Treat yourself to a practice in patience. Breath rises as bread rises. Kneading is an exhale that brings calmness. Ok. Forget the metaphor. Baking bread is relaxing and fun, so do it if you want! 2 ½ cups Whole Wheat Flour 2 Cups Cake Flour (AP is fine too, but I have had this cake…
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OReeseo Bars
I am not the first to attempt this tectonic treat. I walk in the footsteps of giants who have already successfully combined milk chocolate with peanut butter and chocolate cookie wafer with frosting. I follow in the wake of magicians who have already skillfully sandwiched these well-known confections between batter and dough and layered them…
Turn that Frown UpsideBrownie
Salted Double Dark Chocolate Brownies Problem: Figurative sandbags filled with soot and grime weigh down each emotional and physical limb of your body. Solution: Engage in the gentle therapy of manipulating butter, sugar, and chocolate. You’ll feel better, and then these brownies will happen. Win-win all around. 1 ¼ Cups AP Flour 1 ¼ Cups…
Peanut Butter Apricot Thumbprints
Sunday afternoons are for Beer and Baking. After making my favorite chocolate chip recipe, the need to bake persisted, so I found some other ingredients and this was the result! Preheat oven to 350° F 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter 1 ¼ cups dark brown sugar 1 egg, room temperature 2 tsp. Vanilla ¾…
Honey Beer Bread
Imagine the magical experience of creating something that captures so much sensory beauty. That is baking. What is better, is the ease involved with this particular bread recipe. No rising, not kneading. The craggy crust envelops a chewy center that perfectly absorbs soft whipped honey butter. This loaf accompanied a giant pot of vegetable soup…
Merrily Baking It 