If you think you can't bake bread, you have to try this Irish Soda Bread recipe. You'll impress yourself and have a fresh-baked loaf in under an hour from start to finish.
I usually serve these bread sticks as a side to complement a meal. If you have bread machine you could prepare pizza dough that way. If not you can buy dough at the grocery store.
Strawberry Tea Bread A berry in every bite! What more could a strawberry lover want?
A loaf of bread takes too long to make — and isn't it fattening, too? So why bother? Irish soda bread says phooey to both these ideas. With baking soda instead of yeast, you can bake a loaf in less than an hour. With buttermilk and whole wheat flour, this dense, moist bread fits very nicely into a healthy diet. Here's a master recipe with two variations — one with honey and fruit and one with cheese and onion.
A simple, savoury quick bread is an essential recipe for your collection.
This corn bread is dry and dense, perfect for crumbling into stuffing.
Wickaninnish Inn, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, is the ultimate getaway resort. Chef Jim Garraway and team serve up irresistible breakfast and brunch dishes, including Cinnamon Vanilla French Toast (see "Romancing the Morning," March 2000 issue, page 89). It starts with thick slices of homemade Cinnamon Vanilla Bread. We used egg bread (hallah), but if you have time to make chef Garraway's bread, it's well worth the effort. Here is the recipe, adapted in the Canadian Living Test Kitchen.
Enjoy this earthy bread packed with flaxseeds, pepitas and caraway seeds with some butter or our gravlax.
Start a new tradition with a sage-and-oregano corn bread stuffing for roast turkey. If time is too tight to make Corn Bread Loaf, buy corn bread at a local bakery; you'll need 3 lb (1.5 kg).
Serve this fresh corn bread with honey or jam. Corn bread can be made ahead and frozen. It's delicious when toasted after thawing.
