You can find this bread in the bakeries of Catalonia only around the festivity of Sant Jordi (23rd of April). Sant Jordi is one of the most important Catalan traditions, in which we commemorate the legend of Sant Jordi (Saint George) who killed the dragon, and when the dragon’s blood touched the ground it became a red rose bush. In the same way that Sant Jordi picked a rose and gave it to the princess, we give roses to the people we love (family, partners, friends, coworkers...) and we also give books.
In Catalonia, this day has been a national holiday dedicated to love since the 15th century, and a very important one because Saint George is the patron saint of Catalonia (together with the Virgin of Montserrat). Nowadays, bakeries make this bread to celebrate the festivity, decorated with the colours of the Catalan flag (four red stripes on a yellow background). The yellow colour is achieved by mixing the bread with cheese, and the red is achieved by mixing it with sobrassada (a cured sausage made of pork with paprika and other spices).
Video by the bakery Forn l’Eixample from Barcelona (TikTok / Instagram).
Rather than buy bread from the store, I will attempt a different type of bread each week and slowly become confident with it while saving a little money (bread at the store is 'spensive)
But tonight's loaf is um gonna be very misshapen because I don't quite know what I'm doing hehehe
Oh today. So yes, I had to stop "homemaking" this afternoon to get ready for my job's deadline, but I still had a great homemaking day. I started out with yard work and updating our backstock, then moved into dishes and laundry. Sounds pretty normal, but I Marco-Poloed friends and listened to this great episode:
And! I finally got a chance to make some fresh bread and test out some Einkorn flour. There is just something about kneading bread, rising bread, and baking bread that is so cozy. I was really hoping that we wouldn't like the Einkorn, but the breads sooooo tasty. Darn.
Well, the house smells great. And the home is tended and apparently I like the expensive stuff. Obviously.
It was a very cheerful day of home.
I'm so thankful tomorrow is more of the same.
Oh, and my hubby is almost done with my new flower bed, so now it's my turn to think about what to put in it. 😄