I do not remember when I was given this recipe from Mom M. If you use yellow corn meal, the bread will have a light yellow tint.
Megan thinks it tastes like hot cross buns but without the icing.
Cornmeal Raisin Bread
Pretzels
If you are looking for a sweet, mall like pretzel, this is not it. This is also a good recipe for adding sourdough discard.
Pumpkin Muffins
This is a simple, dairy and gluten free biscuit from my friend Mari G. The biscuit does not contain eggs, but adding a hard boiled egg and fruit is a simple way to make an easy picnic lunch.
Chocolate, Cherry, Walnut, No Knead Bread
This easy, no knead bread recipe can be varied in many ways. This is one of our favorites.
This recipe does make a huge loaf of bread. If desired, use all unbleached flour or experiment with your favorite ratio of white and wheat. The finished bread freezes well once completely cooled, but if you prefer to make a smaller loaf, see measurements at the end of the recipe.
Easy No Knead Bread
This is a super easy no knead bread. It needs to sit over night, so plan accordingly.
English Muffins
While overseas, we often could not get some of our favorite foods. Most of the time it did not matter, but occasionally we wanted comfort food from home. Not only are English muffins easy to make, but use ingredients that were found easily while we traveled.
They are good plain, but English muffins are much better toasted. They are good eaten in so many ways; with eggs and cheese, as hamburger rolls, smothered in butter, or as a base for peanut butter and jelly.
“Rough” Puff Pastry
Looking up how to make puff pastry, we found this recipe for “rough puff pastry”. It looked easy, so we decided to try it. It turned out wonderfully.
Just remember that the dough will need lots of time in the fridge. Be sure to put the cold dough in a hot oven so the pastry rises properly.
Saffron Rolls
Whenever we go to Calumet, Michigan, Daddy stops to buy us saffron bread or saffron rolls. Often he buys extra and brings some home to freeze until Easter. My rolls are not quite as pretty as the ones he buys, but they sure taste great!