Home Made Pita Bread

Home Made Pita Bread

If you have a bread maker it’s easy to use the dough cycle to make home made pita bread. This recipe comes from Better Homes and Gardens® More Bread Machine Bounty. It’s actually got a lot of great bread machine recipes in it. Ingredients 3/4 

Raisin Cinnamon Oatmeal Bread in the Bread Machine

Raisin Cinnamon Oatmeal Bread in the Bread Machine

Raisin oatmeal bread with peanut butter is a quick and nutritious way to start your morning (unless of course you are allergic to peanuts).  I have an ancient bread machine I got on points back and I haul it out every once in a while 

Der Scchhhhhhnecken…or why I like Tom Douglas’ Grandma

Der Scchhhhhhnecken…or why I like Tom Douglas’ Grandma

I am still working my way through The Dahlia Bakery Cookbook. Sorry kids no fruit and veg this week…but how about some SNAILS ahahaha.  Schnecken is the German word for snail and the term given to a rather lovely gooey treat similar to the Chelsea 

My Mummu’s Oatmeal Bread

My Mummu’s Oatmeal Bread

My Mummu, Hilja Raihala (nee Haapakoski), was 5 foot nothing and a little ball of energy.  She was also an incredible baker. When I was about 16 I decided I’d spend the weekend with her and my Pappa and learn how to bake all my 

Pulla aka Finnish Coffee Bread

Pulla aka Finnish Coffee Bread

My mother Marja-Terrtu (Meri for those of you who can’t roll your ‘r’ s) was born in Finland and this recipe is a tweaked version of her Mother’s (my Mummu’s*) recipe.  It’s a little time consuming but you get 4 braids out of it so