This homemade yeast-risen Date Nut Bread it’s not a quick bread, like banana bread. It’s a bread bread that comes from a hand-kneaded, yeast-risen dough, stuffed with almonds, peanuts, and dates.
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Polish Kolachy Like Grandma’s
This recipe produces the Polish kolachy that grandma made back in the day: cream cheese pastry dough with jam, jelly, or preserves (or maybe nuts) for filling, sprinkled with powdered sugar. It’s thought of as a Christmas cookie, but it’s really more of a two-bite pastry. I’ll show you how to do it.
Sicilian Fig Cookies
Sicilian Fig Cookies are an old-school Christmas tradition at my house. Rolled-out crescents of flaky dough with a rich fig filling. Freeze well. Fantastic recipe.
How to Make Homemade Flour Tortillas
How to Make Homemade Flour Tortillas: a flexible, recipe that steps you through traditional (water and shortening) to deluxe (milk and bacon fat). Rated E-I for Easy-Ish (requires brief rolling pin use).
Cherry-Coconut Bread
This recipe for homemade Cherry-Coconut Bread makes a large, dense loaf from yeast-risen dough. Man up, because it requires a lot of kneading. Cheer up, because it’s delicious, makes great toast, and freezes well.
Homemade Hard Salami Pull-Apart Rolls
These homemade Hard Salami Pull-Apart Rolls are made from an easy-ish, yeast-risen bread dough. They’re full of Parmesan cheese and garlic. Pair them up with a bowl of chili, or use them to make some killer sliders.
How To Assemble Pierogi: Rolling, Stuffing, and Boiling
How To Assemble Pierogi: Rolling the dough, stuffing the rounds, and sealing the dumplings so they won’t leak while you’re boiling them
How To Make Sour Cream Pierogi Dough in a Stand Mixer
How To Make Sour Cream Pierogi Dough in a Stand Mixer: A homemade Polish recipe by a guy who respects tradition, but knows where to draw the line.
Maple Fig Walnut Bread
This recipe for homemade Maple Fig Walnut Bread can take the shape of a sandwich loaf, or the same yeast-risen dough can be made into delicious breakfast sticky rolls. Fantastic fresh, yet freezes well.