CARAMEL ROLLS

Approximately 24 medium-size rolls

Many caramel roll recipes call for ingredients such as buttermilk or sour cream. I was delighted to come up with this simple but truly tasty recipe which uses just basic ingredients. If you don’t have a bread machine, you can still make the recipe; just be sure to warm your milk to...

WHITE BREAD

Medium Loaf

With this recipe, you can use either all-purpose or bread flour. My preference is all-purpose flour. However, bread flour has added protein.

If you don’t have a bread machine, you can still make this bread. Just know that the rise of the loaf and the texture of the bread is likely to be heavier than if you use a bread machine for the...

100% WHOLE WHEAT

Medium Loaf

If you’re tired of making brick-like whole wheat loaves of bread, I have good news for you!

Here is a recipe and method which will give you the light, tasty, whole wheat loaf you’ve been dreaming about.

With this recipe, you can use any type of 100% whole wheat flour (I prefer organic) or even grind your own flour from wheat berries.

If you don’t have a bread machine, you can still make this bread. However, the rise of the loaf and the texture of the bread is likely to be heavier than if you use a bread machine for the mixing and kne...

GLUTEN-FREE APPLESAUCE MUFFINS

Yield: 12 muffins and 1 mini-loaf

With cold weather setting in, few things warm the heart and soul better than home-baked muffins.

If you didn’t know this recipe call...

GLUTEN-FREE RICE/OAT BREAD

Use your mixer to stir up this wet bread dough. You don’t need a dough hook since it’s more like a quick bread batter.

1 cup water

¼ cup sugar

2 teaspoons yeast

2 cups brown rice or white rice flower

½ cup oat flour

3 Tablespoons tapioca flour (starch)

¼ cup potato starch

½ cup dry milk powder

1 ¼ teaspoons xanthan gum

1 teaspoon salt

3 eggs at room temperature

2 Tablespoons butter

Warm the water to a temperature range between 105 and 110 degrees (Fahrenheit). Add the sugar. Verify that temperature is still within the range by using a digital thermometer. If it’s too cold, warm on the stovetop or in the microwave....

CARAMEL ROLLS

Approximately 24 medium-size rolls

Many caramel roll recipes call for ingredients such as buttermilk or sour cream. I was delighted to come up with this simple but truly tasty recipe which uses just basic ingredients. If you don’t have a bread machine, you can still make the recipe; just be sure to warm your milk to...

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One of the biggest reasons our bread recipes flop is that we don't understand how to support yeast activity. Yeast is a living organism. If it gets too hot, it dies. If it gets too cold, it doesn't perform properly. If it comes into direct contact with salt, it dies. To support yeast activity in your dough, warm your recipe liquid to a range between 105 and 110 degrees (Fahrenheit). Dissolve...

LORETTA’S GLUTEN-FREE MULTI-GRAIN BREAD

It has taken a while to get this done, but here is the first of my gluten-free bread recipes.

There are four keys to successfully making this bread:

1. Use a bread machine or mixer to stir up the dough. This ensures that all ingredients are thoroughly mixed – very important for gluten free baked goods.
2. Warm the recipe liquid to a ran...

If you’re learning how to develop a sourdough starter, it will take 7 days before the starter is ready to use in a bread recipe for the first time. Here’s a summary of the starter process:

Key points:

1. Use stainless steel, wooden, or silicone mixing spoons.
2. Always mix ingredients in either a stainless steel or glass/ceramic bowl.
3. Use standard unbleached flour - it helps keep “feeding” costs low.
4. When you “feed” your starter, mix the flour and water first, then mix well in your sourdough starter container. Use filtered water or water that has set overnight to diffuse the chlorine because...

I have never been good at chemistry. However, when it comes to bread baking, I’m great at experimenting and research. You can produce a beautiful loaf of sourdough by either mixing the dough ingredients by hand, with a Danish whisk, or using your bread machine or mixer.

I tried multiple different...

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Yankton author Marilyn Kratz has many happy memories of growing up in rural South Dakota. In this 130-page collection of writings, “Quilts and Country Gardens, Remembering a Simpler Time,” she shares glimpses of daily life and ordinary events in that simpler era of the 1940s and 1950s. You’ll find the book at https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/quilts-and-country-gardens-marilyn-kratz/1122544125?ean=9780692469835, https://www.amazon.com/Quilts-Country-Gardens-Remembering-Simpler/dp/0692469834/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2G892M4WANLLC&keywords=Marilyn+kratz+quilts+and+country+gardens&qid=1650251104&sprefix=marilyn+kratz+quilts+and+c...

I have never been good at chemistry. However, when it comes to bread baking, I’m great at experimenting and research. You can produce a beautiful loaf of sourdough by either mixing the dough ingredients by hand, with a Danish whisk, or using your bread machine or mixer.

I tried multiple different...

My good friend Kayleen has mastered sourdough techniques so she can share fresh bread with her family. These beautiful loaves are just some of her baking results. If you're considering sourdough but concerned about how to use discard, you'll be happy to know you can use it in nearly any recipe that calls for flour and water. I'll post more details on this in a couple of days! Happy baking!

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What happens when you combine charming, colorful poetry with stunning watercolor illustrations? An appealing and gratifying 60-page reading experience! That’s what Marilyn Kratz, and Beverly Behrens have done to produce “Inspired by a Garden,” a collection of poems that Marilyn has written and paintings that Beverly customized for each poem. Marilyn is a retired elementary teacher who tends her gardens in Y...