Downeast Schoolhouse » bread http://downeastschoolhouse.com Maine education news, link-dense, exclamation-point rich! Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:16:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 The Return of Bread Blogging http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2010/02/the-return-of-bread-blogging/ http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2010/02/the-return-of-bread-blogging/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:00:39 +0000 admin http://downeastschoolhouse.com/?p=2472

Left: Buttermilk; Right: Light Wheat

]]> http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2010/02/the-return-of-bread-blogging/feed/ 0 Tweet Me Some Wheat! http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/09/tweet-me-some-wheat/ http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/09/tweet-me-some-wheat/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:00:03 +0000 admin http://downeastschoolhouse.com/?p=2176 Cracked Wheat Bread

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Hoping to avoid those random drug tests today…

]]> http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/09/lemony-muffins-with-poppyseeds/feed/ 0 Rhubarb Rolls http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/05/rhubarb-rolls/ http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/05/rhubarb-rolls/#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 10:00:49 +0000 admin http://downeastschoolhouse.com/?p=1904

]]> http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/05/rhubarb-rolls/feed/ 0 Hungry? http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/05/hungry/ http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/05/hungry/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 22:00:52 +0000 admin http://downeastschoolhouse.com/?p=1889 It’s Friday night.  How about some homemade pizza?

If you need more, just click to enlarge.

]]> http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/05/hungry/feed/ 0 Bread-y Goodness http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/04/bread-y-goodness/ http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/04/bread-y-goodness/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:36:25 +0000 admin http://downeastschoolhouse.com/?p=1862 While the legislature in Augusta does unspeakable things to our beautiful state, it’s comforting to know there’s still bread!

Buttermilk Biscuits, Multigrain Sourdough, Corn-Molasses Muffins, Seeded Rye.  Click to enlarge!

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By the early part of the eighteenth century the Hot Cross Bun was traditional Good Friday eating throughout England.  Until modern times it was available there only on Good Friday, but in America the buns were sold throughout the Lenten season. The imprint of the cross on rolls and breads dates from pre-Christian cultures, when [...]]]> http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/04/hot-cross-buns/feed/ 0 Roll With It! http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/04/roll-with-it/ http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/04/roll-with-it/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:49:31 +0000 admin http://downeastschoolhouse.com/?p=1738 Bread blogging returns!

(click on photo for close-up tastiness)

Roll with the puches! Roll me over! We’re on a roll!

]]> http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/04/roll-with-it/feed/ 0 Rye! http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/02/rye/ http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/02/rye/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:00:05 +0000 admin http://downeastschoolhouse.com/?p=1525

]]> http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/02/rye/feed/ 0 Friday… http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/02/friday/ http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/02/friday/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:00:12 +0000 admin http://downeastschoolhouse.com/?p=1475 scones! (butter, cranberries)

]]> http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/02/friday/feed/ 0 Bready Goodness http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/02/bready-goodness/ http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/02/bready-goodness/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:00:50 +0000 admin http://downeastschoolhouse.com/?p=1452 Flour, water, yeast, salt

]]> http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/02/bready-goodness/feed/ 0 Jam? Butter? Both? http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/01/jam-butter-both/ http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/01/jam-butter-both/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:39:26 +0000 admin http://downeastschoolhouse.com/?p=1302 As a small break from the sometimes-grim back and forth of the education debates, this morning we offer you…biscuits!

This is a pretty basic rolled biscuit, made with butter and buttermilk.  We cut them square to minimize the amount of handling.

Coffee?

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Oatmeal Bread

]]> http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2008/11/oatmeal-bread/feed/ 0 “And, it’s good for you…” http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2008/11/and-its-good-for-you/ http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2008/11/and-its-good-for-you/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:00:35 +0000 admin http://downeastschoolhouse.com/?p=936

100% Whole Wheat

]]> http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2008/11/and-its-good-for-you/feed/ 0 Crackle & Crunch http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2008/11/crackle-crunch/ http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2008/11/crackle-crunch/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:00:44 +0000 admin http://downeastschoolhouse.com/?p=931

Shao Bing (Chinese Sesame Breads)

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