Kohlrabi Bread

I recently signed up for a weekly CSA veggie box which has introduced me to kohlrabi. Here’s something different to to with a not-much-used vegetable in any standard bread machine.

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Chunky Chili Cornbread

This is a tasty cornbread with texture and a good flavour! The recipe makes a larger than expected loaf. I use the dough setting on the bread maker and then bake it in a large loaf pan, but you could bake it in the bread machine also.

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Alligator Animal Italian Bread

     

This simple Italian bread shaped like an alligator will rock any New Orleans Cajun-style Mardi Gras event. You can easily shape it into any animal you like, as this dough lends itself well to handling and doesn’t rise uncontrollably and distort your animal’s shape. Make the dough in your bread machine, then shape it, let it rise, brush it with egg wash, and bake. To make other shapes, coloring book animals enlarged and placed underneath parchment paper make great guides!

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Rich Panettone

This recipe calls for both a bread maker and an oven, and is more rich and flavorful than most — you just can’t find many panettone recipes that have rum or cream. It took a while to perfect this recipe, but feel free edit it to your own liking! Enjoy this beautiful bread during the holidays!

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Italian Christmas Bread with Eggnog Glaze

My husband fondly recalls the Anise Bread that his Italian grandmother used to make during the holidays. She evidently never had a recipe (and never used a bread machine!) so this is what I came up with for a quick, special Christmas bread. This rich bread has a wonderful aroma while baking.

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