Tag: Baking

Fruit and Nut Loaf

Fruit and Nut Loaf

A tasty quick bread with wheat bran and walnuts. Slice it for freezing and take it out in the morning for school snacks or a coffee break.

Chocolate Chip Scones

Chocolate Chip Scones

Chocolate chip scones, a favourite of my son, especially now that I top them with chocolate ganache.

An Ode to Baking

An Ode to Baking

Beyond providing a much needed distraction, why has baking struck a chord with so many? I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately and I’ve landed on many reasons, some pragmatic and some more rooted in feeling and emotion.

Baking With Brewed Coffee

Baking With Brewed Coffee

Have you ever found yourself with leftover brewed coffee? We have, more than once, thanks to our new coffeemaker. I hate to waste anything, so after our most recent over-brew, I decided to find some recipes that would use up the excess java.

Bagels

Bagels

There is nothing like a homemade bagel, dense and chewy, fresh from the oven. This recipe comes together in under two hours. If you are new to baking bagels and bread, I highly recommend you consult my Bagels Primer before beginning, and read this recipe 

Bagels Primer

Bagels Primer

Homemade bagels take time, certainly, but not as much as you might think. And baking bagels is easier than you might imagine too. Herein, my collected bagel baking wisdom.