Pain Perdu with Crème Fraîche and Raspberries
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This recipe for Pain Perdu (French toast) is made with golden eggy bread, tart raspberries, and rich cream. It’s a knockout dessert or a weekend brunch dish.
Rosemary Mini Breads
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Little golden-brown rosemary mini breads make a great addition to a bread basket or a holiday table. Olives stud the loaves, giving them more character.
Blue Cheese Pecan Bread
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Blue cheese, pecans and plenty of black pepper flavor this savory bread. Tear off a hunk or toast thin slices. Either way, have some white wine nearby.
Let’s Make a Date Muffins
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Adding a Medjool date puree to the batter results in a rich, moist muffin. Toffee streusel with toasted pecans is drizzled over the batter just before baking.
Stollen
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Stollen is a traditional Christmas sweet bread. This version is rich with a cream and marzipan filling and studded with nuts and dried fruits. Stollen make great holiday gifts.
Brioche
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Brioche isn’t just for breakfast and it’s easier to make than you might think. For a savory treat, bake rolls with a small square of goat cheese.
Baking-Powder Biscuits with Strawberry Freezer Jam
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Fresh, light baking powder biscuits are smeared with a bright, easy-to-make strawberry jam. These flaky biscuits are best when eaten right from the oven.
Crispy Herbed Flatbread
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Your guests will want seconds of these crisp thin triangles of herb infused flatbread. A pasta machine is the secret to rolling out thin sheets of dough.
Challah Bread Pudding with Carrot Crème Anglaise
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Dry, leftover challa results in crispy on the outside, moist and tender on the inside bread pudding. For a sauce, this carrot crème anglaise is unique.
Almond, Pear, and Chocolate Brioche
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These baked French breakfast brioche, or sweet eggy bread, are topped with a hefty dollop of luscious almond cream and crowned with gently poached pear slices.
Herbed Bread and Celery Stuffing
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This bread stuffing is filled with celery, onion, thyme, basil, parsley. It’s a great for turkey or chicken. Make this stuffing for Thanksgiving. You’ll thank us.
Portuguese Savory Cheese Loaf
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A Portuguese cakey bread stuffed with a Cheddar-like cheese called Queijo Sao Jorge and studded with bits of smoked ham called presunto. Utterly delicious.
Portuguese Corn Bread
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Broa, or Portuguese cornbread, has a distinctive whitish crust, which cracks to reveal a golden-brown crumb. This is a toothsome, hearty bread.
Yankee Bacon and Onion Scones
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Filled with bacon and onion, these savory New England scones are usually served with soups, stews, and roasted meats, but they make a great breakfast too.
Deep-Dish Brioche French Toast
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Here French toast is made even more delicious by layering brioche in a deep dish and adding cream cheese, pecan, raisins, and plenty of spices.
Chocolate Sauerkraut Cake with Chocolate Glaze
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No typo in this title, it’s a sauerkraut cake with chocolate – a fine dessert. In this mellow relationship, the chocolate tempers the bite of sauerkraut.
Sam the Argentine Baker’s Medium Rye Bread
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This lighter rye bread recipe combines both rye flour and rye bran with all-purpose flour for a more delicate bread with just the right amount of chewiness.
Greek Walnut and Currant Rolls
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Studded with walnuts and dried currants, these rolls were traditionally made in Greece with a quick rising dough to be eaten just after sundown.
Country Focaccia with Red Pepper Topping
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This recipes for rustic italian bread, focaccia, is studded with sage leaves and smothered on top with red bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, and basil.
Banana Bread
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Don’t toss those overripe bananas. This quick banana bread recipe is moist and flavorful. Toasted walnuts add a bit of crunch. Keeps longer than it lasts.
Beer and Cheese Muffins
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What might seem like an unlikely duo is a winning combination. Amber beer and Cheddar cheese are helped by Dijon mustard to make a savory, delicious muffin.
Savory Bangkok Waffles with Dipping Sauce
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These lacy Asian waffles are more like pancakes made with tiny shrimp, coconut milk, lime juice, and cilantro. The sauce adds a touch of saltiness and heat.
Potato Rosemary Focaccia
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An intense herb oil of basil, parsley, oregano, rosemary, garlic an thyme is drizzled atop focaccia loaded with slices of potato, onions, and rosemary.
Sardine Pizza
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A thin crisp pizza crust holds a sauce made from crushed tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, caramelized garlic, olives, and the star of this pizza, sardines.
Sourdough Dressing with Sausage and Prunes
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A great stuffing for Thanksgiving dinner, this recipe pairs pork with prunes for a savory-sweet side dish that goes well with the holiday turkey.
