Just Baking

Thank you so much for making our site a part of your regular routine.  Without you, we wouldn’t be here.  We will be taking a short break to celebrate the holidays with our family and friends, and will resume regular postings on Monday, January 5th (the official kick-off of the annual Food Blog Awards!).
Happy holidays!

18 oz (3 cups) Semolina flour
13-1/2o z (3 cups) flour
2 teaspoons kosher salt
3 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
1-2/3 cups water
1/2 cup olive oil
Mix the dry ingredients with the rosemary, then add the water and oil and mix by hand to form a smooth dough. Knead about 2 minutes; do not overmix. Wrap in plastic and let rest about […]

Do you remember the story of the Tatin spinster sisters who in their hurry to bring the apple tarte to the table dropped it and unashamedly served it upside down. Some time ago I came across a savoury version that was a delight, and today here is an exotic version of the same.
This one was brought to […]

Recently, I had the incredible opportunity to attend the Culinary Institute of America’s Hearth Breads Boot Camp. If you want to read about my day at Boot Camp and see some pictures I took in class, you can do so here. This post is about what happened once I got home ~ that is, putting some of what I learned at the […]

This cute recipe comes from Betty Crocker. These are sure to be a kid pleaser! Since these take a little time to roll and twist the dough, get the kids to help out. What I found to be helpful was to roll 3 balls of each color together to 8″, this will make them bigger […]

At long last, it’s that time of year again, time to recognize your favorite food and drink blogs with the annual Food Blog Awards.  This year, in the interest of the upcoming holidays, we’ve moved our schedule up a bit, so it will not get underway until after the holidays. 
On Monday, January 5th, we will put […]

Black and Whites are my kids’ standard choice any time we visit a bakery. Maybe it’s not the prettiest pastry in the bakeshop, but it is what it is ~ a New York classic. Also known in parts of the state as the Half Moon, the much loved Black and White is essentially a dropped […]

I am always so impressed with the effort that goes into food gifts this time of year. Elaborate trays of cookies, breads of all kinds, gingerbread houses . . . bakers are busy in the kitchen cooking up things to give to others. A gift of homemade goodies, in my opinion, is a true gift […]

Pizzas were white before turning red.
Sorry just kidding. However, the fact is that flat breads with assorted toppings were eaten by the ancient Greeks. Since then, various cultures have made theirs the infamous Italian dish. We just have to look at the various versions that exist nowadays, and I am a bit of an expert on the matter. […]

 
Rarely do I feel impressed with myself, but I was super proud of this cheesecake. I made this for Thanksgiving because my little bro does not dig anything pumpkin or pecan, but he loves cheesecake. This recipe was a first for me, but the thought of a turtle cheesecake sounded delicious. I turned to the […]