Cinnamon Raisin Walnut Bread

This bread makes great toast. Spread fromage blanc on it and it’s almost an entire breakfast. Double the recipe. It freezes well. Adapted from the ever wonderful Bread Baker’s Apprentice. For two loaves: 2 1/2 c. bread flour 1 c. white wheat flour (or sub. more bread flour) 4 tsp. sugar 1 1/4 tsp. salt…

Zucchini Bread – Two Ways

We didn’t want to appear to be novice gardeners. Even though this was our first year for a real garden, we knew enough to try to avoid the onslaught of a vigorous zucchini harvest. And so, in our wisdom, we decided to only plant two zucchini plants. Little did we know that even that would…

How to Make Focaccia Bread

Focaccia bread is a wonderful thing to make in summer. Top it with your favorite herbs and you’ve got a light accompaniment to any meal you might make on the grill. Save some grilled vegetables for sandwiches the next day. In a bowl, mix: 3 cups bread flour 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. sugar 2…

The Quest for Oatmeal Bread

I have been on a quest for the perfect oatmeal bread. When we moved to Bainbridge Island, I finally felt like a local on the day that I casually ordered Blackbird Bakery’s toast and jam. (All of their pretty pastries out front distract the frugal customer or casual visitor from the island’s best kept secret…