Baking with House of Bread

A delightful festive twist on the basic pie recipe of a mixed berry and pumpkin pie.  Pie Crust yield two crusts. 2 ½ cups of pastry flour 1 Tablepoon of granulated sugar 1 tsp of salt 1 cup of cold butter ½ cup of cold water. Roll out the dough, take your pie pan and put it upside down on just cut about ½ inch around it u Jack O' Lantern Pumpkin Pie for two pumpkin pies. Mix in a bowl 2 eggs...

Perfect use for your sourdough starter discard. Thanks for listening, and happy baking! Recipe at the end. Enjoy! Please subscribe and share this podcast with another bread head.   To see our Utube video of making Pumpkin Swirl, please go here https://youtu.be/5aheh5VSC8w For more information about House of Bread, please visit www.houseofbread.com .  To purchase the House of Bread recipe book, ple...

I promise you that if you try this bread for your next French toast, you'll love it. APPLE CINNAMON SWIRL After the first rising of the Grandma's White dough, you will add the following: ¾ cup of Honey 1.5 Tablespoons of Cinnamon 1/2 cup of drained canned or fresh. Just any combination you prefer but no more than 1/2 cup for the Grandma's White recipe. That means, 1/4cup per loaf. Foll...

Super easy recipe that you put on top of a dough to add a special look and texture. Almost like magic or rather chemistry, your plain old loaves take on new look and texture. I recommend using the Grandma's White Dough recipe that is covered in episode five. Grandma’s White.   The recipe is the following: 1 1/2 cups of warm water (approximately 100 degrees).    2 packages or one and 3/4 tables...

Here is the series, hopefully you can join me in person or virtually. Either way, happy baking! June 27th:       Baking Basics - Grandma’s White, Cheese Breads, Swirl Breads, and basic loaf shapes. July 2nd:  Whole Grain Bread-baking with 100% whole wheat flours, cinnamon rolls and basic loaf shapes.  July 8th: Sourdough Breads and Starters, with take home starter and instructions for care.  July...

Cinnamon Honey Butter: 1/2 cup of room temperature butter, 1/2 cup of honey, 1/2 cup of powdered sugar, 1 tsp of cinnamon and 1/2 tsp of salt. Savory Butter: 1 pound or two cups room temperature butter, 2 tsp each of granulated garlic, basil, dried onions, chives, dill, lemon juice and salt. Then 1 tsp of pepper. Thanks for listening. Please share with a friend and/or write me a review. Happy baki...

I interview a friend who is an avid bike rider and cake maker. I realized after the interview, that I'm sticking with bread baking where you don't have to separate eggs, make a lemon curd, then the cakes, then cut them with a cake wire, then add the curd, then make and frost the actual cakes, putting it all together without having a cake slide. Oh, and they say learning to bake bread is ha...

Challah, two medium sized loaves or bunnies. 2 1/2 cups of warm water (approximately 100 degrees) 2 packages or one and 3/4 Tablespoons of active dry yeast 6 cups of unbleached flour (approximately 1 1/2 pounds) 1 1/2 cups of whole-wheat flour 1/2 cup of butter that is very soft but not melted 1/2 cup of sugar 1 1/2 Tablespoons of salt 2 large eggs at room temperature Please subscribe and share th...

Char and Michelle are two bakers at McKinney House of Bread.  I chose to interview them because they are both had no formal baking education or commercial baking experience and are yet, excellent high-volume bakers.  Both came from different prior professions but were passionate about their home baking and wanted to take it to the next level.   Maybe you could too, and we are h...

Sweeteners are one of the most important ingredients used in bakery foods. They serve many purposes, from adding sweetness to baked goods, providing structure, retaining moisture, contributing to crust color, extending shelf life and facilitating the fermentation process to being a whipping and creaming aid.   Suggestions to reduce, is do it bit by bit to avoid compromising texture and flavor...

The life of a bakery owner during the holidays, with the crazy huge bake schedule, extra stresses but lots of joy.   We feel especially thankful that December 25th as the day we are closed.   Email Sheila@houseofbread.com by 1/2/23 and you will get a link to download a free copy of the House of Bread recipe book.   Happy holidays, Happy New Year, and as always....Happ...

Want your kitchen to smell like the holidays-then whip up some gingerbread to spice up your home.   The recipe below will yield two loaves, allowing you to freeze one or give one away.   Enjoy the season!  Please subscribe and share this podcast with another bread head. For more information about House of Bread, please visit www.houseofbread.com . To purchase the House of...

