By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer
Sourdough, baguette and focaccia; yeast questions and kneading issues were peppered at Denis Granorolo, master baker from the Terra Momo during the Princeton Public Library’s Princeton Eats program last week.
The French baker showed his skills and artistry while answering questions from more than 50 people in attendance.
”I like the smells and feeling it with your hands,” aid Lisa Knigge, a 12-year-old Princeton Township resident who was in attendance. “I wanted to learn how they make the bread crispy on the outside, when we make bread it’s always soft.”
Cooking and baking is a tradition in the Knigge household that is being handed down, one recipe at a time.
”When the kids were little, my husband would put them on a stool next to him and they would help him,” said mom Carol Knigge. “That’s how they started cooking. I cooked with my mom making different breads and Romanian dishes.”
This early start now has Lisa and her 10-year-old sister Julia making fresh pasta, homemade sauce and mango sorbet for family dinners.
For others it was about expanding their recipe repertoire as the French baker showed free form tarts called crostata, how to braid bread and gave tips about how to save your yeast from dying off in the dough.
”I don’t generally bake bread, but I enjoyed the sweet and learning how to make crostata,” said Laura Cooper, a resident of Bahrain who is visiting people in Princeton Junction.
The reputation and customer loyalty also drew people out.
”I came to support Eno Terra and Witherspoon Bread Company,” said Lynn Charles of Princeton Township.
