Portuguese Sweet Bread is a mainstay among Portuguese bread lovers, often at Christmas and Easter when it includes a boiled egg. Traditionally it is served plain or with butter but it is delicious on its own. I plan to make French toast with it this week. I have read that this bread would make excellent … Continue reading
I decided to experiment with making pumpernickel bread. I first made a recipe many years ago after Gene and I first met and he bought me a beautiful Jenn-Air stove. This fancy appliance came with a nice cookbook and a recipe for pumpernickel bread was in it. It turned out great as far as I … Continue reading
Since I have been in the mood for baking bread lately I am drawn to different types of bread and sometimes gadgets needed to achieve certain results. I have made bread the traditional way in the oven and I own a mini bread machine that I love to make bread in (I use to have … Continue reading
My first post in 2014 is a recipe by an American company, King Arthur Flour where I played a part in the correction of an ingredient in this recipe. King Arthur Flour has, and will continue to be, one of my best baking sources. I absolutely love this company – buy AMERICAN! First, a little history or you can … Continue reading
These are the rolls I made a week ago and froze for Thanksgiving. Of course I had to have one (maybe two) along with some green tea that afternoon 🙂 Rolls made with yeast sure do smell good when they are baking. The recipe may have butter and sugar but there is also a healthy 2 … Continue reading
This recipe is perfect for Zojirushi’s 1-pound bread machine and is good for 1 to 2 people. I use to have the 2-pound machine but when it became just my husband and I we did not need to have that big of a machine and I gave it to a niece. My niece with a 2 … Continue reading
I have had two bread machines over the years, the Zojirushi 2 lb. and the Mini Zojirushi which is a 1 lb. machine. After much use with the 2 pounder I gave it to a niece and bought a Mini Zo which suited our lifestyle (and eating habits much better). There are many, many brands … Continue reading
These popular doughnuts are rather easy to make and a hit with everyone, especially Grandpa and 2 grandkids for a very special Valentine’s Day.