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an overhead shot of a 12 liter cambro bucket filled about halfway with super bubbly pizza dough

Baking, Homemade Pizza

basic overnight pizza dough (with baking steel instructions)

August 31, 2020 by Rebecca 6 comments

My go-to bubbly, thin crust pizza dough recipe builds strength and flavor thanks to a long overnight rise.

an overhead shot of 8 egg bagels on a wire cooling rack over a white linen napkin. dried flours as visible in the top corner of the photo, a small bowl of cream cheese and a small bowl of black sesame seeds sits next to the bagels. one bagel has been sliced open, the top resting slightly off the bottom.

homemade egg bagels

June 25, 2020 by Rebecca 11 comments

These chewy, tender, golden yellow egg bagels are so easy to make at home.

a wedge of cinnamon roll has been cut out of the main cinnamon roll and is sitting on a small plate in the foreground, swirls of cinnamon sugar visible on both sides.

Baking, Breakfast, Desserts

one (epic) single cinnamon roll | scaled down recipe

April 27, 2020 by Rebecca 0 comments

This scaled down recipe uses minimal ingredients to make one epically tasty treat.

a chicken marsala pizza on a wooden counter. one slice has been cut out of the pizza and pulled back slightly from the rest of the pie.

Baking, Cheese, Dinner, Homemade Pizza, Poultry

Chicken marsala pizza is the perfect blend of comfort foods: crisp-but-doughy pizza with the hearty richness of a savory wine-and-mushroom sauce with bite-sized pieces of of chicken dotted across the top.

an overhead shot of pumpkin bagels twisted into wreath shapes in a basket.

Baking, Breakfast, Holidays, Homemade Bagel Recipes

cinnamon sugar pumpkin spice bagels

October 22, 2019 by Rebecca 0 comments

Serve these warm, cinnamon sugar pumpkin-spiced bagels toasted with butter or a hearty maple-bacon cream cheese.

an overhead shot of a loaf of bread on a white towel with floral embroidery

Baking, Breads, Cheese, Vegetarian

cheddar-jalapeno no-knead bread (“dragon egg bread”)

September 29, 2019 by Rebecca 0 comments

This easy-to-make cheddar-jalapeño no-knead bread relies on time to develop gluten, strength, and flavor. It bakes up with a crunchy, floury crust that cracks open like a dragon egg inside of a Dutch oven.

Baking, Desserts, Holidays

apples and honey babka

September 25, 2019 by Rebecca 2 comments

Just in time for Rosh Hashanah, this round, braided apple and honey babka is packed full of apple butter and drizzled with a honey icing.

olive oil ciabatta rolls sit on a wooden cutting board. one has been sliced open revealing an airy crumb.

Baking, Breads

olive oil ciabatta with roasted garlic and fennel

September 6, 2019 by Rebecca 6 comments

Light and fluffy with a distinctive flour-swirled crust and a punch of flavor, this roasted garlic and fennel olive oil ciabatta is perfect dipped in oil or used to make your favorite sandwiches.

a pile of everything bagels inn a basket

Baking, Breakfast, Homemade Bagel Recipes

homemade bagels in less than three hours

August 7, 2019 by Rebecca 36 comments

Once you know how to make your own bagels, you’ll make them over and over again because while you’ll know how secretly easy they are to make, your friends won’t — and getting to bask those impressed reactions? Priceless.