Passions I can't deny
Posted in Baking on Feb 28th, 2010
I’ve not been keeping up with the Healthy Breads in Five group. It seems like I just haven’t taken the time to make the dough which is so easy to do. Anyway, today I finally completed one of the breads for March. This is the 100% Whole Wheat Bread with Olive Oil. For the recipe [...]
Last week I was working on the first baking challenge in the Healthy Breads in Five Minutes (HBin Five) – Spicy Whole Grain Snack Crackers. I emailed the group about my failure – my crackers were pillows of bread instead of crispy crackers. Michelle, our fearless leader, suggested that I needed to just practice rolling [...]
Well, it’s another round of biscotti baking this morning. Today I tried a couple different variations on my original recipe.
In the front is Black and White biscotti. Behind left is Walnut biscotti and on the right is Chocolate Chip. For the Black and White, I divided the dough in half. I formed the one half [...]
I love this recipe because I can change it and it seems to always turn out. Hubby’s favorite is the almond biscotti with chocolate chips. Some other variations can include substituting 1/4 cup almond meal for the flour, or adding other nuts or chopped ginger. I think any dried fruit would also be good.
If you [...]
Posted in Baking on Nov 27th, 2009
I’ve been baking biscotti every Christmas for at least the last ten years. I started baking this cookie after getting tired of paying an arm and leg for one little slice at the local coffee shop.
In 2006, when we toured Italy I couldn’t wait to try real biscotti. I found out quickly that what we [...]
Posted in Baking on Nov 20th, 2009
When Hubby and I aren’t quite feeling up to snuff, we opt for our comfort foods, some of which include soups. Our meal last night included 8 or 12 or who knows how many bean soup. The variety of beans come from a bin at Bloomingfoods in Bloomington, Indiana. I’m sure there was a name [...]
Posted in Baking on Nov 10th, 2009
I love chocolate. I could (and do) eat some form of it every day. Michelle’s recipe for Black-Bottom Cupcakes made me hungry for chocolate. Tonight is the Master Gardeners’ meeting and in addition to their skills as gardeners, this group loves to cook and eat. Anyway, I thought it would be a great excuse for [...]
Posted in Baking on Nov 9th, 2009
I baked my second loaf of this brioche yesterday and had much better results. I let the dough warm up a bit longer, and made sure my oven was at 350, not assuming it was! I also divided the dough into two small loaves. It’s not my favorite bread, but was fun to try. I [...]
