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Sprouted Wheat French Bread

By on January 9, 2012 in Baking, Bread, Recipes, Sprouted Grain

When we decided to eliminate white flour from our diet years ago, a good French baguette was the one thing I missed most.  Bread with soup, bruschetta, crostinis with baked brie, homemade croutons, and garlic bread were all off the menu until I could find or make a better alternative. Converting from white to whole [...]

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Corn Tortillas: Homemade Goodness

By on April 12, 2011 in Bread, Mexican, Recipes

It does not get any easier than a recipe with only two ingredients.  Making fresh corn tortillas is a simple way to add new interest to familiar recipes.  The technique may take a little practice, but it is worth the learning curve when you sink your teeth into authenticity. The soft texture and sweet corn [...]

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Test Kitchen Bonus: Bacon Irish Soad Bread

By on March 17, 2011 in Baking, Bread, Recipes, Soaked Grains, Sprouted Grain, Test Kitchen Tuesdays

While preparing to tackle the Test Kitchen Tuesday recipes I stumbled across this recipe from The Nourishing Gourmet for Bacon Irish Soda Bread—honestly, it had me at Bacon (the photo is amazing too).  According to Jim Gaffigan, bacon is the fairy dust of the food world, making everything better! I thought I would pass it [...]

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Cornbread [Whole Grain]

By on March 1, 2011 in Baking, Bread, Recipes, Sprouted Grain

Do you ever comparison shop?  Well, I often comparison surf, especially when it comes to refining recipes. Many of my recipes I consider tried and true, but I am always open for suggestions to improve technique, flavor, or nutritional value.  Surfing for cornbread recipes will lead you on an endless journey considering regional differences, add-ins, [...]

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Blueberry Christmas Stollen

By on December 23, 2010 in Baking, Bread, Breakfast, Christmas, Recipes

For as long as I can remember, my mom made what she called Stollen every year at Christmas. Traditionalists would not recognize our family’s rendition since Stollen is similar to fruitcake. Ours would be described best as a pastry with its tender sweet roll dough cradling fresh or canned fruit, nuts, and spices and sweet [...]

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Whole Wheat French Bread [Soaked Method]

By on December 8, 2010 in Baking, Bread, French, Recipes, Soaked Grains, Sprouted Grain

Since our soaked grain adventure began a few months ago, the one bread I have missed more than any is French bread.  Unable to find any recipe on-line that used authentic cooking methods for this type of bread which included soaking the grain, I decided to try to convert a basic recipe found on Famous [...]

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Soaked-Wheat Dinner Rolls

By on November 19, 2010 in Baking, Bread, Recipes, Soaked Grains, Sprouted Grain

Healthy Holiday Menu Choices Adorning tables across our country during the holidays, bread is comforting and satisfying. Loving everything about bread—the aroma as it bakes, its perfect texture with butter or virgin olive oil—I wish it were as good for me as vegetables. While it will never reach the nutritional heights of the veggie tray, [...]

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