merton blend this weekend – orders open
Dear bread friends I'll be fermenting a new variation of Merton Blend loaves this Saturday, baking early Sunday morning. This one's a mix of high extraction...
merton simple this weekend – orders open
Dear bread friends Back as promised – I'll be fermenting Merton Simple loaves this Saturday, baking early Sunday morning. If you'd like a loaf, please get in...
no baking this weekend (back on 30 august)
Dear bread friends No baking this weekend, I'm away. Instead here's a photo of a slice of spelt scald. I'll be back fermenting the weekend of 30 August and...
simple loaves this week, last week's spelt and a clay oven update
Dear bread friends The spelt result is in and there's also a clay oven update from the Sardinian farm project I'm involved in. I'll be fermenting Merton...
merton spelt
Dear bread friends One new post on the blog this week and it's simply a photo of spelt grains that were delivered this morning. Lucky that because I'll be...
merton simple, merton 100% wholemeal (and two new posts)
Dear bread friends Two new posts on the blog this week: 100% wholemeal, on baking tin loaves with sieved and scalded bran, and scald vs tangzhong, on the...
loaves of Merton Simple this sunday (possibly)
Dear bread friends I'll be fermenting Merton Simple loaves (700g) on Saturday, baking them early Sunday morning. At least I think I will be as there's a...
khorosan this weekend
Hello bread friend I'm back from a brief trip where I was working on building this clay wood-fired oven. That's the first layer done and once it is fully...
khorosan + polenta loaves this friday
Dear bread friends No new blog posts but as a bit of a treat I'm baking Khorosan and polenta loaves Friday 3 July ready to be collected from Earlsdon after...
merton simple, merton blend (and sliced bread)
Dear bread friends One new post on the Merton blog: sliced bread, on Otto Rohwedder and the 1928 invention that the baking industry thought was impossible....
baking this weekend and a couple of blog posts
Dear bread friends I'm back in Blighty and will be baking Merton simple loaves this Sunday. If you'd like one, please get in touch by Thursday 11 June at...
dirty hands
Dear friends One new post on the blog this week: dirty hands, prompted by a Gastropod episode on the history of white versus whole wheat bread. Steve Jones...
sifting around (and weekend baking)
Dear bread friends Two new posts on the Merton Bakery blog. Sifting is about making high extraction flour by hand – separating out some of the bran from...
baking this week and two new posts
Dear friends, Over on the blog there are two new posts: rye and walnut, from baking a few weeks back using toasted walnuts and a scald from freshly milled...
defining sourdough
Dear bread friends, No baking this weekend I'm afraid as I am away. I'll be back at it the weekend of 18 April and will let you know when orders are open...
easter weekend baking
Hello carb compadres I’m going to bake twice this long weekend: Saturday (4 April) and Monday (6 April): Merton Simple loaves Saturday and scalded Khorosan...
sunday baking
hello dear bread people I got back to the UK and am back baking. If you live near to Coventry and want a loaf I’ll be fermenting dough all day Saturday and...
last call
hi again Tomorrow (Saturday 14 Feb 2026) is the last call for bread at COGS at the Coventry Market (see last week for the lowdown). I’m then travelling a bit...
big change
Hello I’ve been baking a lot these last weeks, experimenting with deep pan pizza, vegan brioche and a lot of sourdough (the very opposite of industrialised...
back baby
I’m back fermenting some loaves to sell at COGS of Coventry tomorrow morning Saturday 17 January 2026 from 09:30am. Get in quick. A couple of new posts on...