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Category Archives: Baking and Baked Goods
Recipe: Garlic Croutons
I learned this technique from Jacques Pepin. It’s a lot more efficient than browning croutons in a skillet and uses less oil too. Makes 4 cups, enough for about 6-9 bowls of Caesar or other salad. Ingredients: A loaf or … Continue reading
Recipe: Magic Squares
4th of my holiday bakes, except it’s not so much a bake as an assemblage. Great to make with kids because it’s so easy. There are a couple of versions on the EagleBrand.com website but I prefer this rendition from … Continue reading
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Tagged Eagle Brand Condensed Milk, Recipe, The Fresh Loaf
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Recipe: Fennel Pollen Shortbread
Third of my 3 holiday bakes. Buttery, salty, with a complex taste from the fennel pollen. Adapted from this recipe which in turn attributes it to Kir Jensen, operator of a Portland food truck. Ingredients: 2 c all purpose flour 1/4 c … Continue reading
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Tagged cookies, fennel, fennel pollen, sea salt, shortbread
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Recipe: Christina Tosi’s Corn Cookies
Second of my 3 holiday bakes. The lively Christina Tosi, pastry chef at Momofuku Milk Bar, has generously shared the recipe for her should-be-illegal corn cookies. (I suspect she actually uses even more butter than this, however.) Freeze dried corn … Continue reading
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Tagged Christina Tosi, corn, corn cookies, freeze dried corn, Momofuku
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Recipe: Dark Chocolate Biscotti with Chipotle Chili
First of my 3 holiday bakes. Adapted from davidg618′s recipe which appeared on the wonderful baker blog, The Fresh Loaf. Ingredients: 1/2 c (one stick) unsalted butter, softened 2/3 c sugar 2 eggs, lightly beaten 1/4 c cocoa powder (Hershey’s … Continue reading
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Tagged biscotti, chipotle, chocolate, cocoa, The Fresh Loaf
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Recipe: Schüttelbrot (Alpine Cracker Bread)
My wife brought back this intriguing and fragrant flatbread from a trip to Bavaria. It is a traditional Alpine snack that is great with cheese and charcuterie. (The elusive taste element is fenugreek, which grows wild in the Alps and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpine, cracker bread, fenugreek, German, Schüttelbrot
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Recipe: Country-Style Miche
A miche (pronounced “meesh”) is a rustic loaf made with high extraction flour. It’s big and hearty and gets better as it ages over several days. Great for sandwiches or just eating with some good butter. Ingredients: For the levain: … Continue reading
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Tagged bread, country style, high-extraction, High-X, Jeffrey Hamelman, King Arthur, Martin Philip, miche, rustic
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Special recipe: Kettle Bread
Welcome to sourdough baking Tartine style. Tartine is a bakery in San Francisco that makes one batch of bread per day, at 5 pm, and sells out immediately. With your starter and these instructions you will create two magnificent loaves … Continue reading
Recipe: Overnight Pizza Dough
Adapted from Jeffrey Hamelman at King Arthur Flour. Unlike Pizza D’oh, this is a classic Neapolitan crust with nothing but flour, water, salt and leavening. Makes four individual pizzas (approximately 8 inch diameter). Ingredients: 500 g all-purpose flour 340 ml … Continue reading
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Recipe: Potato Chip Pizza
Two of a guy’s favorite things in a single recipe. This is a great side dish with a piece of grilled meat and a hearty salad. Adapted from Maggie Glezer’s Artisan Baking. Ingredients: 1 3/4 c bread flour 1/4 t … Continue reading
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