by Admin | Apr 28, 2020 | Bread
Irish Soda Bread MAKES: 1 round loaf TIME: About 45 minutes Of all quick breads, this classic recipe from Ireland is the most like yeasted bread, with a fine crumb and slightly sour flavor. It’s particularly good made with half white and half whole wheat flour,...
by Admin | Apr 28, 2020 | Bread
Flaky Indian-Style Flatbread Stuffed with Potato Aloo Paratha MAKES: 8 to 12 TIME: At least 1 hour I adore this bread and was fortunate enough to learn how to make it from an expert, the great Indian cook and cookbook writer Julie Sahni. This is essentially her...
by Admin | Apr 28, 2020 | Bread
Flaky Indian-Style Flatbread Paratha MAKES: 8 to 12 TIME: At least 1 hour Unlike chapati (the preceding recipe), this dough is enriched with butter or oil, which gives it a lovely flaky texture. (Use oil if you want the parathas to be vegan.) Like chapatis, these must...
by Admin | Apr 27, 2020 | Bread
Fast French Bread or Rolls MAKES: 3 or 4 baguettes, 1 boule, or 12 to 16 rolls TIME: About 2 hours, largely unattended This bread can be made by hand or with an electric mixer (see left), but the food processor, as usual, is the tool of choice and will save you tons...
by Admin | Apr 27, 2020 | Bread, Breakfast, Desserts
Doughnut Puffs, Sweet or Savory MAKES: About 2 dozen TIME: 30 minutes For everyone who craves bread and pastry, fried dough is the ultimate decadence; no wonder virtually every culture has both sweet and savory versions of it. This recipe is basically a pate choux, a...