Bread

#baketogether: Caramelized onion olive oil bread.

January 31, 2012
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This idea for #baketogether hit me yesterday afternoon. With less than 48 hours to bake and post I thought I was going to miss it but as I told Abby a week ago, I wanted to join her in the first #baketogether challenge of the year. So glad I did. It was perfect since my [...]

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Muffin Monday: bacon cheddar chive muffins.

July 18, 2011
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Anuradha from Baker Street is the genius mind behind Muffin Monday. I am really happy to be baking with her this week and hope I can join her in the future for more muffin monday fun! This week’s muffins are on the savory side: bacon and cheddar to which I added some chives. It’s a great [...]

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Vegan Beet Buns

May 17, 2011
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Nothing beats the taste and smell of fresh baked bread. The formula seems so simple: with just flour, yeast, water and a little salt we get this beautiful dough that becomes full of life and grows thanks to the yeast. We knead, shape and bake it filling the house with the irresistible aroma of fresh baked bread. [...]

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Delicious Links + Vegan Mango Quinoa Cookies.

May 9, 2011

Happy Monday! Yesterday was all about Mother’s day, wasn’t it? Even though Mother’s day is celebrated on May 29th here in the Dominican Republic, reading all your tweets made me call mom and start a random conversation with her. I love how we get along and don’t fight anymore… I guess that means I’m a [...]

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Savory cheese and chive bread ~ French Fridays with Dorie.

March 4, 2011

This week’s FFwD recipe is a savory quick bread. Quick breads are almost-foolproof breads that use chemical leavening agents [baking soda/baking powder] instead of yeast. There is no kneading or proofing required, you just mix the ingredients and bake immediately. The term quick bread applies to cakes, cookies, pancakes, scones, brownies, muffins, biscuits, etc. This means [...]

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Happy World Bread Day!

October 16, 2010
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I heard about world bread day this morning on Twitter via Jamie from @lifesafeast. I thought about baking this panda bread which I saw online like a year ago and had been in my to-do list ever since. I wasn’t very patient with the second proofing so this first loaf ended up looking kinda funky. [...]

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