It’s Real Bread Week, so the timing is just right to tell you how to make a rye sourdough starter. It’s very easy and although the process takes about a week, it will require only a couple of minutes in the morning and evening.

Apple cake is one of the most delicious staples of Polish cuisine. Everyone loves it, or at least I don’t know anyone who doesn’t! Interestingly, apple cake is not something my family would ever make and I only know its glorious taste from patisseries and other, more fortunate people’s homes. I’ve tried out many recipes and the one below is perfection, although I modified the original a bit to balance out the sweetness of dough and tartness of apples.