Its
thick sweet batter is full of mashed bananas, cinnamon and toasted
nuts and when you pull the banana bread from the oven the golden brown
crust is delightfully crisp.
more
A yeast bread
rich with butter and eggs. This gives it a buttery flavor
and a light and tender crumb.
more
An enriched Bread with a
golden brown crust and a wonderfully soft and tender crumb, full of dried
and candied fruit. more
These
Soft Dinner Rolls have a golden brown crust that wonderfully chewy,
while inside their texture
is soft and oh so fluffy. more
Enjoy these deliciously enriched yeast buns
filled with lots of whipped cream. They have a golden brown
crust and their texture is wonderfully soft and fluffy.
more
Although you may be able
to buy these gorgeous buns, nothing compares to the smiles you are
rewarded with when your family wakes up to the smell of these baking
in the oven. more
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This round, rich,
sweet, yeast bun is traditionally served on Good Friday. Made of milk,
yeast, sugar, flour, spices, eggs, butter, currants, raisins and/or
candied fruit. more
This
biscuit
has a golden brown crust that is nice and crispy,
yet inside it is wonderfully soft and tender.
more
A perfect biscuit, in my
mind, should have a golden brown crusty top and bottom and when you
split it in half it should be soft and flaky and moist enough to absorb
a pat of butter, which is absolutely necessary.
more
When you add applesauce,
preferably homemade, to this Applesauce Bread it gives it a
wonderfully moist texture and a delicious apple flavor.
more
This quick bread has a moist
and dense texture and tastes of coconut, vanilla, and cinnamon. Try a
slice with butter and jam and it makes great toast.
more
This Dried Fruit and Nut
Loaf is chewy and crunchy and loaded with flavor. It is healthy for us
as it contains lots of dried fruit and nuts and the batter has no butter
or oil in it. more
Lemony and buttery is how I
would describe this delicious Lemon Poppy Seed Bread. It has the taste and texture of a
pound cake but with a lovely sugary lemon glaze.
more
This Easy (Boiled) Fruit Cake is a
much simpler version of the traditional British fruit cake. It contains
all the necessary ingredients, like candied and dried fruits, yet it is
so very easy to make. more
Raisin Soda Bread is plump
with Thompson raisins and is lovely when sliced and buttered.
more
Low-Fat Banana Bread has a
wonderfully moist texture and tastes of sweet bananas, cinnamon, and vanilla.
The butter that is usually found in banana bread is replaced with heart healthy
canola oil. more
This Cranberry Bread
contains the delightful combination of fresh cranberries, candied mixed
peel and toasted almonds. more
Chocolate Zucchini Bread
has a lovely moist texture and the deep chocolate flavor comes from unsweetened cocoa powder and
semi sweet chocolate chips.
more
Strawberry Bread is
moist and flavorful and keeps very well. It is full of chopped
strawberries and toasted walnuts and the flavor of cinnamon is a
welcome addition. more
As its name implies, this
quick bread is full of the flavors of pumpkin and fresh cranberries.
Sweet and moist its flavor is enhanced by freshly squeezed orange juice
and zest. more
It seems that every time I
open a food magazine or cookbook I am enticed by a new banana bread
recipe. This time it was in a BBC Good Food magazine where the batter
contained so many flavorful ingredients that I just knew it was a
winner. more
Pumpkin puree is used to
make this sweet, moist, and flavorful Pumpkin Bread. But what sets this bread
apart is a layer of cream cheese filling in the center of the bread.
more
This Cornbread has a lovely
golden brown cracked crust with edges that are nice and crispy. Inside
the cornbread is soft and dense, with a crumbly texture. Wonderful warm
from the oven. more
Zucchini Bread has a
moist texture and is a delightful blend of grated zucchini and
apple, toasted nuts, and coconut.
more
Irish Soda Bread has a
lovely golden brown crust with a tender, slightly moist interior that is
served with buttered and jam. more
Try making these
buttery rich and flaky pinwheel shaped Danish Pastries that
are filled with raspberry preserves.
more
Lemon Blueberry Bread is
bursting with sweet and juicy blueberries and brushing the top of the
hot bread with a lemon glaze makes it moist and flavorful.
more
A deliciously
buttery rich and dense German Christmas Fruit Cake that's
full of dried and candied fruit and nuts. Instantly
recognizable by both its shape and its coating of powdered
sugar. more
Create your own
delicious pizzas using this easy "No Knead" pizza dough
recipe and a tasty "no cook" tomato sauce.
