The Daily Bread: White Bread Edition

We are making bread this week on Tuesdays with Dorie. From her cookbook Baking with Dorie, she says this is the recipe to start with when beginning to make bread. I seem to only make bread when it is assigned and I don’t know why. This recipe was easy to follow and with good results….

Brioche Sandwich Buns

We are making bread this week on Tuesdays with Dorie. We have made brioche before so I was comfortable with this recipe. My buns would not win any beauty contest but they tasted good. My husband and I quickly ate one bun each just out of the oven, there is nothing like freshly baked bread….

Buttermilk-Molasses Quick Bread

Autumn is my favorite season of the year and just like clockwork the marine layer has returned, temperatures are back to normal and I have begun to wear sweaters at night. This bread recipe was the perfect fit for a new season. I picked this recipe since I had a one-pound bag of rye flour…

Goat Cheese-Black Pepper Quick Bread

I am of the opinion that everything is better with goat cheese so I was looking forward to our latest recipe from Baking with Dorie (page 305). I had to make one substitution, mint is one of those herbs I cannot use with my husband so I used basil instead. The recipe calls for 4…

Cinnamon-Raisin Bread

There is nothing like the smell of bread baking in the oven. We all looked forward to having fresh bread and this loaf did not disappoint. Dorie and others mentioned it was great as toast and we would agree. We have quite a few more bread recipes to complete in Baking with Dorie and we…

Raisin Swirl Bread

I am on the home stretch with self isolation, just 5 days to go. The last few days I have been baking daily. We were out of bread so I decided to make a loaf. This breakfast bread sounded like something we would all enjoy. I don’t have much experience with yeast breads so I…

Cornmeal and Fruit Loaf

On Tuesdays with Dorie it is Rewind week, a recipe make-up. I am all caught up but still wanted to bake. I dusted off my copy of Baking From My Home to Yours as there are many recipes I still have not made. I had an open carton of buttermilk which is one of the…

Savory Cheese and Chive Bread

French Fridays Around My French Table One of the things that is nice about choosing my own recipes to make is that I can go from one recipe to the next with like ingredients. That is what I did here, having just made Dieter’s Tartine which included chives I then chose this cheese and chive…