Hi friends, As you know, I have been trying to master making bread for over a decade. I've gotten my regular sandwich bread down to a science (psst...I do take small orders if you want fresh homemade bread in your house). It's a honey wheat half-and-half bread. There are limited ingredients and I grind fresh flour each batch. You can find the … Read More »
Red Berry Buckwheat Bread
You all know I'm a bread fanatic. You see lots of piping hot loaves coming from my oven, and it all seems to work all of the time. Let me assure you, it doesn't! I go through batches that with giant air bubbles (my recent white bread) or some other effect I wasn't expecting. I've always fought with bread made with fresh-ground wheat flour … Read More »
Rustic Rye Bread
One of my favorite things to give at Christmas is homemade bread. It's a delicacy many don't have the time or patience to make, and the smallest children to the oldest grandparent appreciate it. If making bread interests you, rustic breads are a great place to start. Shaping the loaves is taken out of the equation. All you have to do is squish … Read More »
Parmesan Basil Focaccia
This is a fancy name for a simple bread. If cut in thin strips, it's becomes fantastic breadsticks. Enjoy! … Read More »
French Bread
Ah, to be able to stroll to a market everyday and pick up flowers and a fresh baguette for dinner. I love the sound of that, don't you? Enter the real world. Tiny town. Check. Cute but small grocery store that closes at 7 or 8. Check. Long, frigid winters that make outdoor markets limited to 4 months of the year. Check. What's a girl … Read More »
Homemade Hamburger Buns
Of all the things I like to cook, I think breads are my favorite. It occurred to me that I hadn't ever attempted hamburger buns. I hesitated at first. Images of school cafeteria lunches came rushing back, with homemade buns the size of a small planet and weighing as much as the elementary children that ate them. Those were the good old … Read More »
Multi Grain Bread
My basic bread recipe keeps evolving. It has now turned into a multi grain recipe, and I think we'll be making and eating this one for awhile. I'm working on taking full advantage of the nutrients of fresh ground whole wheat. I've also added cornmeal and ground flax seed for extra fiber. Making bread isn't always convenient, but it is … Read More »
Wheat Bread
If there was one thing I would say is my "specialty" (as far as cooking goes), it would be baking bread. I have tried hard to master it over the past decade, and I think I've got a pretty good handle on it. This is my standard sandwich bread. We use it for everything! The fresh-ground wheat makes it extra nutritious, and there is limited … Read More »
Homemade White Bread
Nothing makes a house a home more than the smell of hot bread in the oven...... … Read More »
