Sails & Spices

Category: Breads

Baking sweet and savory essentials like sandwich bread, buns, and muffins.

  • Sunshine Coast Pizza Dough

    Sunshine Coast Pizza Dough

    Thin Crust Pizza Dough Recipe

    [perfectpullquote align=”right” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]On a hot stone this pizza dough puffs up with air bubbles in the most  delicious and rustic way…[/perfectpullquote]
    Parents of a great friend recently retired to the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia.  It is a stunning rain forest peninsula just a short ferry ride from Vancouver boasting evergreen forests, lakes, and towering mountains, all surrounded by the blues of the Straight of Georgia.  Rumour was they had built a master wood-fired pizza oven and were accepting visitors…

    Timing was perfect, as we were on the hunt for the perfect pizza dough recipe.

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  • Homemade Spiced Garlic Croutons

    Homemade Spiced Garlic Croutons | www.sailsandspices.com

    While perhaps uncouth, I’ll admit it… croutons are one of my favourite parts of a hearty salad.

    Try these once and you will never settle for that cardboard box from aisle 26 ever again.  We promise.  Yum!

    Homemade Spiced Garlic Croutons

    These spiced garlic croutons are but one flavour profile for a fan favourite homemade soup or salad topper, and they’re our go-to. The bread can be fresh, day-old, or dried ends you keep in the freezer. If using fresh, you’ll get golden crispy edges with a slightly soft centre.

    • 2 cups worth of artisan bread odds & ends
    • 2 tablespoons of organic extra virgin olive oil
    • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
    • 1 tsp steak spice OR
    • 1 tsp blend of onion powder (paprika, chili powder, black pepper, sea salt)
    1. Roughly cube the bread ends and place in a large mixing bowl
    2. Drizzle in the olive oil and spice blend
    3. Mix by hand to evenly coat the bread cubes
    4. Arrange in a single layer on a cookie sheet
    5. Under a watchful eye, place in the oven on broil with the door slightly ajar, stirring frequently until golden brown on most sides

    Looking for inspiration? Top these on a delicious vegan Spicy Buffalo Tempeh Caesar Salad, one of our favorite soups.

    Let us know what you think!