Baking

Curried Bread

April 21, 2012 by The Partial Ingredients

Curried bread is a simple yeast bread seasoned with turmeric and aromatic spices. I used a blend of cayenne, ginger, paprika, cinnamon, cumin and turmeric. The turmeric gives the bread its bright yellow color (and will also stain your clothes, counter tops, etc). The bread looks like a normal loaf before cutting into it. After cutting, the beautiful yellow center reveals itself. The bread is light and fluffy and smelled so good when it was baking. It reminded me a lot of the Curried Yogurt Rolls I made recently as it had a similar color and flavor. I chose this bread to go with the Coconut Curry Soup and it tasted great together.

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Parmesan Potato Bread

April 8, 2012 by The Partial Ingredients

Making yeast based breads is a fun challenge as the bread needs time to rise and plenty of kneading. For me the process of making bread is relaxing and the end result really satisfying! This bread is a potato bread with the added flavor of Parmesan cheese in the dough. The recipe is easy to follow and baking the loaf in the oven produced amazing aromas. The bread is just a tiny bit flaky on the outside and fluffy on the inside. I was looking for a good dipping bread to go with an Italian soup and this was a great recipe for that meal. Dipping the bread in the broth enhanced its flavor even more. I chose to make one extra large loaf which results in long and thin pieces of bread. The size of the slices were perfect for dipping but if you wanted to make more of a sandwich bread cut the dough into two smaller loaves. I can’t wait to make this bread again!

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Sour Cream and Dill Biscuits

January 13, 2012 by The Partial Ingredients

For dinner lately I have been enjoying the great combination of warm biscuits and soup. The flaky biscuits are perfect for dipping in that last tablespoon of broth at the very end. I recently tried a really easy recipe for sour cream biscuits and I was happy with the results. It only took 20 minutes to prep and bake. To spice the recipe up I added some dill which I thought would work nicely with the sour cream. Plain or buttered, these biscuits are a perfect side dish for hot soups. I had mine with some tasty turkey and wild rice soup and it was a match made in heaven!
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Rosemary Herb Biscuits

January 4, 2012 by The Partial Ingredients

I recently made turkey and wild rice soup and I was trying to think of something tasty to go along with it. Biscuits came to mind as the perfect counterpart to a hearty soup. Instead of just plain biscuits I added some sage, rosemary, and thyme for more flavor. They turned out really well and the texture was crisp and flaky on the outside and warm and soft on the inside. They were easy to make and very good with my soup! I will definitely be making these again.
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Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies

January 1, 2012 by The Partial Ingredients

Cherries and chocolate are a perfect food combination. The tanginess and sweetness of the cherries combined with dark chocolate is one of my favorite desserts. I had never tried making a cherry and chocolate cookie before and when I came across a recipe for this cookie I knew I had to try it. I used semi-sweet chocolate chips, but the chips can easily be substituted for chocolate chunks from a good chocolate bar. The recipe begins as a standard chocolate chip cookie recipe which is very easy to throw together. The steps that deviate from that recipe comes from adding the cocoa powder and the dried cherries. I like chocolate chip cookies to be crispy on the outside and chewy/soft on the inside and these were pretty much the perfect texture in every way. The tangy cherries and chocolate were perfectly balanced. I’m sure you could exchange the dried cherries for some other dried fruit that pairs well with chocolate so I can’t wait to play around more with this recipe!
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Pumpkin and Banana Bread

December 6, 2011 by The Partial Ingredients

I have really been enjoying the results of adding pumpkin to different recipes. This bread is just like a banana bread with a hint of pumpkin flavor. The bread is seasoned with ginger, allspice and cinnamon and this recipe works great for the holidays. With the addition of the pumpkin to the mashed banana the result was a very soft, moist bread. I can’t wait to make this again!

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Nutella Pumpkin Bread

November 12, 2011 by The Partial Ingredients

If you like pumpkin and chocolate you just might like this recipe which combines two great flavors into one delicious bread. The bread is also seasoned with nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger which produces amazing aromas in the kitchen as the bread bakes. The chocolate hazelnut flavor from the nutella and the pumpkin puree mixes well together, creating an excellent fall bread recipe. I mixed the batter well, resulting in a dark brown batter. Another option is to fold in the nutella at the end, creating a swirl of chocolate in the middle.

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Pomegranate and White Chocolate Chip Cookies

October 16, 2011 by The Partial Ingredients

I was excited to try this recipe because I had never tried baking with pomegranates before. Pomegranates are so tasty on their own but it was even better with butter, sugar, and chocolate. The pomegranate arils were a nice pop of color in the white cookie, and the flavor of the pomegranate could still be tasted when the arils burst in your mouth. My cookies were a little bit crumbly and soft so next time I will chill the dough before baking. This recipe will be great for the upcoming holidays and I could see this becoming a regular, annual cookie recipe!

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Chocolate Chip Cocoa Bread

June 4, 2011 by The Partial Ingredients

I came across a recipe for cocoa bread, and I knew I had to give it a try since I am on a serious quick bread kick. I also thought this bread would be great with chocolate chips folded into the batter. It turned out very tasty! I changed the recipe a bit since I didn’t have wheat flour, and I added a little orange zest for more flavor.

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Parmesan and Rosemary Olive Bread

May 24, 2011 by The Partial Ingredients

In keeping with my love affair with quick breads, I adapted a recipe for olive bread from The Joy of Cooking. I wanted to try a light, savory quick bread that wasn’t too sweet and this seemed like the perfect recipe for that. The original recipe was pretty simple, so I added some new ingredients to amp up the flavors. The new ingredients (the garlic, oregano, and parmesan) worked really well with the standard ones. The texture of the bread was great–very soft and crumbly. I bet this bread would be good if it were made with yeast too. I might make a version of it again in the future!

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