Breads, Cakes, and Sweet Treats
Sourdough Dried Apple Bread Recipe
Another Saturday means another sourdough bread, this one with lots of apple flavor and whole grains. Today's recipe is one of my favorites. It's just sweet enough to eat like a dessert bread, but savory enough for sandwiches. This recipe makes a very large loaf - one...
Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls
For many families, Easter morning means cinnamon rolls. Cinnamon rolls are usually made from a soft straight dough, but a few years ago I carried a Sourdough Saturday theme through a whole year, over on my defunct site, Hestia's Kitchen. Thus, I experimented with...
Sourdough Hot Cross Buns
Hot cross buns, full of tasty dried fruits and spices, are a long-time British Easter tradition. Although I am not British I am from New England and grew up considering many British traditions my own. Thus, I have been making hot cross buns every spring for 25 years...
Mom’s Orange Blossom Rolls
Mom's rolls are soft, citrusy, and sweet - perfect for a spring day. Now with an added sourdough tang! Luckily for me, my Mom was a child of the 1950's. She followed the expectations of that era and pored her heart and soul into being a wife and mother. A big part of...
Sourdough Savarin Cake
Many, many years ago I belonged to a recipe group where one of the options was a traditional Savarin Cake. I didn't make it then, but have been eying it ever since. I guess it's true that good things come to those who wait, because this Sourdough Savarin Cake...
Easter Babka Bread Recipe
I have been making hot cross buns for Easter for nearly 30 years. This year, I thought it might be time for some variety. In my search for traditional Easter breads I came across Babka. “Sounds great,” I thought. “Let’s find the true recipe.” Easier said than done....
Sourdough Walnut Currant Rolls
I love breads filled with raisins and other dried fruits. Add in crunchy walnuts, sweet currants, and tangy rye for an even tastier treat, Sourdough Walnut Currant Rolls. Recipe: 2 cups ripe sourdough starter (find out how to make your own starter here) 1 1/2 cups rye...
Easy Lemon Tea Cake Recipe
Easy lemon tea cake can be made low fat or whole grain. Tart and sweet, it’s the perfect snack with a cup of afternoon tea. Springtime and lemon just seem to go together. It’s the season for lemon bars, lemon vinaigrette, and this easy-to-make lemon tea cake. The cake...
Semolina Tomato Zucchini Yeast Bread
It’s that time of year again – zucchini season. I have been following the Mediterranean example and using zucchini in everything; zucchini pie, stuffed zucchini, zucchini pickles, even zucchini brownies. But still, the zucchini keeps coming.
