English Muffin Bread is a no-fail recipe Yeast bread sometimes has a difficult reputation. The perception is that it's difficult and fussy and easy to mess up. And yes - some yeast breads can be a bit harder to master. But not English Muffin Bread. This bread is so easy that anyone can make it. I do make that statement lightly. Not everyone grew up cooking and baking and not everyone made their own bread for years. If that is you, please don't fear - you have met your perfect, easy ... Read More about English Muffin Bread
Yeast Breads
Potato Pull-apart Cinnamon Bread
Potato Pull-apart Cinnamon Bread is also known as "Monkey Bread" This is such a fun recipe - and so very delicious! Potato Pull-apart Cinnamon Bread is pretty easy to make. It's one of those fun recipes that kids love to get their hands into, and so long as you don't mind a little bit of a mess, everyone can have a blast making this! There are good reasons to use potatoes in making yeast bread. The starch in the potatoes gives you a nice light rise with a rich flavor. As a ... Read More about Potato Pull-apart Cinnamon Bread
Cottage Cheese Dill Bread
One of our family's absolute favorites! I've been making bread for a long time, and I would venture a guess that I have tried at least 100 recipes. I've probably thrown together at least that many with no recipe at all. When the girls were little, I often made different kinds of bread every week - so you know they had the chance to try a lot of different flavors. But, when I gave them the choice of what kind I should make, which bread did they always ask for? Cottage Cheese Dill ... Read More about Cottage Cheese Dill Bread
Pumpkin Beer Bread
One of the nice things about doing a local Farmer's market this past summer, was getting to know the other growers, entrepreneurs, and makers in our area. They are, without exception, people who work hard, and take a lot of pride in the products that they produce. We are, as you know if you read here very often, big believers in sourcing food as locally as possible, whenever possible. You get the freshest and probably healthiest food that way. And beverages that are sourced locally can be pretty ... Read More about Pumpkin Beer Bread
Stand Mixer Italian Bread
I have to be honest and tell you that I would love a do-over for this year so far. It's been a difficult one, to say the least. I'll get into some of it in posts to come probably. But - I'm looking forward now, and this recipe is a good place to begin. It's from my old blog actually, but a year-round treat that we always enjoy. The fact that it is dead easy doesn't hurt either. Making bread can seem daunting if it's not been your thing before, but the more you do it, the easier it becomes. ... Read More about Stand Mixer Italian Bread
Pumpkin Raisin Yeast Bread
It is getting to be that time of year. You know - when there is pumpkin everything, everywhere you look! I confess I don't really "get" pumpkin coffee drinks at all - I guess probably because I'm not particularly fond of sweet coffee, unless it also involves chocolate. But, pumpkin everything else, I am very much okay with. Like this Pumpkin Raisin Yeast Bread! Our own pumpkins did well this year - we have quite a nice number of lovely little pie pumpkins to use this fall. This ... Read More about Pumpkin Raisin Yeast Bread
Anadama Cinnamon Rolls
Because we don't usually host Christmas at our own house anymore, I try to be a good guest by supplying a few treats when we show up for a week of festivities. Our older daughter and her family have a little less flexibility than we do, so we generally head up to the northern part of the state to spend a week or so in the land of grandchildren. It's a magical place where certain of the residents think you are about the best thing since sliced bread, and don't mind telling you so, even as early ... Read More about Anadama Cinnamon Rolls
Winter Squash Sandwich Bread
This time of year, we always encounter the same problem - using up our winter squash before it goes bad. We don't have a root cellar, so once the weather gets below freezing for an extended amount of time, our storage spot in the garage gets cold enough to freeze the squash and once that happens, it is not salvageable. We often end up giving quite a bit to the chickens, but I try to make sure we get most of it, so I have made a couple batches of this bread and it is just too bad for the chickens ... Read More about Winter Squash Sandwich Bread
Anadama Bread – Step by Step, Making Yeast Bread
When Larry and I first got married, his sister in law was always making this fantastic bread that I had never heard of before. I grew up in a family with a couple generations of breads makers before me - both my Mom and her Mom baked their own bread for long stretches of time, so making yeast breads was never an intimidating idea to me. But this bread was better than anything I had ever had before, and I was so glad when my new sister in law gave me the recipe. I have never changed one single ... Read More about Anadama Bread – Step by Step, Making Yeast Bread