A Little Guide to Making Bagels with All-Purpose Flour Can you make bagels without bread flour using all-purpose or plain flour? Many will tell you no. When it comes to homemade bread, there are a lot of opinions. Some believe you have to have the best quality ingredients and equipment. They...
A Little Background on this Buttermilk Pancake Recipe in a Smaller Portion Ever since I was a little girl, I remember my grandmother making pancakes. I have a lot of fond memories of my grandmother and they seem to always surround making food. Pancakes and buttermilk biscuits were some of the...
A Beautiful Star Bread using an Easy Dough Recipe We wanted to make an enriched dough recipe that was easy, cheaper to make and had endless possibilities when it came to making more intricate recipes such as rolls, braided cinnamon buns, and this lovely easy star bread. To make it more...
Who Doesn't Love a Stuffed Braided Bread? Perhaps you have mastered our easy enriched dough recipe that we promised had endless possibilities and wanted to see what else you could make. How about a stuffed braided bread? And what if we played off our rich heritage and made a fancier WV pepperoni...
A Little Background on this Easy Dough Recipe with Endless Possibilities We wanted to make an enriched dough recipe that was easy to knead by hand or machine, used a modest amount of dough, tasted delicious on its own and had endless possibilities when it came to making more intricate recipes such...
A Little History on the Bread This is a copycat Schlotzsky's Bread Recipe for a muffuletta style sandwich bun. The muffaletta or muffuletta is a large, round Silician bread often topped with sesame bread and served with cold cuts such as salami, ham, provolone or swiss cheeses. It's a very large...
Recently, we started learning how to braid bread and had so much fun we made a giant cinnamon roll the size of West Virginia mountains. But eventually, you start realizing you are making too many sweets and want something savory. I wanted to see if I could push the size of the roll and still have...
This recipe is after a late night discussion with a friend about giant versions of our favorite foods. Since many great ideas for recipes come from friends and family, I encourage you as a baker to discuss favorite dishes with others. If you want to make a fast friend, simply ask them what was the...
Spicy pepperoni baked inside soft rolls is something that is said to be West Virginian invention. The oils from the pepperoni seeps into the bread as it bakes and gives the dough an amazing texture and flavor. Made correctly, there are no or minimal pockets of air and you have a tender roll with a...
If you love cinnamon rolls, this bread is just for you. Cinnamon swirl bread is sweet and a little spicy. Perfect on its own or you can toast it. Make it for breakfast or as a snack. Anyway you slice it, you'll enjoy every last bite. The bread also makes a fabulous french toast. This bread also...
What I love most about sourdough is how it can be really easy or complicated. Once you learn how to make natural yeast or a starter, you begin to wonder what you can make it. Perhaps you've tried pancakes and the basic white loaf and had a lot of success. Let's do a really simple no-knead whole...
Have you ever wondered how to make hamburger buns? This hamburger bun recipe isn't too difficult, it's a matter of waiting for the dough to rise. You can knead it by hand, in a food processor or a stand mixer. I'll show you a video below on how to go through the process. This is a recipe that was...
If you want to learn how to make hot dog buns, you came to the right place. It is surprisingly an easy recipe and fun to learn. In the beginning, you may have some misshapen buns, but that's part of baking. It's much like that ball game you are watching while chowing down on a delicious hotdog. If...
This is a fabulous pizza dough recipe because it is quick, only takes three ingredients and is fun to make with the family. Learn how to make pizza dough without yeast so you can have a fast meal on the table in about 20 minutes, start to finish. This 5 minute pizza dough recipe is truly simple to...
Learning how to make sourdough cinnamon rolls is actually quite simple once you begin to understand how natural yeast works. Perhaps you were like myself after learning how to make yeast and wanted to make more than just a simple sourdough bread. Perhaps many recipes you have tried...