Basic Buttermilk Loaf

A simple loaf of white sandwich bread.  The buttermilk gives the bread a buttery tang that is slightly reminiscent of a sour dough, but does not require the development of a sour dough starter.  A sprinkle of poppy seeds coats the top of the loaf for additional flavor and crunch. Ingredients: 3 tbsp Butter 1…

Honey Rye Bread

I have set a personal goal for this upcoming fall, winter, and spring of baking all of my own bread.  It’s a challenge that will hopefully help improve my bread baking skills.  I have started out with this simple a fairly straight forward recipe for honey rye bread that was adapted from The Nordic Cook…

Pumpkin Brioche

I am harking in the Fall with a decadently rich (I always inwardly cringe at the amount of butter that goes into brioche, but somehow, once it’s baked, it always seems well worth it) bread enhanced with sweet hints of pumpkin and my personal blend of pumpkin spice – freshly grated nutmeg, cinnamon, and coriander…

Pesto Knots

I have been eyeballing garlic knot recipes for a few months now, and had yet to find one that would inspire me enough to test it out.  My main problem with them being – NOT enough garlic! Sprinkling some minced garlic onto of a baked piece of dough was not enticing enough to be worth…