Tag: Bread-Quick

Wild Persimmon Cake topped with persimmon flowers and served on a green cake plate.

Yamini’s Wild Persimmon Cake

The delicate sweetness of ripe persimmons flavors this beautiful nut bread. The rich texture of persimmon pulp and the tones of citrus and warm spice that characterize this unique fruit make Yamini’s Wild Persimmon Cake an unexpected treat that is perfect for snack time or dessert.

Carrot Cake Bread loaves, some dotted with chocolate chips and garnished with walnut halves.

Carrot Cake Bread with a Crispy Sugar Crust

Carrot Cake Bread, spiced with cinnamon and ginger, is a delicious quick bread for a snack time treat or a casual dessert. Brush the tops of the loaves with egg white and sprinkle with sugar for a crispy crust. Scatter a few chocolate chips on top for added interest or garnish each loaf with a few walnut halves before baking. No matter the finishing details Carrot Cake Bread is an easy way to create Carrot Cake deliciousness with a minimum of fuss.

Slices of Gingerbread Loaf on a plate topped with Molasses Whipped Cream

Gingerbread Loaf with Marbled Whipped Cream

Gingerbread is one of my favorite flavors and a great place to begin my seasonal baking. I love the combination of spices here, including sweet cardamom, spicy pepper, warm ancho chile and rich cocoa powder. A slice of this deliciously spiced bread with a cup of coffee or warm apple cider is a wonderful way to stave off the chill of the season. 

A square slice of Gingerbread Coffee Cake in front of a red Christmas Wreath.

Gingerbread Streusel Coffee Cake

Crushed ginger cookies add texture to the streusel crumbs as a robust blend of holiday spices lends festive flavor to this Gingerbread Coffee Cake. Warm from the oven it makes a nice addition to a weekend or holiday breakfast. It tastes great with a warm cup of coffee or Mulled Cider.

Gingerbread Scones

What Anticipation Tastes Like I think my favorite flavor of the holiday season is ginger. Christmas wouldn’t taste or smell like Christmas without spicy notes of ginger and cinnamon wafting through the house and lingering in the kitchen. A pinch of ginger is the perfect way to dress up favorite […]

Back to Basics Cornbread

Ten Things It’s a new year and, like many folks, I am sweeping out the old to make room for the new. Last night the kings of our nativity set completed their journey to visit the Christ child in celebration of Epiphany. Today they were packed away with the last […]

Blueberries and Coconuts

Holiday Baking It’s cold outside. Winter has begun to bluster kindling a genuine appreciation for warm fires and hearty holiday meals this late November. The refrigerator is stocked with the traditional excess of the season and I am baking Blueberry Tropic Oat Muffins, with warm notes of coconut and ginger. […]

Outdoor Scones

Moving from Washington to Tennessee last year I was really looking forward to the Mid-south’s long seasons of sunshine and dry weather…

Cornbread Griddle Cakes topped with Pulled Pork Barbecue and Sweet Cherry Salad on a square dinner plate.

Cornbread Griddle Cakes

These simple corn pancakes make a great base for Slow-Cooked Pulled Pork topped with homemade Sweet Cherry Salsa. Cornbread Griddle Cakes are also delicious on their own as a supper side dish or as a breakfast entree topped with butter and maple syrup.

Rosemary Biscuits filled with slivers of country ham, topped with rosemary flowers on an antique plate.

Wonderful Little Rosemary Biscuits

You may think biscuits sound rather ordinary but, in the moment, they may turn out to be the best thing you ever tasted. Try some of these fragrant little Rosemary Biscuits for yourself to see if you agree.

Bunny Breakfast Buns

Every year I think of making Hot Cross Buns.  I love the idea of them, the history and tradition.  If only I would embrace a little more advance planning I’m sure they would be delicious! And I do believe that it’s not about the bunny, that the true message and significance of our […]