Envision rolling waves of grain, and you may not think first of New England. But grain does indeed wave in Northfield, Massachusetts, where the L’Etoile family of Four Star Farms (fourstarfarms.com) grows two varieties of hard red winter wheat, the staple ingredient of America’s bread. It’s a crop that plots the earth’s rebirth: Planted in […]
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Feather Bed Potato Rolls
It’s not even March, but I saw the first snowdrops blooming near my house today, so I’m getting a leg up on Saint Patrick’s Day by making my favorite Irish Soda Bread, which I like to dress up with currants and apples (the recipe first ran in my first book, The Apple Lover’s Cookbook). Now, […]
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Fan Tan Dinner Rolls
Who doesn’t love a buttery dinner roll? No matter what season it is or what’s on the menu, a good roll is like the proverbial little black dress — always appropriate and always in style. I’ve been a vegetarian for over a decade, but in truth I consider myself more of a “carbohydratarian.” My love […]
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Fan Tan Dinner Rolls
Buttery with pull-apart layers, these “fan tan” dinner rolls make the perfect addition to any meal.
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Maple Cornbread
When I was growing up we had a hen house with four hens. I am not sure why my parents decided to add farm animals to our suburban backyard (urban-homesteading was not hip in the early 1990s), but one of the clear benefits was the fresh eggs they provided — well, on days when my […]
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O’Rourke’s Irish Soda Bread
A tasty recipe for Irish soda bread from O’Rourke’s Diner in Middletown, CT. Bake in a loaf pan for easier slicing.
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Easy Sourdough Bread
Read more: Breads of New England VIDEO: How to Make Irish Soda Bread VIDEO: Making Potato Bread More Bread Recipes Bread Cookbooks If no-knead bread is the easiest and anadama bread is the most New Englandy, then sourdough is likely the oldest — probably the first leavened bread, created in ancient Egypt thousands of years […]
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Cheddar Cheese Pepper Bread
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Soda Bread Recipe
VIDEO: How to make Irish Soda Bread As any leprechaun will tell you, the key to good soda bread is to avoid overworking either yourself or the dough in the process. Kind of like a giant scone or biscuit, soda bread is easy and quick to make, as long as you observe some commonsense guidelines. […]
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Overnight White Bread
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