Bread

The history of making bread goes way back to a time when people’s lives changed from living a nomadic style of life to a more settled existence and they started to cultivate small grains.

The first bread was unleavened and looked like a wafer thin rounded cake. Unleavened means that it did not have yeast or rise . . . → Read More: The History of Bread Making

I know that my sister thinks that her homemade white bread is tops, but I will put this whole wheat bread recipe up against hers at any county fair and be sure to take the ribbon home. I would dare say that it is healthier than hers also because it is using more whole grain flours . . . → Read More: Mary’s Whole Wheat Bread Recipe

I have been making these oat bran muffins for 15 years now. I was told by my doctor that my cholesterol was high and I needed to change my diet to help lower it. This recipe came from “The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure” book by Dr. Robert E Kowalski. Just like me, he also had high cholesterol . . . → Read More: Mary’s Oat Bran Muffins

I have made a very moist banana bread recipe so many times that I have it memorized. But I pulled out the stained index card from my trusty wooden recipe box to write this down. It is labeled as a “Banana Nut Bread”. You can make it with walnuts, and I have, but the recipe the . . . → Read More: Banana Bread Recipe With Chocolate Chips or Nuts

My sister makes the best homemade white bread. I think she does it for therapy after having a hard week at work. She loves to fill the house with the smell of fresh cooked bread from one of her old family bread recipes. But what she really likes about it is that she says “it makes . . . → Read More: My Favorite Homemade Bread for Toast

What do you remember about Thanksgiving Dinner at Grandma’s house? One of the only times of the year that we had butterhorn rolls was at Thanksgiving. They were warm, just out of the oven, and they had frosting on them. Something sweet to wash that turkey down. They were almost like getting to eat dessert with . . . → Read More: Butterhorn Rolls Recipe From Grandma for Thanksgiving

Should I put this easy zucchini bread recipe under breads or under desserts? It is not like a lot of breads because it is sweet. It is on the healthy side of the breads because it does have the vegetables mixed in to it.

I grow zucchini in my garden every summer. It is one of my . . . → Read More: How to Make the Best Zucchini Bread Recipe