Bread

Baby Countdown #1 Quick no-yeast whole grain bread

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So my due date is tomorrow. And just to make things interesting, I woke up this morning at 6 AM with regular contractions.  Regular, that is, until my kids woke up an hour later. I guess the sight of two wild haired, pajama clad toddlers stomping towards the bed was enough to scare even the contractions away. So instead [...]

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Savory Bread Pudding

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This recipe is an easy and tasty way to use up some old bread. Thank you Joie for reminding me to post it! Now thanks to you I can clean up my freezer! Savory Bread Pudding Ingredients: 8 cups diced old unwanted bread, hot dog buns, whatever is kicking around your fridge or freezer 1 cup [...]

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Whole Wheat Banana Bread

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This is one simple Banana bread to make. It always comes out right. It does not have gazillion pounds of butter in it and it contained 50% whole wheat flour. The crust has almost a crunch to it and it keeps on the kitchen counter on in the fridge for a few days, without getting [...]

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Simple and flavorful Bruschetta

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I was hesitating if to post this recipe due to it’s simplicity, but then I remembered that sometimes, the simplest, most basic of recipes are the hardest to find out there in the Wild Wild West (oh, wait,  is that the World Wide Web?). No fancy duck confit here folks. Bruschetta is a great way to [...]

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Easy Whole Wheat Bread 2.0

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Just wanted to give you an update about what’s really important in life and no, global warming isn’t it. I am proud to announce that with the help of a fellow blogger, I managed to make my Easy whole wheat bread even better, with no extra effort at all. The other day I made cooking for [...]

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Bread Machine Whole wheat bread 2.0

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This bread is even better than it’s predecessor. It’s lighter, fluffier and the crust has a nice crunch to it. I’m getting there people! I am still working on a bread machine Challah (traditional jewish egg bread. Very YUM). Recipe will surely follow once I am pleased with my results (being a perfectionist, it might take [...]

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The quest for bread Machine Whole wheat Bread

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  You know how they say that bread machines require meticulous measurements, respect for the ingredient order and an exact recipe? I read that too. Only I’m too stubborn hard-headed adventuress to listen. I want to have daily fresh whole wheat bread, I do not have a bakery near by, nor do I always have the time/energy [...]

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Whole wheat Cheddar Biscuits

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This recipe originates from Chef Michael Smith’s popular TV show “chef at home”. I was watching the chef do his magic while my Hungarian stew  slowly simmered and immediately decided that these biscuits would make an excellent side dish (not to mention so much quicker to make then the original loaf of bread I had in mind). Of course, I couldn’t help [...]

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Easy whole wheat bread

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Update: I have revised and improved this bread thanks to a recipe by fellow blogger from cooking for seven. You can find her great 100% whole wheat bread here, and my post about the changes here. The recipe has also been updated down below. This loaf is by far the star of my extended search for a [...]

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