The key to any delicious moist and airy bread is the starter “sponge” which activates the yeast before it is mixed in with the rest of the ingredients. After that, it’s just a cinch to make! Really, Really ! Let that sink in: you too can make homemade whole wheat bread and get it just right every single time—chewy, dense and just perfect, and oh the aroma in the kitchen! I ... Read More »
Soft Wheat Buns
I use a mixture of soft wheat flour (you will find it at the supermarket as whole wheat pastry flour), bread flour and wheat gluten for these wonderfully light and chewy buns. These are much lighter and fluffier in texture than my Whole Wheat Boule which I think makes them the perfect bun for my turkey mushroom burgers, my Mini BBQ Burgers and my Vegan Burgers. I also love ... Read More »
Welcome Home Banana Bread
I love to have this banana bread in the oven when my kiddies come home for the holidays! Aaaaaaah...... it fills the house with that wonderful aroma that just warms your heart and says welcome home! It is the quintessential banana bread filled with the natural sweetness of ripe bananas so it is relatively low in added sugar. I also use whole wheat pastry flour for the added ... Read More »
Vegan Banana Date Bread
The combination of ripe banana and medjool dates achieves--dare I say--a certain "butter-iness" in this Vegan Banana Date Bread. This is my new welcome home banana bread for my Natalia who has become vegan but I have to say, it may just become THE welcome home banana bread for the rest of the family too! It is SO YUMMY! I think you can tell from the photo how moist and rich ... Read More »
