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Milk Bread Honey Buns

On March 13, 2020 / Blog, Breads, Platinum, Rolls & Buns / 27 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 / 4 Comments

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 / 1 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 / 8 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 / 1 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

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

Super Fast Sourdough Brioche

On September 29, 2019 / Blog, Coffee cakes, Sweet Breads & Rolls, Doughnuts, Holidays & Occasions / 5 Comments

Super Fast Sourdough Brioche Authors: Jeff Hertzberg and Zoë François We’ve used Red Star Yeast in our recipes since we started writing our very first book in 2005 and trust that their products will ALWAYS get the job done with the highest quality (and rise) every time.

Homemade Cheese Bread

On August 30, 2019 / Blog, Breads / 4 Comments

Homemade Cheese Bread Author: Sally McKenney Quinn This homemade cheese bread features ripples and swirls of real melted cheese and a deliciously soft and buttery dough. It’s irresistible! Here are the basic steps: Make the dough with a few standard ingredients. Knead the dough. Let the

Homemade Berry Fritters

On June 22, 2019 / Blog, Coffee cakes, Sweet Breads & Rolls, Doughnuts / Leave a comment

Homemade Berry Fritters Author: Sally McKenney Quinn Try homemade berry fritters the next time a doughnut craving hits! Based off of the popular apple fritters, this summery fried berry fritter combines a soft yeasted dough, blueberries, and a creamy strawberry glaze made from real strawberries. Here are

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