Category: Doughs
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Easter Morning Milk Tea Honey Buns
Enjoying a soft, warm hot cross bun from the local bakery along with a cup of milk tea was an annual tradition we enjoyed every Easter. Honestly, there really isn’t anything better. In those days in Australia, drinking coffee was almost an unknown past time. The sweet rolls I remember just melted in your mouth.…
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The Copy Cat Cronut: Unveiling The Many Secret Layers
What I’m about to tell you is the honest to goodness truth. The events of the past few months are what legends are made of, and if I hadn’t witnessed it unfolding myself, I probably would not have believed it. The problem with most legends is that you never really know where the truth leaves…
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Apple Fritter Donuts
My dad was the shopper in the family so, on his way back from grocery shopping on the weekends, he would occasionally stop and pick up a box of donuts. We couldn’t wait to peek into the box to see if our favorites were in there and once we had evaluated the situation, we descended…
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Beignets And Brioche
I’ve always believed that if you have a few really good recipes, you can make just about anything. There is no reason to reinvent the wheel when creating new things and by simply tweaking a recipe, you can create an entirely new product. I have been making this Berliner donut recipe for some time now…
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Herbed Focaccia with Oven Dried Tomatoes
Today I was craving something salty and doughy…I thought about making some pizza but didn’t have any mozzarella on hand, so I decided that the next best thing was to make some focaccia. Many years ago I had stopped by a place in Baltimore, Maryland called Stonemill Bakery, and they were known for making…
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Cinnamon Sugar Pull Apart Monkey Bread
Baked goods are my weakness, so it is no surprise to me that I ended up in the baking field. I have always loved to make cakes and cookies but bread baking as a career always seemed like such a chore. There is so much to think about when making bread products, like temperature of…
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An Adventure With Navajo Fry Bread
Imagine waking up on a lazy Saturday morning with your best laid plans in hand only to find that your dear old refrigerator/freezer has apparently met a terrible fate overnight and appears to have called it quits…for good. No amount of shaking or wiggling of cords or button pushing could re-awaken my sleeping Whirlpool beauty,…