Abigail's Oven Blog

Christmas Cut-Out Cookies Made With Real Butter
At the Alder home, for as long as I can recall, we have made cut-out cookies on Christmas Eve. This year as part of our #12DaysOfSourdoughCookies, which began on #NationalCookieDay, Day 12 featured...
Christmas Cut-Out Cookies Made With Real Butter
At the Alder home, for as long as I can recall, we have made cut-out cookies on Christmas Eve. This year as part of our #12DaysOfSourdoughCookies, which began on #NationalCookieDay, Day 12 featured...

Weight Loss and Sourdough Bread
Like many of you, I am trying to lose weight. My goal is to get back to my 40-year-old runner’s weight and while I have lost 85 pounds in the...
Weight Loss and Sourdough Bread
Like many of you, I am trying to lose weight. My goal is to get back to my 40-year-old runner’s weight and while I have lost 85 pounds in the...

PB&J Sourdough Cookies for the #SourdoughChallenge
Every evening lately, I have wanted mom’s peanut butter cookies. Sadly I never learned her recipe, but I have one that gets pretty close. However, last night I wanted to...
PB&J Sourdough Cookies for the #SourdoughChallenge
Every evening lately, I have wanted mom’s peanut butter cookies. Sadly I never learned her recipe, but I have one that gets pretty close. However, last night I wanted to...

Sourdough Bread Baking Experiment for the Sourd...
Taking the #Sourdough Challenge into its fourth week I am happy for my bread-making hobby. I think baking bread is the most rewarding thing I do. Especially when the aroma fills the house,...
Sourdough Bread Baking Experiment for the Sourd...
Taking the #Sourdough Challenge into its fourth week I am happy for my bread-making hobby. I think baking bread is the most rewarding thing I do. Especially when the aroma fills the house,...

Science of the Autolyse
Autolyse is a French baking term that refers to flour hydration with a liquid before adding leavening and salt and is believed to improve flavor. In biochemistry, the autolyse describes...
Science of the Autolyse
Autolyse is a French baking term that refers to flour hydration with a liquid before adding leavening and salt and is believed to improve flavor. In biochemistry, the autolyse describes...

Cynthia’s Cranberry and Almond Sourdough
At the end of March, Cynthia Winward, a baker near us at Riverside Lodge in Provo, shared a bread recipe with our readers. Now she shares her recipe for cranberry and almond...
Cynthia’s Cranberry and Almond Sourdough
At the end of March, Cynthia Winward, a baker near us at Riverside Lodge in Provo, shared a bread recipe with our readers. Now she shares her recipe for cranberry and almond...