How to Make Buttermilk Bread
This Buttermilk Bread recipe comes straight out of my FAVORITE BOOK, Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. For my friends who own the book, go read page 207 and have fun making the next two recipes, Judy's Board of Director's Cinnamon-Raisin Bread on page 209 and my own, Pigs In An Artisan Blanket. If you don't own a copy of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, then I highly recommend you it. Pick... More...
By Jill | 3 comments | Full Recipe...Soft Cinnamon-Raisin Bread
We've been devouring this soft and sweet Cinnamon-Raisin bread every morning for breakfast. I've even eaten it as an afternoon snack. I just can't get enough. (Now I have Depeche Mode in my head.) Anyhoo. When you go to make a batch of Buttermilk Bread dough, you use it to make this loaf. I used a mix of jumbo golden raisins and dried cranberries for my fruity swirl. They just happen to... More...
By Jill | 7 comments | Full Recipe...Moist Garlic Cheddar Biscuits
These Garlic Cheddar Biscuits are everything you expect them to be. Thick in size, light in texture, crispy shiny tops, crunchy browned bottoms, moist and soft in the center, and full of fragrant garlic and salty cheddar cheese in every bite. That's what I'm talkin'bout! Biscuits that make you want another and another and another... I decided on a traditional spaghetti with meat sauce dinner last... More...
By Jill | 4 comments | Full Recipe...Cinnamon Apple Muffins
This Cinnamon Apple Muffin recipe is super easy to pull together. It doesn't take long to bake them up. They taste SO GOOD with juice, hot tea and coffee; not too sweet but just right. Full of soft, sweet apple bits and the cinnamon just makes them hard to stop eating. Top half the batch with a little brown sugar and oats and they're a fun snack to kill off the late afternoon munchies. Treat... More...
By Jill | 6 comments | Full Recipe...Healthy Breads in Five Minutes a Day Video
For your viewing pleasure, here's Zoe Francois and Jeff Hertzberg demonstrating how incredibly simple it is prepare artisan bread in your kitchen. You've already read me going on and on about their first book Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day. Very, very soon, I'll have their NEW BOOK, Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day. And I'm looking forward to exploring new flavors with you. Pick up your copy... More...
By Jill | 1 comment | Full Recipe...Soft White Sandwich Bread Baked From Home
Soft, creamy to the crumb white sandwich bread baked from home. It doesn't get any better than this! From one of my favorite cookbooks, Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, the original recipe is found on page 76 entitled 100% Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread. However, the day I made this loaf, I only had all-purpose flour on hand. I didn't let that stop me from making a batch of dough. My kids... More...
By Jill | 10 comments | Full Recipe...Chocolate Bread
ANOTHER wonderful recipe from Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day ! I tell ya, this is the BEST cookbook I've ever owned. Chocolate Bread is not a sweet bread at all. If you love dark chocolate, then you will appreciate Chocolate Bread. I enjoyed it with butter, smeared with peanut butter, smeared with Nutella and smeared with both. With the Nutella on top, I thought I was eating a frosted... More...
By Jill | 3 comments | Full Recipe...Simple Zucchini Bars
HERE'S ALL IT TAKES 2/3 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup butter, softened 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1 egg 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1 small zucchini, shredded and drained (1 cup) 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional) Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease square pan, 8x8x2 or 9x9x2 inches. Mix brown sugar, butter , vanilla and egg in large bowl. ... More...
By Jill | 10 comments | Full Recipe...Soft White Bread Made At Home
The original recipe is Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread Inspired by Chris Kimball from the book, Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. At the time of mixing the dough, I didn't have whole wheat flour and took a chance on using all All-Purpose Flour in the recipe. It worked out beautifully. The family fell in love, the kids wanted to eat peanut butter sandwiches all day long, and I fell addicted to... More...
By Jill | 2 comments | Full Recipe...Parmesan Crackers
What do you do with a baguette, when it's done being a baguette? What do you do with a baguette unemployed? You turn it into Parmesan Crackers of course! Super simple to bake up in 15 minutes. You could season them any ol'way to your hearts desire. They can easily be made ahead and stored in an airtight bag or container until your ready. HERE'S ALL IT TAKES 1 baguette 1/4 cup butter, melted and... More...
By Jill | 0 comments | Full Recipe...Creamy Biscuits
FINALLY! I found a recipe that produces my kind of biscuit, i.e. thick, creamy, moist, can be stuffed with eggs & bacon or left floating on a plate of down home white sauce. I baked up Kelly's Perfect Buttermilk Biscuit recipe over at Sass & Veracity, except I didn't have buttermilk on hand, so I used sour cream. These biscuits came out beautifully and my folks were scrambling for seconds. ... More...
By Jill | 11 comments | Full Recipe...Spinach Feta Bread
Yes, it's ANOTHER tasty bread recipe from Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. *Dreamy Sigh* Spinach Feta Bread is scrumptious served with a light soup, such as Roasted Red Pepper and White Bean Soup. It's also very good toasted with roasted garlic butter, on the side of pasta. Or just tear off a hunk and start snacking on it. It's pretty good no matter which way you go! HERE'S ALL IT TAKES Makes... More...
By Jill | 6 comments | Full Recipe...
