Category Archives: Bread

A Sourdough Starter: Success?

By Matthew | Published: November 22, 2008
After two failed attempts at creating a sourdough starter from scratch, and a lot of helpful advice and comments from readers, I have created what appears to be a very healthy 12 day old starter. The method came from Mike at SourdoughHome.com, by way of Jonathan and it was very simple (thanks guys!): Mix 1/4 [...]
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Cornmeal Biscuits

By Alexa | Published: November 16, 2008
I woke up wanting biscuits. Biscuits are very easy and quick to make with pantry ingredients and they are DELICIOUS out of the oven. I started with Martha Stewart’s recipe for Cornmeal Drop Biscuits (From Martha Stewart’s Baking Handbook), and made a few changes. Cornmeal Biscuits 1.5 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup cornmeal 2 teaspoons [...]
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Olive Lovers Rejoice: Rosemary Olive Bread

By Matthew | Published: October 28, 2008
Ever since I started baking bread, people have been asking me if I’ve made an olive loaf, and up until this point the answer was a flat no.  In fact I had never even tasted it before, and I was OK with that.  But after hearing repeatedly how good olive bread is, and that I [...]
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No Knead Zone: Organic Whole Grain Bread

By Matthew | Published: October 27, 2008
I tried Mark Bittman’s remake of the best bread recipe ever.  This new version uses all whole grain flour.  It’s not as good as the white flour original, but it’s real easy to make, very hearty, great for people with high cholesterol, and has plenty of fiber. No-Knead Whole Grain Bread 2 cups whole wheat [...]
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Pesto Pizza in 30 Minutes

By Matthew | Published: October 20, 2008
A few weeks back, we made a delicious pizza from scratch, read the post here.   The extra dough was put into the freezer for another day… well that delicious day has arrived! In the morning, before work, I took the dough out of the freezer and put it in the refrigerator.  When I got home, [...]
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