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Brioche: 3 Versions

By Cat, Sept 2010 (Image, right, from Chef’s Thesaurus) Brioche is another goodie I learned to make during my French Period (mid ’70s to mid ’80s). Back then, a friend gave me a copy of  The Art of Fine Baking by … Continue reading

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Le Pain Ordinaire (French Bread)

By Cat, May 2014 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Includes: 1. Le Pain Ordinaire (French Bread) See also:  1. Bread Basics (Yeast-Leavened Breads); 2. Bread & Rolls Menu; 3. French Baguette Mini Loaves Back in the 1970s, when I was in my French period, I longed to be able to … Continue reading

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Herb Bread (Yeast-Risen)

By Cat, November, 2007; revised August 2008; updated May 2014 (Photo, right, from Univ. of Maryland) Includes: 1. Herb Bread, original version; 2. Herb Bread with Overnight Sponge method; 3. Testing, including a sprouted flour version See also: 1. Bread Basics (Yeast-Leavened … Continue reading

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Banana Cake

By Cat, July 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Includes: 1. Banana Cake (or Muffins), About Ingredients; 2. Recipe version I: Pre-Soaked Flour method; 3. Recipe version II: with Whole-Grain or Sprouted Flour (still under development); 4. Chocolate-Banana Cake Variation See also: 1. Cakes, Tortes & … Continue reading

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Sourdough Banana Bread

By Cat, June 2010 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Includes: 1. Sourdough Banana Bread Version I; 2. Version II; 3. Version III See also: 1.  Banana Cake; 2. Mom’s Banana Nut Bread; 3. Bread & Rolls Menu; 4. Cakes, Tortes & Quick-Breads Menu Banans are a favorite fruit … Continue reading

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Ciabatta Integrale with Sourdough Pre-Ferment

By Cat, May 19, 2014 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Ciabatta is an Italian rustic bread, with soft spongy interior and crispy crust, and with a slight sourdough flavor that comes from an overnight ferment. As I moved my original Ciabatta Integrale recipe … Continue reading

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Ciabatta Integrale (Partially Whole Grain Italian Slipper Bread)

There is a problem with this link, so I have moved it to Ciabatta Integrale (Partially whole grain Italian Slipper bread)-3. OR use shortlink: catsfork.com/CatsKitchen/?p=10637    

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Ronny’s Simple Whole Wheat Sourdough Bread

By Cat, May 2011 (Crock, right, by Ronny H.; Photo by Cat) Includes: 1. Ronny’s Simple Whole Wheat Sourdough Bread; 2. Cat’s learning journey through testing of Simple Sourdough Bread See also: 1. Sourdough Introduction; 2. 100% Whole Wheat Sourdough Bread; 3. Sponge Methods for Sourdough Bread, … Continue reading

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Chocolate Biscotti

by Cat, October 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons, photo by Stu Spivack) Includes: 1. Baking method, all biscotti recipes; 2. Bittersweet Chocolate Biscotti See also: 1. Rusk (Skorpor or Zweiback); 2. Flour (About); 3. Sprouted Grain Flour (about);  4. Spelt vs Wheat in Baked Goods & Pasta; 5. Almond-Anise Biscotti, with Chocolate Variations; 6.  Other … Continue reading

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Ricotta or Semolina Gnocchi

By Cat, June 2009 (Photo collage, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Gnocchi is pronounced correctly as nyoh’-kee (the ny sound is similar to ñ in Spanish), but commonly mispronounced as nyah’-kee or noh’-kee. (You can listen to the pronunciation at howjsay.com (1)).  An alternate spelling … Continue reading

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