Eva Ioannou

Play day / pizza day with the @oonihq Made a #biga dough over 3 days (thank you @paindemari) and we loved testing both the dough and the oven! Despite our not so high expectations we got a wonderful dough which was totally manageable and baked beautiful! Disclaimer : the hairy hands fiddling with the dough are not mine 😂😂😂 @chrischimonides Let the pizza games begin!!! . . #pizza #pizzatime #biga #ooni #oonipizzaoven #caputo #pizzadough #pizzapizzapizza #pizzaporn #igpizza #pizzacrust #homemadepizza #cypruslife #outdoorcooking #outdoorpizzaoven #pizzaforever #f52grams #caputoflour #pizzaathome

Cinnamon Swirling!!! I love making this bread! It’s not overly sweet but has a wonderful soft crumb and a beautiful cinnamon flavor. It makes the most delicious toasts! It’s not as rich as a brioche and I would say it’s a cross between a brioche and a pullman! Here is what I did: For the swirl: * 1 egg beaten with a pinch of salt. * 100 g brown sugar * 2 tbsp cinnamon (combine the sugar and cinnamon in a bowl) For the dough: * 130 g active starter (stiff or liquid both work) * 180g water * 1 egg * 55 g unsalted butter, melted and cooled * 50g granulated sugar or honey * 450 g bread flour * 10g salt ➡️In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, combine the sourdough starter, water, egg, cooled melted butter and sugar. Whisk them briefly to combine and Turn the mixer onto a low speed and add the flour. Mix on low speed for 3-4 min and another 5 on medium speed. Let it rest for 10’ and then mix a further 2-3 min till you have reach the window pane stage. ➡️ transfer the dough into an oiled bowl. Do 2-3 folds over the next 2 hours and then let it bulk another 2 hours or so till you have a risen and puffy dough - no need to double in size ➡️Tip the dough out onto your floured working surface, pat it to remove the air and roll it out into a rectangle. ➡️brush the entire surface of the dough with the beaten egg (save what is left for brushing the loaf before baking) and sprinkle generously with the cinnamon sugar. ➡️ roll the dough tidily, seal the edges and put it in a greased tin (mine is 21x10x10 - you have approximately 900-920g dough) ➡️ cover and fridge overnight ➡️ next day proof till it reaches the ring of your tin (5 hours - kitchen was at 26c) egg wash and bake ➡️ preheat oven at 200 c and bake 20’ at 200c and another 20-25 at 175c - cover if it gets too brown. Final loaf baking temp. 90c. . #breadrecipe #happybaker #sourdoughbread #cinnamonswirl #cinnamonroll #swirlbread #tinloaf #sourdoughbrioche #pullmanbread #tinbread #homemadebread #bread #carblover #bakeathome #sourdough #sweetbreads #learntobake #happybaking #cyprusfood #homebaking #lovebaking #bakingcommunity #foodnetworkfaves #sourdoughstarter #sharewithfriends

It’s been a babka weekend! I ve used my pasta madre for this and it seems to be working just beautifully! So very happy! Filling was butter/nutella/homemade strawberry jam/chocolate chips/blueberries- lethal combo! Incredibly delicious and made my family happy as they got to take my test bakes home 😊 To my disclaimer I didn’t use butter in the dough but used olive oil instead (an Eszter inspiration @eszterszalayfaulkner ). They baked so cute in my 1lb tins! For the recipe details check out my babka folder in my highlights. . #babka #sourdough #homemadejam #sourdoughbabka #sourdoughbrioche #brioche #braidedbread #sweetbread #sourdoughbread #happybaking #homebaker #sweetbaking #tinloaf #bakersofinstagram #sourdoughbaking #pastamadre #surdej #lievitomadre #naturallyleavened #f52grams #deliciousbakes #imsomartha #happybaker #weekendbaking

Sourdough fougasse! Very very high on my list of delicious bakes! Paired perfectly with our dinner at my friend! Fougasse = yummy dipped in everything!!! I brush it with olive oil, sprinkle lots of zaatar, cut and bake! ! Its downside is that you must eat it while it’s fresh and crispy soft!! . #sourdoughfougasse #fougasse #zaatar #flatbread #sharewithfriends #sourdoughbread #happybaker #artisanbread #artisanbaker #realbread #wildyeast #bread #sourdoughstarter #sourdoughbaking #happybaker #homemadebread #realbread #proudbaker #psomi #cyprusfoodies #foodnetworkfaves

Olive log! A recipe I make quite often! For the filling I pit my own olives (I hate the pitted ones as they always have a weird taste which I suspect comes from the preservatives they use to keep them from going bad). I add my homemade sun dried tomatoes, lemon zest and juice, some of the oil from the tomato jar, fresh and dry mint as well as fresh chopped coriander. The bread will ferment for about 36 hrs in the fridge and bake very early on Wednesday morning. For all the recipe details check out my highlights. . . #olivebread #savoryfood #sundriedtomatoes #blackolives #sourdougholivebread #breadmaking #ελιά #breadvideo #mint #tinloaf #bakeathome #breadrecipe #foodrecipe #sourdoughrecipe #foodnetworkthekitchen #foodnetwork #ilovebaking #baker #microbakery #happybaker #noadditives #realbread #bakefromscratch #knowyourfood #igbreadclub

15k dough action! Smaller batches give me a bit of time to film and edit. Does anyone have a good (free) app to recommend? I really struggle with editing in longer reels (and patience isn’t my best virtue 😂😂). Enjoy the weekend 💋 . . . #happybaker #sourdoughbaker #mockmillproud #baker #behindthescenes🎬 #microbakery #microbaker #sourdoughstarter #foodnetworking #sourdoughbread #sourdoughbaking #breadmaking #artisanbaker #artisanbread #bakewithlove #wildyeast #naturalyeast #sourdoughstories #starter #flourwatersalt #breadvideo #foodnetworkthekitchen #breadlover #foodnetworkfaves #f52community

