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Bagels

2011-07-02@10-26-17

On Saturday morning, I made bagels for the first time.
Wow.
They were good.

And the amazing factor was: they looked and tasted just like bagels! For me, that combination doesn’t always come the first time I try a recipe.

INGREDIENTS
1/3 cup water
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons sugar
3 cups bread flour
2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast

DIRECTIONS
1. In a large

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Oatmeal Blueberry Muffins

2010-01-11@13-44-10

These oatmeal blueberry muffins are a staple during the winter months. When the house is cold, I must turn on the oven and bake something. For a traditional blueberry muffin recipe, go here.

INGREDIENTS
* 1 1/4 cups quick cooking oats
* 1 cup all-purpose flour
* 1/3 cup white sugar
* 1 tablespoon baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon

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Pumpkin Gingerbread

any holiday + cold weather = warm, spicy loaf

INGREDIENTS

3 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
2/3 cup water
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree (2 cups fresh)
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder

DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven

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Buttermilk Fantails

2009-09-26@11-34-46

As the famous saying goes, “Without bread, there is no soup.” Actually, I just made that up.

My grad school roommate, Ryan,  recently made Buttermilk Fantails with some success. Since I had a fresh batch of buttermilk in the fridge, I decided to try my hand at them. The process is simple. The execution is not.

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Blueberry Muffins

2009-06-28@08-44-10

Blueberry’s are causing spontaneous moments of great joy in our household. This muffin recipe works with any fruit. We’ve also tried it with cherries. (I think the cinnamon-sugar topping is too much, but Hubs and Schäfer love it.)

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/3

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Poogan’s Porch Buttermilk Biscuits

2009-01-06@10-06-11

In October I stumbled into a nice little Charleston restaurant called Poogan’s Porch. That evening I was served the best buttermilk biscuits I have ever tasted, along with some honey-butter. I salivate.

So, being in a land where our motto is “if you can’t get ‘em, make ‘em”, I ran across a recipe for Poogan’s Porch

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