Use my Quick Puff Pastry to make these other simple but delicious treats! Cheese Puffs Great with soup or chili! • Cut out shapes with cookie cutters • Sprinkle with finely shredded or grated cheese • 375° F. for 15 minutes Garden Cream Cheese Appetizers Light, crisp and savory puff pastry appetizers • Roll out puff pastry dough and spread with garden vegetable cream cheese, or make your own by mixing minced onion, carrot and celery with softened cre

Need a quick sweet treat to spoil your spouse or thank a co-worker? These puff pastry Chocolate Bites are just what you need! You can use frozen pastry sheets, but why not make Homemade Puff Pastry to show you really care? Makes 24 bites, so you can give away the good looking ones and keep a few "seconds" to sample yourself! 1 batch of Quick Puff Pastry 24 small squares of chocolate Preheat the oven to 400°F. Spray 24 mini muffin-pan cups with veget

Bouchée comes from the French for "mouth" and  these tiny pastries will disappear in just a couple of bites! Ingredients 1 batch of Quick Puff Pastry Large and small cookie cutters of the same shape Egg wash (one whole egg beaten with a tablespoon of water) Filling of choice (pudding, pie filling, etc.) Whipped cream Preheat oven to 400° F. and line a baking sheet with parchment or cooking spray. Roll pastry sheet out to about 9” x 9”. Use the larger of your two cookie cutter

These breakfast treats are a  great addition to a special breakfast or brunch. You can use my Quick Puff Pastry or the frozen sheets in the grocery store (but my pastry is better, and yours will be, too!)  1 batch of Quick Puff Pastry  ¼ cup shredded cheese 4 large eggs Salt, pepper, garnish (parsley, chives, etc.) Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment and set aside. You can also use cooking spray or a silicone baking mat.  On a lightly floured surfac

2 packages active dry yeast ½ cup warm (110° F) water 1 cup milk (skim, 2%, or whole milk all OK) 1/3 cup shortening, melted and cooled to lukewarm ¼ cup sugar 1½ teaspoons salt 1 cup mashed potatoes 2 large eggs, beaten 6 to 6½ cups all-purpose flour Proof the yeast by mixing it in a small bowl with the warm water and allowing it to develop for five minutes.  Heat milk in a saucepan, but do not boil.  Add sugar and salt, mix well and cool to lukewarm.  Pour into a five-quart

These herbed drop biscuits mix up in five minutes and bake in about 15, so they are great weeknight recipe that pairs well with soups, stews, and casseroles.

2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt ½ cup (one stick) cold butter 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese ½ cup minced fresh chives 8 oz. bacon, cooked crisp and chopped (about 1 cup) 1 cup sour cream  Preheat the oven to 425° F. Lightly grease a 9 x 13-inch baking sheet and set aside. Place flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium size bowl whisk together until blended. Work the butter into th

Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt¼ cup (½ stick) cold butter cut into slices 2 tablespoons minced fresh basil (2 tsp. dried) 2 tablespoon minced fresh parsley (1 tablespoon dried) ½ teaspoon minced fresh rosemary (¼ teaspoon dried and ground) ½ cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes (not in oil) ¾ cup crushed tomatoes  Preheat oven to 425° F. and lightly grease an 8 x 8-inch cake pan.  In a medium

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