The other day I posed a question: what is the difference between a cupcake and a muffin? This is one of those muffins that can tow the line. There’s no oil, nuts, or dried fruit in the batter. Heck, they are even full of chocolate chips! The texture is a bit fluffier than a hearty… read more »
A warm, hearty muffin can be described as one of my most comforting breakfast foods. They can be healthy – naturally sweetened and made with whole grains – or they can be naughty – full of chocolate chips and peanut butter. It’s one of those sneaky little breakfast items that allows you to get away… read more »
I was so excited to try this recipe. I’m in the middle of a love affair with homemade yeast breads, and when I came across this recipe for povitica – a sweet bread made by rolling out yeast-leavened dough very thin, filling it with something nutty and sweet, and rolling it up – I knew… read more »
Hot cross buns are a popular treat at Easter time, and there are many different variations of them! Basically, hot cross buns are described as any sweet roll marked with a cut or icing cross. Traditionally served on Good Friday, hot cross buns are usually made with some kind of yeast dough and dried fruit.… read more »
If you know me, you know that I don’t like to waste food. We plan our meals each week, buy what we need, and we use all of it. Ok, I’ll admit to a few slices of stale bread getting tossed to the birds at the end of the week and other minor offenses like… read more »
Now, I’m not too picky when it comes to bread. Ok, I’m not too picky when it comes to carbs, period. Irish soda bread, however, has its own special type of yummy. Soda bread is a type of quickbread that uses a chemical reaction between buttermilk and baking soda in order to rise. The buttermilk… read more »
Confession: I am not a fan of bananas. Despite that fact, there is nothing like a warm slice of banana nut bread on a cold, rainy winter’s day. The sour cream in this one makes it incredibly moist. I’ve tried a lot of banana bread recipes over the years, and this is a good one.… read more »
Pumpkin Gingerbread (from AllRecipes) I’m a pumpkin bread fan 4lyfe. I’m a gingerbread fan 4eva. So, when I came upon this recipe for Pumpkin Gingerbread, I knew it would be a hit. One recipe will make 2 standard 9×5 loaves or 8 mini loaves. What You’ll Need: 3 cups sugar 1 cup vegetable oil 4… read more »
Homemade Cornbread A couple of days ago I shared this photo on Twitter, and was immediately bombarded with requests to share the recipe! I wasn’t planning on blogging this, so all I have is this iPhone photo, but the recipe works just the same. This is the same cornbread that my mom has been making… read more »
