Crispy on the outside, soft and warm on the inside. That is how I would be if I had time to go lay on the Jacksonville Beach, but alas, I remain pale and clammy in my scrubs within the halls of the ICU. So, this is a description of buns only. Bread buns, get your […]
Category: Rolls
Appalachian Cinnamon Rolls
Rain is christening the cedar fence we built yesterday as we pack our car to spend a few days at the Oregon coast! For breakfast this morning I made up a batch of the cinnamon roll recipe I found in that Appalachian cookbook unearthed from the back of my in-laws’ kitchen cupboard. I think the […]
Potato Refrigerator Rolls
Been a whirlwind since we got to Seattle. Got down to the locks today with my mother in law for a cup of chowder and a view of the bay. Went to a Sounders game last night and a podcast where I met the infamous (though I had never heard of him until a minute […]
Raisin-Nut Rye Rolls
Happy May Day! In college I had a professor of Middle English who insisted on this day that we go outside and hold hands in a circle and frolick while singing “Sumer is a cumin in, Loo dee sing kuku.” In medical school, when I lived next to the unforgettable, ever endearing Miss L’Heureux, on […]
Pecan and Caramel Sticky Buns
The swirls in these sticky buns match the red swirls the angry blood vessels have designed upon my tired eyes. Red Eye flight home from Boston. As I fade in and out of late night delirium while trying to finish a Nobel Prize winning fiction trilogy Kristen Lavransdattar, happy montages of these delicious pecan treats […]
Sourdough Parker House Rolls
In homage to the city to which I am travelling today, I give you rolls made famous by the Boston hotel that first served them in the late nineteenth century: the Parker House. As the story goes, an angry pastry chef was in a rush and threw his dinner roll dough into the oven. Literally, […]
Brie-Stuffed Crescent Rolls
On days like Minnesota todays, the light at the end of the wintery tunnel appears to be snowed in. One foot of snow and still going. Izzy is going stir crazy, pulling socks out of the laundry and gnawing on hollow toes. I jumped off my front step this morning, slipped on the permafrost ice […]
Popovers
To make these tasty buns, you must first locate your LP of Teddy Pendergrass’s Turn Off the Lights, with its poetic lyric: Rub me down with some hot oils, babe. Nobody sings it like drunk Paul Rudd in this random, random movie that I do not actually recommend and cannot remember anything about besides this […]
Quick Cinnamon Buns with Buttermilk Glaze
Let me quickly say that this recipe title is deceptive. Not so quick are these cinnamon buns, nor are they who eat them. By “quick” I assume Baking Illustrated simply means there is no waiting for yeast to rise. True. However, I was stymied for long periods of time by technical glitches. For one—do not […]
Back to Basics
We are at capacity over here. Bread now lurks on every available counter surface. I’m tired. My wooden spoons are begging for mercy. My blood gluten levels, if they could be drawn, would be screaming. Rather than whip together another sweet, desserty quick bread of the recent variety, my good ole’ sour dough starter (origins […]