Baking Delights: Baking breads and treats for your family

March 7th, 2008

Maple Crumb Cakes for a Wintery Breakfast

Cold weather  is at it’s best with something like Maple Crumb Cakes for a wintery breakfast!  The quiet early morning, the pink sky…and the fire crackling in the fireplace just make things feel comforting and warm…even though it was cold.
Marc is working part time at Home Depot.   I think it has been good for him […]

By Marye -- 8 comments

March 6th, 2008

Easy Make Ahead Bran Muffins

 
You know that I love old cookbooks.   They don’t depend on prepackaged things, or microwaves…Just brilliant ideas, and lots of good ingredients.
Now, I don’t know how you feel about bran muffins.  Some people love them ad some hate them.  I love them.  At least these.  You can put raisins in them, or figs, or dried […]

By Marye -- 4 comments

February 28th, 2008

Great Breakfast Ideas: Fig & Black Pepper Muffins

 
I love the sweetness of figs. Fresh, they are fantastic, and dried…well I don’t think there is anything that matches the sweetness of a fig. They were not something I grew up with, except for the addiction my dad had to fig newtons. I discovered them as a young mom, trying to […]

By Marye -- 6 comments

January 2nd, 2008

Delightful Lemon Lavender Irish Soda Bread

Irish Soda Bread is a recipe that has been around a long time. I love it because it is a quick and delicious way to get bread on the table and it is extremely versatile as well. Over the years the things I did not like about various recipes were that they tasted “soda-y” […]

By Marye -- 7 comments

December 19th, 2007

Another Banana Bread

Decided to make banana bread this morning and I wanted to try a few different things. The bananas were ripe but not over-ripe and I wanted to compensate for the flavor loss in that.  I also wanted something really moist.

This came out very moist, very banana-y, very good. The flavor is a little different than […]

By Marye -- 4 comments

December 12th, 2007

Christmas Countdown: Banana Chocolate Chip Bread

This Banana Chocolate Chip Bread recipe is my eldest daughter’s favorite. I usually give her a loaf of this along with a container of Russian Tea Mix ( you know, the kind with orange, clove, red hots, and tea?) and she is blissfully happy. Always a good thing.
It is a particularly moist and […]

By Marye -- 4 comments

November 28th, 2007

Christmas Countdown: Easy Egg Nog Quick Bread

This egg nog quick bread recipe is a wonderful hostess gift or as part of a Christmas gift basket with some homemade jams and preserves. Generally when I do a gift basket I like to use three different loaves, two bags of coffee beans, some tea, and a couple of small jars of […]

By Marye -- 5 comments

November 20th, 2007

Christmas Baking Countdown: Cranberry Bread

By now you have several dozen cookies in the freezer and you are good to go, right? This is about the time I switch to quick breads. They also freeze really well and make really good gifts when wrapped in clear wrap and tied with raffia, or what ever imaginative way you want to do […]

By Marye -- 4 comments

November 16th, 2007

Apricot & White Chocolate Scones

 
I love scones. They are much more delicate than a biscuit, or a muffin and yet are something between the two. They are tender and crumbly and amazingly buttery. Are you drooling yet?
This recipe for apricot & white chocolate scones is melt in your mouth delicious and easy too!  My recipe for scones is […]

By Marye -- 18 comments

August 6th, 2007

Banana Cake Doughnuts (or Donuts)

 Our weekend is a little different than most. Since Marc works retail he works on Saturday and then has Sunday and Monday off. Sunday is really not a day off because there is church a good portion of the day.  Monday is our more leisurely day, although I don’t know if leisurely is a word […]

By Marye -- 3 comments