Baklava Pull-Apart Bread

by Helen Kain | Apr 12, 2020 | Bread & Scones, Breakfast, Desserts, Fall Recipes, Recipes By Season, Spring Recipes, Summer Recipes, Winter Recipes

Baking is a very soothing activity. Baking bread with scads of butter, sugar, cinnamon, and nuts is the epitome of soothing. Baklava Pull-Apart Bread came to me along a somewhat circuitous path, as frequently happens with my food inspiration. During this strange time...

Monkey Bread

by Helen Kain | Aug 26, 2019 | Bread & Scones, Breakfast, Desserts, Fall Recipes, Winter Recipes

When I was planning the table setting Monkeying Around, I discovered Monkey Bread. Where has it been all my life? It’s absolutely delicious and a really fun thing to make with small kids. Those sticky little hands can be put to such good use! The little sugar...

Mixed Berry Scones

by Helen Kain | Jun 17, 2019 | Bread & Scones, Breakfast, Desserts, Summer Recipes

This recipe, very slightly adapted from Cook’s Country, is a winner. The tartness of the berries is offset beautifully by a touch of sweetness in the butter and honey glaze.   These American-style, big, shaggy scones are easy to make and fill the house...

Cheese Scones

by Helen Kain | Jan 5, 2019 | Appetizers, Bread & Scones, Breakfast, Fall Recipes, Tea, Winter Recipes

A savoury version of the traditional scone, these are perfect accompaniments to a bowl of hearty soup. The recipe can be adapted for many varieties of cheese, with or without the addition of fresh herbs. This is the simplest version, featuring a sharp cheddar.  ...

Sweet Bread with Raisins & Candied Citrus

by Helen Kain | Sep 2, 2018 | Bread & Scones, Breakfast, Desserts, Fall Recipes, Winter Recipes

I have a terrible weakness for sweet bread. Not the sticky-sweet-cinnamon-roll kind, but the yeasty, nectarous confections the French call Viennoiserie. They’re near-pastry but not quite; they beckon as croissant, pain au chocolat, panettone and other...

Mushroom & Smoked Mozzarella Foccacia

by Helen Kain | Aug 11, 2018 | Appetizers, Bread & Scones, Fall Recipes, Sides

Until recently, I’ve been a yeast-avoider.  Beguiling pictures of rising bread caught my attention, but yeast in the list of ingredients sent me running for the hills. Too difficult, too complicated, too time-consuming. I had every excuse under...