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Tuscan focaccia in a baking sheet that's golden brown with sliced red onion and green olive.

Tuscan Focaccia With Red Onion and Green Olive Recipe

April 17, 2021

Flour, yeast, salt, water, and olive oil are all you need to make this light and airy dough that works perfectly for a Tuscan Focaccia with red onion and green olive. It's a delicious bite of traditional Italian bread that my family requests again and again. This focaccia uses this Master Pizza Dough recipe: Why...

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Sourdough bread: how to coil fold, stretch & fold, stretch & wrap

Homemade Sourdough Bread Recipe With Easy Techniques For Reliable Results

October 4, 2020

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...

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A loaf of Pumpkin Spice bread with Streusel Topping sliced and on a serving tray.

Ultimate Pumpkin Spice Bread Recipe With Solo Food's Secret Ingredient

September 28, 2020

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...

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a loaf of raw sourdough bread, shaped with a cut score pattern on the right slashed from pole to pole, and a wheat pattern cut into the left side

How To Score Sourdough Bread Video: An Ear & Wheat Pattern

September 20, 2020

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...

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Sliced strudel with frosting on a baking sheet with parchment paper and a can of Color Almond Cake & Pastry Filling next to it.

Sensational Cherry Almond Strudel Recipe With Solo Foods: Easy & Delicious!

September 15, 2020

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,...

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Sourdough bread: how to coil fold, stretch & fold, stretch & wrap

Sourdough Bread: Coil Fold, Stretch & Fold, and The Wrap

August 21, 2020

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". ...

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A loaf of zucchini applesauce bread with brown sugar oat streusel that is sliced.

Zucchini Applesauce Bread Recipe with Brown Sugar Oat Streusel

August 14, 2020

This Zucchini Applesauce Bread with Brown Sugar Oat Streusel is perfect for late summer baking. It starts to bring an early fall vibe with the warm cinnamon and apples. The greek yogurt (or sour cream) will ensure a lovely light moist texture. I put it in most of my quick bread recipes. The zucchini, applesauce,...

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a rolled out piece of pie dough

Flaky All-Butter Pie Crust Recipe

July 27, 2020

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...

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Easy Herb Pie Crust - folded pie crust on a table with herbs and a rolling pin.

Savory Herb Pie Crust Recipe

July 27, 2020

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...

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How To Score Sourdough Bread Video

July 19, 2020

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...

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Lemon Zucchini Bread Recipe with Zesty Lemon Glaze

July 14, 2020

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...

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Ultimate Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

June 14, 2020

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. Baking With Bananas 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...

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