankfully we are not in the scriptwriting business. And we make killer chocolates.

Video produced by Vedant Sharma and Sayan Deb Sinha .

Music courtesy - Swapan Buju Sinha, during a jam session at the household.

12/12/2021

The first thing I ever baked was a batch of melting moments cookies back when I started college, and I never looked back after that. I enrolled at IIHM Taratala in 1984 to study bakery and confectionary, and I also happened to meet Buju there :)
Continuing the love for cookies, here are a few I am making these days. If you have any particular kind in mind that is not listed, I would love to hear about it!

Please do keep in mind that you need to put in your order at least 3 days in advance, as I make these fresh. For ornamental sugar cookies, I would need a week's notice.

12/12/2021

Chocolates are love. I love making them, sharing them, and occaisonally eating them :D I experiment with aethetics, as well as taste pairings. Do try out the liquor ones- they are nowhere near as potent as some would like them, but I've heard they taste pretty good!

Please do keep in mind that you need to put in your order at least 2 days in advance, as I make these fresh.

12/12/2021

My childhood was very colourful…as gorgeous as a fairy tale. We belonged to a very middle-class family, but the atmosphere in our house never let the fiscal-related worries permeate its merry mood. Most walls were stacked with various kinds of books and tools pertaining to film projectors and cameras (tools of the trade of my father). During the Christmas season, carols sung by Johnny Mathis, Nat King Cole, Jim Reeves, Harry Belafonte, were played on a spool-tape recorder.

Every year we used to decorate a corner of our room with Christmas trees made by my elder brother, along with balloons, lanterns, streamers, and lots of greeting cards that we used to receive. My father used to bring fruit cakes from Nahoum's, a legendary bakery based out of Calcutta. Christmas season meant tram rides with our grandfather to Alipore Zoo, Victoria Memorial, Indian Museum amongst other places, and he used to treat us with bananas and oranges that he carried from home. Our mother, as a routine during the season, took us to New Market, Park Street every year, where we used to enjoy the specially decorated shops, including cake shops like Kathleen and Flurys.

The winter to me is...warming up my palms around a hot coffee mug and the aroma of cinnamon, cardamom, vanilla, ginger, and of course fresh oranges!
I do my best to try and recreate these memories through my cakes and cookies this season so that I can share a window of my childhood magic with you all. What are some of your most precious childhood memories from winter? I would love to read about them :))

Please do keep in mind that you need to put in your order at least 3 days in advance, as I make these fresh. For ornamental gingerbread cookies, I would need a week's notice.

12/12/2021

She can pull off catering for 140 people with an overnight notice, but she can't talk about herself for the life of her. Hence, an attempt to write an 'About Us' section for my mother.
- Sayan

P.S. The whole content creation is done between Rupa and Buju, since I'm not based out of Kolkata. I know there's some work needed in terms of image quality etc, but do know they are trying their best :) We'll improve over time, of that I'm sure.

12/12/2021

The hardest part in 'marketing' one's product is often imparting the intention behind the endeavor itself. Overthinking target demography, their likes, and dislikes, and ultimately coming up with a facade that fits well and checks all the boxes kind of end up taking away the very essence of the whole thing. That's why we decided to shoot a regular day at the Dough, A Bread household. In an attempt to show exactly why and how we do what we do. (psst- the secret is a lot of hearts!)

Video produced by Vedant Sharma and Sayan Deb Sinha . Featuring Soham Dutta

Music courtesy- Swapan Buju Sinha, at a jam session at the Dough, A Bread household!

12/12/2021

Bread happens to be one of the earliest recipes humans came up with, and there is an inherent tangible connection to the times bygone in the process of making it. Sifting through the limited ingredients needed and pairing it with fire, the aroma of earth enveloped with that of the grains and herbs filling up the kitchen- it is a sensory journey down memory lane, every time I bake.

Please do keep in mind that you need to put in your order at least 3 days in advance, as I make these fresh. For sourdough bread, I would need a week's notice.

12/12/2021

When I'm not baking, I'm crafting. These are a few fun packaging for the season I experimented with. If you're interested in including this with your purchase, do drop in a message. Apart from these, I'm happy to brainstorm and create other forms of packaging for you as well.

12/12/2021

One of my first serious attempts at baking was an apple pie, back when I was in college, using a recipe off a magazine. That turned out to be a big hit in the household! Making cakes have forever been a cornerstone for me, and here are a few that I've been making this season. If there's something particular in your mind that you don't see here, drop in a message, and I'll be happy to make it for you :)

Please do put in your orders 3 days in advance!