Tag: bread

Cheesy Herb Shortbread Sticks

Posted on by Eleri

1 1/4C Unsalted Butter, cold
2 C Flour
1/2 C Parmesan (grated fine)
2 tbs Rosemary
2 tbs Thyme
1 tsp lemon zest

Have a baking sheet ready with parchment paper or lightly oiled.

Sift together dry ingredients. Grate in cold butter and mix with hands or mixer until butter is well incorporated and mix is crumbly. Roll out into a rectangle 1/2 inch thick, and cut into strips about 1/2 inch wide and about 5in long. Put strips on baking sheet and chill in fridge for at least 1/2 hour.

Preheat oven to 350. Bake for 15 minutes or until light brown.

These don’t have to be sticks, you can make coins or rectangles or whatever. If you want to get fancy, give the sticks a little twist before you chill them.

If you can get fresh herbs, do it! If not, dried is fine, or try any of your favorite herb seasonings, or even different cheese. Shortbread is good for experimenting!

If you don’t want to bake right away, this dough will be fine in the freezer for a while.

Ginger Pear Bread

Posted on by Eleri

This came out a little chewy and dense (but tasty!) the first time I tried it. I think my baking powder is old.

  • 3 eggs
  • 1/4 c honey 
  • 1 stick butter, melted
  • 3 c flour
  • 2 tbs baking powder 
  • 1 tbs pie spice 
  • 1 tbs ginger powder or 2 tbs fresh grated ginger for more kick 
  • 2 cups diced very ripe pear (think banana bread mushy.) 

In small bowl mix diced pears and ginger, set aside

In second bowl, blend eggs, honey and butter until blended. Add pears, and beat until smooth.

In third bowl, mix dry ingredients. Add dry mix to wet gradually, beat until smooth (there will probably be chunks of butter. S’ok.) It should be thick batter consistency.

Fill greased and floured loaf pan 2/3 full; bake for 55 min or until toothpick comes out clean.

Optional: Before pouring in pan, mix in 1/2 cup chopped nuts, or after pouring, sprinkle 1/4 crushed nuts on top.

Strawberry Curd Bread

Posted on by Eleri

I had leftover strawberry curd from making Eldest Offspring’s birthday cheesecake, so I made this with it. 

Preheat oven to 350, grease a loaf pan or muffin tins. 

  • 4 large eggs
  • 1c sugar
  • 2tbs honey
  • 3c strawberry curd
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, melted
  • 3c flour
  • 1tbs baking soda
  • 1tsp Penzey’s Pico Fruta

Mix dry ingredients in bowl and set aside. 

In mixer (or with hand mixer), blend egg , sugar and honey together until smooth. Mix in curd a cup at a time. Add in melted butter slowly and mix until well blended- will probably look lumpy/curdled, but it’s ok. 

Slowly add dry mix to wet, mixing on slow so flour doesn’t go flying everywhere. Mix until blended smooth. 

OPTIONAL: At this point you can mix in dried fruit or nuts. About 1c will do. 

Pour mix into greased pan, until 2/3 full. 

Bake at 350 for 45 minutes, check with skewer for doneness,  if still damp, check again in 10 min. Shouldn’t take more than an hour. 

Let sit for 30min-hour, then remove from pan. Regrease the pan, and bake any leftover batter 🙂