Whole grains are the way to go if you are looking for a healthier bread! I am especially proud of this recipe because I had all of these ingredients that needed to be used and I wanted to challenge myself to make a healthier bread that tasted great. After I made the povitica, I still …
Monthly Archives: January 2020
Bread #4: Chocolate Cream Cheese and Raisin Povitica
I’ve now shared this Povitica (Pov-ee-tee-zah) with numerous colleagues, family and friends who previously were unaware of such a scrumptious bread. When I was deciding which breads to make this month my husband requested babka, but the kind that is swirled and wrapped over itself. I kept thinking that his description did not match what …
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Bread #3: Fococcia
I’ll get straight to the point. Fococcia is the real reason January is bread month. This has been on my list of Must-Makes since I watched the “Fat” episode of Samin Nosrat’s show Salt Fat Acid Heat. I was reminded of this resolution early last year when I saw Brad and Samin make it on …
Bread #2: German Wheat
Recently, I was fortunate enough to have a morning off to visit a friend. Knowing I am obsessed with all things German, she shared a bread recipe her German cousin wrote out for her during a visit to the U.S. After some deciphering and translating, we were able to modify and adapt the recipe to …
Bread #1: Basic White (Quick French)
Two days later, I am surprised this bread is still on the counter. We finished the first loaf within hours of its debut (out of the oven). The second loaf, we broke into, but managed to save 3/4 for the next day, partially to see how long it will last in the open air. A …
January is for Kneading
It took longer to pinpoint my theme for January. I have long been waiting to do breads for the start of the new year, but that is such a broad category. As “bread” has been a staple for the human diet since the beginning of time, it is one of the first, if not the …
A Year in Review – 2019
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another – and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:24-25 This was an eventful year for baking, eating, traveling, …
Food of the Month 