BBD #16 roundup 41 thru 48

Susan of Wild Yeast made Gorgonzola Fougasse With Figs and Pecans. Finally someone has explained what is up with this funny looking bread, More Crust! definitly a rational I can get behind. The figs and pecans don't hurt either.







Natasha of Living in the Kitchen with Puppies made Rye Fougasse with Two Cheese Fillings. I love the laddered look of this bread.








Tanna of MyKitchenInHalfCups made Maytag Blue Buns. These pretty rose shaped buns come with a great soup recipe.








Mary of One Perfect Bite made Muenster Cheese Bread. With the pretty crust on this bread I really don't care what it tastes like I am sure I would still love it. Fortunately for me Mary says this bread is even tastier then it looks.






Lien of Notitie van Lien made Rosemary-Asiago Bread. I love the chuncks of cheese in the finished bread, The little sprigs of rosemary on top though are what really made it thogh. I only wish I could have smelled it too.









Asha of Aroma! made Spinach and Feta cheese Bread. Spinach and Feta are one of my favorite combinatioons. I am not sure I could have made my self share this with a neighbor like she did.








Dhita of Cooking Etcetera made Crusty Loaf with Gruyere Cheese. Dhita made the cheese bread that started this whole thing. With another rave review I am going to have to make these myself soon.










Temperance of High on the Hog made Crusty Cheese Bread or Gannat. This is my entry. I love the way it toasted up for my favorite grilled cheese recipe. Crisp crust and soft interior, perfect!

BBD #16 roundup 31 thru 40

Glenda of Domesticated Engineer made Cottage Cheese Bread. The name is a little deceptive, while there is cottage cheese there is also cheddar in this bread. The cottage cheese makes hthis bread soft and moist, who can argue with results like that?






Gine of i dolci fanno felici made Pane alla ricotta. A little left over ricotta can do great things for bread.











Aparna of My Diverse Kitchen made Cheddar Cheese and Onion Pretzel Bread. This is not your ordinary little pretzel, this is an entire loaf of bread twisted into shape.










Tommi of Brown Interior made Méteils au Bleu. Apparently Blue Cheese and Rye is a good combination. It certainly looks good.










Cristie of Edible Antics - Having Fun With Food made Cheese, beer and cranberries - 3 gourmet foods baked into 1 muffin. For a quick cheese bread this is definitly the way to go. As she says no yeast to coddle or leavening times to endure.





Lorraine of Not Quite Nigella made Maple, Walnut and Cheese bread. This bread wa so good 1/3rd of the loaf was gone before she noticed, I am not sure I could have stopped there.










Judy of Judy's Gross Eats made Casatiello. Little flecks of bacon take this bread over the top i can just imagine how good it must be toasted with eggs in the morning.







Sunita of Sunita's world made Cheesy, rye and tomato bread. An assortment of seeds and chillis sprinkled on top give this hearty bread a bit of bite.










Jude of Apple Pie, Patis, and Pâté made Ensaimada - Filipino Cheese Brioche. The snail like shape of these brioche rolls hides a cheesy Edam center or as she says in her blog... queso de bola, bowling balls of cheesiness covered in a protective shell of red wax.





Priyasuresh of Priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes made Cheese Oatmeal Bread. Oatmeal, olive oil and egg replacer make this a heart healthy bread. Also very tasty and great with any spread according to Priya.

BBD #16 roundup 21 thru 30

Mary of Delizie del palato made ciabatta con olive e formaggio. I love the way the whole olives look in this bread. I can just imagine how good a sandwich made with this would be.







Sailaja of Kids Zone made Cheesy Onion Stuffed Buns. I am a sucker for carmelized onions and these pretty little rolls look to be packed full of oniony goodness (not to mention cheese and garlic).










Sweathea of TastyCurryLeaf made Pesto Snack Rolls. Homemade pesto still amazes me, add in these pretty little rolls and I am impressed.







Zaira of La cocina de Zaira made Pan de mozzarella, orégano, perejil, cebolla y ajo ( Mozzarella, oregano, parsley, onion and garlic bread). This bread is a serious mouthful. I sat entranced by the picture for 5 mintues watching the cheese ooze thru the crust wishing I could have a piece. This is some serious cheese bread!





Our Very own Zorra of 1x umruehren bitte aka kochtopf
made Walnut Cheese Mini-loaves. This is a great looking loaf of bread, Zorra says even though the cheese disapears the taste remains.










