Last week I had a produce panic attack.
There are loads of goodness coming in from the local farms, and I think half of it ended up in my kitchen. Between my CSA box and my inability to stay away from the Suwanee farmer’s market on Saturday mornings, my fridge and counter tops were bursting with [...]
Archive for the ‘Bread’ Category
Rye: An Inspiration
Posted in Baking, Bread, Vegan, Vegetarian on January 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I was perusing the latest issue of Vegetarian Times and came across a recipe for Classic Rye Bread. Up to now, I’ve just been doing my same old bread recipe with a few variations so I was ready and open to the idea of trying a new bread. I can’t post the recipe here since [...]
Bread Update
Posted in Baking, Bread, Vegetarian, tagged Bread on October 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’m getting the hang of this bread thing. So well in fact that I’m starting to venture out a little bit, try new things. Last weekend I made rosemary bread. Using the same bread recipe, during the initial mixing phase I added not quite 3/4 cup of fresh rosemary that I grew myself (Ok, nature [...]
I Got Sconed
Posted in Baking, Bread, Snacks, Vegetarian, tagged Bread, scones on September 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Still licking my wounds from Monday’s flatbread disaster, I needed something to boost my spirits. A little pick-me-up. A little sumthin’ sumthin’ that would go with coffee. Enter my mother-in-law’s scone recipe!
1/3 cup margarine, butter, or shortening ( I use butter)
1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 egg [...]
Norwegian Flatbread: Well, it’s half right…
Posted in Bread, Kung faux pas, Norwegian, Snacks, Vegetarian, tagged crackers, failures, flatbread on September 15, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I love crackers and bread. If it can hold cheese, I’m on it. So I was excited to find this recipe for Norwegian Flatbread. Yey! It’s bread, it’s in my heritage quest, and the recipe says it’s good with mild cheeses. How can this be bad? The recipe was straight forward: make a dough, roll [...]
Bread: Not just flour and water
Posted in Baking, Bread, Vegetarian, tagged Bread, starter, yeast on September 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My first forray into the old ways went waaay back to the beginning. Bread. It’s basic, it’s humble and it’s tasty. People have been making bread forever. But making bread is pretty intimidating, especially to those of us who can’t spend all day in the kitchen watching dough rise. But there are some good reasons [...]
