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Kaiser Rolls

Sometimes life-changing sandwiches happen. Sometimes they’re the Italian-est sandwich with multiple cured meats, roasted red peppers, garlic mustard, basil, goat cheese, and provolone. Sometimes they have corned beef AND potato salad on them. The filling has to be right and the bread has to be the right-est. Nobody wants to be bullied by sharp bread corners while trying to eat a sandwich, ya know? So if you’re looking for a tasty sandwich bun then I…

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Pumpkin Sandwich Bread {revisited}

I find bread to be super comforting. So, let’s split a piece of warm bread right out of the oven ok? We can talk at the kitchen table. Let’s feel our feelings while snacking. Let’s turn off the heat and turn on the oven. The truth is, I’ll always want the biggest breadstick if out dining out. I’ll probably want to eat your corn bread right off your plate. I might make two pieces of…

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Rye Bread

Sometimes I feel like Steve Urkel. Sometimes when I grab the sink-sprayer (…is that the technical term?) I spray water all over myself and the kitchen. And when I was making this bread I dropped the bag of rye flour open-side down on the kitchen floor and spilled a hefty amount. And when I grabbed a tea towel to let the dough rise under it, an entire stack of towels landed on my head. I…

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No-Knead Crusty White Bread

My favorite sandwich of all time is the cuban sandwich. I get it at Red Coat Tavern despite the fact that their burgers win popularity contests. I just can’t get enough of the melty cheese, the pickle, the mustard, the pork. So when I made bread this weekend, I had that tasty sandwich in mind. I let these loaves rise to the max. You see, I had to go to Trader Joe’s for sandwich fixin’s…

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Soft Pretzels

Sometimes you just need a solid snack. The kind you eat for your willy nilly dinner. The kind you eat before cookie-dessert. The kind you eat while sitting on the floor in front of your coffee table. These are perfect for eating while watching movies with your lady friends. I guess they’d be good for football watching dudes, but I’m rarely around sporty, high-fiving fellas. But these turned out totally snack worthy. I even made…

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Coffee Cakes, Muffins, Pies, Breads, Cookies

These recipes are all thanks to my mom! She’s quite the baker. And can you believe she’s even in town at the moment?! We’re hanging out in the kitchen Sunday, and I’ll totally fill you know what we make. Coffee Cakes + Muffins Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Cake – crumby top, swirly middles, oh yeah. Sour Cream Coffee Cake – a bundt with a bunting! My mom’s favorite. Bran Muffins – my mom used to make these in mini…

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Mom’s Banana Bread

I think it’s the part of summer where we’ve given up. Either that or become tougher. (I only used three of those freckled dudes for this!) For example, Monday I made corn bread pizzas for dinner and didn’t even feel like I had to eat it picnic-style in the air conditioned bedroom. And last night after dinner, Jake and I went outside with Elliot and it was raining. We just sat down on the wet…

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Pretzel Rolls

These pretzel rolls are like house guests that never over-stay their welcome. They’re gone too quick. You miss them already! You cross your fingers that they’ll just move into your spare room and sleep forever on the futon with mis-matched sheets, under the owl wind chimes, behind the computer desk, tripping over my yoga mat. They are the kind you walk to the grocery store for, despite the heat and shady characters, just to buy…

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Vegan Pumpkin Quickbread

I’ve been running out of eggs. Jake’s been eating them for breakfast. So if you’re vegan or if you’re just out of eggs and butter at the time, this is just the thing to bake. This bread is tasty. I’m going to say the allspice has a lot to do with it. The pumpkin doesn’t hurt either. Pumpkin is still my BFF even though it’s winter now. So next time you’re out of eggs or…

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