Recipe for Spicy Bread for the Bread Machine

This recipe for spicy bread for the bread machine is easy and fast to make.  it's a wonderful loaf to serve with chiles, bean soups, stews and other foods that lend themselves to a dipping bread.

The recipe is a bit on the spicy, hot side -- but its easy to modify if you prefer a milder taste. Simply cut back on the amount of spices used and you will have a wonderful, milder flavor.

Enjoy.

St. Patrick's Day Recipe for Buttermilk Soda Bread

St. Patrick's Day is approaching on March 17. This Buttermilk Soda Bread recipe is a good choice for your St. Paddy's Day celebrations.  If you want to be authentic, try serving it with smoked salmon, a favorite Irish delicacy.

If buying buttermilk is a challenge, try buying buttermilk powder from bulk bins and reconstitute it only when needed. The ratio is one part buttermilk powder to four parts water.

Recipe for Apple Thyme Quick Bread

February is apple month, at least in Canada.  This recipe for apple thyme quick bread is a great way to celebrate this delicious and good-for-you fruit.  Use a good cooking apple, heart-healthy olive oil and fresh thyme to make this excellent recipe.

It does make a relatively small loaf, however. You may want to double the recipe and make two.

Good Recipe for Cranberry Orange Muffins

Does anyone else love muffins as much as I do?  This recipe for cranberry orange muffins is made using whole wheat flour, so its healthy as well as delicious.

You do know the secret to making high, fluffy muffins, right?  Well, actually there are two secrets. The first is to use large muffins tins and fill them right to the top with muffin batter. This ensures the muffins will peak over the top in a lovely dome shape.

The second secret is to barely blend the dry ingredients and the wet ingredients together. Mix both well BEFORE combining, but after combining, be careful that you do not overmix.

Recipe for Chocolate Nut Bread

This recipe for chocolate nut bread is a quick bread or a loaf that is leavened with baking powder and baking soda. The recipe makes two medium sized loaves that are fragrant and yummy -- and topped with a mixture of drizzled chocolate and chopped nuts.

Who doesn't love a chocolate loaf?

Recipe for Cranberry Cornbread

Cranberry cornbread is a good choice during the Holiday season, or at Thanksgiving. But don't stop there. Cranberries are amazingly healthy fruit. Some consider them to be  a superfruit due to the nutrients and antioxidant properties they offer.  Since the recipe calls for cranberry sauce, you can get it year round -- either as canned and ready made, or as fresh or frozen cranberries that you can cook yourself.

Check out this delicious and healthy recipe for cranberry cornbread.

At this time of the year, when you may still be dealing with leftover turkey, this dish is a great accompaniment to a dish such as turkey enchiladas or something similar.

Recipe for No Knead Bread

Bread making can be time consuming and even difficult for those who have not yet mastered the art.

However,  no knead bread is a different story. No knead bread is easy to make and requires a minimum of effort, since the kneading steps are eliminated.

The no knead bread recipe at this link makes a delicious, crusty bread that you'll love eating and serving. However, it does require some pre-planning with respect to the times involved. The first rising is likely to take up to 18 hours and the second rising will take another hour or two.

Once you get your schedule figured out, its a great bread recipe.

Serve Home Made Pizza at your Next Party

Hands down, pizza is the best party food ever. It's great for kids, teens and adults. Just switch the toppings around to suit age-related tastes.

One of the major drawbacks to serving home made pizza is finding a dough recipe large enough.

This recipe for party pizza dough is large enough to make four separate pizzas.

Have a selection of toppings available, and make up to four different pizzas if that's what your guests fancy.

Recipe for Gluten Free Currant Scones

Gluten free recipes are designed for individuals with Celiac disease or who are allergic to gluten, a substance found in wheat and various other grain products. Gluten free recipes  can be delicious and tasty, and suitable for the whole family.

This recipe for Gluten-Free Currant Scones is taste tested and rated good by those who tried it.

