Cinnamon swirl bread has been, for most of my life, a treat. It wasn’t regular breakfast fare growing up, but it sometimes made an appearance in a bag from the grocery. In college dorms, when a toaster oven was the only appliance allowed, cinnamon bread was splurge. When I reached the age of buying my own groceries, it was part of weekend special breakfast plans. And … [Read more...] about Chai Spiced Swirl Bread
Breakfast And Brunch
Slow Cooker Dulce de Leche Bread Pudding with Cherries
I’ve focused this month on recipes for the slow cooker, which is such a perfect way to prepare comforting winter dishes. My use of the slow cooker is generally for main dishes, soups or stews, or jam making occasionally, but over the years I have branched out. This recipe is the evolution of a very basic, simple slow cooker bread pudding that I made once for a special meal for … [Read more...] about Slow Cooker Dulce de Leche Bread Pudding with Cherries
Seriously Simple Slow Cooker Cheese and Herb Bread
Baking has been a thing recently. Maybe you finally learned how to use yeast, maybe you’ve been nursing a sourdough starter. Maybe its cinnamon rolls, or perfect baguettes. Maybe you are a little tired of it. Or maybe, you never started at all. But there is just something so comforting about fresh, warm homemade bread, and we could all use as much comfort as we can manage these … [Read more...] about Seriously Simple Slow Cooker Cheese and Herb Bread
Warming Spiced Savory Butternut Squash Bread
Fall is finally here, and it is time for cozy, comfortable food, and this butternut bread completely fits the bill. It’s packed with the deep savoriness of winter squash and redolent with spices and hint of nutty cheese. Plus, it has such a lovely autumnal color from the squash and the turmeric. Nothing would suit a big bowl of steaming soup better than a slice of this. I am … [Read more...] about Warming Spiced Savory Butternut Squash Bread
Rosemary Ricotta Rolls
Everybody seems to have gone on a bread baking binge during our current predicament. Not me though. Sourdough seems to be the going thing, but I’ve never been a huge fan of sourdough. I did work to perfect my salt-rising bread technique (still working on it), and though I kept meaning to make bread, I never got around to it much. But I did, on a rare trip to the market, pick up … [Read more...] about Rosemary Ricotta Rolls
