Peter Reinhart

Cinnamon Raisin Walnut Bread

May 4, 2010 |

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I absolutely adore baking bread from scratch, but sometimes I go through a bit of a drought. I get caught up in chocolate and cheesecakes and cookies and then the weather starts to get warm, and fresh bread doesn’t get nearly the attention it deserves. I am determined to put a stop to that and [...]

Asiago Bagels

March 8, 2010 |

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Bread and cheese is quite possibly one of the best culinary combinations, ever. Unless you throw in bacon and then, well, I think you have heaven. Whether it comes in the form of a French baguette and a chunk of your favorite cheese, a perfectly melted grilled cheese, or, in this case, Asiago bagels, there [...]

English Muffins

February 2, 2010 |

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English muffins are one those foods that never really occurred to me to make from scratch. I had a similar revelation with pita bread, actually. Sure, I bake loaves of bread quite often and have even made things like brioche, challah and bagels. Yet, for some reason it seems that there are foods that somehow [...]

Soft Cheese and Pepperoni Bread

November 9, 2009 |

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I have been waiting to share this recipe with all of you for about 10 months now, and am excited to finally unveil it. I was lucky enough to serve as a recipe tester for Peter Reinhart’s new book, Artisan Breads Every Day, and this was by far my favorite recipe of all those that [...]

Egg Bagels

October 22, 2009 |

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A few weeks ago I realized that I hadn’t made bagels in a few months and that I was long overdue for whipping up a batch. I asked my Chief Culinary Consultant if he wanted Cinnamon Raisin Bagels (his favorite), plain bagels or something different. He mentioned that he’s always been a fan of egg [...]

Potato Rosemary Bread

October 19, 2009 |

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Happy Belated Bread Day! World Bread Day was last Friday, October 16th, and while I fully intended to participate my baking schedule was a little behind, so I bring you a delicious bread to start this week. Each year when World Bread Day rolls around I try to choose a recipe that is different than [...]

Cinnamon Raisin Bagels

June 1, 2009 |

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I love bagels and I was in the mood to do some baking. Since I had already made the original bagel recipe in The Bread Baker’s Apprentice, I decided to use this opportunity to make the cinnamon raisin variation provided by Peter Reinhart. The only differences are an increase in yeast and the addition of [...]

Greek Celebration Bread – Christopsomos

May 25, 2009 |

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This recipe is a variation on the Greek Celebration Bread (Artos). I was immediately drawn to the Christopsomos because it appeared to be, in essence, the bread form of the Cucidati cookies I made a few months ago. The traditional Italian cookies are filled with ground figs, raisins, dates and walnuts, and flavored with orange [...]

Anadama Bread

May 18, 2009 |

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This bread is a wonderful loaf bread full of complex flavors and a hearty texture. Although it appears as though it may be a wheat bread, don’t be fooled! The dark coloring is a result of mild molasses in the dough, which provides a slightly sweet flavor to the bread. In addition to the molasses, [...]

Lavash Crackers

October 5, 2008 |

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First, an apology for being so tardy on this challenge. I have no good reason other than September simply ran away from me. Busy weekends, busy work, and this just got pushed to the back burner. But I am so happy that I stayed the course and still gave this a try because this is [...]