Category Archives: Bread

Salted Caramel Apple Sourdough Challah

Posted on May 28, 2012 by sparecake

Happy Memorial Day! May’s Daring Bakers’ Challenge was pretty twisted – Ruth from The Crafts of Mommyhood challenged us to make challah! Using recipes from all over, and tips from “A Taste of Challah,” by Tamar Ansh, she encouraged us … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Caramel Stuffed Monkey Bread

Posted on May 16, 2012 by sparecake

I had some people over a few weeks ago and wanted an easily shared dessert. I’d never made monkey bread before, and went straight to one stuffed with chocolate and caramel, because, well, why do things in halves? Sweet Vanilla … Continue reading →

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Potato Sandwich Bread

Posted on April 23, 2012 by sparecake

I made a potato bread once that involved making mashed potatoes, then putting them in bread. It came out gross. This recipe uses potato flakes, the mashed potato of choice for lazy people, and came out tasty, fluffy, and generally … Continue reading →

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Same Day 6 Fold French Bread

Posted on April 18, 2012 by sparecake

Going to be around for most of the day some weekend day? Then most definitely make this bread! It’s super easy, and requires very little hands-on time, but unfortunately does keep you kind of house-bound for most of an afternoon. … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Swirl Brioche Buns

Posted on April 11, 2012 by sparecake

When I was home a month or so ago, I tried this recipe. It was a disaster! I didn’t thicken the filling enough, so I was basically trying to roll a dough filled with pudding, and then when I’d nearly … Continue reading →

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Oatmeal Bread

Posted on April 9, 2012 by sparecake

This is the last post with something I cooked in DC, and I guess sort of fittingly, I used some of this bread in the sandwiches my mother and I ate while we were driving my stuff from DC to … Continue reading →

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Hot Cross Buns

Posted on April 4, 2012 by sparecake

Before I left DC, I visited a relative I don’t see often, and who had told me before her favorite baked good was hot cross buns. I’d never had them before, so I can’t really tell you how these compare … Continue reading →

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Hearth Bread Pizza Dough

Posted on March 21, 2012 by sparecake

Last weekend we played Settlers of Catan. The exciting, relevant part of this is, that we played it with food! This pizza dough was the base of our board pieces. Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups warm water 1 tablespoon sugar 1 … Continue reading →

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5 Minute Bread

Posted on March 5, 2012 by sparecake

This is the most basic recipe from Artisan Bread in Five Minutes A Day. Five minutes may be optimistic, but with some very small amount of time a day you can have some really fabulous bread that’s great for snacking … Continue reading →

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Hawaiian Bread

Posted on January 30, 2012 by sparecake

For some reason we were talking about Hawaiian rolls at work the other day, and I decided to try them. I changed the recipe a bit, taking a hint from tennis rolls, and came up with something that was quite … Continue reading →

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