Il Circolo del Forno
Weekly articles on pizza, sourdough bread, pastry and baking technique. Discover the art of Italian bread making.
Imagine opening your oven and smelling the rich, homely aroma of well-baked bread or freshly made pizza. In both cases, the charm comes from the same original gesture: a dough coming to life, growing, and changing texture.
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Something strange and beautiful is happening in kitchens around the world. After years where haste seemed to win out over everything, people are rediscovering the joy of waiting and making bread by hand.
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You may not have thought of it this way, but that jar in your fridge, which you feed weekly with a spoonful of flour and a bit of water, contains a universe. This universe is made up of microorganisms that exist in that precise combination nowhere else on the planet.
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Imagine kneading just as you do every week: the flour, the water, your carefully maintained sourdough starter in the fridge. While this seems routine, something complex and wonderful is happening in that soft dough.
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Il Circolo del Forno