The Bread Bible by Beth Hensperger published by Chronicle Books is a challenging book to review. It started out with frustration when I made her Rosemary Raisin Bread but then things improved with the Country-Style Whole-Wheat Pitas. I was delighted to discover a recipe for elusive Mexican Morning Buns but the Classic Buttermilk Biscuits were dry and just OK. I made the cookbook’s pizza dough […]
Tutorial: How to Make Homemade Tortillas
Bread Bible’s Classic Buttermilk Biscuits with Thyme
I am almost ready to review The Bread Bible by Beth Hensperger published by Chronicle Books! I had some extra buttermilk from making my gingerbread pancakes and wanted to use it up so I decided to make some biscuits to go with the carrot ginger soup I made the other day. Whisk together 2 cups flour, 2 tsp […]
Bread Bible’s Country-Style Whole-Wheat “Pita”
I always wondered if homemade pita bread would be better than the dried-out stuff you get at the grocery store. The only problem? To make a real-deal pita you need a baking stone. I do not have one so this is more a Greek-pita fakeout but the dough recipes comes from the cookbook The Bread Bible by Beth […]
Fast Breads’ Dark Irish Soda Bread & Occasions Magazine’s Quick Artichoke & Crab Dip
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Last year I made my first Irish stew, Green Goddess Salad and a lime shamrock shake. With my mixer Rebel in the shop I wanted to make bread but had to do so without her help so I turned to the cookbook Fast Breads by Chronicle Books and discovered dark Irish soda bread. It was […]
The Bread Bible’s Mexican Morning Buns
The Bread Bible’s Rosemary Raisin Bread
This is so nice! I wrote Beth and told her about this post and she wrote back, “You are a great baker!!!!! I love the commentary…yes, it is an unusual bread. Keep on bakin’” Just had to share. When I won $500 worth of cookbooks from Raincoast Books and saw The Bread Bible by Beth Hensberger published […]
Michael Smith’s No-Knead Country Bread
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Rachel Allen’s Sticky Toffee Pudding
It has been cold and snowy and miserable here so I wanted to make the ultimate comfort food. On a rare sunny but brutally biting frozen day, I made Rachel Allen’s Sticky Toffee Pudding. I had this oddly-named treat for the first time at Moxie’s and totally fell in love with it. I thought it was going […]