Breads & Quick Breads

10 January 2012

Meyer Lemon Bread

This quick bread has a good texture and subtle lemony goodness. The complimentary sugary-lemon glaze drizzled on the bread after baking lends to additional moistness and will beckon you for yet another slice!

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15 December 2011

Grape Focaccia – Schiacciata con L’uva

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Grape Schiacciata con L’uva is a traditional bread made during the Tuscan grape harvest. Adorning this Tuscan-themed focaccia with both red and dark purple seedless grapes made for a seasonally gorgeous and tasty flat bread.

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12 December 2011

Lemon Ricotta Muffins with Almonds

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This is a fantastic recipe for a coffeehouse-type muffin. It’s not a sweet muffin, but it has a great texture, moist, crunchy topping and lovely delicate flavors of lemon and almonds. The use of almond extract in combination with the fresh lemon juice and zest that you use is a tasty compliment.

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26 October 2011

Breakfast Pastries with Cream Cheese & Jam

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Breakfast Pastries with Cream Cheese & Fig Jam

I’ve wrapped these tasties in puff pastry and layered the pastries with a little cream cheese and fig jam and then sprinkled some turbinado/raw sugar on top for both texture and aesthetics.

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20 October 2011

Roasted Fall Vegetables Pizza with homemade Wolfgang Puck’s Pizza Crust

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This roasted fall vegetable pizza with ricotta and fresh mozzarella was enticing due to the vegetable mix, use of ricotta and mozzarella and its display of beautiful colors. Besides how it tastes and how incredibly filling it is, you just have to feel good that you’ve included several fresh vegetables, herbs and good, wholesome ingredients in a meal…

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4 October 2011

Ebelskivers with Streusel Banana Pecan Topping

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Choose to include or not to include the slice of banana that is wedged between the tasty-textured topping and bread part…it’s reminiscent of a banana fritter or delicious maruya. It’s a sweet, tasty surprise that you’ll be anxiously wanting to grab another ebelskiver to enjoy its flavors and texture.

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1 August 2011

Kumquat & Chocolate Chunk Muffins with Cardamom, Coconut & Honeyed Oats

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Tangy kumquats in synergy with the dark chocolate chunks make for a perfectly delicate contrast of flavors. Using cardamom brought an unlikely, but well used spice to these muffins.

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25 May 2011

Florentine Muffins with Pesto, Mozzarella, Spinach & Pine Nuts

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If you’re looking for a savory muffin or quick-bread to serve with lunch, dinner to snack…look no further. There’s an abundance of familiar flavors all packed into these muffins (spinach, pesto, mozzarella, olive oil and pine nuts!).

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