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Granny Emily Atkins’ Hot Cross Buns

  As the weather starts to get colder, I like the fact that I can turn on the oven and bake bread without baking everyone in the house at the same time!! I thought it would be nice to take a crack at a recipe that has been in my husband’s family for many years.… Continue reading Granny Emily Atkins’ Hot Cross Buns

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The Best No-Knead Crusty Bread

I came across this recipe for No-Knead Crusty bread and decided to give it a try. This is truly the best bread I have ever made and it will now be my go to recipe. Last night after dinner I put double the ingredients from this recipe into a bowl and mixed together. I left… Continue reading The Best No-Knead Crusty Bread

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For the Love of Bread – Part IV – Oats & Honey Bread

I couldn’t resist making a proper loaf of bread, so I decided to re-create a recipe I made a few years back. I don’t know about you, but I always tend to mess around with recipes or experiment when I’m in the kitchen, so I rarely make the exact same thing twice. This time I… Continue reading For the Love of Bread – Part IV – Oats & Honey Bread

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For the Love of Bread – Part I

Some of my fondest memories as a child are walking into the house after hours for playing outside only to be welcomed by the smell of homemade bread baking in the oven. Even better was the enjoyment of having a piece of bread, still piping hot from the oven, slathered with butter. I could not… Continue reading For the Love of Bread – Part I

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For the love of bread – Part II – Sunday Morning Cinnamon Rolls

Last Sunday I decided to whip up a treat for the boys, cinnamon rolls. I don’t have one go-to recipe for cinnamon rolls, so whenever I’m making bread, whether it be whole wheat or white, I usually reserve half of the dough, roll it out and make it into cinnamon rolls or cinnamon bread. You can’t… Continue reading For the love of bread – Part II – Sunday Morning Cinnamon Rolls