by Carolyn Bass | Dec 16, 2019 | 12 Breads of Christmas, Recipes
12 Breads of Christmas: American Pumpernickel Save Recipe Print Recipe My Recipes My Lists My Calendar Ingredients1 c warm water2 tbl unsalted butter; soft, but not melted2 tbl dark molasses1/4 c cocoa powder1/4 c brown sugar1 1/2 c white bread flour1 1/2 c rye flour1...
by Carolyn Bass | Dec 16, 2019 | 12 Breads of Christmas, Recipes
Sugarplums dancing in your head? Not here either. Growing up in California we had raisins. Raisins were those wrinkly nuggets of sweetness packed in school lunches, baked into oatmeal cookies, and mixed into granola. Raisins are nature’s candy. Several dozen years ago...
by Carolyn Bass | Dec 14, 2019 | 12 Breads of Christmas, Recipes
Honey wheat bread is a comfort like no other and emits an aroma that warms the heart and conjurs memories of grandmothers and bakeries and dinners in great restaurants. I’ve presented honey wheat as the second bread of Christmas because it’s easy to make...
by Carolyn Bass | Dec 13, 2019 | 12 Breads of Christmas, Recipes
Welcome to my 12 Breads of Christmas series. This first bread I’m introducing in my 12 Breads of Christmas series, White Sandwich Bread, sounds rather bland, right? Yet this recipe is the skeleton for every bread recipe I’ve developed through the years. This is the...
by Carolyn Bass | Dec 12, 2019 | 12 Breads of Christmas, Recipes
Bread. The food of life. I’ve been baking bread for my family for about 25 years. Every Christmas season I bake bread for my neighbors and friends as a way to thank them for enriching my life. This year I wanted to extend the good will I feel during the holidays to...
