Tag: bakery
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Ciabatta
Ciabatta is a type of Italian white bread which includes olive oil as one of its ingredients. It was first created in Verona in response to the popularity of the French baguette. Literally, the name means ‘slipper’ as it was named by Francesco Favaron, the original baker, who thought its shape looked like his wife’s…
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Bakewell tart
A Bakewell tart is a confection originating from Bakewell, a town in Derbyshire, England. Historically, it was served at any holiday occasion. Nowadays one could eat them on any day, usually with a cup of tea. Commercial versions are easily available. The tart consists of a shortcrust pastry shell, topped with a layer of jam,…
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Soda bread
Soda bread is a variety of quick bread traditionally made in a variety of cuisines in which sodium bicarbonate is used as a leavening agent instead of yeast. Irish soda bread in particular is very popular in Britain as well as Ireland. It also uses very few ingredients, ie flour, salt, bicarbonate of soda, and…
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Abaisse
This is a term used in French cookery. It means a sheet of rolled-out pastry. Abaisser means to roll out thinly. Sometimes the term abaisse is used for a biscuit (cookie) or a slice of sponge cake, which may be spread with cream or jam. The word isn’t very commonly used except in the case…