Tag: bread
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Black Currant Buckwheat Buns
Because black currants were banned in the United States in 1911, we don’t have a lot of black currants featuring in our baked goods. You might be wondering why black currants were banned, so let me take you down the rabbit hole a bit. Black currants, along with other plants, are a host for white…
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A Year of Bread – #4 Focaccia Barese
Focaccia Barese is a traditional Italian flatbread that originates from the city of Bari in the Puglia region of southern Italy (imagine the ankle of the boot). It is a type of focaccia, which is a flat oven-baked bread that is similar to pizza dough. Focaccia Barese features tomatoes and green olives as traditional toppings.…
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A Year of Bread – #3 Marraqueta
Marraqueta is a crusty white bread popular in Chile where it’s eaten countless ways at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. You will also find marraquetas in Bolivia and Peru, and it’s similar to the pan frances of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. Marraquetas are known for their signature four-segment shape, and it is in shaping the bread…
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A Year of Bread – #1 Roti Canai
Hey cooking buddies! So, I recently decided to tackle Roti Canai, that Malaysian flatbread famous for its layers and flavor explosions. I followed the recipe and method from a video by Sheldo’s Kitchen, and here’s the lowdown on how it went. The dough-making part was smooth sailing – just a mix and knead situation. But…
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Brown Sugar Peach Quick Bread
Millions of peaches, peaches for me, millions of peaches, peaches for free. Well, that’s not quite true. It is more like four pounds of peaches and they cost about seven dollars. Summer fruit is so tempting, and I went a little overboard this week. I don’t even like peaches all that much, but the kids…