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The French brand De Buyer has released some ideal Sets both for gifting and surprising and for equipping yourself with a few essentials. There is, for example, the Set Brunch Time -perfect for treating yourself- or the Set Steak Lovers, for lovers of natural cooking and including a few timeless basics. In the same vein, it has released the Set HomeMadeBread ("homemade bread"), which includes a basic and essential Set, perfect for getting started in the world of bread.

The ring-shaped loaf pan from Emile Henry is not just a pretty pan. It's a pan for enjoying bread and pastry making. With it, you can bake all kinds of breads and achieve a beautiful ring-shaped loaf, and you can make brioches of all kinds (in fact, on the blog we already have several recipes using it).

This type of bread closely resembles cristal bread. It is a slightly flattened bread, with a very thin, crispy crust and a very light, airy crumb. Without a doubt the perfect option to use as a side or to enjoy as the base of a coca. For example using the same ingredients we use to make the Coca de Recapte.

If in my last recipe we traveled to the United Kingdom, today we continue there. I couldn't resist presenting the recipe for Scones. Yes, I'm sure you know them — those round rolls originating from Scotland, the little breads usually served alongside the famous tea time.

You know I love sharing recipes from different parts of the world with you, it’s something that drives me crazy. I believe there’s nothing better than getting to know a place through its food and traditions. When we travel, I would dare say I almost prefer going to markets, restaurants, shops, bakeries... more than visiting the place itself! haha. It’s something I really enjoy. Today we’re not going very far, I want to share with you how to make and enjoy an incredible Mallorcan potato coca.

The coca de forner or baker's coca is a flat, elongated bread very typical in Catalonia that was originally made with plain bread dough, brushed with olive oil, topped with pine nuts and sugar, and sprinkled with anise as it came out of the oven. Simple and very effective.

If there's an easy-to-make bread, it's undoubtedly Irish soda bread. Few ingredients, easy to find, that only need to be mixed, lightly kneaded, and baked. In half an hour of baking we have a delicious bread ready to eat. No waiting, proofing, complicated kneading techniques or anything like that.

Many of you are getting encouraged to bake bread at home. It's an appealing hobby and very rewarding. That's why today we encourage you to bake bread at home with the recipe for Parisian baguettes, in a basic version that's perfect for trying homemade bread.

Eva, author of Bake-Street, brings us some delicious wholegrain bars. You’ll see how easy they are to make at home and they only require a pinch of patience, nothing more; and the wait will be worth it, because this seeded bread is going to delight you!

Eva, author of Bake-Street, brings us the recipe to make coca de recapte. A coca full of tradition, which although we present with its classic escalivada filling with sardines, you can adapt it and serve the coca savory or sweet to your liking.

Eva, author of Bake-Street, brings us the recipe to make perfect olive baguettes. If you enjoy getting your hands in the dough and you’re bread lovers, don’t miss making them: they’ll disappear in no time at home!

Because I want to convey how worthwhile it is to make bread at home, I’ll explain how to make homemade bread easily, since nowadays we have lots of tools that make every stage of the process much easier.