From the fridge to baking! Following yesterdays post this is the part 2, 24 hours later. This batch was turned to bread wedges for @saltandfire_ayiosioannis summer wedges and it’s a combo of wheat/semolina/freshly milled ww and some crushed malts. The Rofco needs a shuffle of the upper and lower shelves at 20’. It has served me so well but a girl is allowed to dream of an RM2020! . . . #breadrolls #baker #behindthescenes🎬 #microbakery #microbaker #sourdoughstarter #foodnetworking #sourdoughbread #sourdoughbaking #breadmaking #masamadre #lievitomadre #lievitonaturale #wildyeast #sauerteig #surdej #naturalyeast #sourdoughstories #starter #flourwatersalt #realfood #slowfood #breadvideo #foodnetworkthekitchen #breadlover

From mixer to fridge. Less than a minute reel but a good 5 hours in real time (with proofing time). These will stay in the fridge for almost 24hrs. Baking with sourdough is awesome but it’s never quick! No cutting corners and never Ever any yeast in it! Healthy, gut friendly, lower in calories, no additives, loooong fermentation, sourdough, good flour, lots of patience and it’s #realbread . . #baker #behindthescenes🎬 #microbakery #microbaker #sourdoughstarter #sourdoughbread #sourdoughbaking #bbga #masamadre #lievitomadre #lievitonaturale #wildyeast #sauerteig #surdej #naturalyeast #sourdoughstories #starter #flourwatersalt #noyeast #stupidity #realfood #slowfood #carblover #foodnetworkthekitchen

Jamming! Strawberries and mulberries make a wonderful jam! Mulberries are the only berries we traditionally grow locally and are only out for a small window of time. They are tricky when making jam as they are low in pectin. I never use any artificial pectin, so in order to get some natural pectin I add the juice of a lemon and 2 finely chopped peaches. I always let my fruits soak in the sugar for 3-4 hours before putting them on the stove - brings out the natural juices and flavors of the fruit. My sugar varies to 60-70% of the fruits’ weight - fruits are so sweet and tasty in my parts of the world! After the initial boil I turn my fire on low and slow cook it till it’s done (patience/attention/ and froth cleaning). On tricky low pectin fruits I use my thermometer to guide me to the setting point of 104.5 - 105 c. I always let my jam cool down overnight to make sure I’m happy with its consistency the next day - (if it’s a bit runny you can bring to boil for a few minutes - if it’s too thick you can try adding some water but truth is it’s not the best result so when you are making it it’s safer to turn it off earlier than later!) I soak my jars in warm water, I drain them and then I put them in the oven for for 10-15 on low temp. I quickly reheat my jam a bit and put it in the warm jars. . . #homemadejam #strawberry #mulberries #mulberryjam #cookingtips #strawberryjam #strawberries #jam #homebaker #happybaker #homemade #imsomartha #fruitjam #jamming #marmalade #fruitjam #jamporn #foodporn #eatfruits #seasonaleating #kitchentips #jamming #makejam

To say I’m not happy it would be a lie! Lots of room for improvement and I beginning to understand my mistakes but my pasta madre (PM) (or lievito madre) has worked! So happy I purchased the sweet baking masterclass of @beesham_the_baker! Slow rise for my brioche dough but surprisingly NO sourness at all! I didn’t use any fresh yeast so it did the job alone 💪🏻 Beautifully risen, soft and delicious! Looking at the photos of my PM I think I should knead it more to get a softer looking dough. The PM hydration was 40% at all 3 stages of feeding. Maybe it could have done with a bit more water (5-10% more). I’ve been obsessing about PM all the weekend and I’ve been annoyingly sitting around watching Beesham’s videos with my headphones on! Thank you chef 🙏 . . #pastamadre #lievitomadre #stiffstarter #stiffsourdough #brioche #sourdoughstarter #sourdoughbrioche #masterclass #beeshamthebaker #beesham_the_baker #onlinebakingclass #sweetbaking #sourdough #bakingclass #sweetbaking #sourdoughbread #sourdoughteacher #fortheloveofbaking #selftaughtbaker #learnhowtobake #homebakery #homebakers #homebaker #bakeathome #bakersgonnabake #realbread #naturallyleavendbread

A bit of Wednesday action with Tyler’s @wiremonkeyshop goose lame! . . #sourdoughbread #breadporn #breadscoring #bakingtools #breadbosses #homemadebread #sourdoughstarter #dough #organicflour #happybaker #bakewithlove #bread #artisanbread #realbread #microbakery #sourdoughbaker #lievitomadre #surdej #surdeg #slowbread #sourdough #zakvaska #f52gram #breadbaker #foodtech #homecookedwithlove

If you are Greek or Cypriot or have any Greek genes in you or are in ANY way associated with a Greek then you will know tsoureki! The most distinct and unique bake in the baking repertoire! The aromas and flavors of mastic, mahlep, nutmeg and orange can never leave you! I’m so proud of this recipe! It was my most difficult recipe to develop (into sourdough of course) but I cherish it with love and respect. For me today was the grand finale to an exhausting baking saga and I have been up baking literally all night! Time to call it a day! ❤️❤️ #tsoureki #sourdoughtsoureki #easterbread #cyprusfood #cyprus #greekrecipes #greekeaster #sourdoughbaker #τσουρεκι #πάσχα #homemade #bakersgonnabake #bakingpassion #sweetbread #thekitchn #frommykitchen #imsomartha #bakewithlove #happybaker #lovewhatmatters #sweetsourdough #sourdoughstarter #challah #sourdoughbaker