INGREDIENTS: 1 1/2 cups buttermilk, scalded 2 packages active dry yeast (5 teaspoons yeast) 1 tablespoon sugar or honey 1/2 cup warm water 4 cups bread flour 1 tablespoon salt 3 tablespoons melted butter METHOD: Scald buttermilk and cool to lukewarm. Mix yeast and sugar with warm water in a large mixing bowl and allow...Read More

This is the famous no-knead bread formula and process created by Jim Lahey, owner of Sullivan St. Bakery. Anyone can make this bread — it’s that easy! INGREDIENTS: 3 cups (430g) flour 1½ cups (345g or 12oz) water ¼ teaspoon (1g) yeast 1¼ teaspoon (8g) salt olive oil (for coating) extra flour, wheat bran, or...Read More

INGREDIENTS: 2 cups warm water, 100-105°F 2 teaspoons active dry yeast 4 cups all-purpose flour, (1 lb. 3 oz.) 2 teaspoons sea salt or 1 1/2 teaspoons table salt 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1/2 cup Kalamata olives pitted, chopped 2 tablespoons fresh sage or rosemary, chopped 1 teaspoon coarse (kosher) salt METHOD: Pour...Read More

This is my favorite recipe for light, fluffy holiday dinner rolls for Thanksgiving. The recipe is from a cook who made these rolls daily in the kitchen of the Cumberland State Park restaurant in Tennessee. Our family enjoyed them so much that she shared her recipe with us. This recipe can easily be halved —...Read More

This oatmeal bread is exceptional and makes the best toast ever. Serve it warm with robust fall soups and stews or use it for making a toasted cheese sandwich. You’ll never want to go back to store-bought bread again. INGREDIENTS: 1 cup rolled old-fashioned oats (not instant) 2 cups boiling water 2 1/2 teaspoons salt...Read More