Mama D.
I made Italian bread for our last Christmas dinner get together. Schedules conflicted and we couldn’t all get together until January 8th. Barbecued ribs were going to be served so I thought garlic...
View ArticleBraids.
The girls were gone at their grandmas and I wanted to see what it might be like to bake something start to finish without interruption. I chose this project....
View ArticleCiabatta Rolls
Since I had been relatively successful with my Ciabatta bread I wanted to try some rolls. I thought they would be excellent with sandwiches. The challenge with these for me was shaping them. It’s...
View ArticleGifts.
This is my new rolling board and rolling pin. They are handmade by my husband’s uncle!! I got them for Christmas and the timing couldn’t be more perfect. All my croissant practice has broken a...
View ArticleI Like Bread.
I made these the other day. It had been quite awhile since I had made them and some friends were coming over. Nothing says thank you for coming over like fresh baked bread! I use this recipe....
View ArticleTwisted.
There were lemon languishing in my fridge. It would have been wrong to let them spoil. They were speaking to me and wanted me to make them into something naughty. So I did. I made the braids again....
View ArticlePot Bread, The Beginning.
I get this bread ready the night before. So with taking pictures I had to use my flash which means they don’t look so hot. Sorry. I bought a scale when I first started on this teaching myself to bake...
View ArticleFocaccia.
Focaccia. First I had to learn to spell it. Then I had to find a recipe that I wanted to try. Also, what the heck to do with it once I bake it. Sure I could just eat it plain, but I wanted more...
View ArticlePretzels.
I thought that pretzels would be fun and something different to try. Rolling out the pieces of dough I cut, even if it isn’t quite uniform.. Then for the fun shaping. A loop in the middle…...
View ArticleLet’s Talk About Gluten, Baby.
Gluten get a bad rap these days. I have to admit that I’m a little skeptical that it’s really the gluten that is the root of the problems that people are having with bread. If you look at the...
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