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.

Food for Thought: Rustic European Breads from Your Bread Machine

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

We purchased a used copy of the 1991 edition of Rustic European Breads from Your Bread Machine soon after acquiring a closeout bread machine circa 2010. The recipes were creative and the several that we executed turned out well. In … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Bread Machine Basic White Bread

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

This recipe for bread machine basic white bread is from the 1991 edition of the Rustic European Breads from Your Bread Machine cookbook (updated version available here). It made a perfect loaf for Thanksgiving turkey leftover sandwiches with Durkee’s dressing … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Italian Deli-Style Hoagie Rolls

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

These Italian deli-style hoagie rolls started with a recipe on the highly enjoyable Wood Fired Kitchen blog. We made extensive changes to the technique, but kept a couple of secret ingredients which the author says came from Conshohocken Bakery in … Continue reading →

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Make your own pumpkin pie spice

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

Pumpkin pie spice is the key flavoring for pumpkin pie and other autumnal delicacies, since pumpkin doesn’t have much taste on its own. (Which is why it’s interesting that people panicked about not being able to find canned pumpkin during … Continue reading →

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Recipe: MaryLou Whitney Cheese Wafers

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

MaryLou Whitney Cheese Wafers are the creation of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, the gracious woman who was the queen of social life in Saratoga Springs until her passing in 2019 at the age of 93. This recipe was found in … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Sourdough Banana Bread

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

This isn’t banana bread with leftover starter added for flavor interest. It’s sourdough banana bread because sourdough is the only leavening agent and there is no aded sugar, either. It came out pretty good. It’s tart and tangy but with … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Easiest Sourdough Bread

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

What makes this the easiest sourdough bread? First, it has a lower ratio of water to flour so it’s easier to handle and less likely to deflate in the oven if you let it proof too long. Second, it relies … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Garlic Bread

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

Our garlic bread is Texan, not Upstate Italian, in provenance. It’s what our mother made to serve with spaghetti or maybe a chicken in tomato sauce. It’s super easy and uses materials you probably have on hand… just what’s needed … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Ivy German Baguette

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Burnt My Fingers

Ivy German Baguette is a tribute to our beloved mini-schnauzer, who had a habit of jumping up and stealing bread from the counter. In spite of her preference for whiter loaves, Ivy was Germanic in most of her habits, so … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Smoothie Bread

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Burnt My Fingers

Smoothie Bread was inspired by the wild and crazy bakers at Hungry Ghost in Northampton, MA, who have started putting seaweed, beets and other unexpected things in their dough. Eating our smoothie bread is like drinking a breakfast smoothie or … Continue reading →

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