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Greek yoghurt

I’ve been down a rabbithole. I started with some research about the probiotic bacteria in Dosa batter, and how good it is for you. I like Dosa and we eat it a bit, so the research was fascinating. But it led me on to research about lactic acid bacteria and the surge in recent research about the relationship between gut microbiomes and all sorts of physical and mental health effects.

Sourdough Made With Eggs and Yoghurt

What I have is a unbleached sourdough enriched with eggs and yoghurt, baked free form with poppy seeds on top. It’s crusty, rustic, moist and dense and toasts magnificently. What I have is a unbleached sourdough enriched with eggs and yoghurt, baked free form with poppy seeds on top. It’s crusty, rustic, moist and dense and toasts magnificently.

The Breakfast Challenge – Spiced Strawberry Porridge with Skim Milk Yoghurt

If  you’ve been following The Breakfast Challenge then you’ll know I’m a bit ambivalent about porridge.  I’m trying to like it.  Oats for breakfast are hugely healthy – low GI, cholesterol busting,  lots of  B vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals – but regular old porridge is a bit bland for my tastes, unless it’s loaded up with brown sugar and cream, which sort of defeats the purpose.