Bread has been essential to mankind for ages. Baked, fried, steamed, pan cooked – there are many forms. The art and science of making bread has been preserved and cherished through generations.
Finnish cardamom bread or Pulla is an enriched bread. It is soft and delicately flavored with cardamom. You can serve it plain or make an intricately braided loaf, decorated with sugar, almonds, or jam. I am fascinated by bread, especially the ones leavened with yeast. So every December, you will see me trying out traditional …
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These dinner rolls are shaped like mini pumpkins and flavored with pumpkin puree and warm spices. This easy to make recipe is a flavorful addition to the fall dinner table. Fall is the season when the pace of indoor cooking begins to pick up in our kitchen. Nothing like the warm aroma of spices wafting …
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This is a basic sourdough bread, a recipe to start using and getting familiar with your sourdough starter. Vegan Here is a bread to make with the most common sourdough starter – the 100% hydration starter. Here is the recipe for this starter – basic sourdough starter. This is one of the classic recipes that …
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Tangzhong or water roux is a cooked mix of flour and water used in breadmaking. It makes the bread softer and increases its shelf life. Making breads with cooked starches is a common technique found around the world. It makes the bread softer and is of great importance when working with low gluten and gluten …
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Naan is an leavened flatbread traditional baked in clay ovens called Tandoor. These are popular in the Indian Subcontinent and nearby regions. Using Sourdough starter in the recipe creates a Naan bread with more mature, complex flavors. This is as close as you can get to Naans made by the traditional Tandoor bakers of the …
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Milk Bread is soft and spongy and great tasting. It is a favorite of adults and kids alike. This loaf, made with an additional ingredient- Herman Starter – tastes great and is much leaner.
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Kulich is a sweet yeasted bread that is as pretty as a cake served during Easter. These enriched yeasted loaves are usually made tall and has a soft cake cake-like crumb and texture. Look at that lovely crumb – it is hard to believe that it belongs to a bread! Well, believe it! This is …
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