Fresh herbs and ricotta cheese spiral through this flavorful loaf.   DOUGH 2 cups warm water  ¼ cup olive oil 2 pkg. dry yeast ½ cup stone ground cornmeal 1 tsp. salt 5 to 5 ½ cups bread flour   FILLING 1 cup ricotta cheese                ¼ cup fresh oregano leaves ½ cup fresh parsley leaves     ½ cup fresh basil leaves 1 cup snipped chives  salt and pepper   NOTE: All herbs should be loosely packed when measured.               Put water into a large bowl.  Add yeast

Sweet puff pastry treats to share with family and friends.

You'll love the aroma and the taste of this herbal bread.

Cheddar Chive Drop Biscuits--quick, easy, and delicious! Cheddar Chive Drop Biscuits 2 cups all-purpose flour or gluten-free baking mix ½ tsp. salt 1 Tbs. sugar 2 tsp. baking powder 2 Tbs. chopped fresh chives ½ cup vegetable shortening 1 cup milk ¼ cup shredded sharp cheddar   Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Stir dry ingredients together in a medium size bowl.  Cut in vegetable shortening using a pastry blender or two knives.  Add milk and stir until just blended.  Drop by tabl

Homemade Bagels are a little more work, but totally worth it! Bagels   Dough 1 ½ cups warm water 1 package active dry yeast 2 teaspoons brown sugar ½ teaspoon salt 3½ cups bread flour (see note)   Boiling Water 3 tablespoons of honey   Baking Egg wash Toppings like poppyseed, sesame seed, onion flakes, etc.   Place the warm water in the bowl of a stand mixer or in a medium mixing bowl and add the yeast and brown sugar. Stir to dissolve and allow to develop for 5 to 10 minutes

Honey Oatmeal is a versatile bread with a lovely texture and tender crumb. Honey Oatmeal Bread    1 cup instant oats                                1/3 cup honey 2 cups hot water                                  2 tsp. salt 1 package dry yeast                            1 Tbs. butter or oil 1/4 warm water                                   5 ½ cups of flour, approx. Extra oatmeal for coating                   1 egg (optional)   Put the oats in a large bowl.  Bring 2 cups water

Preheating the popcorn in a large stock pot makes mixing in the caramel MUCH easier.

1 scant cup of flour (a cup minus 2 tablespoons ¼ teaspoon of salt 1 stick of unsalted butter chilled and chopped ¼ cup of ice cold water.   In a medium mixing bowl whisk together the flour and salt. Add the chilled butter and use a pastry cutter to cut the butter into the flour. In a warm kitchen you might refrigerate the bowl for 20 minutes before getting started. Add the ice cold water and mix quickly with a dough whisk or sturdy wooden spoon.   Once it comes together in a

Classic Scones are easy to make and vastly superior to the dried out coffeehouse variety!

Chocolate Babka. Photo by Craftsy.com Most people only know about babka because of the episode on Seinfeld in which Jerry and Elaine miss...

Sometime after the airing of our first season of Breaking Bread, a woman named Anna Druelinger sent me several recipes, including one for multigrain bread that she developed back in 1976, and very kindly anticipated that I might make use of it by adding at the bottom of the page: “You have my approval to use these recipes as you desire.” I have adapted her original version somewhat, and scaled it down to produce two loaves instead of four. These are mini-loaves, about 10 oun

This yummy coffeecake can be made with any basic roll dough, but I'm including the recipe that works especially well. The batch of dough will make two coffeecakes, so consider making cinnamon rolls with the remainder and popping them in the freezer for later, or make something share with a friend. Ingredients - Basic Coffee Cake Dough 2 packages active dry yeast ¼ cup warm (110° F) water 1 cup milk (skim, 2%, or whole milk all OK) ¼ cup of butter ¼ cup sugar 1½ teaspoons salt

Ingredients 1 15-oz. can of crushed tomatoes, undrained ¼ cup tomato paste (about half a six ounce can) ¼ cup red wine 2 small cloves of...