Well, St. Patrick’s Day has come and gone. It was another festive weekend of eating all sorts of cabbage, mashed potatoes and soda bread. I made a loaf of the bread yesterday and thought I’d share the recipe here. It’s a really good one, but it’s not the authentic Irish version that contains only four […]
Bread Recipes
The bread recipes section includes a variety of great recipes for modern and tasty breads that can be prepared with regular kitchen tools most of us already have. Some examples of these recipes include "Almost No-Knead Beer Bread," "Whole-Wheat Brown Soda Bread," "Walnut Banana Bread" and more. Please feel free to browse, try the recipes out and share them with friends.
Fluffy Herb Dinner Rolls in a Cast Iron Skillet Recipe
It takes a very special recipe to get results like this. Trust me when I tell you to be careful out there. The internet is full of all types of bread recipes that don’t work. Making any type of bread is a half day investment, so you really want to make sure you are working […]
Apple Cider Boule Bread Recipe
I’ll admit, I was nervous about this one. I had never made a bread recipe like this and I wasn’t sure how things were going to turn out. As I peeked into the oven after the dough had baked for 20 minutes, I was pleasantly surprised at what was sitting there. The most perfectly round […]
Classic American Sandwich Bread Recipe
Out of all the yeast risen bread recipes I’ll ever share on this site, this one has got to be one of the most straightforward. If you’ve ever thought about the steps necessary to make homemade bread, you probably thought of the ones I’ll show you below. This bread recipe is a classic and it […]
Fluffy Dinner Rolls Recipe by Bread Illustrated
This is the seventh bread recipe I’ve tackled from Bread Illustrated. If you haven’t been following along, feel free to check out my Breads category. Most of the recent recipes from from this resource, but many recipes came from a bunch of others. The recipe I’ll be sharing today is, without a doubt, one of […]
Easy Sandwich Bread Recipe
Well, it looks like I now have a new bread recipe. For years, I’ve been using a bread maker that gave me so-so results. Actually, I never really knew what kind of bread I’d get out of the thing. It seemed like it would do whatever it wanted. I’ll tell ya – for something that […]
Classic Italian Bread Recipe by Bread Illustrated
Here’s the deal with making bread – pretty much every recipe you look at will be somewhat intimidating. Once you make whatever it is you’re trying to make once though, the next time will be a snap. That’s the truth about things. Making bread really isn’t difficult. All you need is a little practice. Hey, […]
Almost No-Knead Beer Bread Recipe by Bread Illustrated
I sure wish I made this bread a few days ago. If I had, I would’ve been able to enjoy it with those Sam Adams mussels Laura and I ate for dinner. I guess I have to plan a little better next time. I was just having a conversation with Laura about bread. During this […]
Whole-Wheat Brown Soda Bread Recipe by Bread Illustrated
What an easy to make and great looking bread. This wasn’t challenging at all to take photos of. You should have heard me – ohhinh and ahhing as I was snapping away. What a pleasure. The Recipe Today, I present the third in a long list of recipes I plan on preparing from the fabulous […]
Southern-Style Skillet Cornbread Recipe by Bread Illustrated
I have officially moved onto the next recipe in my latest and greatest cookbook, Bread Illustrated. This one is called Southern-Style Skillet Cornbread and really is a snap to make. Here, take a look at my results. The Recipe This bread only takes a few minutes of preparation and between 15-20 minutes in the oven, […]