It has been eons since I have baked a classic French Bread. I usually skip right over it in favor of egg rich breads or breads with different flours and flavors. In my years of baking bread I have learned two things 1) practice makes perfect and 2) that said practice needs to be continuous….
Category: Bread
Oatmeal Molasses Bread
Oatmeal Molasses Bread is a winter staple around here. This warm, hearty bread is easy to make, and the perfect complement to many a winter soup or stew. The sweetness of molasses and the chewy, soft texture of the oats imparts a deeply satisfying and flavorful experience. Enjoyable to the final crumb. Oatmeal Molasses Bread…
Stollen
My Mother used to make stollen every year for Christmas. She readily employed a small army (her children) to undergo the labor intensive kneading process. We – gullible, young, and naive – would have a blast stretching, plopping, and mushing the dough around. This year I tried out a new stollen recipe adapted from Visions of…
Lila’s Cinnamon Rolls
Grandma Lila made the BEST cinnamon rolls! Sunday and Holiday mornings at Grandma Lila’s would start out several trays of sweet, gooey, goodness. She would make huge batches of them to feed her loving husband, 8 children, several in-laws, 20 grandchildren, family friends, and even a few great-grandchildren. Needless to say, she had it down…
The Ephemeral Bee 