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: Whole Wheat Fennel Bread

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Burnt My Fingers

Adapted from Josey Baker Bread, this Whole Wheat Fennel Bread really is (almost) 100% whole wheat as opposed to store-bought breads that contain a substantial amount of white flour. The fennel seeds provide a sweetness without sugar, making the bread … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Super Bowl Cheese Rolls

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Burnt My Fingers

Super Bowl Cheese Rolls couldn’t be easier to make, with these mods to my Acme Cheese Wheels. I made my own dough with 80% All Purpose Flour/20% Whole Wheat Flour but you could just as easily use a premade pizza … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Andersen’s Onion Cheese Bread

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Burnt My Fingers

I had forgotten about Andersen’s Onion Cheese Bread until I started researching the main attraction at the Andersen’s Pea Soup restaurants in various California locations. This bread is a wonderful mashup of crunchy poppy seeds, chewy onion fragments and mellow … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Instant Pot Sourdough Bread

Posted on December 25, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

You cook everything else in it, so why not Instant Pot Sourdough Bread? Use the “normal” Yogurt setting to generate the high heat necessary for proofing. (Sorry, actual baking has to be done in the oven.) This tasty loaf is … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Coconut Macaroons

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

Coconut macaroons are really easy to make if you start with Eagle brand sweetened condensed milk. This recipe is just sweet enough, not overly sweet like the macaroons that taste like candy; I’m adding them to my holiday cookie rotation. … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Paper Bag Sourdough Starter

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

[Want to give somebody the gift of a sourdough starter for Christmas? Then follow this recipe, starting right now!] Dabrownman and Mini Oven, two of the most prolific posters on The Fresh Loaf, have written most creatively about this starter … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Bourbon Persimmon Bread

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

My California friend Carol Worthington Levy came up with this delicious version of Bourbon Persimmon Bread, using persimmons grown in her own back yard. It’s modified from a recipe that originally appeared in Beard on Bread. Makes two 9-inch loaves. … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Pecan Pie a la Highland Park Cafeteria

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

It’s generally agreed that the delicious Highland Park Cafeteria pecan pie follows the recipe on the label of Karo Light Corn Syrup. My modest enhancement is to tweak the handling of the pecans and add a few extra nuts. Makes … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Southern-Style Cornbread

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

No wheat flour is found in southern-style cornbread. No sugar neither. (Though you may drizzle a bit of honey or sorghum syrup over a warm slice.) We just use stone ground cornmeal which is naturally good and sweet. Bob’s Red … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Boston Brown Bread with Sourdough

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

This is a “thirded” Boston brown bread, meaning it is made with equal amounts of whole wheat and rye flours and cornmeal because wheat was too scarce and expensive to use on its own in colonial times. It is cooked … Continue reading →

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