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Flaky Croissants

Flaky Croissants

Jan 19, 2012 18 Comments by  
Filed under baking | breads | breakfast | testers choice

When your cheeks are smudged with flour and there’s an obscenely buttery, made-from-scratch croissant before you, you’ll be glad you didn’t just run out to the corner bakery.

Jamaican Fried Dough | Festival

Jamaican Fried Dough | Festival

Dec 19, 2011 4 Comments by  
Filed under breads | testers choice | vegan | vegetarian

Slightly sweet and pleasantly dense, these Jamaican dumplings with the festive name are adept at mopping up all manner of savory sauces.

Chocolate Babka

Chocolate Babka

Dec 16, 2011 10 Comments by  
Filed under baking | breads | testers choice | vegetarian

Best babka ever! Holy Cow! Holy Babka! Those are just some of the responses we’re hearing ’bout this indulgent loaf of butter-y, chocolate-y, Jewish-y goodness.

Pumpkin Quick Bread

Pumpkin Quick Bread

Nov 23, 2011 12 Comments by  
Filed under baking | breads | breakfast | testers choice | vegetarian

Home cook and storybook savant T. Susan Chang explains how she eventually came around to baking this quick, fragrant, subtly sweet loaf from a gourd of fairy tale proportions.

Cinnamon Rolls

Cinnamon Rolls

Nov 11, 2011 15 Comments by  
Filed under baking | breads | breakfast | testers choice | vegetarian

It never ceases to confound us when something as common as cinnamon rolls turn out divinely inspired. Want to know what we mean? Just make these.

Buttermilk Sandwich Loaf

Buttermilk Sandwich Loaf

Sep 08, 2011 14 Comments by  
Filed under baking | breads | testers choice | vegetarian | weekend projects™

A fast-rising home-baked white sandwich loaf that tastes–dare we say it?–better than mom’s. Way better. And just wait ’til you toast it.

Rachel’s Very Beginner’s Cream Biscuits

Rachel’s Very Beginner’s Cream Biscuits

Jun 02, 2011 53 Comments by  
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Scandalously simple. Ethereally airy. Magical. That’s just a sampling of what folks are saying about these two-ingredient Southern cream biscuits. See for yourself.

Cinnamon Toast with Butter and Honey

Cinnamon Toast with Butter and Honey

May 19, 2011 3 Comments by  
Filed under breads | breakfast | testers choice | vegetarian

It’s everything you remember from childhood–crisped but not charred at the edges, slathered with butter, sprinkled with cinnamon, and, if you were fortunate, drizzled with honey. All that’s missing is Saturday morning cartoons.

Brioche

Brioche

Apr 14, 2011 2 Comments by  
Filed under baking | breads | breakfast | testers choice | vegetarian

Is there a more perfect breakfast? These glorious, golden brown brioche get their glow from lots of egg yolks and a healthy amount of butter.

Spoon Bread

Spoon Bread

Apr 13, 2011 3 Comments by  
Filed under baking | breads | breakfast | gluten-free | testers choice | the arsenal™ | vegetarian

From the cooking icon Edna Lewis, this light, airy spoon bread whispers, in that inimitable Southern way, to be included on tables everywhere. Even in the North.

Carrot Muffins

Carrot Muffins

Mar 04, 2011 17 Comments by  
Filed under baking | breads | breakfast | testers choice | vegetarian

These little lovelies contain sugar and spice and everything nice–including an oh-so-buttery oat streusel and a batter so enticing you’d never, ever guess it’s good for you.

Sticky Pecan Bites

Sticky Pecan Bites

Jan 27, 2011 11 Comments by  
Filed under baking | breads | breakfast | testers choice | vegetarian

These one-bite indulgences, mini-sticky rolls of sorts, are the fastest way we can think to get a caramel-y, buttery, nutty sticky bun fix. Are you in?

Blue Cheese Tartine

Blue Cheese Tartine

Jan 19, 2011 15 Comments by  
Filed under breads | in season | lunch | testers choice | weeknight winners™

A blur of sweet, smoky, creamy goodness, this nonchalant tartine of sourdough shmeared with blue cheese and dribbled with honey makes bruschetta seem humdrum.

Cranberry-Cream Cheese-Stuffed French Toast

Cranberry-Cream Cheese-Stuffed French Toast

Jan 18, 2011 3 Comments by  
Filed under breads | breakfast | vegetarian

This cream cheese-stuffed French toast is filled to the gills with a sweetly tart cranberry-cream cheese middle. It just screams Sunday brunch.

Thanksgiving 2010: Coloring Outside the Lines

Thanksgiving 2010: Coloring Outside the Lines

Nov 16, 2010 4 Comments by  
Filed under breads | chicken | turkey | poultry | drinks | ice cream | sorbet | salads | sides | veggies

For Thanksgiving dinner this year, we’ve colored outside the lines and put together a fantastic menu. All the familiar ingredients in unexpected ways.

Southern Corn Sticks

Southern Corn Sticks

Nov 16, 2010 7 Comments by  
Filed under baking | breads | readers raves | testers choice | vegetarian

For these corn sticks, definitely use a corn stick pan. It gives the sticks a crunchy, crisp exterior with a tender, warm center. Pass the butter, please.

Gluten-Free Banana Bread

Gluten-Free Banana Bread

Nov 11, 2010 29 Comments by  
Filed under baking | breads | gluten-free | readers raves | testers choice | vegetarian

All the usual suspects—butter, sugar, eggs, nuts, and, natch, bananas–are here, save for gluten. Honestly? We were so tempted by the loaf’s taste and texture, we didn’t even miss it.

Apple and White Cheddar Scones

Apple and White Cheddar Scones

Oct 15, 2010 16 Comments by  
Filed under baking | breads | breakfast | in season | readers raves | testers choice | vegetarian

These sweetly savory scones are insurgents of sorts, playing loose and fancy free with the classic convention of a slab of Cheddar alongside a slice of apple pie.

Carrot-Zucchini Bread with Candied Ginger

Carrot-Zucchini Bread with Candied Ginger

Sep 16, 2010 10 Comments by  
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Flecks of brilliant orange and green bejewel this not-so-common quick bread, but what adds a royal je ne sais quoi is the robust bursts of candied ginger.

Challah

Challah

Sep 08, 2010 7 Comments by  
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As buttery and airy as brioche but with a far weightier responsibility than its breakfast chum, challah ensures a sweet new year in Jewish tradition. We’ll break bread to that.