My first attempt at bagels this past Sunday. Each measuring only 3″ across, they turned out much better than I’d expected - nicely golden brown on top with the requisite chewy consistency.

I have to confess that all 10 bagels were greedily gobbled up within a few hours. I guess I’ll just have to make a larger batch next time!

Thanks to Nicky and Oliver of Delicious Days for sharing their wonderful recipe and serving ideas!

Last week I made whole wheat bread with organic whole wheat flour, honey and instant yeast. I was somewhat disappointed with the results - the bread tasted slightly sourish and the crumb was not as tight as I’d thought it would be.

I think I’d let the dough rise too much in the loaf pan. I’ll have to re-visit this recipe.

Harald’s grandmother used to make these sweet yeast buns when he was a kid. I came across a recipe for them on Delicious Days and decided to try it out.

They are extremely fluffy and soft fresh out of the oven, but start to dry out after a day or so - a problem that’s easily solved by zapping the bun in a microwave for 20 seconds.

The buns taste great on their own, but are even better with vanilla sauce.

I’d never made brioche before and thought it a good idea to try the recipe from Delicious Days. The only problem was that I didn’t have fresh yeast and had no idea how to shape bread rolls without all the folds and creases.

The results were a little disappointing. The brioche rose so much that they had caps (kind of like the way scones split in the middle). The texture was also on the tough side.

I have no idea if this was because of the dry yeast, my poor bread shaping skills, my having overworked the dough or a combination of everything. I’d like to try this recipe again, but perhaps after I get more practice in bread making.