Bread – Food For Me

Crusty Italian Bread

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”

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”

No-Knead Crusty White Bread

If you did not get into the quarantine sourdough kick or have given up on your starter altogether, but still want all that delicious flavor, this is a great recipe for you.

Classic Blueberry Muffins

I had too many blueberries and not a lot of time to eat them, so I went to the index of my King Arthur Baker’s Companion. I was about to go hiking over the weekend and I found that muffins might be just the ticket for car snacks and post-hike calories. This recipe is veryContinue reading “Classic Blueberry Muffins”

Ciabatta

I am pretty sure that at some point I have eaten ciabatta, but I am also pretty sure that it was used for a sandwich and I had never really looked too hard at a loaf. That being said, I decided that ciabatta would be the best option for a little picnic with pesto pasta.Continue reading “Ciabatta”

Zucchini Bread

I have started looking through the index of the King Arthur All-Purpose Baker’s Companion when I have extra ingredients. Turns out we are getting to summer around where I live and that means a lot of extra zucchini. I have never really been a fan of zucchini bread in the past so I had beenContinue reading “Zucchini Bread”

Spiced Peach Muffins

Another recipe from the King Arthur’s All-Purpose baking companion. I had extra peaches this week from my local CSA delivery. I will admit that I was a bit shocked to see the sheer amount of flour that went into this bake. However, once everything was measured, the recipe was super easy, a couple of mixesContinue reading “Spiced Peach Muffins”

Banana Bread

Whenever bananas go brown in my house the first thing I turn to is banana bread. Also, I stopped measuring the bananas years ago. A little extra banana has never hurt anything. Note: Brown, overripe bananas are going to give this bread a sweeter, better flavor. Also, feel free to use this recipe as aContinue reading “Banana Bread”