Do you love fancy puff pastry treats at bakeries and coffee shops, but the price is choking? You can make them very easily! Savory Pesto Pastries Ingredients: 17.3-ounce frozen puff pastry 1 container pesto* Mozzarella Cheese Tomatoes, if desired Directions: Let the box of puff pastry thaw on the counter for 30 to 40 minutes,… Continue reading Savory Pesto Pastries
Tag: Baking
Bread Machine Banana Bread
Even though I have baked bread in a bread machine for a very long time, I have not made banana bread in one before this. With a hot week in the upper 80s and just touching 90, it has been nice not to turn the oven on. Was it my best banana bread? No, but… Continue reading Bread Machine Banana Bread
Zucchini Banana Oat Bread
A quick dessert bread that isn't too sweet, and has both zucchini and banana in it, for a moist oat-based bread. The zucchini isn't noticeable at all, since the batter is blended. Zucchini Banana Oat Bread Ingredients: 2½ cups rolled oats 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp ground cinnamon ¾ tsp baking powder ¾ tsp… Continue reading Zucchini Banana Oat Bread
Apple Coffee Bread
I came across this recipe in an older cookbook, and it sounded like a good use for West Virginia-grown apples. The small ones left over from last fall. Not quite as crisp, but nice and juicy for baking with. I left out the walnuts called for, due to our household (if you want them, use… Continue reading Apple Coffee Bread
Lemon Pound Cake
Use fresh lemons for an amazing spring pound cake. It tastes - and smells - like a warm day in the sun. Lemon Pound Cake Ingredients: 1½ cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp fine sea salt 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks) (room temperature) 1 cup granulated sugar 4 large eggs (room… Continue reading Lemon Pound Cake