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Home > Italian Breads [includeme file=”includes/google-234×60-top-middle.html”] This recipe makes a delicious European bread. These batards (or Italian-style loaves), feature a crunchy crust and chewy interior marked by irregular holes and are a perfect accompaniment to any meal. They also make great sandwiches. The poolish (or starter), made the night before, gives this bread its excellent texture and flavor; while not difficult to make, this European
Home > Holiday Baking Recipes > Potica Nut Roll Potica is a very special southern European nut roll recipe. It is rich in flavor and tender in texture. Potica Dough 1/4 cup water 1/2 cup sour cream 1/4 cup butter/oil 1 Egg, room temperature 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons sugar 2 3/4 cups bread flour 2 1/4 teaspoons Active Dry Yeast Filling (Combine and blend
This White Velvet Batter Bread is a savory bread baked in coffee cans to create a special mushroom shape. The batter, which is beaten, not kneaded, fills the kitchen with a wonderful aroma while its baking. It is an easy yeast bread which is suitable for a beginning baker. However, it’s fun to make regardless of your baking level. I like this bread because it
This post outlines the process for developing a sourdough grape starter using natural grapes from a local vineyard (or farmer’s market), and then using the starter to make sourdough bread in your bread machine. A few weeks ago, I went on a tour of a local winery. It was fun as well as educational. Did you know that red wine is better for you
This basic whole wheat bread, made with either a biga or wild yeast sourdough starter, can be formed into many shapes and baked in a variety of molds. The bread is made in three stages. The first stage is to create a soaker. The second stage is making a preferment with either a biga or sourdough starter and the third and final stage is making
