Happy Anniversary Babes! It’s hard to believe, but this bodacious band of baking Babes have been baking bunches of bread and buns for 11 Years! Wow….. Apparently, recently, they have all been watching a lot of Netflix as well…. The Great British Bake-Off to be specific. Paul Hollywood’s Chelsea Bun Christmas Tree was the inspiration for this months celebratory bread. Tanna, of My Kitchen in Half Cups, and our host … Continue reading →
Actually, they didn’t lick their elbows but they all said they wanted to…. Elbow-Lick Sandwich Bread has to be one of the more curious breads the Babes have grappled with. It has sweet potatoes (although no two Babes used the same kind of sweet potato) and caramelized onions (although no two Babes used the same amount of onions). It sounds like a delicious, slightly sweet, slightly savory bread. This is … Continue reading →
Well. we are the Bread Baking Babes, not the Bread Frying-in-Hot-Oil Babes. Although, now that I think about it, there are some in our ranks who do tend to get in a bit of hot water…. Still, not oil. And we are such a health-conscious lot we would, of course, bake our donuts. At least there was yeast. Pat, of Feeding My Enthusiasms, and our host kitchen for the month, wanted … Continue reading →
Egg Bagels, to be precise. I love bagels. When I lived in the US the supermarket I used to shop in had a bagel section in the bakery with all kinds of sweet and savory bagels. Every week I bought too many…. And ate them all. I have never seen a bagel here. I’m sure they exist but not in the middle of nowhere, farm country, France. I shall just … Continue reading →
Filipino Spanish Bread Rolls. It almost sounds is if these delicious treats have an identity crisis, The Philippines used to be a Spanish colony so it’s only natural that most of their cuisine, including bread, has a Spanish influence. Aparna, of My Diverse Kitchen, and our host kitchen for the month says she has no idea why this particular bread, of all Spanish-influenced breads, is called ‘Spanish Bread’. Sometimes we … Continue reading →
When we decided to move across the pond we sold our house and moved into a rental for a year to get organized. The rental house was in the city and one of the great things about living there was being close to a big farmer’s market. One of my last purchases at that market was 4 punnets of fresh blueberries. We were in the midst of the final packing … Continue reading →
To say that the Bread Baking Babes go a little fruity is redundant. Or maybe not… It depends on the choice of verb, but I digress. The Babes have always been an independent lot (again, stating the obvious) which made me wonder if Cathy, of Bread Experience, and our host kitchen for the month, wasn’t being a tad hopeful / indulgent / pragmatic / tongue in cheek when she laid out … Continue reading →
