Raw Paleo Sprouted Granola Think granola has to contain oats and grains? Think again. If you follow a paleo diet you know that grains are not part of your landscape. Purchased paleo granolas are ridiculously expensive. It’s true that the nuts themselves can be pricey and the ingredients add up but making this […]
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Brioche Doughnuts with Bourbon Glaze
Brioche Doughnuts with Bourbon Glaze I am a doughnut fan, as long as they are eaten as fresh as can be. This is also why I am a huge supporter of homemade doughnuts. Get them while they are warm and they will rival many desserts. This version is based upon brioche dough and […]
Ina’s Heavenly Hots
Heavenly Hots If you live in Chicago and have a penchant for breakfast then you know Ina Pinkney. She is known as the “Breakfast Queen” and fed Chicagoans and visitors for over 30 years, but she closed the doors to her place in 2013. Now we have her recipes – and stories; the gal’s got […]
Best Ever Biscuits from Ina Pinkney
Best Ever Biscuits Ina Pinkney has quite the following in Chicago where she fed eager diners for over 30 years at her restaurant where she excelled with breakfast, lunch and brunch oriented dishes. These are her baking powder biscuits, made extra light with buttermilk and baking soda as well. In her book, Ina’s Kitchen, she […]
Paleo Marble Pancakes
Marble Pancakes Eating paleo and hankering for pancakes? How about pancakes with a hint of cocoa and the ability to make them heart themed for Valentine’s Day? This is a recipe we can get behind. It’s a tad indulgent (chocolate for breakfast!) but allows paleo folks to have a pancake treat. And no need […]
Carrot Cake Muffins
Carrot Cake Muffins I have to admit I was slow to come to the spiralize craze. Probably because it required a tool – a spiralizer – but one day last summer I had to have zucchini noodles. Isn’t it funny (and inexplicable) when a craving strikes? If you haven’t heard of “zoodles” (zucchini […]
Whole-Wheat Oatmeal & Honey Cakes
Whole-Wheat Oatmeal & Honey Cakes Yvette van Boven has brought us Home Baked, a huge tome on baking that includes wonderful homey dishes like these Whole-Wheat Oatmeal & Honey Cakes and her Homemade Nutella. Hearty with oats and whole-wheat flour, moist with buttermilk, honey and coconut oil, these are way more than muffins and […]
Chocolate Chip Breakfast Berrycakes
Chocolate Chip Breakfast Berrycakes Tracey Zabar has brought us a world of delight in Chocolate Chip Sweets, where she presents some of her own creations as well as those from Lidia Bastianich, Nick Malgieri, Florian Bellanger, Jonathan Waxman and Daniel Boulud among others. We are also profiling Boulud’s Chocolate Chip Rocher; don’t miss those! […]
Donuts with Pomegranate Caramel
Donuts with Pomegranate Caramel Donuts, doughnuts, however you spell them, they are popular whether baked or fried. I became intimately familiar with all things doughnut when I was working on my book, A Baker’s Field Guide to Doughnuts, and found that they are much easier to make than most people think. Don’t be afraid […]
Brown Sugar Pecan Cake with Caramelized Nectarines
Brown Sugar Pecan Cake with Caramelized Nectarines Sometimes I get inspired by an ingredient but other times it might be a new piece of equipment, like this square “ring” pan sent to the Test Kitchen by NordicWare. They call it the Bundt Squared Pan. The gorgeous defined grooves were calling to me. I wanted […]
Nectarine-Almond Oven Pancake
Nectarine-Almond Oven Pancake Oven pancakes are sometimes known as Dutch babies but the term “oven pancake” describes them perfectly. A very simple pancake-like batter is poured into a pan, placed in the oven and voila! Minutes later you have one big pancake to divide up and enjoy. They do need to be eaten immediately; as […]
Almond Scones
Gluten Free Almond Scones from April Peveteaux April Peveteaux knows how to live gluten-free with style. If GF is part of your lifestyle, check out her blog, Gluten is My Bitch, as well as her new book, The Gluten-Free Cheat Sheet. In it she brings us meal plans, guides us through the sometimes confusing world of […]
Cinnamon Sugar Monkey Bread
Joanne Chang’s Cinnamon Sugar Monkey Bread Joanne Chang’s newest book, Baking with Less Sugar, takes recipes, such as this classic Monkey Bread and gives is a less sweet makeover. Some of the recipes explore alternative sweeteners such as fruit juice concentrates, maple syrup and moist dates among others, while others simply reduce the granulated sugar content. […]
Rhubarb Breakfast Crisp
Rhubarb Breakfast Crisp with Granola The best fruit crisps combine a juicy filling with a textural crisp topping. I particularly like when the filling is a bit tart to contrast with a sweet topping. It is easy to temper the amount of sugar or sweetener in the topping and in this case, brought to […]
Butter Scotch Pancakes (with chocolate chunks)
Over The Top Butter Scotch Pancakes Being huge butterscotch fans, we were immediately drawn to this recipe. Too sweet for breakfast? Try these after a long night of dancing when you are craving sweets and carbs. Or, go traditional and prepare for a brunch. The dark brown sugar caramel and bittersweet chocolate make these […]
Chocolate Covered Banana Muffins
Grain-Free Chocolate Covered Banana Muffins These Chocolate Covered Banana Muffins are a little bit decadent, while keeping some health values in check. They are grain-free, as are all the recipes in Kelly Smith’s book, Everyday Grain-Free Baking. These breakfast and snack perfect muffins feature almond flour, lots of ripe bananas as well as cocoa, coconut milk […]
Banana–Brown Butter Waffles with Dulce de Leche
Waffles Featuring Banana and Dulce de Leche My best friend Juanita is a huge brunch person. She likes sweet and savory dishes – just make sure they are prepared by someone else, presented mid-morning and her day is set up for success. She lives around the corner from the Test Kitchen and on any given […]
Savory Herb Corn Muffins
Savory Herb Corn Muffins from Cabot Farmers Are you a sweet baker or a savory one? I find that so many of us immediately think of cookies and cakes when we get a hankering to tinker in the kitchen, but let’s not overlook how comforting and satisfying a savory baked good can be in […]
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