This is my go-to homemade sourdough bread recipe with dependable and consistent results. It's the one I turn to time and time again because of its lovely flavor, crunchy crust, and beautiful oven spring. I'll show you my techniques for building structure & elasticity to obtain that classic light and airy crumb. I'm pinning a...
Breads & Doughs
Ultimate Pumpkin Spice Bread Recipe With Solo Food's Secret Ingredient
I think I've eaten my weight in this Ultimate Pumpkin Spice Bread. It is my absolute favorite fall recipe with all the credit going to Solo Food's secret ingredient: Solo's Prune Plum Cake & Pastry Filling. A pureed dried plum that brings incredible moisture, texture, and a depth of flavor that makes this pumpkin spice...
How To Score Sourdough Bread Video: An Ear & Wheat Pattern
Get out your razor blades! I've got a video here for you on how to score sourdough bread showing a traditional ear and a simple but pretty wheat pattern on the side. It's that cut down the side of the loaf that creates a controlled sliced vent for steam to release. Once the dough hits...
Sensational Cherry Almond Strudel Recipe With Solo Foods: Easy & Delicious!
This sensational cherry almond strudel is a crowd pleaser. So easy and delicious with Solo Food's quality baking products. It's perfect for busy weekends where you want to serve something special but don't have a lot of time. The video below shows you how easy it is! The almond filling mixed with silky cream cheese,...
Sourdough Bread: Coil Fold, Stretch & Fold, and The Wrap
The Stretch and Fold, Coil Fold, and my favorite the "Wrap" is how we build structure during the bulk fermentation phase with sourdough bread. "Structure" is strengthening the gluten strands so they hold shape and are strong, but are elastic, too. Where traditional bread using commercial yeast use "kneading" - with sourdough we "build structure". ...
Zucchini Applesauce Bread Recipe with Brown Sugar Oat Streusel
Flaky All-Butter Pie Crust Recipe
This flaky all-butter pie crust is my go-to crust for all my sweet pies and many of my savory ones, as well. It's so simple with using a food processor to pull the dough together in less than 5 minutes. Then, once it's mixed it goes into the refrigerator to rest. This pie crust rolls...
Savory Herb Pie Crust Recipe
This Herb Pie Crust is an all-butter crust that bakes up light and flaky, with a crispy bottom. It's so easy and fast with using a food processor and it's my go-to crust for any savory pies or tarts. It literally pulls together in about 5 minutes, then into the refrigerator to chill a few...
How To Score Sourdough Bread Video
Want to know more about How to Score Sourdough Bread? Here's a quick 2-minute video that shows you the basics. In my Sourdough Video Tutorial Gallery, I have several scoring videos for you to choose from. Whether you slash or score – totally up to you. I do one or the other depending on my...
Lemon Zucchini Bread Recipe with Zesty Lemon Glaze
Lemon Zucchini Bread is truly one of my favorites. So easy and fast. Bright, fresh, moist - it's nearly a cake! Perfect for using up that zucchini. Start now and it will be ready to slice in 90 minutes. This batter (like most of my cakes, muffins, and sweet breads) uses either sour cream or...
Ultimate Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
This Ultimate Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is loaded with bananas and chocolate chunks. It takes just a few minutes to put together and bakes for about an hour. When storing bananas, you can freeze them whole, in the peel. There's no need to wrap them in plastic or use containers. The peel protects the flesh...
Light and Tender Garlic Knots with Herbs & Parmesan
Another great use of the Easy White Sandwich Bread recipe. Just hold back some bread dough to make these garlic knots. You can use a quick garlic butter blend I've written in the recipe below or use the Pesto Herb Oil, or the Garlic Herb Compound Butter that I also have on hand. They all...