acetic acid bacteria (AAB), 46
ancient grains, 24
anti-nutrients, 12
apples
Apple and Clove Buns, 97
apple and clove ferment, 98
apple ferment, 57
ease of fermenting, 14
autolyse technique, 25
Award-Winning Church Street Sour, 122
Award-Winning Cinnamon Square Buns, 82
Award-Winning Pecan and Raisin Ricky Sticky Buns, 110
Award-Winning Wheat and Rye Sourdough, 126
baker’s percentages, 30
baking stones, 44
basil
vine-ripened tomato and basil ferment, 63
Vine-Ripened Tomato and Basil Pizza, 63
beets
beet and lemon ferment, 75
Beet and Lemon Loaf, 74
biga
about, 10
rye, 126
bioavailability, 12
botanical baking
definition of, 7
description of, 11
botanical breads
Beet and Lemon Loaf, 74
Cassiobury Farm Watercress Loaf, 54
Date and Walnut Loaf, 66
Fig and Fennel Farmhouse Loaf, 58
The Floral Loaf, 52
French Baguettes, 56
Kalamata olive ferment, 70
Posh Cucumber Burger Buns, 64
Root Vegetable Foodbank Loaf, 60
Rosemary, Sultana, and Rock Salt Focaccia, 72
Stilton and Raisin Loaf, 68
Vine-Ripened Tomato and Basil Pizza, 62
botanical culture
definition of, 11
making, 16
role of, as ingredient, 23
botanical drinks, 49
botanical fermentation, step-by-step guide to, 14
botanical sweet buns
Apple and Clove Buns, 97
Award-Winning Cinnamon Square Buns, 82
Award-Winning Pecan and Raisin Ricky Sticky Buns, 110
Currants, Sultanas, and Earl Grey Tea Cakes, 94
Currants, Sultanas, Cinnamon, Clove, and Nutmeg Hot Cross Buns, 91
Fig and Hazelnut Star, 104
Orange, Lemon, and Currants Chelsea Buns, 85
Orange, Lemon, Licorice Stick, and Strega Liqueur Savarin and Rum Baba, 107
Orange and Madagascar Vanilla Panettone, 100
Sicilian Lemon and Raisin Belgian Buns, 78
Strawberry and Madagascar Vanilla Swiss Finger Buns, 88
Williams Pear and Cardamom Buns, 113
botanical water
definition of, 11
role of, as ingredient, 23
breadmaking flours, 24
Brioche, Chocolate Orange, 102
bulk fermentation, 10
cardamom
Williams Pear and Cardamom Buns, 113
Williams pear and cardamom ferment, 116
Cassiobury Farm Watercress Loaf, 54
Chocolate Orange Brioche, 102
Ciabatta, Kalamata Olive, 70
cinnamon
Award-Winning Cinnamon Square Buns, 82
cinnamon and raisin ferment, 84
currants, sultanas, cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg ferment, 93
Currants, Sultanas, Cinnamon, Clove, and Nutmeg Hot Cross Buns, 91
clove
Apple and Clove Buns, 97
apple and clove ferment, 98
currants, sultanas, cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg ferment, 93
Currants, Sultanas, Cinnamon, Clove, and Nutmeg Hot Cross Buns, 91
convection ovens, 42
cream cheese frosting, 84
cucumbers
cucumber ferment, 65
Posh Cucumber Burger Buns, 64
currants
Currants, Sultanas, and Earl Grey Tea Cakes, 94
currants, sultanas, and Earl Grey tea ferment, 96
and nutmeg ferment, 93
and Nutmeg Hot Cross Buns, 91
Orange, Lemon, and Currants Chelsea Buns, 85
orange, lemon, and currants ferment, 87
curved lame, 41
dates
date and walnut ferment, 67
Date and Walnut Loaf, 66
dressing, flour and rice, 71
drinks, 49
Dutch ovens, 45
ear or eyebrow effect, 39
Earl Grey tea
Currants, Sultanas, and Earl Grey Tea Cakes, 94
currants, sultanas, and Earl Grey tea ferment, 96
edible flowers
list of, 136
safety for, 135
electric ovens, 42
equipment, 18
