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(… and a recipe for pitas from so-called “Cornell” dough).  Don’t quote me on the title, because that will probably change five times before our third book is released in late 2011. But we know for sure that it will have pizza and flatbreads from all over the world—plus, the recipes will [...]

(The picture above is another Mark Luinenburg gem; Mark’s done the photography on our new book).  Speaking of our new book…
… this has been a long and wonderful road; tomorrow (Tuesday October 27) is the publication date for:
Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day:  100 New Recipes Featuring Whole Grains, Fruits, Vegetables, and Gluten-Free Ingredients
We are thrilled [...]

 
On Mondays, it’s my turn to pick up my oldest daughter from school, and then stop for tea and treats before her guitar lesson.  We’ve been doing this for six years, and I think I love the tradition as much as she does.  Our downtown coffee shop has great coffee and tea, but the baked goods leave [...]

OK, I’m pretty happy with this photo, but… well, they aren’t really Kaiser Rolls.  I was on a “roll” from last week (sorry), when I thought my Brotchen were more than passable.  So I wanted to re-create another German roll style– the famous 5-petal Kaiser roll.  I have to say that even though the picture [...]

A year ago this week Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day hit the book store shelves. That evening Jeff and I drove to the nearest Barnes&Noble and drank champagne out of the trunk of his car to celebrate. Neither of us had any idea of the journey we were about to embark on. For [...]

This is a flat bread made with an enriched dough, topped with sautéed onions, sprinkled with poppy seeds and drizzled in olive oil. Okay, so many many years ago when the pletztel was in the height of fashion, it was done with dough slightly less decadent than brioche and the oil used was less exotic [...]

It’s Jewish New Year (tonight) and the traditional loaf, a round, turban-shaped one (round=continuity of life) took a back seat in this photo– so I decided to do a challah extravaganza and go through both shapes, which are easy once you see how they’re done.  Here’s the turban from a little closer:

They’re both made from the same [...]

When Jeff and I started to write Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day I sent the “master” recipe to my mom. It was, in my mind the ultimate test. Not because my mom has been baking for years and would be hyper critical, quite the opposite. You see my mother has many, many talents, [...]