Gretchen of Canela & Comino made Cheese Bread. The name does not do this bread justice! Gretchen has declared that it is a winner and I believe her, it certainly looks like one.






Astrid of Paulchen's FoodBlog made Rye bread with cheese. With a little help from Harry this rye sourdough turned out pretty tasty looking. (Of course that might just be my love of rye talking).







Cristina of La cucina di Cristina made Georgian cheese bread ( Khachapuri & Adjaruli Khachapuri ) I love the Adjaruli Khachapuri its boat shape with the egg on top is a great idea for breakfast (or a late supper).









DK of Culinary Bazaar made Wholegrain Milk and Cheese Bread. Not Vegan or particularly light, but well worth it. I wish I had nieghbors like this.






Laura of The Spiced Life made Tapatio Cheddar Bread. Appaently the First time was the charm, the second shot ended up in the trash and the third one wasn't bad, but not as good as the first. I certainly give her points for persistance!

BBD #16 roundup 11 thru 20

IDania of El aroma de IDania made Cheese Espiga. I love the way this loaf looks, like it is just waiting for you to tear a chunk off.








Chaosqueen of Chaosqueen's Kitchen made Tomato and mozzarella crown loaf. This is almost pizza like, but not quite. Either way who could say no to this georgeous loaf?






Zainab of Arabic Bites made Kobzat al feta wal basal (Feta stuffed bread. Two types of cheese go into these flat breads, I love the little brown edges on these.







Siri of Siri's Corner made Cheddar Cheese Bread. This is a simple bread that is great for anytime with anything as she says in her blog. Personaly I think her suggestion of olive oil and garlic sound wonderful.






Vanesuky of Vanesuky entre Fogones made Pande queso y nueces. This is the first time she has made bread. The results look great!







Cinzia of Cindystar made Cheese and Pear Buns. She says in Italy we say: "...don't ever tell the farmer how good is cheese with pear!" I can certainly see the logic in that, I am thinking when pears come back in season i am going to have to try this.






Cinzia of i dolci di bice made bread with cheese and sour cherries. These little breakfast buns sound great! I would never have thought of combining cherries and cheese in a bread.









Dulmina of 'Dulmina tündérkonyhája' ('Dulmina's Fairy Kitchen') made Pizza with Sunchokes and Smoked Cheese. This has got to be one of the prettiest pizzas I have ever seen! I bet it tasted even better then it looks.









Madam Chow of Madam Chow's Kitchen made French Asiago Bubble Bread. A minor mishap didn't stop this bread from being delectable.







Natalia of gatti fili e farina made Pane all'aceto balsamico e parmigiano reggiano. Balsamic Vinegar makes this bread tangy and the swirl of cheese makes it even nicer.

BBD# 16 Roundup 1 thru 10

Jacqueline of Toxo Bread made Ale and cheddar bread. From her entry... Bread and cheese, two simple yet fundamental foods - they are food groups, right?... I certainly agree, add some quality ale (she asked an expert for recomendations) and I don't think it can get much better.








Isis of Yambalaya made Feta bread + Feta & sundried tomato bread. She found a local supplier for fresh ground flour and used the 'farine pain 6 cereales et 5 graines' that she recieved in her bread. I think I might be jealous.









Anna of Morsels & Musings made Khachapuri (Georgian cheese bread). In her blog she says ... Khachapuri are the cheesiest breads there are... I would have to agree, I think it would settle even the most serious cheese cravings!







Shelly of Adventures with the Woods made Fugassa Bread. This is one of those breads that I wish I had made. The Maldon Sea Salt on top is just the icing on the cake for me.







Zabeena of A Lot On My Plate made Parsnip & Parmesan Bread. Parsnip is not something I would ever have thought of for bread, I am looking forward to substituting it in some of my recipes that call for mashed potatoes.






Yasmeen of Health Nut made HachaPuri. Baking soda not yeast and a solid band of cheese thru the center, sounded good to me and when Yasmeen suggested serving it with a hearty soup I was sold.







Stefan of Der Supenkasper made Gefülltes Fladenbrot mit Kartoffeln und Käse (Paratha). His results are so much prettier then when I tried to make Paratha, everytime I look at them I end up drooling and wishing I had some.





Sara of Imafoodblog made Bavarian soft pretzels. These were so good she made them twice! When I get around to Pretzels these are the ones I am going to make! I can just imagine them with Parmesian and Garlic Salt.