Everyday Wheat Sourdough, 120
experimentation, 26
fats, 23
fennel
Fig and Fennel Farmhouse Loaf, 58
fig and fennel ferment, 59
fermentation, health benefits of, 12
fermenting jars, 18
ferments
apple and clove ferment, 98
apple ferment, 57
beet and lemon ferment, 75
cinnamon and raisin ferment, 84
cucumber ferment, 65
currants, sultanas, and Earl Grey tea ferment, 96
currants, sultanas, cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg ferment, 93
date and walnut ferment, 67
fig and fennel ferment, 59
fig and hazelnut ferment, 105
Kalamata olive ferment, 71
magnolia petal ferment, 53
navel orange ferment, 103
orange, lemon, and currants ferment, 87
orange, lemon, and licorice stick ferment, 109
orange and Madagascar vanilla ferment, 101
pecan and raisin ferment, 112
raisin ferment, 69
root vegetable ferment, 61
rosemary and sultana ferment, 73
Sicilian lemon and raisin ferment, 80
strawberry and Madagascar vanilla ferment, 90
vine-ripened tomato and basil ferment, 63
watercress ferment, 55
Williams pear and cardamom ferment, 116
figs
Fig and Fennel Farmhouse Loaf, 58
fig and fennel ferment, 59
fig and hazelnut ferment, 105
Fig and Hazelnut Star, 104
flavor strength, controlling, 46
Floral Loaf, The, 52
flour and rice dressing, 71
Focaccia, Rosemary, Sultana, Rock Salt and, 72
French Baguettes, 56
fruit flies, 20
gas ovens, 42
glossary, 140
grains, milling your own, 47
grignette, 41
hazelnuts
fig and hazelnut ferment, 105
Fig and Hazelnut Star, 104
high-hydration doughs, 25
honey, adding, 15
Hot Cross Buns, Currants, Sultanas, Cinnamon, Clove and Nutmeg, 91
hygiene, importance of, 20
ingredients
overview of, 22
weighing in, 29
See also individual ingredients
Kalamata olives
Kalamata Olive Ciabatta, 70
Kalamata olive ferment, 71
kneading, slap-and-fold method of, 34
knives for scoring, 40
lactic acid bacteria (LAB), 46
lame, curved, 41
lemon
beet and lemon ferment, 75
Beet and Lemon Loaf, 74
Orange, Lemon, and Currants Chelsea Buns, 85
orange, lemon, and currants ferment, 87
orange, lemon, and licorice stick ferment, 109
Orange, Lemon, Licorice Stick, and Strega Liqueur Savarin and Rum Baba, 107
Sicilian Lemon and Raisin Belgian Buns, 78
Sicilian lemon and raisin ferment, 80
licorice stick
orange, lemon, and licorice stick ferment, 109
Orange, Lemon, Licorice Stick, and Strega Liqueur Savarin and Rum Baba, 107
Lithuanian Keptinis con Sopraccoglio, 130
magnolia petal ferment, 53
malted barley porridge, 130
Mason jars, 16
milling your own cereal, 47
mold, preventing, 16
navel orange ferment, 103
nutmeg
currants, sultanas, cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg ferment, 93
Currants, Sultanas, Cinnamon, Clove, and Nutmeg Hot Cross Buns, 91
olives
Kalamata Olive Ciabatta, 70
Kalamata olive ferment, 71
100 Percent Dark Rye Sourdough Boule, 128
oranges
Chocolate Orange Brioche, 102
navel orange ferment, 103
Orange, Lemon, and Currants Chelsea Buns, 85
orange, lemon, and currants ferment, 87
orange, lemon, and licorice stick ferment, 109
Orange, Lemon, Licorice Stick, and Strega Liqueur Savarin and Rum Baba, 107
orange and Madagascar vanilla ferment, 101
Orange and Madagascar Vanilla Panettone, 100
oven bottom bread, 44
ovens, 42
