This isn't your ordinary bread book. From artisan yeast breads, to savory breakfasts and brunch, to decadent cakes,
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English Pages 272 Year 2021
Table of contents :
Introduction
The Care and Eating of Bread
Pantry Staples
Equipment
BREADS
Quick Breads
Lemon Blueberry Bread
The Best Banana Bread
“The Care and Feeding of Neighbors”
Fresh Pumpkin Bread
Sweet Skillet Cornbread
Zucchini Walnut Bread
Coffee Crumble Loaf
Yeast Breads
“Imperfect Perfection”
Rustic Artisan Bread
Roasted Garlic Artisan Bread
White Bread
“Sustenance”
Honey Oat Wheat Bread
Focaccia
Cinnamon Braided Brioche
Chocolate Hazelnut Babka
Jalapeño Cheddar Bread
Cuban Bread
Buttered Knots
Great-Aunt Ruby’s Icebox Rolls
Easy Soft Pretzels—3 Ways
Soft Kaiser Rolls
Soft Baguettes and Pub Buns
Caramelized Onion and Pancetta Twist
“Flatbread Cooking Techniques”
Pear, Pancetta, and Blue Cheese Flatbread
Margherita Flatbread
Sweet Breads
“Edible Nostalgia”
The Ultimate Cinnamon Rolls
Pineapple Upside-Down Cinnamon Rolls
Apple Streusel Cinnamon Rolls
Cream Cheese Rolls
Maple Pecan Cinnamon Rolls
“The Language of Food”
Cinnamon Roll Bread Pudding
Orange Blueberry Muffins
Apple Cardamom Muffins
Brioche French Toast with Kumquat Whipped Cream
Scones, Biscuits, and Brunch
Walnut Blue Cheese Scones
Carrot Cake Scones
Lemon Poppyseed Scones
Cranberry Orange Scones
Buttermilk Biscuits
“Thriftiness Begins with a Shovel and a Teaspoon”
Strawberry Shortcake on Buttermilk Biscuits
Bacon Jalapeño Cheddar Biscuits
“Happy Eggs”
Asparagus, Pancetta, and Gouda Strata
Gruyere-Crusted Savory French Toast with Tomatoes
Roasted Red Pepper and Leek Frittata
Spanish Tortilla Frittata
Artichoke, Sun-Dried Tomato, and Goat Cheese Frittata
Sausage, Sage, and Potato Breakfast Casserole
CAKES AND FROSTINGS
Cakes
“Marshmallow Fights”
Campfire Cake
“Dinner with Maurice”
Apple Maple Pecan Cake
Mexican Chocolate Bundt Cake with Ganache
1850s Gingerbread Spice Cake with Mascarpone Buttercream
Blueberry Peach Cake
“The Peach Tree on Primrose Lane”
Peach Bourbon Upside-Down Cake
Evil Eva’s Plain Cake
Flourless Chocolate Cake
Carol’s Carrot Cake
Orange Pound Cake
Berry Brown Betty
“Smashing Fruit”
Jam Cake
Frostings, Icings, and Fillings
Cream Cheese Frosting
Mascarpone Buttercream Frosting
Rocky Road Frosting
Smoky Seven-Minute Frosting
Strawberry Jam Buttercream Frosting
Buttermilk Icing
Maple Bourbon Icing
Apple Maple Caramel Glaze
Orange Glaze
Cinnamon Filling
Stabilized Whipped Cream
The Perfect Chocolate Ganache
COOKIES AND BARS
Cookies
“The Process of Invention”
Chocolate Chunk Espresso Cookies
Toasted Oat Cranberry Cookies
Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
“Molasses Cookies”
Hot Toddy Molasses Cookies
Coconut Drop Cookies
Chocolate Hazelnut Meringues
Vanilla and Cacao Nib Meringue Cookies
Classic Sugar Cookies
Strawberry Lime Sugar Cookies
Melting Pot Cookies (TN Cookie)
Great-Grandma Eva’s Lemon Shortbread with Strawberry Icing
Orange Shortbread Cookies with Chocolate Ganache and Hazelnuts
Grandma Carol’s Russian Tea Cakes
Bars
Lemon Bars
Bar Snack Blondies
Aunt Glenda’s Shortbread
Dark Fudge Hazelnut Brownies
PIES AND TARTS
Pies
“Recipes from the Past”
Great-Grandma Eva’s Blue-Ribbon Piecrust
Citrus Meringue Pie
Mixed Berry Key Lime Pie
Mom’s Apple Pie
Blueberry Crostata
Cherry Almond Crostata
Banana Cream Pie
“Blackberries”
Blackberry Pie
Mini Peach Cobblers with Buttermilk Biscuits
Tarts
Mini Lemon Meringue Tarts
Fig Honey Mascarpone Tart
Apple Cranberry Spice Tart
Raspberry Cheesecake Tart
Chocolate Turtle Tart
Acknowledgments
About the Author