Recipes against wanderlust and homesickness
Complement your Thanksgiving menu with these pillowy soft and moist corn muffins. They have just the right size, contain no sugar, and taste especially good when made with good quality olive oil. If you prefer a more neutral flavor, replace olive oil with canola, vegetable, or sunflower oil.
The raw and very finely grated potatoes give this bread a unique, tangy flavor and excellent freshness. The addition of whole-grain wheat and rye flour makes the crust chewy and each slice pleasantly satisfying.
Soft and fluffy Polish buns with poppy seed, sometimes referred to as Pieguski, the freckled ones. They taste the best fluffy and fresh out of the oven or toasted, preferably topped with butter and orange marmalade.
Authentic German cinnamon rolls; soft, fluffy and slightly sticky, with a intense cinnamon flavor and a simple apricot glaze.
Make a batch while the fruit is still in season and enjoy on fresh bread, with a croissant or as a topping over ice cream.
The braided shape certainly isn’t the classic brioche shape, the dough would take in France, where it’s generally presented in its tradional fluted form, with a “knot” on top. However, it’s a delicious variation. A bit sweeter than my Brioche Overnight or the classic Brioche à Tête (Brioche Parisienne), it tastes the best with butter […]
It is not necessarily easy or fun at the moment to go to a bakery to get fresh bread, so I thought I might offer you another recipe for a homemade bread. If you follow my blog you probably noticed that I prefer making breads with a long resting time, because the longer you allow […]
It’s not a boule, it’s not a baguette. It’s a bastard.
Soft and fluffy like a pillow. Prepare the dough in the evening and enjoy the best brioche ever for breakfast, brunch or as a snack.
It is quite amazing how the French create a variety of breads with only flour, yeast, water and their famous art of folding and shaping – called „le faconnage“ – which gives each bread its unique texture and taste. My basic recipe for a traditional French bread is very easy to make. If you want […]