Breads & Quick Breads

Breakfast Pastries with Cream Cheese & Jam

26 October 2011
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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Roasted Fall Vegetables Pizza with homemade Wolfgang Puck’s Pizza Crust

20 October 2011
Roasted Fall Vegetables Pizza with homemade Wolfgang Puck's Pizza Crust

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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Ebelskivers with Streusel Banana Pecan Topping

4 October 2011
Ebelskivers with Streusel Banana Pecan Topping

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

1 August 2011
Kumquat & Chocolate Chunk Muffins with Cardamom, Coconut & Honeyed Oats

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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Florentine Muffins with Pesto, Mozzarella, Spinach & Pine Nuts

25 May 2011
Florentine Muffins with Pesto, Mozzarella, Spinach & Pine Nuts

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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Mini Rhubarb Upside-Down Cakes

18 May 2011
Mini Rhubarb Upside-Down Cakes

What I really liked about this recipe is the cakey portion. It has a great, healthy texture and flavor (from the cinnamon and nutmeg) and I could envision using it with other add-ins to create various treats for either dessert or breakfast-type breads.

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