Recipe for South African Rusks

If you're watching the World Cup, you really should try some South African snacks along with your soccer. How about this recipe for authentic South African Rusks?

They are a twice baked biscuit somewhat similar to biscotti. Serve them with coffee or tea. Remember to blow on your Vuvuzela.

Recipe for Whiskey Soda Bread with Whiskey Butter

This whiskey bread recipe is a quick bread.

Its especially good when served with whiskey butter. The recipe for Whiskey Soda Bread with Whiskey Butter is at this link.

An Authentic Recipe for Armenian Easter Bread

I've just published a recipe for authentic Armenian Easter bread. It's delicious and well worth making from scratch.

This bread requires a spice called Mahleb. Mahleb should not be omitted, as its flavor is critical to the bread's success. This spice can be difficult to locate but its sold on Amazon. 

Recipe for Carrot Corn Muffins

I've just added a recipe for Carrot Corn Muffins on the best bread recipes site.  Carrot muffins are a healthy way to start the day. 

Did you know that the carotine in  raw carrots is absorbed  only by 3%?  When the carrots are cooked, this goes up to 39%.  And here I've been eating raw carrots every day thinking I was getting the best benefits.

The link to the recipe is Carrot Corn Muffins Recipe

St. Patricks Day Recipes

I've just added a graphic on the front page of my site. It leads to a recommended list of breads that you may want to serve on St. Patrick's Day.

Even if you're not Irish, why not help celebrate one of the year's most fun holidays by serving Irish soda bread or some other treat?

The link is St. Patricks Day Recipes at Best Bread Recipes

Serve Canadian Beaver Tails at your Olympic Celebrations

The world's eyes are on Canada these days, thanks to the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.

Whey not serve Canadian Beaver Tails at your Olympic parties and celebrations. These treats are a type of donut -- fried yeast dough that is shaped like a beaver tail and then dipped in sugar, chocolate or some other yummy topping.


The recipe is at this link: Recipe for Canadian Beaver Tails

Valentine Recipes at Best Bread Recipes

I've added a page at my Best Bread Recipe site. It contains links to bread recipes for Valentines Day.

I've also uploaded a new bread recipe today.

That's Valentines Chocolate Croissant Recipe. It's made with a bread machine but the recipe includes instructions for mixing it by hand.

Recipe for Onion Rosemary Focaccia Bread

Onion Rosemary Focaccia Bread is a delicious flatbread.

Focaccia bread originated in Italy, where it is still a highly popular snack for children and adults alike. The original flatbread was usually seasoned with olive oil and herbs. Today, various vegetables, cheeses and salts are often added to enhance the flavor of this recipe.

Try it with soup or salad. It makes a great, light meal.

Made with yeast and topped with tender, cooked red onions, this recipe is a keeper. It takes only twenty minutes or so to bake, and requires only one rising.

The recipe for this Onion Rosemary Focaccia flatbread is at this link.

Gaboobo Bread Recipe

I've added another bread recipe courtesy a site visitor, Gerald L. Birk. Gaboobo bread is native to the the Sioux Indians of South and North Dakota. It's another quick bread, and delicious when eaten hot with butter. Or, to be traditional, serve it with wosapi, a berry sauce made from chokecherries. Follow the title link to view the recipe.

New Recipe: Bannock

I've just uploaded a recipe for Bannock -- the quickbread favored by aboriginal people in North America. I understand that Scottish and British settlers made a version of bannock as well, but this recipe is specific to the North American Indian version. Click on the title to view the recipe.

About Best Bread Recipes Blog

Hello. This Blog is the companion to my web site, Best Bread Recipes at http://www.best-bread-recipes.com/. I will be posting special announcements to this Blog, as well as notifying you of new recipes or other content as I add it to the Web site.

I have been cooking and baking for many years, including eight years spent as a restaurant cook. I cook and bake much less now than I once did, but I still remember how!

Please feel free to leave me comments or send me your favorite recipes.

Best,
June Campbell