Wednesday, March 16
cupcakes
I'm in the middle of making some Guinness cupcakes for St. Patrick's Day. It reminded me I have some old cupcake pictures I haven't shared.
Saturday, March 12
Tradition
My great grandmother's Irish Bread. I added my own personal touch - some Turbinado Sugar sprinkled on top. I also cut the caraway seeds in half and only used two teaspoons instead of four. Hey, I'm only half-Irish anyway... :)
Sunday, February 6
Sunday, December 19
Friday, November 19
It's that time of year - COOKIES!
I've started making cookies for the holiday season. Have you? Here's what I've got so far....
Of course, classic Chocolate Chip Cookies:
Some Spritz cookies, almond and chocolate:
And some classic Snickerdoodles...
More to come!
Of course, classic Chocolate Chip Cookies:
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| From November 2010 |
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| From November 2010 |
Some Spritz cookies, almond and chocolate:
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| From November 2010 |
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| From November 2010 |
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| From November 2010 |
And some classic Snickerdoodles...
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| From November 2010 |
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| From November 2010 |
More to come!
Monday, November 8
Busy Weekend
My first pumpkin pie:
Not perfect, but a solid, first attempt.
A loaf of whole wheat bread:
And some banana bread:
I used a recipe that I got from the King Arthur Flour's traveling baking demos that suggested adding coconut flakes...what a great idea!
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| From SUGAR: A Bakehouse |
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| From SUGAR: A Bakehouse |
Not perfect, but a solid, first attempt.
A loaf of whole wheat bread:
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| From SUGAR: A Bakehouse |
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| From SUGAR: A Bakehouse |
And some banana bread:
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| From November 2010 |
Wednesday, November 3
Fougasse
After a ciabatta disaster over the weekend, I was determined to make a nice yeast bread. I took a break from ciabatta, though, and decided to try fougasse. I was really nervous since the giant, leafy pictures just look so incredible. I was surprised how well it turned out and how easy it was! Next time I think I'll add some spices for some extra flavor now that I've got the basic recipe under my belt. Here are a couple of pictures...sorry, no pictures of the messed up ciabatta!
I learned from Wikipedia that the leaf shapes are actually supposed to look like an "ear of wheat":
I can't really say mine is a perfect match, but you get the idea!
The history of the bread (according to Wikipedia) says that fougasse was a provincial bread and there were different variations regionally in France. Some versions included different savory ingredients (olives, anchovies) and were like pizza without sauce. Eventually the recipe made its way over to Italy where fougasse evolved into focaccia. Yum...focaccia may be the next bread recipe to try!
The history of the bread (according to Wikipedia) says that fougasse was a provincial bread and there were different variations regionally in France. Some versions included different savory ingredients (olives, anchovies) and were like pizza without sauce. Eventually the recipe made its way over to Italy where fougasse evolved into focaccia. Yum...focaccia may be the next bread recipe to try!
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