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Weeknight Beer Cheese Bread

October 14, 2011 By Julie 16 Comments

Ask me what I would take onto a deserted island if I could only have one food and you’ll get the same answer every single time.  Hot fresh bread.  Sourdough, french, pumpernickel, rye, I don’t discriminate.  If it’s fresh from the oven, a shmear of butter across the slice, I’ll bite without question.

Bread isn’t really what I would call a “quick” recipe.  It takes time to rise, time to punch out, and time to roll into the perfect loaf.  Let’s face it, sometimes we just don’t have that kind of time.  Ok, who am I kidding, on a weeknight I never have that kind of time.  It doesn’t make me crave bread any less though, so I decided to concoct a quick weeknight recipe for those evenings when you want a slice of “fresh from the oven” sustenance but don’t have the time to put forth all the love and care that typically is required to get the desired result.

This recipe uses baking powder in place of yeast to allow for an instant lift while cooking, therefore eliminating all the time required for rising and punching.   But wait, there’s more.  You didn’t think I’d actually stop there did you?  I wanted to give my loaf a little flavor kick so I snuck in a couple glugs of beer and a heaping handful of cheese.

Welcome back to the weeknight rotation my butter loving friend.  You’ve been sorely missed.

Let’s cook up a loaf, shall we?

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Filed Under: Breads, Food Tagged With: baking powder, baking soday, Beer, bread, cheese, no yeast

Cheddar and Chive Popovers

July 26, 2011 By Julie 19 Comments

I can’t believe I finally put flour to bowl and cooked myself up some popovers.  I’m not sure what I was waiting for.  Maybe I thought they would be too difficult to create or maybe (more likely) I am just too darn lazy.  Every time my mom creates a pan during one of our family’s visits I eat it and think, “darn if I’m not going to mix up a batch of these when I get back home”.  I then come home, promptly forget all my good intentions and motor on my merry way, popover free.

Have you ever had a recipe like that?  It took about a year of having a popover pan sitting below my oven, gathering dust, before I finally pulled it out one fine day and made the declaration to take the plunge.  Let me just say, for how beautiful and intricate they look, popovers are surprisingly easy to put together.  Aside from the hour rest time, I might even venture to throw them into the quick bread category.  That’s a big deal in these parts where we love our bread, but not the time it takes to put a loaf together.

These popovers have the addition of cheese as well because lets face it, cheese makes everything just a wee bit better.  To bake up a basketful of your own, you’ll begin by combining together a small handful of eggs along with a little cream, flour, some butter, and a few choice spices.

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Filed Under: Breads, Food Tagged With: bread, cheese, chives, popover, roll

Family Friendly Friday’s: Banana’s Foster French Toast

March 18, 2011 By Julie 47 Comments

 

When I say the words “Bananas Foster French Toast”, what thought comes to your mind?  For me it’s one all encompassing word.  Scrumptious.  The idea for this recipe was first inspired by a morning meal we partook in at one of our favorite Charlotte breakfast hangouts; The Flying Biscuit.  Oh man, if you ever go, make sure to get the creamy dreamy grits.  I think I literally break out into song right there at the table every time I take a bite.  Never have I had a better grit.  Ever.  But I digress.  This particular morning we were there, they just happened to have a list of breakfast specials and  the one that caught my five year old’s eye was the banana’s foster french toast.  Alright, I’ll admit, it caught my eye too.  What’s not to love?  Thick slabs of french toast, covered with caramel coated bananas and topped with fresh whipped cream.  Uh, yea.  Twist my arm.

I’ll be honest when I say that we ate breakfast and that was the end of it. The thought never even crossed my mind to create a batch of my own.  And then last week, I was stopping by Lyndsey’s blog, Pinch of Yum, and she had the most delectable looking Caramalized Banana and Fig Oatmeal.  Who knew oatmeal could be that exciting?  I left a comment on her blog and mentioned the bananas foster french toast. Next thing I know I’m getting this comment on my Greek inspired slow cooker chicken in return:

“I love the addition of dill. Mmmmm… dill!! Also, I’m a tad disappointed that your post wasn’t about the bananas foster french toast! Will we get to see that anytime soon, I hope?!”

Hmmm.  First the restaurant, then the oatmeal and now the comment.  Yep, this recipe pretty much hit me upside the head and said make me.  NOW.  So that’s exactly what I did.  Prepare to get your breakfast tooth, your sweet tooth, and your “I can now die a happy (and full) woman (or man)  tooth on, cuz this recipe is about to take you to a whole new level of breakfast and give new meaning to the word scrumptious.

In this dish, bread choice can make make or break you, so for heaven’s sake, don’t grab the wonder bread sandwich loaf.  Get yourself a beautiful hunk of challah or hawaiian bread that you can cut thick slices from and do just that.

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Family Friendly Fridays, Food, Other Tagged With: bananas, bread, butter, cinnamon, eggs, food, Half & Half, heavy cream, maple syrup, recipe, salt, Sugar, vanilla


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