Cooking Peaches- The Ultimate Summer Fruit Summer fruit brings to mind tomatoes, nectarines, plums, peaches and more. My favorite remains peaches. For sweetness and aroma cooking peaches can't be beat. Preserving this summer goodness is easy. While you're at it, save enough to enjoy now with ice cream, fruit toppings, fresh fruit salsa and in baked goods. Start with fresh ripe peaches with little to no overly ripe soft spots. Choose for the delicious aroma, also. Whether you grow your … [Read more...]
Sourdough Muffins with Berries and Bananas
Sourdough muffins will change your life. Your breakfast life anyway. I used the natural rising power of sourdough. Then I added traditional muffin ingredients, and came up with a light, flavorful and totally yummy sourdough muffin! At the time of writing, our country is experiencing shortages of some products. Making sourdough muffins allows you a delicious baked treat without using a lot of ingredients in one baking session. Sourdough has become the darling of the baking scene because yeast … [Read more...]
Healthy Tortillas – Easy Homemade Bread
Avoid a trip to the grocery store, I have you covered with this easy healthy tortillas recipe. This is a great recipe even for people who have never before baked any type of bread! Even better, you don’t need yeast for this recipe! Aside from being easy to make, these tortillas taste so much better than store bought tortillas and contain no questionable ingredients or preservatives. Tortillas also freeze well so if you’re thinking you don’t need 16 tortillas (but trust me, you do!) you can … [Read more...]
Easy Homemade Rolls for Holiday Dinners
This week I baked some very easy homemade rolls. Our holiday dinners wouldn't feel complete without fresh baked bread, and it's one of the additions to the table that I love to contribute. When my family gathers, I love to spoil them with the foods they remember from growing up. It's how I show them how much they mean to me. And I don't mean that to say you have to slave away in the kitchen in order to prepare a holiday meal! Not at all. There are many foods that can be prepared from … [Read more...]
Sourdough Apple Bread with Fresh Apples
Sourdough apple bread is versatile and can be made with either fresh apples, frozen or canned. During fall apple harvest it's great to make this recipe with fresh apples. You can snack on a few slices while making the filling. When winter hits and you want to bake a warm, hearty bread, grab some preserved apples and continue on with the recipe. It's great either way. I recently tried a recipe for Apple Pull Apart Bread by my friend Ann at A Farm Girl in the Making. One thing I never seem to … [Read more...]