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Category Archives: Bread

How To Make Banana Bread — Take 2

The last time I made banana bread I said, “As far as I’m concerned, the chopped walnuts are not optional. I won’t think you’re a bad person if you don’t use them … I just won’t like your bread.” So you might wonder why there aren’t any nuts this time. Here’s why: There’s a difference between [...]
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How To Make Ham and Cheese Rolls

If you were here last week, you saw the first version of these as asiago cheddar rolls. The wife and kids didn’t get any of those, so I made them again, but this time added some ham and turned them into the main course. Sort of like mini-personal pizzas but without the sauce. You can [...]
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Onion and Pepper Variations on Larry’s Sourdough

Remember Larry’s sourdough bread method? In case you missed it, Larry, the Keep It Simple Engineer, has got sourdough bread making down to a science. He shared a four-part series showing how he does it. Larry mentioned in the introduction that he does a jalapeño-cheese variation, which I’m still waiting to see. (Hint-hint, Larry. [...]
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How To Make Asiago Cheddar Rolls

There aren’t many complex activities humans have been doing for longer than they’ve been making bread. But since the invention of sliced bread, most of us have gotten out of the habit. It’s so bad that when I asked people who took my introductory cooking class — you can still sign up using the form on [...]
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How To Make Fast Rising Bread

I knew I was only going to have a couple of hours to make dinner, so I wanted to try a single-rise bread. Something I could do start-to-finish in about two hours instead of the usual three or four. I went looking for recipes and came across this page of general tips for making bread. [...]
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