Enriched Breads (sugar, eggs, etc.)

How to Bake a New Orleans Traditional King Cake

Try this Mardis Gras food idea – the traditional king cake, sometimes called a 3Kings Cake, this is the best king cake to bake at home.

How to Laminate Dough to Make Danish Pastry

Flaky on the edges and chewy insides, Danish Pastry. An easy recipe with step-by-step instruction/photos on how-to laminate the dough.

Mini Cinnamon Rolls are Just the Right Size

Recipe with step-by-step instructions to make 24 mini cinnamon rolls, just the right size.

Molasses Brown Bread – Do You Want to Try it?

MOLASSES BROWN BREAD, WHAT IS IT AND HOW DO YOU MAKE IT? What is molasses brown bread? It is a dark, rich bread full of molasses flavor, slightly sweetened and fantastic served for breakfast. If you have been to the Cheesecake Factory, a large American …

Let’s Make a Cinnamon Walnut Wreath to Share

A delicious Cinnamon Walnut Wreath made from an easy enriched sweet dough, just follow along with the step by step instructions to make it!

What is and How to Make Enriched Sweet Dough

This post describes what an enriched sweet dough is, how to make it and includes step-by-step photo instructions.

Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Rolls – You Want It, You Love It!

It’s that time of year – fall arrives and everything is Pumpkin Spiced. What is it about that flavor that makes us go crazy? I even saw a pumpkin spice ravioli the other day, say what?! That might be taking it a bit far. So, …

Bialys Onion and Poppy Seed Rolls – Today’s Special

Bialys Onion and Poppy Seed Rolls or Lubelskie Cebularze Let’s learn to make these wonderful buttery and savory treats known to Americans as Bialys Onion and Poppy Seed Rolls. Bialy (or biały as it is written in Polish language) translates as “white.” In Poland, they …

Sicilian Easter Bread Baskets – a Nonna’s Love for Her Grandchildren

A recipe for traditional Italian Easter Bread, Pane di Pasqua made with a sweet yeast risen dough and delicately flavored with vanilla and anise. Recipe makes two baskets.

Polish Donuts, Why are Pączki Crazy Popular?

Let’s Learn About the Polish Donut – Pączki Polish donuts, known as Pączki in Polish (pronounced ‘pawnch-key’), are a cultural craze the week before Lent begins (a Christian celebration of fasting and celebrating the month before Easter). All of Poland flocks to their homes, local …

Whole Wheat Rolls to Make Your Dinner

A delicious whole wheat roll recipe that makes 12 nicely sized, soft, whole wheat dinner rolls. They can be used as slider buns, too, for hamburgers, pulled pork or chicken, etc.

Babka – What is and How to Make it?

Well, I can not resist a yummy Chocolate Babka and neither can my family! So what is and how to make Chocolate Babka? I create my Chocolate Babka using a lightly sweetened dough and filling it with hazelnut spread and dark chocolate chips for layers …

How to Turn a Classic Cinnamon Roll into a Fall Favorite

How do you turn a classic cinnamon roll into a fall favorite? You add a fruit or squash puree and an alternative spice mixture to turn your classic cinnamon roll into an autumnal favorite. Below I recommend a recipe for Apple Spice Cinnamon Rolls with …