Boston Brown Bread
American Appetizer BOSTON BROWN BREAD INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon butter ¼ teaspoon allspice ¼ teaspoon baking powder ¾ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt ⅔ cup yellow cornmeal ¾ cup rye flour ½ […]
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Paul’s Awesome English Dictionary, Today’s Word, Leadbread
My whole wheat bread did not rise yesterday. It was tasty. But it was not a tasty loaf of bread, it was a tasty brick. Gray clouds appeared in my kitchen. Those clouds, however, had […]
NASA Set to Make Perfect Landings Every Time
We all know that if we drop a slice of buttered bread, it will land buttered-side down. Pizzas, however, often fall dough-side down. But it’s a certainty that something will land atop the newly dropped […]
Motivational Poster #6, Become A Chemist
Humanity has always been doggedly slogging away from the primordial ooze from whence it came. The advances from hominids to the first human, Lucy of Olduvai Gorge, came slowly. Then we evolved into Neanderthals, next […]
Spelt Bread and Spelling Bees
Swedish Appetizer SPELT BREAD INGREDIENTS 2¼ teaspoons (1 package) yeast 1½ cups lukewarm water 1 tablespoon butter (2 more tablespoons later) 2 tablespoons honey ½ tablespoon salt 4 cups spelt flour 1 tablespoon butter (1 […]
Anise Bread and the Lost Pyramid of Burundi
Burundian Appetizer ANISE BREAD INGREDIENTS 2¼ teaspoons yeast ½ teaspoon sugar (5 teaspoons more later) ¾ cup warm water 1 cup flour (2½ cups more later) 7 teaspoons anise seed 1 teaspoon salt 5 teaspoons […]
Banana Strawberry Nut Bread and the Great Wall of China
American Breakfast PAUL’S BANANA STRAWBERRY NUT BREAD INGREDIENTS 3 bananas (overripe ones are better) 5 ripe strawberries ½ cup pecans ½ cup butter (softened or melted) ½ cup raisins 2 eggs ½ cup sugar 2¾ […]
Saffransbröd and When Sweden Rocked the Surfing World
Swedish Dessert SAFFRANSBRÖD INGREDIENTS 2¼ teaspoons yeast ⅓ cup warm water 1 cup milk ½ cup butter ¼ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar (½ cup more later) ½ teaspoon (1 gram) saffron threads ⅓ cup […]
Welsh Rarebit and the Mongol Horde
British Entree WELSH RAREBIT INGREDIENTS 6 slices bread 1 tomato 3 tablespoons butter 2½ cups shredded Caerphilly or cheddar cheese 2 tablespoons flour ½ teaspoon mustard ¼ teaspoon pepper ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon Worcestershire […]
Veldt Bread and Flying Sand
Namibian Appetizer VELDT BREAD INGREDIENTS 3½ cups wheat flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 3½ tablespoons brown sugar ½ teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ginger ¼ teaspoon ground cloves ½ teaspoon salt ¼ cup butter (additional 2 […]