A while back I started up a forum post about Proof Bread, a “micro-bakery” located in a residential neighborhood in Mesa, AZ. Again, all strictly legal due to a local ordinance allowing “cottage” businesses run out of a residence. All of us have had or know of a disagreeable neighbor who doesn’t hesitate for a […]
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Depression Era Peanut Butter Bread
This quick bead was inspired by a 1932 cookbook recipe and uses simple pantry ingredients. It’s rich with peanut butter flavor and can be endlessly varied with a smear of your favorite spread. I’m slightly late to the game with this recipe, as the original was posted to Reddit last year and became internet famous […]
Rye Polenta Bread | The Fresh Loaf
This was a flavorful 40% rye bread made with left-over cooked polenta which had some cheese of course added to it. The fresh milled rye flour added tons of flavor and the polenta as always made this a wonderfully moist and tasty bread. I added some potato flour but if you don’t have it just […]
Lemon Fruit Bread | The Fresh Loaf
What a great day for baking, today was a Lemon Fruit Bread. I upped the lemon juice content to be half lemon juice half water and included the grated peel as the Myer lemons have such a lovely skin. i also used 2 free range eggs from my daughters place in Serpentine where the 3 […]
Swirled Swedish Saffron Bread for St. Lucia Day
Sweet, golden saffron bread is filled with cinnamon-sugar and studded with tart red currants. Serve slices with hot tea or coffee to warm a cold winter’s night. Today is St. Lucia’s day! It’s the day that our Swedish friends celebrate Saint Lucy, a symbol of hope and light in dark times. The festival begins the […]
Italian Prosciutto Parmesan Bread | The Fresh Loaf
A staple of traditional Italian delis, it’s surprisingly hard to find a quality recipe for Italian Prosciutto Bread online, also known as Lard Bread. This is a bread loaded to the brim with thick, cubed prosciutto, adding in Parmesan and lots of black pepper for extra flavor, and brushed with prosciutto fat for tenderness and […]
Seed Starter Sourdough Bread | The Fresh Loaf
I had no idea this was Teresa’s bread. She is super innovative! If you are a fan of sour flavored sourdough and have not taken her online course for SFSD, I highly recommend you give it some thought. Here is a comment I wrote to the bread link you posted in your original post. ” Teresa, […]
Collagen makes the crumb too moist in this bread machine experiment
Multigrain Bread Machine Experiment 7 Whole wheat cycle 3 lbs dark crust + 45 min baking cycle (207 *F baking alarm) For oven baking: the equivalent is baking at 350*F for approximately 1 hour 45 minutes. 100g ground flax seeds 2/3 cup 50g chia seeds 1/4 cup 40g […]
Why bread machines are very useful for some people
There are many reasons why I want to make a bread machine work in my life. I’ve baked bread the long way and I love to do that. But my spine no longer wants me to stand up straight, and I get winded just walking the length of my house. Kneading is fun and I […]
Bread machine experiments for Gluten Free baking
I’ve been experimenting with a new bread machine and gluten free. And it hasn’t turned out too badly so far. There’s a series I’m going to keep up until I feel like using the bread machine has become “routine” at https://www.nixgluten.com/2019/10/the-great-gluten-free-bread-machine.html There’s also a part 2 so far. Here are some pics from the experiment. Cinnamon […]