in between ~

mise en place ~

  

nuts and fruit on orange bread dough ~

naked bread, finishing bottoms on baking stone ~  

dressed or glazed ~

sliced ~

In between taking kids to school, cleaning and running errands, the everyday things that one does, I made orange cranberry date nut bread from A Bread for All Seasons by Beth Hensperger. I have made it before and forgot how good it really is. After having a November heatwave, rain snuck it's way in, this is the best Fall treat. Perfect toasted.

I assembled my ingredients in the morning, then off to school. Mixed when I was back home and while the dough was rising I was off doing chores. Then back to the bread dough to add the nuts and fruit, more waiting and more tasks to finish. Finally, baking time and sewing for me. Out of the oven and I was off to school for pick-up. The worse part was the waiting to slice till completely cool. Worth the wait.

I have been diligently sewing projects here and there but since most of it is of the elving type I can't post the pictures just yet.

What is your favorite Fall bread recipe?

Enjoy your Fall weather where ever you happen to be

Orange-Blueberry Sweetrolls ~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A summertime twist on a classic sweet bread treat. I love her description and one sentence stands out, "In an era of convenience foods, the delight of a homemade bun is very special."  I wholeheartedly agree. I would only add a drizzle of orange scented icing, but that just me. 

The recipe makes 24 rolls - so guess what's in the freezer for later?

keeping busy ~

two more scrappy squares 

and one ready to cut

a pretty blue Canadian maple leaf

challah from Ms Hensperger's book Bread for all Seasons

substituted fiori di sicilia for the vanilla
a lovely combination of citrus and vanilla
perfect for french toast

And out of trouble...boring!

We have a quiet weekend for the first time in a month. Resting up for a birthday celebration, speech & debate and waiting for college acceptances.

It is very exciting around here lately. Well for me anyway, this past summer I made a pillowcase using a pattern from one of the blogs I follow and she asked me if it was o.k. to include my finished project on her flickr page. Geeky and weird, I know, but very cool to me!

Have a extra nice weekend

Happy March 1st

January bread ~

White Fog Bread with Quinoa and Honey

I have been wanting to make this bread for some time now. A couple of things were holding me back. Couldn't find cold-pressed sesame oil, had never had quinoa and the book of recipes is divided into months and this yummy loaf is in January, so how could I possibly make it in June? 

I substituted vegetable oil for the 'cold-pressed sesame oil', cooked the quinoa and still there were bits of rocks or sand in the leftover quinoa I tasted and it is January, yea! I found the book in a used book store and I really enjoy her recipes, they are easy to follow and every one has come out fabulous. I was convinced that my family would not like this bread but as it turns out they love it. No one has found any bits of sand, it is a chewy moist loaf and it is perfect toasted with jam. The reason for the deep creases is that you divide the bread dough into 3 sections to break apart and give a section to your fisherman husband. How sweet is that. 

Next on my to-do list is a date nut raisin bread using Peter Reinhart's books.