Mimi of Israeli Kitchen made herb/cheese bread. She didn't mention the nuts in her title so I thought I would mention them. They make a lovely addition to this great bread.







Caitlin of Engineer Baker made Old Order Amish Cheese Bread. Three cheeses, four beautiful loaves of bread and prose that will have you running to buy more cheese. This is a person after my own heart.

BBD #16 Roundup

I received 47 entries for January's Bread Baking Daily challenge. I drooled for days over the entries and really wish there was a way to have people submit a sample.

This is too many for one post so I will be posting them in 4 batches. Each new batch will have a link in this post so they are easier to find. I am working 60 hour weeks currently so it may take me a couple days to get everyone up.

Host of BBD #17 will be Lien of Notitie van Lien. Her theme is Bread and Potatoes, and may I say she has a very convincing argument for why this is good.




Entries 1 thru 10












Entries 11 thru 20








Entries 21 thru 30












Entries 31 thru 40











Entries 41 thru 48.

That's all of them. I want to thank everyone for their patience, I had a lot of fun and really enjoyed seeing what everyone did. If you have the time (and an Idea) I recommend hosting a month.

R2R, Holopchi

This months challenge was Beet Leaf Holopchi. Our hosts for January were KatBaro of A good Appetite and Giz & Psychgrad of Equal Opportunity Kitchen. I changed up the recipe a little, the original can be found here. I used turnip leaves instead of Beet leaves and stuck some pork chops in the bottom of the pan with the extra turnip leaves. The pork chops turned out so tender and tasty I wish I had snuck a few more in and with the extra turnip leaves it was almost a one pot meal.

I quartered the bread dough and still had enough left over to make a loaf of bread. In the end though I wish I had made more because they were good! Here are the measurements I used.

1 1/8 t instant yeast
2 T warm water
1/4 t sugar
1/2 c scalded milk
1 c warm water
1 T melted butter
2 c flour
1 beaten egg
1/2 T salt
1 t sugar
1 1/2 c flour plus more as needed

The sauce I halved, half of that went on the Holopchi as it was cooking (added after it started to brown) and the rest I added when it was done.

Temper's Take:
I learned alot from this recipe, For example, I like turnip greens, who would have guessed! Also dill, not a favorite herb of mine, was actually very good in this. And the whole pork chop thing turned out so well I am thinking of trying some other variations.

BDD: Crusty Cheese Bread

The French call it Gannat, I call it darn good! It is even better made into my favorite grilled cheese sandwich (the secret is a thin smear of Hienz 57 sauce). I figured this would be the perfect entry for this months Bread Baking Daily challenge Bread with Cheese.

Crusty Cheese Bread
A World of Bread, Dolores Casella @1966

1 pkg yeast
1/4 cup warm water
3 cups flour
1/2 tablespoon sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup butter
1 cup shredded cheddar
1/2 cup mashed potatoes
2 large eggs
1/4 cup scalded milk

Dissolve the yeast in the water
Shift the flour, sugar and salt together
Combine the butter, cheese, potatoes and eggs and beat until blended
Add the yeast mixture and the dry ingredients, mix thoroughly
Turn on to floured surface and knead for 5 minutes
Place in buttered bowl, cover and let rise
Punch down and knead for 2 minutes
Shape loaf and place in well butter pan until doubled
Bake in 375 degree oven for 25 - 45 minutes

Temper's Take:
I loved the way toasting the bread made the whole house smell cheesy. And the bread turned so soft when I made the grilled cheese sandwiches, it was just perfect. I am thinking that making cubes with the remainder and saving them for baking experiments are the way to go, an apple brown betty maybe or some really great stuffing.

Spinach with Bacon

Spinach is not real high on my list of favorite vegetables. Canning and freezing are just not good for it. Fresh spinach on the other hand can be great.

Spinach with Bacon

3 pieces bacon
1/2 cup sliced Onions
1 clove chopped garlic
lots of Spinach
Parmesan
salt

Fry the bacon until crispy and then set aside to drain. Drain most of the bacon fat out of the pan(leave a table spoon or so), Turn heat to med low and add onions and garlic sauteing until the onions are translucent. Add the spinach (remember it cooks down alot)and salt to taste, continue sauteing until the spinach is wilted. top with crumbled bacon and Parmesan and serve!

Temper's Take:
Very good, though it took more salt then I expected. I think adding a splash of balsamic next time would be good too. (for a vegetarian option nuts substituted for the bacon could be quite nice)