While I’ve only recently begun baking, BreadBaking Day is fast approaching its two year anniversary! BBD#21 celebrates pizza which, in my mind, is THE quintessential American food. When it comes to pizza the possibilities are quite literally endless. We’ve strayed far and wide from the simple pizza napoletana with its buffalon mozzarella, San Marzano tomatoes, [...]
Butter, whole milk, eggs, salami and cheddar cheese. Just when you thought bread couldn’t get much richer than brioche, along comes its Italian cousin. Casatiello can be made with just about any cured meat, and perhaps I should have splurged for some sopressata or at least some prosciutto. The latter, at least, would have been [...]
Man cannot live on bread alone, or so it is said. With that in mind I sought to expand my baking repertoire beyond just bread. That search lead me to The Daring Kitchen and the monthly Daring Kitchen Challenge. The June Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Jasmine of Confessions of a Cardamom Addict and [...]
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I have always had an affinity for roses. Some of my fondest memories of going to my grandmother’s house as a child were going out with her and trimming off roses to fill the many vases and brandy snifters that she kept around just for roses. I am not certain but I believe she had [...]
I’ve been sick the past week, so no baking. This means I’m behind with the BBA Challenge. I’ve got my salami and a good, sharp cheddar ready to be cut up and shredded for the Casatiello, though. Challah should be easy as well so, once I’m feeling 100% I’m going to bake them both this [...]
On Friday I delved back into the Bread Baker’s Apprentice Challenge. I’ve barely been keeping up. Last week’s challenge was brioche, a classic enriched French bread. If this recipe for Paula Deen’s Fried Butter Balls appeals to you, then you may like brioche.
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The Albion bakery and cafe in London is now using Twitter to let customers know when fresh bread is available. Let’s just hope that Krispy Kreme doesn’t start doing this, or we’ll see even more expanding waistlines in the U.S.!
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About a year ago I was getting ready to go on vacation and I was lamenting what to do about my head. You see, I have baby-fine hair and it is inevitable that I’ll be sunburned on the top of my head. There’s really not much you can do aside of keeping your head covered, [...]
When I decided to do play along with the folks doing the BBA Challenge there was one item in Peter Reinhart’s “Bread Baking Apprentice” that had me quivering in my apron. OK, maybe not. I don’t wear an apron… but the fact remains, the idea of homemade bagels scared me. Unfortunately the book is in [...]
I would not be surprised at all to learn that there’s a rule here in the South (Even if I am rather SXSW) that when it comes to comfort food, pot pie is it. Go into the freezer section of the grocery store and there’s an entire section with at least four different brands of [...]