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Bread Machine: Spiced Molasses Bread

This bread machine recipe for Spiced Molasses Bread is a smaller loaf, 1½ pounds, making it accessible for most bread machines. We make bread in our Zojirushi bread machine, which produces a standard-size loaf of bread in the 2 to 2½ pound range. The smaller loaves can come out a bit misshapen but still taste… Continue reading Bread Machine: Spiced Molasses Bread

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Bread Machine: Potato Caraway Bread

Caraway is a seed that is either loved or hated and is often found in pumpernickel rye bread. On its own, it is milder, and I think the negative to Caraway is because the pumpernickel rye bread was heavily rye and or used a lot of molasses. It has a pleasant flavor in potato bread… Continue reading Bread Machine: Potato Caraway Bread

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Breadmaking: Country Loaf

Every week the boys and I try out new ways/methods of bread baking, so we can continue to learn. I wasn't 100% impressed with this past week's loaf, but it had a great taste and a good crunch. It needed to be baked in a cast iron pan rather than a baking sheet, as it… Continue reading Breadmaking: Country Loaf

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Thick and Fluffy Cinnamon Rolls

These cinnamon rolls were like stepping back into my childhood and eating one of my Dad's homemade cinnamon rolls. When my Dad was young, he worked in a bakery for a hot moment (he hated the hours, though). When we were little, he and my Mom sometimes made a big batch at night. Over the… Continue reading Thick and Fluffy Cinnamon Rolls

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Bread Baking: Milk Bread

If there were a loaf of bread that was almost dessert, it would be milk bread. Milk bread is soft, lightly sweet, and heavenly in the mouth. Spread some soft butter on a slice, sit back, and enjoy that slice! Don't let bread-making scare you; you can do it! It's not magic, it's science. The… Continue reading Bread Baking: Milk Bread