Meet The Lockdown Loaf Club Members

Food

Jan 28

See what our brilliant community have been up to and all their baked goods; sourdough loaves, cinnamon buns, delicious-looking cakes. We have all been baking! Thank you for all your entries to the Lockdown Loaf Club.

We've been inundated by brilliant bakers sharing their entries. Thank you for each and every one. This is a selection of and we'll continue to add more. Follow #LockdownLoafClub to see some good loaves via Instagram.

Lockdown Loaf Club

Barry Snow

“One positive of lockdown and working from home is having time. Time to walk, time to read and time to bake.”

Occie Warren

Occie Warren has been on an extreme baking journey throughout lockdown and shows no signs of stopping. Having made 215 loaves in 313 days, Occie tells us a few things she’s learnt.

Wendy Nicholas

“Bread-making is one of my favourite activities that help me transition from workdays to time off.”

Pam Pauling

“I only started over the summer and I’m doing pretty well I think. Here’s a little compilation of my 2020 in sourdough loaves....”

Caroline MacFarlane

“Baking has been my perfect way to spend long nights and weekends recently!”

Mary Mayfield

“My first attempt at flatbread was after the Good Life Experience - At Home event. I wasn’t very successful, but it inspired me to keep trying.”

George Blower

“Loaf tip #1. Find the place in your house where your sourdough is happiest. The sweet spot of not too warm, not too cold and minimal drafts is crucial.”

The Broadstreet Baker

“Spontaneity is one of my favourite ingredients.” Mike Owen

Paul Forrester

“As well as baking bread during the pandemic, I've been taking part in some online writing workshops. One session I wrote 'An ode to baking bread', I thought I'd share the poem with the Lockdown Loaf Club.”

Reuben Horsley

“Firstly a joke, ‘Why did the baker have smelly hands?…”

Lucie Heaton

“Baking helped me to get through the pandemic. I learned how to bake sourdough in between my work as a cross-stitch designer, it inspired me to create this sourdough cross stitch design.”

Karen Peake

“Last year when the pandemic began, my daughter in law described how difficult it was getting for the intensive care team her father works with. I decided I’d send them some cakes.”

Not Just a Pretty Plate

“I’ve had a starter going since March, and your posts inspired me to try a new Walnut Levain recipe. A nice opportunity to call out the fantastic locally-milled and organic Northumbrian flour I use from Gilchesters.”

Lisa Jones

“A very quick and easy French bread recipe.”

Hilary Letts

“The sandwich shop around the corner from me puts out bags of crusts for anyone to take. Each Saturday I pick up a bag and challenge myself to bake something different.”