As far as plain-Jane “Italian” bread goes, this is it. This loaf promises a bakery-style loaf and delivers. I really like that the Italian loaves in this book make sure to include a biga. (I discussed biga in the Ciabatta page briefly.) Biga adds flavor and I really like a loaf that requires a littleContinue reading “Crusty Italian Bread”
Author Archives: Kate Litscher
The Easiest Pizza You’ll Ever Make
About a half hour before I had a couple friends over, I decided that pizza might be good to have a little later in the evening. And rather than go for my usual pizza dough (Cookie + Kate Whole Wheat Pizza Dough, where I always use All-Purpose flour rather than whole wheat), I decided thatContinue reading “The Easiest Pizza You’ll Ever Make”
Pane Bianco
Stunning and shockingly simple. I made this loaf for a friend’s birthday party. I managed to make it while working. The loaf is an enriched white bread filled with all sorts of goodness. The rise times were long enough that I managed to time the filling portion over my lunch break. This is kind ofContinue reading “Pane Bianco”
Blueberry Scones
I feel a bit bad posting this one during the middle of August, after most of blueberry season is long-gone. Alas, I struggled with what to say about this one. It is so straightforward and delicious. As long as you follow the instructions, you can’t go wrong at all. Turns out I made this recipeContinue reading “Blueberry Scones”
Peach Nutmeg Scones
I had made the recipe found in the King Arthur Baking Conpanion previously. However, I was in a time crunch and completely forgot to add the butter at the right time. I tried to grate the butter in and make do but the scones failed spectacularly. In fact they never really rose and turned intoContinue reading “Peach Nutmeg Scones”
Blushing Peach Pie
I have a great significant other. The recipe for this Blushing Peach Pie calls for a raspberry syrup. Knowing full well that I would have to deal with all the peaches and making and unfamiliar pasty, I was just going to buy it at the store — a valid option according to the Baker’s Companion.Continue reading “Blushing Peach Pie”
Peach Clafouti
I made this on a whim. Not knowing what I was throwing together was probably a bit of a hindrance. According to the Baker’s Companion, Clafouti is most often made with cherries but for this particular recipe, they modified it to use peaches. The peaches go on the bottom of a 10″ pan. I usedContinue reading “Peach Clafouti”
Herbed Beer Bread
This is the easiest recipe I have ever done. No knead, ten ingredients and only one bowl. It made yummy bread. It gets weird if you don’t store it right but it freezes wonderfully. The hops flavor gets hidden by the herbs for the most part. There is really not much else to say onContinue reading “Herbed Beer Bread”
Parisian Street Vendor Crepes
When I have extra ingredients, I just go to the index of The All-Purpose Baking Companion and look them up in the index in case there is a recipe that I have not yet done. In this case, I had extra mushrooms and the two recipes were for Crepes and another for pizza. Naturally, onContinue reading “Parisian Street Vendor Crepes”
Blueberry Slump
I had never heard of a slump before, but apparently it is related to a grunt. Obviously. In fact, according to myrecipes.com, they are the same thing. They “are baked or stewed fruit dishes topped with rolled biscuit dough”. The recipes for the blueberry slump is different from the blueberry grunt in the King ArthurContinue reading “Blueberry Slump”
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