Bake of the Month

Participating in my favorite past time of watching baking shows caused me to explore Olive Oil Cakes.  When I first heard of them, I wondered to myself, why would you want to use olive oil for a cake.  I keep seeing them, so to the internet I went to find a recipe so that I could give it a go.

The Challenge

I like brownies. My friends like brownies. But, my friends have developed a late in life allergy to gluten. We are getting together for the holidays soon and I, of course, want to take something. Combing through my favorite sites, I decided to use the Almond Flour Brownie recipe from King Arthur Baking. 

I have been looking at the Strawberry Almond Flour Cake recipe for awhile. I have a had a few different almond flour bakes and I am starting to come around to it so I decided to finally try this recipe.

Craving an apple pie but no time to make it, these apple pie spice cookies hit the spot.

Indulging in a favorite seasonal baking show, I heard about the Butter Swim Biscuit. I did a double take! I like making biscuits but I love eating them. I'd never of making them by swimming them in butter, that just sounded groan worthy. The chef explained what they were and we got a glimpse of how to make it. Not very hard to do make, and bonus, the biscuits soak up the butter they took a swim in.

I restarted my sourdough starter and that left me with a lot of discard. So I baked biscuits.

Can't believe it has been a little over a year since I made my first olive oil cake.

I love bread and love learning to bake it. In some of my reading the characters talk about Irish Soda bread. So, I decided to try to make some. I tried the Dutch Oven Irish Soda Bread recipe from QuicheMyGrits.com (love the name) which uses a small 3-QT dutch oven.  

One of my favorite magazines and websites is, Bake from Scratch. I love looking at the recipes.  I don't always try them though. Sometimes they feel a bit intimidating. This one, however, seemed very doable, and well, its bread.

I love chocolate. I especially love chocolate cake. Out at a restaurant, I always try the flourless chocolate cakes, so why not try to make it at home. To share with my family, I have to be mindful of the carbs, so I tried the Flourless Chocolate Cake from King Arthur Baking, substituting Baking Sugar Alternative for the granulated sugar.

Can bran muffins be both healthy and tasty? I decided to find out. 

A Baking School Easter Bake with Bake From Scratch and Williams-Sonoma.

As an avid fan of the Great British Bake-Off, I've seen a Hot Cross Bun or two, so when it came up in Baking School, I had to try them.

Just in time for St, Patrick's Day, Irish Brown Bread!

I love scones! Probably not a surprise. I really like cherries and I was curious about cherry and almond scones. Enter the King Arthur Baking Cherry Almond Scone Mix.

My family loves when I make cinnamon rolls, especially during the winter holidays. The recipe that I've used came from an article in RealSimple magazine published the September 2018 Make It Yourself column. That was at the start of my baking journey.  

For those holiday leftover sandwiches I thought I would bake one of my favorite breads, pumpernickel.

Perusing my refrigerator, my eyes landed on a container of fresh blueberries. What could I make? I landed on muffins. I don't use mixes often, except for the Marvelous Oat Bran Muffin Mix from Lindley Mills located in North Carolina.

It's pumpkin season, so why not make something to celebrate. I tried a Pumpkin Bread.

I love baking bread. I, however have not yet mastered sourdough...until now, maybe. 

Breaking in my new Compact Sheeter from Brod and Taylor with one of my favorite treats - Croissants!