Essence of Bread

This is about as simple as a bread recipe can be. It’s great tasting, crusty, yeasty, coarse-textured, satisfying bread. I’m a guy, and I can make this perfect every time. This bread is the exact of opposite of all the other soft, fine-textured, preservative laden, over-priced supermarket breads. It’s easiest if you use a stand-type mixer with bread hooks. If you don’t have one, buy one. It’ll be the most-used appliance in your kitchen, next to the toaster.

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Versatile Bread

This is a wonderfully flavored and versatile bread. You can use it to make focaccia loaves, cinnamon rolls, hamburger buns, or dinner rolls. This recipe makes bread baking a snap!

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Buttermilk-Herb Bread

Our family’s favorite! We got this from a neighbor and have never seen it anywhere else and we’ve made it for over 20 years. Wonderful right out of the oven, slathered with butter. It has the subtle flavors of dill and buttermilk with a tender crumb.

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How to Make French Baguettes

          

I always thought you can’t make real French baguettes at home, but once I tried it I realized I was wrong. Again. You’re going to be fairly shocked when you realize just how simple this is. The only way to make bread this any more French is to put some butter on it!

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Cowboy Bread

Similar to pita breads, this is a round fried bread which supposedly traces its origins back to the great American West.

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Fondue Bread

You’ll be glad you put the effort into this recipe when you get a ring-shaped bread loaf filled with Muenster cheese.

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Noni Afghani

     

This is an easy bread recipe that results in a soft, tender flat bread. My native Afghani friend says that this bread tastes better than the traditional Arabic bread she buys at the store. Enjoy!

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Zopf

          

I discovered this Swiss Sunday bread when I was visiting friends in Switzerland. One of these friends is a pastry chef! The measurements given to me were metric, so I had to convert them. This makes a beautiful loaf and is super easy to make!

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Hard Do Bread

          

This recipe for Hard Do Bread (hard dough bread) is similar to the one sold in West Indian stores. It’s a simple white bread that’s just slightly sweet.

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Wonderful Gluten Free White Bread

          

Like most people with celiac, I find white bread is one of the foods our gluten-free family misses the most. I created this after much trial and error in trying to make a bread that tastes like real wheat bread.

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Parmesan Herb Bread

          

This bread is excellent when sliced, topped with shredded Mozzarella cheese and a layer of sliced pepperoni, and baked in the oven until the cheese melts.

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