Crackers with Jonathan Stevens of Hungry Ghost Bakery
Crackers with Jonathan Stevens of Hungry Ghost Bakery
Easy to make & long-lasting, super-adaptable, sanctified as Matzoh or Communion Wafers: otherwise known as Crackers! None of the scary performance anxiety of bread-making. A fraction of the assembly and waiting time. Few of the specialized tools.
Yes, they can be naturally leavened! And made with a remarkable variety of flours, with off-beat inclusions such flax or fennel seeds, rubbed sage or dried onion, and almost anything else you can flatten into a thin dough with a rolling pin...
Join artisan baker Jonathan Stevens for a fun, illuminating, and flour-flecked exploration into the world of super-thin, crisp flatbread. We will be getting our hands sticky with some 18-minute matzoh, some Spelt-Sesame crackers, and some unadulterated "Graham" crackers (whole wheat without the honey).
Bring an apron and an appetite!
WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, April 26th, 12:30-2:00PM, La Bodega, Asheville
BIO:Jonathan Stevens is co-owner and operator of Hungry Ghost Bread in Northampton, Massachusetts, which has garnered much acclaim over the past 20 years as well as six James Beard nominations. In 2024, Chelsea Green published The Hungry Ghost Bread Book.