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Irish Tea Brack

brack & butter

Ireland is one of our favorite places to visit. It is amazingly green and beautiful, and pictures don’t really do it justice. The first time we visited Ireland together, we rented a cottage in the west just outside of the small town of Corofin. One day we stopped and talked with the caretaker, Paddy, who explained that he was busy applying weed killer to the grass near the edge of the driveway. Yep, without weedkiller, that grass would have taken over the driveway in a few months. At the time, we knew people who just wished they could even get their grass to grow without bald spots, and be mostly green. Ah, the luck of the Irish. Continue reading “Irish Tea Brack”

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KBB Bagels

bagel

So, what exactly is a KBB bagel, you ask? We like to think it stands for Kickin’ Br**gg*r’s Butt Bagels.

Yep, you can make bagels that will kick butt on the national chains that produce doughnut- shaped bread products they call bagels. And you can do it easily, too. Come along, we’ll show you how. Continue reading “KBB Bagels”

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Best-Ever Biscuits

freshly made biscuits

Some people say that making good buttermilk biscuits is an art, and so they pick up those poppin’ cans of “dough,” and think that those are good biscuits. While it’s not necessarily an art to make light flaky biscuits, there are a few things you must keep in mind when you’re making the dough. First, work the dough quickly, gently, and knead it only a few times. Second, when you work in the butter, it must be cold (freeze for 15 minutes, if you want), and don’t try to get the butter mixed in uniformly. With these two things in mind, let’s bake! Continue reading “Best-Ever Biscuits”

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Scratched Tortillas

tortilla cooking

It seems as if there are dozens and dozens of brands of tortillas in the stores these days. And do you want to know why? In two words: high profit. Think about it, eight tortillas take about 30 cents worth of flour, shortening, and salt. And, that’s the retail price of the raw ingredients; wholesale, it’s probably closer to a nickel. Now look at that price on the bag of tortillas again. Think they’re worth it? We don’t; that’s why, when we’re going to have tortillas, we just quick whip up a batch. It only takes a few minutes, and hot fresh tortillas taste great.

So let’s do it!

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Chapatis

Everyone needs to know how to make flatbreads. They’re quick and easy, and people have made them for thousands of years, so the first one we’ll tackle together is chapatis, which go well with pretty much any Indian food. They’re great for scooping up that last bit of rice and sauce, or for stuffing little pieces to pop into your mouth.

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Sourdough Pancakes

If, like us, you bake a lot of bread using a natural starter — it’s coming back into vogue these days — you probably wonder what to do with the leftover starter. It’s a shame to throw it away; after all, it’s perfectly good, but there’s really not enough to make more bread, so out it goes. But not anymore. We fretted about the starter issue, and even though it’s only a cup a week going out the door, we really didn’t like the idea of throwing food away.

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Basic Bread

bread fresh form the oven.

Let’s face it, everyone loves homemade bread. Just the scent of baking bread is enough to make people salivate and remember their childhoods. And it’s no wonder: as one of our oldest foods, bread is that one magical food that brings forth joy like no other. For those who have had homemade bread, our question to you is why would you ever settle for store-bought? We bet you said that homemade bread is “too difficult,” “inconsistent rising,” “crumbly,” or most likely, “takes too much time.”

Bah, humbug! We’re going to tell you how to make GREAT bread at home – easily, and it’ll taste better than anything you can get at the store in plastic wrap. This will be gourmet bread! Now, for great bread it will take time. Not too much of your time, but time for the yeast to work. Your time spent is about an hour of hands-on work, but it is well worth it. Trust us, this bread is so good, we bake three loaves at least once a week. It seems like a lot to do, but once you get the hang of it, there really isn’t that much to it.

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