While this wasn't exactly the recipe my Mom would have baked for us, she loved baking a soft gingerbread cake quite often. This dates from the Great Depression Era, but due to it containing butter and an egg, it would have come from kitchens on farms, that could provide these fresh ingredients. That it also… Continue reading Depression Era Gingerbread Cake
Tag: Baking
Plant Based Spiced Pumpkin Cupcakes
Before our youngest was born, we ate primarily plant based. Note I don't use 'vegan', that is a lifestyle, rather than a way of eating. For years we were plant-based as we both liked it. We had to stop for a number of years till we worked out his food allergies he was born with… Continue reading Plant Based Spiced Pumpkin Cupcakes
Oatmeal Bread
This Fall I am back to making bread, but I have also decided I need to use our bread machine less, and work on my handmade bread skills. The bread machine I can always use on the really busy days when we need a loaf of bread, but I am busy. The other days, it's… Continue reading Oatmeal Bread
Teach Baking to a Teenager: Making a Birthday Cake
Our middle son has been interested in cooking and baking for a few years. He is 13 now and fully capable in the kitchen now. Our oldest son had his birthday this week, and W asked if he could make the cake. Which...why not? We had been walking by the bakery in the regionally local… Continue reading Teach Baking to a Teenager: Making a Birthday Cake
Bread Machine Sandwich Bread
A very basic, enriched loaf of sandwich bread that is quick to pull together, and let the machine do the hard work for you. It has a tender crumb and is a nicely dense loaf, that is easily sliced. A little butter on a slice, and it's perfect. I made this loaf in our Zojirushi… Continue reading Bread Machine Sandwich Bread