The pics you might normally see posted by doughies are:- Dough shaping on the table Dough being scored and peeled into the oven Cooling racks liaden with crackling bread (as above). They are the photogenic end of a slow food journey. Check out any bakers instagram feed and you will find them there. Just as… Continue reading Preparation
Each autumn on the Croft the land is cultivated and sown with precious rye seed kept safe for this very moment. In the September sun it shoots forth, and lays down its roots, before the approaching Highland dreich and winter frosts. Cows brae from the cow barn, and during the dark winter night the rye… Continue reading Crofting – Imagining some Closed loop fermented food fiction
Branding Getting ready for some markets and shows and working on the small but beautiful brand that is doughies. Listening to a talk by Seth Goodwin last night about how to think small to go big, got me thinking about what is the doughies brand? Previously I'd written down the founding principles of doughies here, but as our… Continue reading Branding, Individual Subscriptions & Tweaks
Laying some groundwork at Doughies these past few days. Groundwork no one has been laying the bakehouse floor- nearly there now, just needs some grout and sealer, and then we can start putting the fun stuff back in on our new quarry tile floor. The second piece of groundwork has been… Continue reading Groundwork X 3
High time we had a little doughies roundup, and seeing as there's only a few days till Christmas, let's make it a Christmas roundup! In no particular order, here's some snippets of news for interested bread-heads :- Bread slicer & bread prover We scored two pieces of new kit for the bakehouse. The first was… Continue reading A doughies Christmas roundup
The Fort William agricultural show was on last Saturday, and albeit we didn't make it there, we were reflecting whilst doing some wild foraging (Chanterelles are starting to bloom) on being there the previous year. A whole years past and and how things change. Dependants (other than our sourdough starter) now includes Moss the dog… Continue reading 1 + 2 + 3
3....2....1....doughies is go! Just back from the Lochaber Agricultural Show - doughies had a table and has now officially launched. Thanks to all who have helped us along to this stage. Great day at the show; lots of interest; all loaves sold - a few photos below. Now to get the bread subscription scheme up… Continue reading Launch Time
Next Saturday (25th August 2012) come find us at the Lochaber Agricultural Show, in a field at Torlundy, by Fort William. Put your wellies on, find your way past the highland beasties and we will be somewhere in the food tent along with other local food producers; come taste some #realbread with your new community… Continue reading Event – Lochaber Agricultural Show 2012 – Come get yer bread
Doughies is now a registered food business; Abs had a visit today from the local Environmental Health officer from Highland Council; things look set for a launch at the Lochaber Agricultural Show in August (keep an eye out for us) - doughies is go! So we better go-bake - bake no 2 tomorrow. Tonight we've… Continue reading Doughies is go!
John Sutherland, over at crofteleven (locally based in Roy Bridge...or soon to be local!) has been doodling up a logo for doughies (as per this post here). Below are a few initial ideas hot off the press. 2 are based on a fan slashed boule of bread, the other the infamous baker boy deli bike. We… Continue reading Identity – Rise and Proof
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