Panettone, Orange and Madagascar Vanilla Panettone, 100
pate fermentee, 10
pears
Williams Pear and Cardamom Buns, 113
Williams pear and cardamom ferment, 116
pecans
Award-Winning Pecan and Raisin Ricky Sticky Buns, 110
pecan and raisin ferment, 112
phytates, 12
Pizza, Vine-Ripened Tomato and Basil, 62
poisonous flowers, list of, 139
poolish, 10
porridge
adding to dough, 48
malted barley, 130
Posh Cucumber Burger Buns, 64
prebiotics, 13
prefermentation, 10
probiotics, 13
protease, 139
proteolytic enzyme-containing foods, 139
proving
boxes for, 38
sweet buns, 77
testing, 39
times for, 30
raisins
Award-Winning Pecan and Raisin Ricky Sticky Buns, 110
cinnamon and raisin ferment, 84
pecan and raisin ferment, 112
raisin ferment, 69
Sicilian Lemon and Raisin Belgian Buns, 78
Sicilian lemon and raisin ferment, 80
Stilton and Raisin Loaf, 68
recipe advice and structure, 30
retarding, 37
rice dressing, flour and, 71
Rock Salt Focaccia, Rosemary, Sultana and, 72
root vegetables
root vegetable ferment, 61
Root Vegetable Foodbank Loaf, 60
rosemary
Rosemary, Sultana, and Rock Salt Focaccia, 72
rosemary and sultana ferment, 73
Rum Baba, Orange, Lemon, Licorice Stick, and Strega Liqueur Savarin and, 107
rye biga, 126
rye sour culture, 119
safety, when using edible flowers, 135
salt, 22
Savarin and Rum Baba, Orange, Lemon, Licorice Stick, and Strega Liqueur, 107
Sicilian Lemon and Raisin Belgian Buns, 78
Sicilian lemon and raisin ferment, 80
slap-and-fold method of kneading, 34
sourdough breads
Award-Winning Church Street Sour, 122
Award-Winning Wheat and Rye Sourdough, 126
controlling flavor strength of, 46
Everyday Wheat Sourdough, 120
Lithuanian Keptinis con Sopraccoglio, 130
100 Percent Dark Rye Sourdough Boule, 128
steam, creating in oven, 43
Sticky Buns, Award-Winning Pecan and Raisin Ricky, 110
Stilton and Raisin Loaf, 68
straight decorative blade, 41
strainers, 19
strawberries
strawberry and Madagascar vanilla ferment, 90
Strawberry and Madagascar Vanilla Swiss Finger Buns, 88
Strega Liqueur Savarin and Rum Baba, Orange, Lemon, Licorice Stick, and, 107
sultanas
Currants, Sultanas, and Earl Grey Tea Cakes, 94
currants, sultanas, and Earl Grey tea ferment, 96
currants, sultanas, cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg ferment, 93
Currants, Sultanas, Cinnamon, Clove, and Nutmeg Hot Cross Buns, 91
Rosemary, Sultana, and Rock Salt Focaccia, 72
rosemary and sultana ferment, 73
sweet buns. See botanical sweet buns
Swiss Finger Buns, Strawberry and Madagascar Vanilla, 88
temperature
water, 33
thermometers, 18
timing, 32
tomato paring knife, 40
tomatoes
vine-ripened tomato and basil ferment, 63
Vine-Ripened Tomato and Basil Pizza, 63
vanilla
orange and Madagascar vanilla ferment, 101
Orange and Madagascar Vanilla Panettone, 100
strawberry and Madagascar vanilla ferment, 90
Strawberry and Madagascar Vanilla Swiss Finger Buns, 88
vine-ripened tomatoes
vine-ripened tomato and basil ferment, 63
Vine-Ripened Tomato and Basil Pizza, 62
walnuts
date and walnut ferment, 67
Date and Walnut Loaf, 66
water temperature, 33
watercress
Cassiobury Farm Watercress Loaf, 54
watercress ferment, 55
weighing in, 29
Williams Pear and Cardamom Buns, 113
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