Quick Breads
Baking Radio Podcast Episode #20: Quick Breads
Quick breads are defined and their ease of preparation is discussed. The three mixing methods used to prepare quick breads, the creaming method, the muffin method and the biscuit method are defined and reviewed in detail. Chef Sokol shares the recipe for her award winning blueberry muffins. Grandma Etta’s Blueberry Muffins Makes 12-14
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Irish Soda Bread for St. Patrick’s Day
You don’t have to be Irish to love Irish soda bread. A typical definition of an Irish soda bread states that it is a free-form bread made with baking soda and buttermilk. Raisins or currants and even caraway seeds are commonly added as well. To me, soda bread looks like a giant scone, and it
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Best Doughnuts Ever
As promised, I just cut out my apple cider doughnut dough and fried my doughnuts, and all I have to say is “WOW!” They are AMAZING. This Japanese bread-making technique, tangzhong, really works! Although the dough was very soft while cutting it, once fried, the finished doughnuts were soft and really fluffy (and ready to be dipped in
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