Category Archives: Baking and Baked Goods

We like baking here at Burnt My Fingers, usually but not always with sourdough. We also talk occasionally about baked goods produced by other folks for our enjoyment.

Recipe: Rye Currant Breadsticks, Improved

Posted on February 10, 2026 by Burnt My Fingers

The rye currant breadsticks created by AI weren’t bad, but to make them great we still needed the human touch. More currants, more honey and most important 100% rye flour. These morsels go great with any sort of dip: scoop … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Rye Currant Breadsticks

Posted on January 24, 2026 by Burnt My Fingers

[Update: above are the rye currant breadsticks I baked using the ChatGPT recipe. They’re good but not what I expected with clear directions for improvement. Next time I will use 100% rye flour and cook at 350 degrees so the … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Betsy’s Easy Peach Cobbler

Posted on October 5, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

Our friend Betsy brought Easy Peach Cobbler to a pot luck. It uses only one dish because you can add spices right in the can. And it’s delicious! Ingredients 1 package yellow cake mix 1 large (29 oz) can peaches … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Acme Olive Bread II (improved!)

Posted on May 18, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

Today’s Acme Olive Bread II recipe is a step forward in trying to duplicating the original, which we will never completely succeed at because we don’t access to the same olives and marinating brine. We upped the amount of olive … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Batterless Corn Fritters

Posted on May 11, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

Batterless corn fritters are a specialty of Lolinda, an Argentine Steakhouse in San Francisco. The niblets stick together as if by magic and the fritters are a perfect accompaniment to their ceviche. After many attempts we got pretty close, with … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Lemon Impossible Mini-Tarts

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

Mouth-watering pictures of Lemon Impossible Mini-Tarts are all over the internet, but they are generally misleading because the recipe bakes its own crust yet they are shown in premade pastry shells. The actual recipe makes something between a tart and … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Original Joy of Cooking Buttermilk Pancakes

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

I think this is the way buttermilk pancakes were prepared in the original Joy of Cooking. (The current recipe is fine too.) Anyway, the result can’t be beat, especially if you have some good quality buttermilk. Makes 10-12 four-inch pancakes. … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Easy Sub Rolls

Posted on March 10, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

We had been having good luck with our Fast Focaccia, so why not try the same technique for making sub rolls? We increased the flour while keeping all other ingredients the same and walla, easy sub rolls in under 2 … Continue reading →

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Topping focaccia flatbread

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

My excellent local bakery, Night Work Bread, offers a rotating menu of imaginative focaccia aka flatbread topping ideas. The base is a long fermented sourdough juiced up with a little yeast so it is light and fluffy but with a … Continue reading →

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Man drools, bread rules.

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

“Man drools, bread rules” is a phrase Jeffrey Hamelman would bring out in his bread baking classes at King Arthur Flour when a dough was taking longer to rise than expected. This loaf is an case in point. After carefully … Continue reading →

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