Sourdough bread is nearly addictive. It has a unique crisp crust and a chewy interior. It makes amazing toast or grilled sandwiches. Not all restaurants offer sourdough bread as an option but when they do, consider yourself lucky. Always choose sourdough! Here’s The Scoop On The Fascinating History Of Sourdough Bread Bread has been a…
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How To Make Your Own Herman Sourdough Starter
Want to make sourdough bread but don’t have any sourdough starter? No worries, it’s easy to make your own in a two quart glass or plastic container. Healthy Sourdough Starter Is Easy To Make At Home Sourdough starter can be made from just flour and milk or even mashed potatoes that are left to sit…
Surprise These Pork And Beans Muffins Will Amaze You
Pork and beans muffins? The first time I heard about bread made from pork and beans I thought yuck! Surely someone was kidding. It sounded awful. Then, I remembered hearing years ago about a fabulous cake baked with tomato soup and a chocolate cake made with mayonnaise. Well, I thought, anything can surprise you in…
Cinnamon Raisin Breakfast Cottage Loaf
The sweet, tender cousin of Millie’s Dilly Bread Last month I re-posted an old favorite, Millie’s Dilly Bread. The recipe won the Pillsbury Bake Off in 1960 and the winner was from Nebraska! So many people wrote and told me “I remember my mom making that in the 70’s” or “Thanks, I had forgotten that…
Millie’s Dilly Bread Recipe
Dilly Bread? What’s The Big Dill? Dilly bread really is a very big deal in so many ways. How’s this sound? One bowl, no mixer, no kneading and so versatile! How’s that for easy? The bread is light and packed with flavor! Bake it in an 8″ or 9″ round for a cottage style loaf…
The Most Unusual Poppy Seed Bread Recipe Ever
Make This Bread And It Will Be Loaf At First Bite I got my first poppy seed bread recipe from my sister-in-law Margaret who is a fantastic cook. Long ago she introduced me to this moist, indescribably yummy treat. But this recipe? It’s got an “it factor” with a tangy lemon glaze and crunchy sliced…
Butter Butter Butter Zucchini Bread Is The Best
Zucchini Bread made with real butter trumps every recipe out there for the best flavor and texture! Because we all know, nearly everything tastes better with butter. There’s a joke that goes around in rural Nebraska about this time every summer. Folks are warned not to leave their cars unlocked because if they do, they…
Pumpkin Bread So Good It Will Make You Cry
Pumpkin bread is only good in the fall said no one ever. Pumpkin bread is fantastic no matter what the temperature. And this recipe might just be pumpkin bread nirvana. I’ve got to confess I’m crazy about pumpkins! Actually, I have a major obsession with pumpkins! I love the shape, color, and taste so naturally,…
One Bowl Rustic Rhubarb Bread
Another chapter in my ongoing love story with rhubarb! Every spring, as faithful as Old Faithful, rhubarb arises from its slumber and starts pushing up stalks topped with elephant ear size leaves. Please don’t eat the leaves, though! Only the stalks are edible! Rhubarb has been used for centuries as a sort of health tonic….
Beckie’s Blue Ribbon Banana Bread Recipe
One of the many wonderful recipes this momma got from one of her daughters! Both our girls are great cooks and each of them has shared some remarkable recipes with me. This is, hand-down, the best banana bread recipe I’ve ever tasted. The soured milk (note: not sour milk about to be dumped!) and the…