Whatever baking genes I’ve got I inherited from my mother, and hers definitely came from her mom, my Bubbie (Jewish grandmother).  It didn’t matter what it was; if she made it, it was delicious.  Anytime you visited you would be greeted with a mountain of baked goods, and my favorite was always these cinnamon mandel […]

There are still a few months until Michigan’s football season (83 days to be exact, not that I’m counting) kicks off so instead of Football Saturdays over the summer I have Sourdough Saturdays.  For all you need to know about sourdough starters (including how to get one and take care of it), see my previous […]

If Michigan Football’s helmets could be conceptualized as a loaf of bread, it would hands down be Pain a l’Ancienne.  Nothing flashy or over the top, but simply the best.  Replace Maize and Blue with flour, water, yeast, and salt and you’ve got one of the easiest and most delicious breads you will ever make. […]

When I started to make bread I found it a little discouraging at times that so many of the recipes I wanted to try took two days.  Most often this was letting the dough rise overnight, or having a preferment (basically making 1/2 your dough the night before).  I’ve now come to realize that this […]

At some point in the last two years I had the misguided thought that making my own pastry would be a good idea.  Then I had the even more misguided thought to follow through on that idea.  While it certainly was a challenge, I think much like baking bread I was anticipating something far messier […]

In the last two years I have made more loaves of bread than I care to count.  Some good, some great, some highly regrettable.  But there’s one recipe I’ve found that I can always rely on to be quick, easy, and delicious: Asiago Herb and Garlic Bread. Yup, that’s right. A loaf of great bread […]

My favorite foods are pretty simple: bread, cheese, onions, and peppers. So when I have the chance to combine those at once, I’m going to take it. Pizza is what got me into bread baking, so it seemed logical that my first post should be one of the best pizzas I have made so far. After spending […]