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There is nothing better on a cold wintry day than a properly made pot pie. ~Craig Claiborne

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Quiet time before the Packers beat the Bears!

Enjoying my quiet morning today with a cup of coffee and a few slices of apple oatmeal bread.  A few weeks ago, I decided to support the King Arthur Flour brand more by purchasing their “The Baking Sheet” newsletter archive.  It came on 2 CD’s and is a PDF version of every issue released

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Bread Baking and Family Favorites

English Muffin Bread

Today was bread-baking day again.  I’ve been successful for several weeks now avoiding purchasing bread at the grocery store.  I’m finding that there is great satisfaction in making my own bread.  I also have full control over the contents.  No preservatives…and I proved that with last week’s loaf!  I had

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Bread Baking Weekend

I’ve been in the baking mood lately.  I decided not to buy commercial bread or bakery department bread at the grocery store for now.  This helps me to stay focused on bread baking for proper usage and not bread baking for the sake of having something to do.  If I’ve got too much bread

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Bread Time: English Muffin Bread

Toasted Bread – Courtesy of www.acobox.com

Have you ever thought of making your own bread?  Working in the grocery industry, the cost of a loaf of bread compared to the price we pay is pretty silly.  And that’s cost of commercial bread.  Don’t even ask what margins exist on in-store bakery!!! 

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