Time to Make the Long Johns
My attempt to tackle both chocolate-glazed yeasted doughnuts and the elusive creme-filled long john.
Category Archives: Breakfast
Streusel Showers
Moist banana crumb muffins with crunchy streusel caps make a nice change of pace from your basic loaf.
I Need Help
Brown and white food may not be the healthiest, but it is so yummy. A veritable landslide of dichromatic meals, from pastas to baked goods to breakfast, with a finale of saffron-yellow fettuccine and leek…
Cowboy Crumb Muffins
Allspice crumb muffins, with their sweetly spiced streusel topping, evoke memories of the cowboy coffee cake I adored as a child.
Donut-muffin Biscuits
This recipe produces a funny little hybrid of donut-biscuit-muffins, scented with fresh nutmeg and tumbled in a cloud of powdered sugar.
Bananas, Pumpkins, and Coconut (Oh My)
Quick breads are perfect party pastries, and I made three varieties for a work party: Banana gingerbread, pumpkin with orange and pecan, and Peabody's decadent Almond Joy bread.
Cashew Pancakes with Bananas
An adaptation of my favorite praline-ricotta pancakes, using honey-roasted cashews and sauteed bananas.
Monkeying Around
Chocolate-pecan monkey bread may be too time-consuming to prepare for a timely breakfast, but the leftovers make outstanding baked French toast (or bread pudding, depending on what time of day you want to serve it).
Waffles to Play Warcraft By
Pumpkin gives these waffles an especially tender crumb that played well with the baking spices and nuts. Use a light touch when handling them.
Saving Sunday Breakfast
This chocolate chip dutch baby uses coconut milk in place of 2%, so you can make a fancy breakfast even if you don't have enough milk for cereal.
Birthday Waffles
Fluffy buttermilk waffles topped with maple cinnamon apples make a decadent birthday breakfast.
September Challenge, Take 2
A second batch of cinnamon rolls using the recipe from the September 2007 Daring Bakers challenge.
Buns in the Oven (Three Ways)
The September 2007 Daring Bakers challenge featured cinnamon rolls and sticky buns from The Bread Baker's Apprentice. I made both varieties, and capped everything off with the announcement of my pregnancy (another "bun in the…
A Mediocre Menu (and My Ultimate Comfort Food)
Noil's Noodles---a straight-up Americanized version of what was once a Thai noodle dish---may not be much to look at, but always hits the spot when I'm feeling low.
How to Use Up Sweet Potato Puree, Part 2
Julie vs. The Orange Blob, part 2. Sweet potato cinnamon rolls.
Harry Potter Day
Celebrating the release of the last Harry Potter book with some proper English scones.
The Incredible Edible etc.: Scrambled Eggs
I offer up a world of ways to cook your standard scrambled egg.
The Banana Bread Aficionado
Our gold standard for banana bread, this loaf is studded with walnuts and scented simply with cinnamon and allspice.
