The English muffins nearly defeated me. My excitement turned to dismay when I split open the first batch and found doughy centers, and I resigned myself to trying again. For the purposes of the challenge I try to make each bread one time and move on to the next, just to keep things going, but [...]
Gingerbread Scones
December 21, 2009 By 7 Comments
With wide eyes and a booming voice, Top Gun shouted, “Mommy, are you making stones? I love those!” Our boys adore scones (even if they still can’t say it) and with all the excitement in the kitchen you would think some fabulous dessert was in the works instead of simple gingerbread scones for breakfast. After [...]
BBA Challenge: Cranberry Walnut Celebration Bread
December 20, 2009 By 5 Comments
I am so behind on the BBA Challenge that I probably will not catch up to the rest of the group, but I will keep working my way through the book, maybe finishing in time for the anniversary of the challenge in May. This particular bread is our favorite so far, and with cranberries and [...]
Whole Wheat and Flaxseed Bread
December 9, 2009 By 8 Comments
This whole wheat and flaxseed bread is one of our favorites we have made from the new Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day (review). It truly is a whole grain bread, no all-purpose flour in the formula, just flaxseed and whole wheat flour. The flaxseed adds many important nutrients as well as flavor to [...]
BBA Challenge: Cornbread with Bacon
October 19, 2009 By 7 Comments
I realized as I started this challenge that I had forgotten to mention the cinnamon and sticky buns, which I actually made for the first time two years ago with The Daring Bakers. Since I had made them for a previous challenge I decided I did not need to repost them, though I highly recommend [...]
The Daring Cooks Make Vegan Dosas
September 14, 2009 By 10 Comments
For the Daring Cooks September challenge, we made vegan dosas adapted from the reFresh cookbook by Ruth Tal. Fresh is a popular chain of vegetarian/vegan restaurants in Toronto, Canada with three published cookbooks teaching how to cook Fresh food at home. Our host Debyi of Healthy Vegan Kitchen chose this fun challenge for us, and [...]
BBA Challenge: Cinnamon Walnut Raisin Bread
September 2, 2009 By 9 Comments
I hummed happily as I made this bread, enjoying how easy the process was. Then I accidentally left the dough for too long during the final rise and my first effort ended in abject failure when not just one, but both loaves fell in the oven. I was crushed, but at least my children ate [...]
BBA Challenge: Ciabatta
August 25, 2009 By 3 Comments
I’m slowly catching up with the rest of the BBA Challenge crew, though summer keeps trying to derail my plans. Baking in the summer is always a challenge for me, whether it’s the heat making the kitchen unbearably hot or the distractions of three boys, each with his own agenda. The boys were my distraction [...]
BBA Challenge: Challah
August 11, 2009 By 6 Comments
When done properly, Challahs are one of my favorite breads. The shape is beautiful, especially the celebration breads with multiple layers or multiple braids or when adorned with raisins or seeds. I enjoyed making this loaf, though I had a few distractions along the way that caused the dough to over rise twice. Then I [...]
BBA Challenge: Casatiello
July 26, 2009 By 6 Comments
The next brioche in the BBA Challenge was an Italian variation, a casatiello, which is usually made with some type of cured meat and cheese. Reinhart suggests a good melting cheese such as Swiss, Gouda, Cheddar or any of their variations. For meats he suggests salami, pepperoni, bacon, pancetta, chorizo, or sausage. I chose some [...]
