Dana and I love Entenmann’s Cheese Strip Danish. So I decided to try to recreate it. Well I was partially there, but it was a fail. I failed to let the danish proof so the final product was a little dense. Further, I am pretty sure that the instant yeast that I purchased did not activate. [...]
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During this time of year I always like to make a few pumpkin inspired dishes. This one is quite possibly my favorite. It is delicious and the glaze adds a nice sweetness that keeps you coming back for more. Glazed Pumpkin Loaf Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease and flour two loaf pans and set aside. [...]
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I was watching TV the other day and saw and episode of Top Secret Recipe featuring cinnamon rolls. They looked delicious, so I had to make some for myself. I checked the Top Secret Recipe website, but the recipe was not included on it. So I looked around and found a couple of recipes floating [...]
Posted in All, Baking, Bread, Recipes Tags: best rolls, breakfast, cinnamon, cinnamon rolls, dough, famous, korintje, makara, ultimate, xantham gum 2 Comments »
Ever since I was a kid, the Holidays meant it was time for horderves/appetizers. Since everyone is coming and going, my Mom would always have a table full of them. For this reason I am always on the lookout for new and interesting ideas. I stumbled upon a single picture that excited my taste buds. It was a picture [...]
Posted in All, Appetizers, Bacon, Bread, cheese, Recipes, Sourdough Tags: appetizer, bacon, Bread, cheddar, crack bread, horderves, pull bread, ranch, sour dough 8 Comments »
The main problem with making bread or rolls in general is that they take a long time to make. You need at least 6-8 hours of notice if you are going to make them. However, I was going through my old cookbooks and found an old Betty Crocker recipe for Double-Quick Dinner Rolls. So I [...]
Without owning a hamburger bun pan, I have been unable to make perfectly round hamburger buns. The other day I accidentally figured out how to make perfect buns. Not only did they have perfectly round bottoms but they have perfect tops too. The process will work with almost any bread dough, but it worked great [...]
Posted in All, Baking, Bread, Buns, Recipes Tags: Buns, easy hamburger buns, hamburger, hamburger buns recipe, homemade, Recipes 3 Comments »
I wanted to recreate the soft billowy store bought hamburger buns at home. I tried a few recipes and the only one that came close was the one from King Arthur Flour. The buns came out perfectly brown and had an amazing texture. The only thing that was disappointing was that the buns were a little hard [...]
I purchased a bunch of bananas last week. That was before I realized how long I was going to be gone for Memphis. I ended up being in Memphis for 5+ days. So when I came back, I had a bunch of extremely ripe bananas. So I decided to make some banana bread. I love [...]
Posted in Baking, Bread, Recipes Tags: Baking, banana bread, bananas, Bread, Chocolate Chips, nuts, Recipes 2 Comments »I am a huge fan of garlic bread and I am always looking for a new way to make it. I took this idea from the bread at the local grocery store. They make a tear apart cheese bread that is pretty good. The concept however, is awesome. No need to cut the bread and [...]
Posted in Baking, Bread, Italian, Recipes Tags: braided garlic bread, garlic bread, pull apart garlic bread, recipe, Recipes 10 Comments »Over the last couple of weeks I have started to make No Knead Bread every other day. Why? It is really tasty and takes no effort. Mix, let sit a day and bake. Nothing more, nothing less. Every time that I bite into the amazing crust of this bread, I think, this would be an [...]
Posted in Baking, Bread, No Knead, Pizza, Pizza Dough, Recipes Tags: No Knead Pizza, pizza, Pizza Dough, recipe 1 Comment »Earlier this week I made a loaf of No-Knead Bread. It was awesome. The crust was crunchy and delicious. So I decided to try a different type of bread. Whole Wheat. Granted it is not that different but the whole wheat flour made the bread react differently. Granted the loaf looks delicious, it needed a [...]
Posted in Baking, Bread, No Knead, Recipes Tags: Bread, No Knead, whole wheat, whole wheat bread 1 Comment »My friend Nick over at Macheesmo is always raving about No Knead Bread. So I decided to look it up. It is a simple recipe with just four ingredients. Flour, salt, water and yeast. No Knead Bread was devised by Jim Lahey of the Sullivan Street Bakery in NYC. He devised a method that takes [...]
Posted in Baking, No Knead, Recipes Tags: Bread, crusty bread, No Knead Bread, proofing, rustic bread 7 Comments »I know I usually have drink recipes on Wednesdays, but this week I decided to make a special drink post on New Years Eve. Thus, today I decided to post one of my favorite sides. Garlic Bread. I love garlic bread. I like it crispy, crunchy and extremely garlicky. Basically I like it so garlicky [...]
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