more
Chocolate Banana Bread
combines the sweet flavor of ripe bananas with chocolate.
more
Chocolate Marble Bread
has lovely swirls of chocolate and vanilla scented batters so we can
enjoy a
chocolate and a vanilla cake at the same time.more
A flavorful
bread containing three different flours (bread, whole wheat,
and rye) along with three seeds (flax, sunflower, and
sesame). more
A yeast leavened
muffin that's cooked on a griddle. While the outside crust
is golden brown, inside it's soft and spongy with lots of
nooks and crannies. Delicious with butter and jam.
more
For this delicious
pastry you take a thick slice of Brioche, soak it with a rum
flavored syrup, spread on a layer of almond cream, and sprinkle with
shaved almonds. Bake until brown and set. Then enjoy.
more
Cranberry Orange Bread
combines the tartness of fresh cranberries with the sweet citrus flavor
of freshly squeezed orange juice. Delicious!
more
This artisan bread
has a crisp outer crust with a soft and chewy interior. Perfect on
its own with butter, but use it for sandwiches and it makes great
toast. more
Chocolate Croissants are also known
as Pain au Chocolat. This is a delightful combination; a buttery
crisp Croissant with a large chunk of dark chocolate inside.
more
Try these rich
and buttery Brioche hamburger buns that have a wonderfully
light and tender crumb. Fantastic with or without sesame seeds.
more
Homemade Doughnuts
are made from a rich yeast dough that are
deep fried and then rolled in sugar. Sugary crisp on the outside,
soft and tender on the inside.
more
These small, soft and tender rounds of
buttery Brioche have a piece of chocolate hidden in the center. A perfect
way to start the day. more
Brioche is a buttery
rich yeast bread with a light and tender crumb. It is especially
good when topped with pastry cream, fresh fruit, and crunchy bits of
sugar. more
A bakery favorite.
Almond Croissants start with day old croissants that are filled and
topped with an almond cream and shaved almonds. Delicious.
more
You can make
Croissants successfully at home. This recipe will produce a
Croissant that has a crisp and buttery golden brown crust
that's wonderfully soft inside.
more
An enriched bread that has a
glistening golden brown crust and a three strand braid. It has a buttery
rich flavor with a soft and tender texture.
more
Triangles of puff pastry
filled with a delicious mixture of spicy sausage, chunks of potatoes,
and onion. more
With its dimpled surface, this flatbread has a crisp crust yet inside it's soft and tender.
more
It has amazing flavor,
starting with the rich yeast bread that is a cross between a cake and a
bread. more
A swirl of cinnamon sugar running through a
soft and fluffy white bread makes a delicious Cinnamon Swirl
Bread. more
This section includes both Quick Breads and Yeast Breads.
Simply
put, a 'Quick' Bread is a North American term used to describe a light and moist baked
good that is, as its name implies, "quick" to make. John
Mariani tells us in his book 'The Dictionary of American Food & Drink'
that there were once other names for this type of bread. Names like "lightnin'
bread" and "aerated bread" but for some reason they didn't catch on the
way 'quick bread' did.
Quick Breads came after the 1850's invention of baking powder
(combination of sodium bicarbonate and acid salt). Before that breads
were made primarily with
yeast
so when chemical
leaveners arrived they were welcomed as there was no fermentation and little or no
kneading.
The category of Quick Breads is large.
Muffins,
coffee cakes, pancakes, popovers, crepes, loaves and breads, scones
and biscuits are all considered Quick Breads.
Space dictates the need for my breaking this category down even further.
Therefore, this page is dedicated to breads and loaves, those batters
that are baked in a rectangular baking pan. Jean Anderson in her
wonderful book 'The American Century Cookbook' tells us that while
recipes for biscuits, scones, muffins, and waffles appear in the 19th
century, recipes for fruit breads and loaves seem to be a 20th century
invention. One of the first fruit breads was Date and Nut Bread which
came about in the 1920s.
Breads and loaves are normally made
with a thick batter that is a cross between a cake and a bread. They can
be sweet or savory. As I mentioned above, they are leavened with either
baking powder or baking soda and usually contain eggs. Their ingredients
can vary greatly. Different flours and sugars can be used. Flavorings
can include extracts, fruits (fresh or dried), nuts, vegetables (like
carrots and zucchini), ground spices (like cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger,
etc.), chocolate, and even seeds. They are baked until nicely browned
and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. They make a nice
breakfast or brunch dish but can be served anytime of the day. Tea and
coffee make a nice accompaniment.
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