I have to admit that I watch football once a year. The Super Bowl is my kind of game; more about food and music, than actual football. Although I do regret missing the Vikings big game this weekend. Everyone gets excited about a good ending. Fingers crossed we will not only be hosting the Super […]
In some of the Kindle versions, the Stollen recipe omitted items from the Ingredients list: Ground cardamom: 1/2 teaspoon Mixed dried and/or candied fruit*: 1.5 cups/9 ounces/255 grams Almond paste: 1/2 cup per loaf (4 ounces/115 grams) Egg wash: 1 egg beaten with 1T water, for brushing * Golden raisins, dried pineapple, dried apricots, dried […]
We’ve had a lovely Autumn here in Minnesota, with warm weather lasting far into October. However, November has brought about a winter chill, and, with it, the desire to head to the kitchen and bake with cinnamon and pumpkin. Often I turn to cinnamon rolls or caramel rolls, but I decided this time around to […]
‘The clocks were striking midnight and the rooms were very still as a figure glided quietly from bed to bed, smoothing a coverlid here, settling a pillow there, and pausing to look long and tenderly at each unconscious face, to kiss each with lips that mutely blessed, and to pray the fervent prayers which only […]
It’s that time again–happy Thanksgiving to our Stateside friends. Below, some links to many favorite Thanksgiving recipes: Thanksgiving Recipes Round Up Thanksgiving short-cut: Refrigerator rise trick for German-style dinner rolls Thanksgiving Pumpkin Brioche Buns with Chocolate Ganache and Whole Wheat Herb Crock-Pot Dinner Rolls–Easy Thanksgiving Baking Soft Thanksgiving Pull Apart Buns Thanksgiving Stuffing
Sometimes the best discoveries come from happy accidents. I made a pan of caramel cinnamon buns and I was the only one home to eat them. That in itself is no great tragedy, I took great pleasure in sitting down with a cup of coffee and a warm sticky bun in the perfection of solitude. […]
‘Over the river and through the wood, To grandfather’s house we go; The horse knows the way To carry the sleigh Through the white and drifted snow. Over the river and through the wood – Now grandmother’s cap I spy! Hurrah for the fun! Is the pudding done? Hurrah for the pumpkin-pie!’ (Thanksgiving Day, by […]
Return to FAQs page In this post, I’ll go through the method for using a kitchen scale to measure in flour and other ingredients, which some readers, especially outside the U.S., have said they prefer. In this recipe for whole grain baguette buns, I used these weight equivalents for scoop-and-swept cup measures: 1 cup white […]
I’ve written before about being enamored with braided breads, and after making twisted loaves I thought it was time to add a cinnamon brioche wreath into the mix. Seeing braided wreaths of bread all over Pinterest makes me immediately think of the Holidays, that holly jolly time of year when everyone turns a blind eye […]
There are so many good things about Thanksgiving dinner. There’s the table piled with comfort food, the house full of family and friends, the first evening of holiday music playing, and a day to consider all the good things the year has brought. But there’s something to be said about Thanksgiving breakfast. It’s always overlooked, […]