Instead of breakfast, make a cozy dinner of homemade French toast sticks by adding a few unexpected toppings, such as bacon, onions, mushrooms, and grated Parmesan cheese. Serve with a simple green salad...
This staple of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisines is surprisingly easy to make -- and the process feels almost magical. It starts with a simple yeast dough (we used some whole-wheat flour in addition...
Good cooks in many cultures have found delicious ways to revive stale or leftover bread. But the French take first prize with their simple recipe for pain perdu, literally "lost bread," which we have come...
In this hearty variation on traditional focaccia, mashed fingerling potatoes are incorporated into the dough, which is topped with thin slices for baking. Fingerlings are grown in yellow, pink, and blue...
Four types of seeds -- cumin, nigella, flax, and sesame -- meet rye and wheat flours in these thin, almost lacy crackers. They make a nice accompaniment for any salad or soup or a lovely addition to a...
Serve this updated rye soda bread with orange marmalade, Irish butter, smoked trout, Cashel Blue cheese, and our simple Watercress Salad for an impressive brunch spread.
The best biscuits are often made with fine low-protein wheat flours. Whole-grain barley flour is also quite fine and low in gluten, so it creates a lovely, light biscuit that's a bit more wholesome than...
Shave or grate some Parmesan cheese over the top of each serving of soup if you like. During cooking, the bread pieces become soft like dumplings and release starch, which helps thicken the soup.
When you bake sourdough bread using a homemade starter, you'll eventually end up with so much of it that you'll need to discard some to keep the amount manageable. You can compost the discard, or use it...
There are many good recipes for healthy whole-wheat breads, but all yeast versions take several hours to make. This quick bread uses baking powder and soda to leaven it instead. It is good for sandwiches,...
If you've never had homemade focaccia, you're in for something special. This sweet one, sprinkled with rosemary, isn't overly doughy and has an amazingly crisp crust. The bread isn't difficult to make,...
If you've only had savory focaccia, you're in for a treat. This sweet version is an original twist on dessert and also makes a delicious breakfast or snack.
The exterior of the perfect biscuit should be golden brown and slightly crisp, while its interior should be light and airy. Avoid overworking the dough; gently combine the ingredients until just blended....
These slightly sweet cornbread cakes from Jamaica can be served with fried fish or jerk chicken for an authentic Jamaican meal.From the book "Lucinda's Authentic Jamaican Kitchen," by Lucinda Scala Quinn...
A sweet, summery strawberry butter or fruity jam accompany these subtly tart, rhubarb-buckwheat scones beautifully. A perfect way to break bread Sunday morning (or any day of the week).
See our step-by-step guide to making popovers, and try all of our popover variations: Basic Popovers, Gruyere-Thyme Popovers, Dark Chocolate Popovers, Chive Popovers, Cinnamon Sugar Popovers, and Bacon...
These guaranteed-showstopper onion rolls are made with buttermilk and filled with sweet onions sauteed in butter and scented with nutmeg. The onion filling is spread onto a rectangle of dough, which isrolled...