Panini: fast food, Italian-style
OK, algebra lovers, here’s an equation for you: 3x + 3y + (1z /8) = 4p. When x = peppers, y = mushrooms, and z = bread, what does p =? Give up? Panini! Panini is the Italian version of an American...
View ArticleButtery Sourdough Buns: a new take on sourdough
Ah, sourdough bread… A thick, hearty crust, chewy interior, full of flavor, and absolutely addictive. Or, thick, hearty crisp crust, chewy soft, moist interior, full of flavor, and absolutely...
View ArticleCreating your own sourdough starter: the path to great bread.
Sourdough. Whether it conjures up a crusty, flavorful loaf of bread or a bubbling crock of flour/water starter, sourdough is a treasured part of many bakers’ kitchens. But where does the path to...
View ArticleMaintaining your sourdough starter: food, water, and time
How’s your starter doing? Fresh sourdough starter is a wonderful resource. Bread, pancakes, waffles, cake… there are so many delicious directions you can take with sourdough. The key: maintaining your...
View ArticleAsparagus Strata with Sourdough: serving the brunch bunch
Q. What do you call a savory bread pudding, made with sourdough bread, asparagus, ham, cheese, and eggs? A. Delicious. HA! You were going to say strata, weren’t you? Well, you get an “A” for effort,...
View ArticleClassic Sourdough Bread: time steps in for added yeast.
Sourdough bread. For many, it’s the Mt. Everest of bread baking. If you can “conquer” sourdough, there’s nothing you can’t do, bread-wise. Not surprisingly, many new bread bakers want to jump right in...
View ArticleGluten-Free Sourdough Starter: a four-day culture shock
Here is a long-awaited story of creation: my quest to build a gluten-free sourdough starter. It began in my kitchen at home after I had discovered a gluten-free English muffin recipe and was intrigued...
View ArticleGluten-Free Sourdough English Muffins: put THAT on your fork and split it!
I promised to get busy developing some yeast recipes for the sourdough starter that I introduced a few months ago and thought English muffins would be a good first challenge. I’ve had a fair...
View ArticleSourdough Popovers: high, wide, and handsome
Popovers. Their name is almost onomatopoetic, isn’t it? (Can’t believe I spelled THAT one right on the first try!) I mean, when you put popovers into the oven, they look like calm, cream-colored...
View ArticleGluten-Free Flatbread: Lip-smackin’ for dippin’, stackin’, and snackin’
Wheat eaters have it SO easy, don’t they? They can grab any old cracker, chip or toasted bread when they want something to scoop up their favorite spread. We, the gluten-intolerant, have fewer choices...
View ArticleSourdough English Muffins: from starter to beautiful finish
Do you want to know how to make ridiculously decadent and delicious eggs Benedict, start(er) to finish? Click right here ↓ Eggs Benedict, for any of you unfamiliar with this fancy breakfast favorite,...
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