Bread

Baking sweet or savory breads – its an act of creation. Bread literally grows from your hands. You bring the dormant yeast to life, knead the flour into the…

Line a basket or a pretty dish with a napkin and fill it with breakfast bakes – hot, tender, and a little sweet. Hearty and robust or delicate cake-like,…

Here are some interesting thoughts where the sourdough came from one of my vintage books by Jeff Smith “The Frugal Gourmet Cooks American”. “Sourdough is probably the oldest form…

It’s a staple in homes across our wide, wonderful world. You toast it. You send it to school in your kids’ lunchboxes. You slap whatever culinary delights tickle your…

I always think of challah as Eastern European brioche. It’s a wonderful golden egg-and-butter bread with a texture only slightly tighter then brioche. Braided challah was very popular at…

Barm Brack is a yeast bread with added raisins (I added dried apricots)  – it is sweeter that standard bread but not as rich as cake. Although, it is…

Old-fashioned hospitality is at its best when you combine good food with your friends. And what could be more neighborly than to welcome your guests with a special fresh…

Russians love to bake. My childhood home always smelled like sweet dough and we had bakes all year round. But of course fall and winter were special seasons for…

There are few things more pleasurable than the aroma and taste of freshly cooked home-made bread. These flower pot loaves are flavored with fresh chives, sage, parsley and garlic.…

These cinnamon buns/rolls are very special, sweet, gooey and irresistible. You fill the dough with sugary pecans, mixed with cinnamon, butter, and cocoa powder, that produces beautiful, buttery layers.…

Scones resemble biscuits, and indeed might be considered their British cousins. They are common-place on the tea table but being inherently rebellious, people from other countries find them inviting…

I have a small collection of Irish recipes for all occasions – a hearty family supper, a traditional St.Patrick’s Day party, or a special celebration. I hope you’ll find…

Pita Bread also is known as pocket bread and made with white or whole wheat flour. Pita can be cut into wedges and served with meals or appetizers, especially…

Soda bread has long been a staple in Ireland. It is a bread made without yeast because baking soda mixed with buttermilk is used as a leavening agent. A…

Whenever the holiday season comes around, I’m always in a yearning mood for a Spicy Orange Honey Quick Bread. There is something about the aroma that fills the house…

Home-baked bread speaks to us of the warmth of the hearth and home. It conjures up bustling kitchens, flour-dusted work counters, large bowls covered with dishtowels, ovens yearning for…

As the familiar sweet aroma fills the house, no one will be able to resist a slice of this dense, chocolate bread. Breakfast time? Serve the bread at room…