In this episode Sheila covers how to make take Challah and make it into a festive bird with dinner roll shaped feathers.   (two medium sized loaves) The turkey shaping can be found here on our youtube site for House of Bread.  https://youtu.be/demi8DKJ6h8  2 1/2 cups of warm water (approximately 100 degrees) 2 packages or one and 3/4 Tablespoons of active dry yeast 6 cups of un...

This slightly sweet sandwich loaf was introduced once a week, and people loved it.  So, now we bake Prairie daily.   The recipe will yield two loaves.  Sponge:  2.5 cups of warm water, 2 packages of yeast, or 2T, 3/4 cup of honey, 3 cups of whole wheat bread flour, 1 cup of rye flour, 2 T of caramel color.   Let sit 1.5 hours approximately.   Then add in the seco...

In this episode Sheila discusses how to make the Pumpkin Bread quick bread.    She explains the correct flour to use and also, the mixing technique to get a wonderful texture and flavor in your loaf. Recipe: 3 1/4 cups of flour-pastry or all purpose 3 cups of white sugar 1 tsp salt 1 Tablespoon and 1 tsp of baking soda 2 tsp of cinnamon 1 tsp of nutmeg 1 ¼ cup of raisins. May substi...

In an empty large salad size mixing bowl, add the below. Let the mixture soak in the olive Oil, while you cut the bread. Cut bread in strips one way, then across to make 1/2 inch cubes.   The below recipe is designed for 1.5-2# of bread.  All breads soak up the seasoned olive oil mixture differently, but you'll need a full large loaf.  Or if you only have half of a loaf, then y...

· 3⁄4cup white sugar · 1cup brown sugar · 1cup butter , slightly softened at room temperature 10-15 minutes · 1tablespoon vanilla · 2 eggs , · 3cups all-purpose or pastry flour · 3⁄4teaspoon baking soda · 3⁄4teaspoon salt · 3cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, or dark chips or bits and pieces · 1cup walnuts , chopped or 1 cup pecans DIRECTIONS · Preheat oven to 350 degrees. · Cream sugars and butter-...

While all our customers are appreciated, there are some unique ones that I've encountered over the years.   The great thing about owning a bakery, is you get to interact with all types of people, who share a love of baked goods.       I hope you enjoy this podcast.   Happy Baking, Sheila  For more information about House of Bread, please visit www....

Delicious combination of fresh strawberries, cream cheese with a white based yeasted bread as the base.    I suggest the Grandma’s white recipe for the dough that is below and discussed with more detail in episode five. After the first rising process divide the dough in 1/3s. Flatten out each part in half, about the size of a piece of paper. Spread ¼ cup of cream cheese down the middle s...

Bread made properly takes time, but sometimes we just don't have the four hours needed.   In this episode, Sheila explains some options that may work for people trying to break up the process to better fit into their busy lives.   Happy baking! Please subscribe, review and share this podcast with another bread head. For more information about House of Bread, please visit www.ho...

When in doubt don't throw it out.  Refresh, by discarding half of it, and especially any of the smelly, colorful chunks-then just add about the same amount of volume of flour and water.   Your starter is stronger than you think, just got to help the good bacteria out by getting rid of the bad bacteria.  Happy baking!   For more information about House of Bread, please visi...

Show Notes. Sourdough English Muffins ¾ cup of sourdough starter 1 cup of warm water (approximately 100 degrees). 1 packages or one tablespoons of active dry yeast. 2 tablespoons of honey 3 cups of unbleached bread flour. Note the recipe requires bread flour, not all purpose flour. 1 cup of stone ground whole wheat flour. 1 tablespoon of salt. SmartLabel - Original English Muffins - 048121102081 (...

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Crust: combine together the flour butter, lemon zest and powdered sugar. 3 ¾ cups of white pastry or all-purpose flour 1 ¾ cups plus 2 Tablespoons of butter softened (not melted but softened) it will be too thin brittle if it is melted. 1 1/2 cups plus 2 Tablespoons of powdered sugar 1 lemon zested. Zester, cheese grater works, paring knife, just want to remove the out...

Thanks for listening.   400 g of warm water or 1 ¾ cup 730 g of bread flour or 5.2 cups 4g of instant yeast or 2 tsp 10 g of salt or 1 2/3 tsp Flour for dusting. For traditional baguettes about 450G (14oz) baguettes, 150g or 4.5 oz for demi baguette or 600g or 22 oz. for le pain or round loaves. Please subscribe to this podcast for automatic access to new episodes. For more information about...

To sprout or not to sprout?  Why not, as it is pretty consistent that adding some sprouts to your diet is good for you and you don't need to bake over any dung.   The soaking and sprouting process enriches the wheat, which in turn ups the levels of nutrients and lowers carbohydrates. Sprouted grains are more easily digested, and the nutrients are better absorbed. 7 Great Reasons to...