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How to Convert Dry Yeast to Cake Yeast

On May 7, 2020 / Blog / 2 Comments

Dry Yeast >> Fresh Cake Yeast Conversion If a recipe calls for dry yeast and you need to convert to fresh cake yeast, follow the step-by-step guide below. Fresh ‘Cake’ Yeast for home bakers is found in the dairy section of grocery stores. It is sold in

Giant Cinnamon Roll Cake

On April 13, 2020 / Blog, Coffee cakes, Sweet Breads & Rolls / 2 Comments

Giant Cinnamon Roll Cake Author: Sally McKenney Quinn Learn how to make a giant cinnamon roll cake using my easy 7 ingredient homemade cinnamon roll dough and swirling it into one large cake. Top with vanilla icing for an extra indulgent breakfast or brunch. Kids and adults

Milk Bread Honey Buns

On March 13, 2020 / Blog, Breads, Platinum, Rolls & Buns / 18 Comments

Milk Bread Honey Buns Author: Gesine Prado These honey buns are extra special because the tangzhong makes them super light, fluffy and tender. Tangzhong is a Japanese technique that simply involves cooking a mixture of flour, water and milk to create a paste that is later added

Homemade Garlic Knots

On February 28, 2020 / Blog, Platinum, Rolls & Buns / 1 Comment

Homemade Garlic Knots Author: Sally McKenney Quinn These homemade garlic knots are extra soft and fluffy, made from my favorite 6 ingredient pizza dough, and are topped with flavorful garlic herb butter before AND after baking. Shaping is a breeze with my video tutorial and step-by-step pictures for visual help.

Panettone Monkey Bread

On December 28, 2019 / Blog, Coffee cakes, Sweet Breads & Rolls, No Knead Recipes, Platinum / Leave a comment

Panettone Monkey Bread Authors: Jeff Hertzberg and Zoë François We are big fans of sweet dough (especially around the most wonderful time of the year), and while we often choose gigantic cinnamon rolls, we will never say no to monkey bread. Over the years we’ve made Classic

Simply Sandwich Bread

On November 26, 2019 / Blog, Breads, Platinum / 5 Comments

Simply Sandwich Bread Author: Sally McKenney Quinn Learn how to make simple white sandwich bread using a few baking ingredients like flour, water, yeast, salt, and milk. This recipe yields 1 loaf, so it’s perfect if you only have 1 loaf pan. Here are the basic steps:

Pumpkin Star Bread

On November 23, 2019 / Blog, Coffee cakes, Sweet Breads & Rolls, Holidays & Occasions, No Knead Recipes, Platinum / Leave a comment

Pumpkin Star Bread Authors: Jeff Hertzberg and Zoë François Our Holiday Star Bread was quite popular last year, so we decided to come up with yet another version: this one with pumpkin filling and sprinkled with sanding sugar. Our original version is filled with sugar and holiday

National Homemade Bread Day Giveaway 2019

On November 17, 2019 / Blog, Giveaways / 507 Comments

LET’S BAKE BREAD! Giveaway is closed. To celebrate National Homemade Bread Day, we’ve partnered with Emile Henry to giveaway an Italian Bread Loaf Baker to one lucky winner! Enter using the Rafflecopter widget below. Giveaway ends 11/24/19. US address entries only. 18 years of

Apple Brioche Braid

On October 28, 2019 / Blog, Coffee cakes, Sweet Breads & Rolls, Holidays & Occasions / Leave a comment

Apple Brioche Braid Authors: Jeff Hertzberg and Zoë François Since berries are now behind on us and we look forward to cold days and even colder nights, we created an apple version of our popular Raspberry Brioche Braid, a pastry that mimics a Danish braid without quite

Platinum Instant Sourdough Doughnuts

On September 29, 2019 / Blog, Doughnuts, Platinum Sourdough / 1 Comment

Platinum Instant Sourdough Doughnuts Author: Zoë François In 2005 when my co-author, Jeff, and I wrote our first book, Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, people were just coming out of the Atkins Diet fog and were longing for bread. We offered a simple, fast

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