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: Date Cardamom Bread

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

A local bakery called Night Work Bread makes an amazing Date Cardamom bread. The flavor is right at the tipping point between sweet and savory so it’s equally good spread with butter and jam or maybe some soft brie, or … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Hartford Election Cake

Posted on November 3, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

Hartford Election Cake is so named because it came from an old recipe in Hartford, CT, where in Colonial times elections went on for days and voters appreciated the sustenance of a hearty baked good rich in dried fruit and … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Fig and Olive Crisps after Trader Joe

Posted on June 29, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

Trader Joe’s Fig and Olive Crisps are delectable but costly so let’s make our own! I was inspired by this recipe with a different ingredient mix but a similar process. Next time I might add even more figs and olives, … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Sicilian Hazelnut Cake

Posted on May 21, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

  As promised, we tried the Sicilian Hazelnut Cake recipe found on the Mangia Bedda blog. Very happy with the result. Our only changes were to reduce the sugar and up the salt slightly, to tip the sweet/savory balance toward … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Acme Olive Bread I

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

Acme Olive Bread is an interesting creature. It combines the astringent bite of salt cured olives with a tender, almost fluffy crumb. We have posted several olive bread recipes and they’re all good, but a close rendition of Acme Olive … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Puffy Italian Sub Rolls

Posted on March 8, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

At last! The puffy, yielding, open-crumb Italian sub rolls of my dreams. This has been a journey. We have published recipes for hoagie rolls, sub rolls and po’ boy rolls but none were truly the open crumb puffy submarine rolls you … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Fast Focaccia

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

Fast focaccia takes about 2 ½ hours from pitching the yeast to enjoying the first warm bite. And it’s really really good, thanks to plenty of olive oil and salt. Based on this NYT Cooking recipe with a couple of … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Jello Cookies

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

I had orange jello cookies on Halloween in the dining hall at Skidmore College and was inspired to research the recipe. Jello cookies are basically sugar cookies with Jell-O powder added in for color and flavor. Settled on this from … Continue reading →

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Recipe: King Arthur Deli Rye

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

Most of the sourdough rye bread recipes in Jeffrey Hamelman’s Bread (affiliate link!) have yeast in them (vs relying solely on sourdough for leavening), and so do the recipes on the King Arthur website. I took Jeffrey’s rye bread class … Continue reading →

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Recipe: No Knead Cheesy Bread

Posted on May 9, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

No Knead Cheesy Bread originated with East Coast Kitchen. I heard about it from a local baker friend and realized it was the perfect way to use some ramps another local friend had brought back from a secret location. Make … Continue reading →

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