Quick Bread

Sweet cornbread is a classic cookout side dish. This recipe is buttery and moist, all that's needed is a drizzle of honey!

Double chocolate muffins pack a double punch — rich semisweet chocolate in the muffin batter, and white chocolate chips mixed in. Are they for breakfast or dessert? You decide! 

This month's #TwelveLoaves is all about RED! I made an easy red velvet quick bread with sweetened cream cheese swirl. Enjoy a slice for breakfast for dessert! #TwelveLoaves was a monthly bread baking party created by Lora from Cake Duchess with the help of Heather of All Roads Lead to the Kitchen, which runs smoothly …

Pumpkin season isn't over yet! This Thanksgiving, serve pumpkin buttermilk biscuits spiced with cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg alongside your turkey.

Whole wheat apple spice mini muffins are a healthy, tasty treat, and the perfect size for little toddler mouths! It's been a crazy couple of weeks. Going back to work, Ice Cream Week, getting back into a fitness routine ... I haven't had much time to bake, so Snack Share Wednesday has either been cut-up …

Dark chocolate morsels and fresh cherries sweeten up hearty whole grain muffins for a delicious breakfast or snack! It's What's Baking time again, and this time our host, Yudith of Blissfully Delicious, has chosen baking with summer produce. I've chosen to bake with fresh sweet cherries. Cherries were never on my "favorite fruits" list. That …

Chances are, if you're not living under a rock, you see Irish soda bread popping up after Valentine's Day. What is soda bread? No, it's not made with a carbonated beverage. It's a quick bread, and uses baking soda as a leavener. Yes, just about all quick breads you see these days use baking soda, …

Dear Winter: What's up with you? The past few years, you've been pretty mild, sometimes a little chilly, but that never lasted long. This year? Let's just say, I don't remember moving to Antarctica. The cold shoulder is getting old. Let's move on and try again next year, okay? Signed, The Redhead Baker. Spring can't …

So, did you enjoy the Pepper Party? I enjoyed finding so many new ways to cook with bell peppers! Our family also enjoyed an extended Columbus Day weekend. I had an "early out" from work on Friday (I got out at 2 p.m. instead of 5 p.m.), and had Monday off. We visited with family …

Monday morning again, huh? Are you as "thrilled" about it as I am? The past weekend was BEAUTIFUL, in every way. The weather, the food, taking Liam out for a fun adventure ... After nearly a month of temperatures in the high 90s plus humidity, the mid-80s over the weekend was just gorgeous. The food? …

I was really excited when I saw this week's Tuesdays with Dorie: Baking with Julia assignment. I've made bagels at home once before, but used a different recipe. To see the recipe for these bagels, please visit this week's host blog, Heather's Bytes. Dorie's cookbook promises that these bagels will be airy and cakey, not …

I was really excited about this recipe swap theme: breakfast. I used to be one of those people who woke up and didn't feel the need to eat for a few hours. A cup of coffee could sustain me until around 10 a.m., noon if I was really busy. Not anymore. Part of getting older? …

"Tuesdays with Dorie" is both a blog and a link-up, started in 2009 by a blogger named Laurie, who decided to try to make every recipe in Dorie Greenspan's "Baking: From My Home to Yours." She asked if anyone wanted to bake along with her, got a huge response, and the link-up was born. The …

In various online polls, I've seen the question "What is your favorite season?" It's a question I can't answer. I love them all, which is why I'm glad to live in an area that (usually) has four distinct seasons. I love sitting in warm, fuzzy pajamas, watching the snow fall while sipping hot chocolate in …

Hi DNCWWO Fans! Yes, I know I don't usually blog on Tuesdays, but you get a bonus post this week, because I'm guest blogging over at The Spiffy Cookie! Here's a sneak peak!  Head on over to check it out! 

When I say "comfort food," what do you picture? A dish of creamy oven-baked macaroni and cheese? A big bowl of hearty stew? A grilled cheese sandwich with a piping hot bowl of creamy tomato soup?  I think of toast. Toasted white sandwich bread, lightly smeared with butter and some variety of berry preserves. Before …

Today's recipe comes from the production manual of the culinary school I attended. The school has its own pastry shop, and every morning, pastry students take a "production" class, where they make the items that are sold to the public in the pastry shop: cakes, eclairs, cookies, brioche, baguettes, croissants, muffins, and more.  The muffin …

Recipe #2 from our Mother's Day brunch buffet is cinnamon rolls. I've blogged about them before, but decided to use a different recipe this time. My other recipe is meant for large-volume baking, and I didn't want to take the time to scale it down. The other recipe is meant to be completed in one …

Sometimes you want pumpkin bread with a cream cheese swirl, and sometimes, you just want straight pumpkin bread. I looked at many recipes before deciding on the one from the blog So Tasty, So Yummy. Her bread seemed to have all the qualities I wanted: moist, sweet, and spicy. I was not disappointed! She didn't specify …

I think Peter Reinhart is my personal god. So, Thursday night, I started his "Rich Man's Brioche," out of his book, The Bread Baker's Apprentice (the same book that has his recipe for focaccia). The recipe made 16 two-ounce petit brioche à tête, and 6 two-ounce rolls (having run out of brioche molds). Like the …