Baking desserts, baking bread, and baking with sourdough starter discard. Plus scotch, bourbon, & whiskey reviews, and a whole lot more!
Learn to braid a straight six-strand braided challah for celebrations (or french toast). Straight challahs are served at many Jewish celebrations. The flat method for braiding has an easy to remember pattern. These beautiful challahs will look like they came straight from a bakery with either method you choose!Adapted from Mandylicious
This beautiful challah will look like it came straight from a bakery! Round challah is traditionally served for Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year). This shape is a beautiful and easy way to shape bread for the holiday!
Fresh blueberry pie is an easy summer dessert you'll love. The sweet berry filling is soft and thick so it won't run all over your plate. Make a lattice pie top to create a jaw-dropping tasty treat that will have people asking for the recipe!Adapted from King Arthur Baking and Inspired Taste
Enjoy the bright taste of strawberries underscored with a subtle hint of mint in this easy strawberry sorbet. Intensely red and naturally dairy-free, it's a beautiful and delicious dessert!Adapted from King Arthur Baking
Homemade vanilla pudding is easy to make, using only 6 ingredients and no eggs. Serve with whipped cream and berries, or use in a classic banana pudding recipe or a trifle. Banish instant pudding from a box and make vanilla pudding from scratch!Adapted from Add a Pinch
Most likely you've had crumbly streusel topping on a coffeecake, muffin, or pie, but it can be used for so much more! Sprinkle cinnamon streusel crumbs on ice cream, fruit desserts, yogurt, or layer into a trifle. With only 4 ingredients, you'll have the sweet and crunchy goodness from this easy streusel recipe in no time!Adapted from My Sequined Life
Sourdough crumpets are at the intersection of pancakes and English muffins. The batter is super easy to make, requiring only four ingredients. Best of all, you can use your weekly unfed sourdough starter discard straight from the refrigerator. Perfect for breakfast or snack with butter and jam, crumpets are a great use for discard and are delicious to boot!Adapted from King Arthur Baking
Sourdough crumpets are at the intersection of pancakes and English muffins. The batter is easy to make, requiring only four ingredients. Best of all, you can use your weekly unfed sourdough starter discard straight from the refrigerator. Perfect for breakfast or snack with butter and jam, crumpets are a great use for discard and are delicious to boot!Adapted from King Arthur Baking
Traditional pound cakes have an equal amount of just four ingredients: butter, sugar, eggs, and flour. Easy to make and so delicious, this buttery cake is great solo, served with berries and whipped cream, or cubed as part of a delicious trifle. Old fashioned pound cake is a classic for a reason!Adapted from Ratios
As demonstrated on The Great British Bake Off (aka The Great British Baking Show), you can make a beautiful eight-strand braided challah, just like the pros. Follow these easy step-by-step instructions to make a bakery-worthy challah!Adapted from the BBC
This quick and easy English Toffee Sauce is perfect poured warmed over ice cream, berries, and especially traditional British Sticky Toffee Pudding. Gluten-free, it comes together in a snap with only four ingredients. Make a batch today!Adapted from Lyle's Golden Syrup
Combining sweet, juicy strawberries, crunchy homemade meringue cookies, & fluffy whipped cream, this easy English Eton Mess is gluten-free and not to be missed!Adapted from The Guardian & The Country Cook
Butterscotch Sauce is quick & easy to make with only five common ingredients. Richly flavored, it's great poured on ice cream, drizzled on fruit pies & tarts, and stirred into whipped cream. So much better than store bought sauce!Adapted from Just a Taste
A hearty brown bread sweetened with molasses, Colonial Bread is easy to make and is great for sandwiches or toast. Make a loaf today!Adapted from Savory Online
Homey & satisfying with a subtle tang, sourdough biscuits are easy to make & a great way to use sourdough starter discard. Make some today!Adapted from King Arthur Flour and Joy to my heart (for the drop biscuit instructions)
Crunchy, buttery toffee topped with a blanket of chocolate and a dusting of almond meal, This is English Toffee at its best. Easy & addicting!Adapted from Creme de la Crumb & Taste of Home
Fresh cranberries and orange juice partner to bring brightness to this honey-sweetened cranberry sauce, while a cinnamon stick brings the zing. With only six ingredients, homemade cranberry sauce is quick and easy to make, and so much better than what you get from a can!Adapted from Natasha's Kitchen
With rich chocolate flavor and a soft and chewy texture, these easy to make Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies are sure to satisfy any chocolate lover. Bake some now or freeze the dough to bake later!Adapted from Dessert for Two
This flavorful, easy to make pizza dough has a lovely tang from sourdough starter discard. It's so much better than store bought pizza dough!
This easy and delicious shortcrust pastry can serve as the base for savory pies and tarts, and it's a great way to use sourdough starter discard!