by Daisy | Mar 17, 2009 | Breads, Recipes
There’s no reason to fear puff pastry. It only contains 4 ingredients (including the water) and the major effort is waiting for it to chill several times before you can make it into flaky croissants, crisp palmiers, or delicious fruit turnovers, to name a few....
by Daisy | Feb 28, 2009 | Breads, Recipes
Scones come in all shapes, sizes, and flavors. Here is one basic, traditional version. Customize it and make it your own.Simple SconesNote: For the best result, if you know you are going to be making this, say, for breakfast the next morning, freeze the butter in...
by Daisy | Feb 10, 2009 | Breads, Recipes
Lefse (lef-suh) is a Norwegian griddle bread, sort of a potatoey Scandinavian tortilla. Serve hot with butter and cinnamon-sugar or jam. Or just devour them plain. This recipe is enough for two or three–double or triple it for a crowd.Lefsemakes 121 1/4 lbs....
by Daisy | Feb 7, 2009 | Breads, Dessert, Recipes
Family Valentine’s Day brunch fare.Cranberry-Almond Danish Coffee Cake1/3 cup milk2 T. sugar1/2 tsp. salt1/4 cup butter1 pkg. dry active yeast1/4 cup warm water3 cups all-purpose flour2 eggs1 tsp. almond extract1 tsp. grated orange peel3 T. softened...
by Daisy | Jan 13, 2009 | Breads, Recipes
Ivory’s culinary memory is impressive. I served this bread to her and another friend, alongside some tomato soup, ten years ago, and she has remembered it ever since. She recently suggested I make some for the blog.It takes three days to get the...
by Daisy | Nov 27, 2008 | Breads, Recipes
A lot of holiday baking is in full swing, so I thought I’d share the results of a little experiment I’ve been intending to try for some time. This isn’t exactly a life and death issue, but it’s something I wonder about whenever I haul out the...
