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Off-the-wall recipes
Do you know what “off the wall recipes” are? Now, don’t get all excited thinking you’re going to read about chocolate papaya muffin tops or fennel sardine apricot bread. No, I’m talking about the...
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Hearts and flours: I'm in love! (Do I need Dr. Phil?)
OK, I admit it. I can’t be silent any longer. This secret love I have is burning inside me, an unquenchable fire… whose temperature is about 350°F. Here’s my confession: I love to bake. I’ve always...
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White bread, pure and simple
Ahhhhh, cinnamon toast. Ahhhhh, bread and butter. Ahhhhh, grilled cheese. And what, pray tell, is the progenitor of ALL of these AHHHHHs? White bread, a.k.a. pain de mie, a.k.a. The Perfect Sandwich...
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Honey-Oat Pain de Mie: comfort bread
Ah, supermarket bread! Beloved of children, remembered with nostalgia by their crusty-chewy-artisan-loaf-eating parents. Close-grained, soft, moist, dense, and perfect for sandwiches. And toast. But...
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Sprouted Wheat Pain de Mie: building a healthier sandwich, one slice at a time
When I first started baking seriously in 1996, I focused on making crusty hearth breads. It wasn’t long, though, before I was I intrigued by other styles of leavened bread as well — including pain de...
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