Archive for the ‘ bread ’ Category
Sometimes I’m in the mood for a breakfasty carbohydrate with my morning tea. Or perhaps I want to make a full-on Eggs Benedict. Well, I’m gonna need some English goddamn muffins, aren’t I? And of course, being the foodie douchebag that I am, I’m too good for those plebian store-bought kind that come in a [ READ MORE ]
Jalepeno Cheese Corn Bread Vegetable oil for the pan 1 cup yellow cornmeal 1 cup all-purpose flour 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 3 to 4 tablespoons sugar, optional Dash ground chipotle chile pepper or cayenne pepper 1/4 cup fresh finely chopped jalapeno pepper 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded [ READ MORE ]
This is so easy there is no excuse for you to ever buy pre-made garlic bread from the store (barring, of course, some wildly unforeseeable circumstance such as a blood feud with the only seller of fresh garlic in town or a disease that makes it impossible for you to slice your own bread). Ingredients: [ READ MORE ]
I’ve had mixed experiences with gazpacho: usually when I’ve ordered it at an eating establishment, I’m served an ice-cold version of tomato soup that tends to have a slightly bitter flavor. I’ve never been impressed, but the idea always sounded intriguing, so when I came across a slightly more traditional gazpacho recipe (namely diced instead of blended), I decided to give it a shot. First, the quality of your ingredients should be addressed. Everything needs to be as [ READ MORE ]
A sopapilla is a kind of fried pastry or quick bread, similar to Indian fry bread, common to New Mexican cuisine. If you’ve never had one, they’re frickin’ delicious. Anyhow, without further ado, here’s my recipe, recently perfected after several years of experimentation: 1 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 tablesoon butter 1/4 teaspoon [ READ MORE ]
By waiting so long to bake dough I made a couple of days ago, I believe I may have inadvertently created a sour pizza dough. I am extremely interested to see how it tastes — updates to follow, assuming I don’t die of food poisoning. [EDIT] I wouldn’t call it “sourdough,” but letting the dough [ READ MORE ]