Day Before Cinnamon Rolls
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Yeast Breads
Published on July 18, 2010
We don’t go often, but yesterday Fuzz and I spent the entire afternoon at the mall. Fuzz needed an outfit for a piano recital, and after a few very successful hours we left the mall just before rush hour. Now there are days when I absolutely do not feel motivated to make dinner or stop at [...]
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Published on May 28, 2010
After last week’s confidence boosting batch of pretzels, I decided to try making bagels. With inspiration from an Emeril recipe which didn’t require special bread flour or pre-planning (e.g. making a sponge that has to sit for a day), I made the bagels with a few minor changes. I halved the recipe, increased the …
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Published on February 1, 2010
I’m not good at making yeast breads, especially pretzels, but thanks to Clara at Clara Bakes, those days are over. Inspired by her pictures and experience, I decided to follow her lead and try Alton Brown’s recipe — a recipe I figured might work since Alton includes the weight of the flour. For aspiring yeast [...]
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Published on January 17, 2010
We were maxed out on sweets today, so I decided to make a batch of focaccia. I can’t think of any yeast bread that I don’t like, but focaccia is one I really love because it’s different everywhere you go and it’s fun to see how other people make it. This version, which I found [...]
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Published on September 4, 2009
The New York Times No-Knead Bread recipe worked! So far, I’ve made one loaf and there’s another on the way. Thanks to Jaden for her detailed directions, Karenfor inspiring me with her description of the bread and her addition of lemon and rosemary. And mostly, Bittman and Lahey for sharing the recipe. The bread …
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Published on January 2, 2009
A few weeks ago I made some chocolate chip cookies with instant yeast – an ingredient I don’t usually keep around the house. For one thing, I hardly ever make yeast bread and another, if I did make yeast bread I’d use regular yeast. So I had some leftover instant yeast and was …
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Published on June 21, 2008
I usually buy yeast breads at the store, but Friday was rainy, the girls were engaged in a Pokemon battle, and most of all, I didn’t feel like leaving the house to go buy bread. Not serving bread with dinner, especially on a Friday, seemed wrong, so I pulled out my Luby’s Cafeteria Cookbook and [...]
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Published on February 17, 2008
