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Cast Iron Apple Spice Cake

2019/11/07 By Melinda Leave a Comment

a lightly sweetened spicy cast iron “cake’’ that you can make as fancy or as straight forward as you want- if you have a mandolin to slice the apples a decorative pattern makes for a stunning presentation but equally tasty and almost as pretty is the apples cut into bite sized pieces. more things apple […]

Filed Under: Breads Biscuits Buns, Cast Iron, Quick Breads, Recipes, Sweet Tagged With: apple, apple cake, autumn, baking, Cake, cardamom, cast iron, holiday, spice

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Homemade Hot Dog Buns the tangzhong way

2019/08/30 By Melinda 2 Comments

There is something satisfying in the slight imperfections of homemade hot dog buns. Just as soft and fluffy as any bland conveyor belt bun but with flavor and character. This is a bun I want to invite to my dinner party. You can make these hot dog buns the day of or start the dough […]

Filed Under: Breads Biscuits Buns, Recipes, Yeast Breads Tagged With: baking, bread, hot dog buns, milk bread

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Sweet and Tart Rhubarb Crumble

2019/05/24 By Melinda 2 Comments

Overhead Shot of Rhubarb Crumble topped with whipped cream

If you don’t like your rhubarb adulterated by other fruit this is the dessert for you. A tart tangy rhubarb filling still hot from the oven topped with a dead simple and marvelously crispy buttery crumble topping. Add a dollop of whipped cream or vanilla ice cream and the trifecta is complete.  want a little […]

Filed Under: Fruit, Recipes, Sweet Tagged With: baking, crumble, Rhubarb

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savory skillet cornbread: tomato upside down cake

2018/08/07 By Melinda 2 Comments

There is something immensely satisfying about baking something that is both beautiful and tasty, add two notches of oh yeah for using up some garden fresh tomatoes.  With just a whisper of sweet, this mostly savory skillet cornbread does double duty as a summer tomato upside down cake. Whether you call it cornbread or corn […]

Filed Under: Breads Biscuits Buns, Breakfasty Brunchy, Cast Iron, Quick Breads, Recipes, Savory, Sides and such Tagged With: baking, cast iron, cornbread, dill, tomatoes

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Sheet Pan Swedish Pancakes with fresh strawberries and lime

2018/06/05 By Melinda Leave a Comment

Topped with fresh berries and brightened up with just a hint of lime zest- this could be breakfast or brunch or a delightful summertime dessert.  All of the tender eggy goodness of a swedish pancake but baked in one go on a sheet pan. So no hot stove just bake and go! I was once […]

Filed Under: Breakfasty Brunchy, Recipes, Sweet Tagged With: baking, berries, brunch, pancakes, sheet pan, strawberries

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Dill Pickle Burger Buns

2018/01/19 By Melinda Leave a Comment

Dill Pickle Burger Buns

Deliciously dilly yet soft and tender these dill pickle burger buns add a layer of flavor to any burger or sandwich. The only thing I might change next time is to add more pickles. Who knew? Pickle humor is a thing. While there are far too many puns involving “dill”  there are also an array of […]

Filed Under: Breads Biscuits Buns, Savory, Yeast Breads Tagged With: baking, bread, hamburger buns, pickles

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Blue Cheese Green Chile Scones

2017/07/26 By Melinda Leave a Comment

I never make the same biscuit twice. The liquid varies depending on what’s in the fridge, sometimes yogurt (the European variety, thinner than it’s American or Greek cousins) or buttermilk, if all I have is plain milk I vary the acids added. I doubled up for these Blue Cheese Green Chile Scones because I wanted […]

Filed Under: Breads Biscuits Buns, Breakfasty Brunchy, Recipes, Savory Tagged With: baking, biscuits, Blue Cheese, green chile, hatch green chili, scones

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