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Whole Grain Flatbread
Versatile yeasted flatbread made with spelt and all-purpose flours, perfect as a side for soups, stews, or dips
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Crispy Peasant Crust (Bauernkruste)
A rustic German peasant loaf with a dark, crisp crust and soft crumb. Made with a blend of wheat and rye flours, baked in a covered pot from a cold oven start.
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Pumpkin Seed Rolls (Kürbiskernsemmeln)
Simple Austrian-style pumpkin seed rolls with a crisp steam-baked crust. Shaped by rolling and cutting rather than hand-forming.
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Brötchen (German Sunflower Seed Rolls)
Crispy German breakfast rolls with a soft interior, coated in sunflower seeds. An overnight cold-proof dough with semolina and rye gives deep flavour and an open crumb.
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Easy Overnight Danish Rye Bread (Rugbrød)
Foolproof overnight Danish rye bread made with instant yeast — no sourdough starter required. Dense, seedy, and perfect for smørrebrød.
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Healthy Bran Muffins
Tender whole wheat and wheat bran muffins sweetened with honey or maple syrup, with a bakery-style domed top from a quick high-heat bake.
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Chapatis
Classic Indian flatbread, perfect for scooping up curries and dals. Makes 16.
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Olive Oil Zucchini Bread
A tender, moist quick bread of grated zucchini, olive oil, and Greek yogurt, fragrant with cinnamon, nutmeg, and lemon zest, with optional walnuts for crunch.
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Banana Bread
A dense, moist French-style banana bread sweetened only by ripe bananas and dark chocolate — no added sugar required.
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Rye Bread
A hearty single loaf of rye bread with caraway seeds, molasses, and a golden crust, simple enough to knead by hand.
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Spelt Bread
A simple, forgiving spelt loaf made in a stand mixer with minimal kneading, producing a tender 9-inch loaf in about 3 hours.
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Sandwich Bread
A slow-fermented rye or spelt sandwich loaf with a soft, classic texture achieved through three rises and about 8 hours of hands-off time.
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Multigrain Bread
A hearty, chewy multigrain loaf built on a seven-grain cereal base, sweetened with honey and leavened with instant yeast for two full loaves or a boule.
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Pumpkin Bread With Brown Butter and Bourbon
A deeply spiced pumpkin quick bread enriched with nutty brown butter and bourbon, baked into two loaves with whole wheat flour, cardamom, and dark brown sugar.
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Aunt Goldie's Quick Rise Biscuits
A handed-down family recipe for yeast-leavened buttermilk biscuits with a refrigerator-rise dough you use as needed.
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Mom's Banana Bread
A generous two-loaf banana bread with pecans and orange juice, flexible enough to swap in pumpkin or applesauce and still come out perfectly moist.