Cranberry Almond Breakfast Bread

Cranberry Almond Breakfast Bread  ¾ cups butter, room temperature1 ½ cups granulated sugar3 large eggs2 tsp. almond extract1 tsp. vanilla extract3 cups all-purpose flour2 tsp. baking powder1 ½ tsp. baking soda½ tsp. kosher salt1 ½ cups sour cream1 14oz. can jellied cranberry sauce1 cup sliced almonds Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large…

Read More

Salted Fig & Olive Confiture Challah Bread

I have shared before that before I began baking with Valerie (she truly taught me everything I know if the baking and pastry realm) I was terrified of batter, dough, bread, crust, and the like. COOKING was my thing – no chemistry involved, no measuring – just sense and feel. Well, over the years I’ve…

Read More

Valerie’s Apple Fritter Bread

“Basically just make apple pie filling and cook it down so it’s thick. Make a yeast bread dough. Roll it out, put the apples on half, fold it over (it makes a mess), cut it up and throw it in a pan. Bake at 350 degrees for an hour. Easy peasy. 10x icing on top.”…

Read More

Extra Banana Chocolate Chunk Bread

‘Extra‘ means trying too hard, over the top, excessive, maybe a little dramatic. Doing more than what the situation calls for. Often a little inappropriate. Like, if someone’s laughing really hard at all your jokes, and it’s unnatural and too much, your jokes aren’t that funny, you might say, ‘He’s so extra‘. While this marvelously delicious…

Read More

Salted Caramel Pecan Bundt Cakes

This is the time of year when I like to break out my Nordic fancy baking pans. I only have a few, and I cherish them dearly.I’m often disappointed at how the texture of the pattern is lost when cooking (the same goes for cookie stamps and textured pie crust rollers). Alas, these mini Salted…

Read More

Apricot Almond Artisanal Bread

After delivering some perfected Ancient Sourdough to the neighbors across the hall, and having received kudos in return, I felt as though I needed to step up my game and deliver once again. Rather than strictly sourdough, I surprised them, along with two other friends, with little loaves of Apricot Almond Artisanal Bread. Apricot Almond…

Read More

Dilly Bread Sandwiches

I have fond memories of many of my mother’s cooking creations growing up. Homemade granola, homemade eggnog, homemade soup, NY Spaghetti Pie, Monster Bread, and the list goes on… Today, I give tribute to Mom via her recipe for Dilly Bread. It’s been a lifelong favorite to bake, consume, and gift to friends. I’ll continue…

Read More

Cherry Oatmeal Bread

Well, I did it again. I accidentally baked bread. At least I didn’t accidentally buy anything this time, right? I was driving home from a lovely lunch with my dad – we have a dedicated lunch date once a month – yes, I’m a Daddy’s Girl. And, I just felt the need – the URGE-…

Read More

Strawberry Artisan Bread & Lemon Zest Butter

It’s simple, really. A little homemade strawberry jam – whisked into a traditional Artisan Bread recipe. Served piping hot, with a whole lot of lemon zest whipped butter. Yum. Delicious. Exquisite. Somewhat evil…you just can’t stop. But, heavenly nonetheless. Strawberry Artisan Bread: Easy Artisan Bread 1 cup Quick Strawberry Jam 6 Tbs. butter, room temperature…

Read More

Orange Quick Bread & Bourbon Butter – Old Fashioned Bread

So, I consistently have this problem of overfilling my quick bread pans just before baking, resulting in an ooey gooey stick mess, often with a whole lot of smoke, wafting from the oven. This is unfortunate for a variety of reasons: I detest messes – I like everything to be supremely clean, including my oven…

Read More