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How to Bake Grandma Kasper’s Zwieback Buns
Apr18

How to Bake Grandma Kasper’s Zwieback Buns

Ahhh…Zwieback!!! What could represent a soul food for German & Russian families better than Zwieback buns… I can remember the smell of zwieback baking in my grandmother’s farmhouse kitchen, my mother’s kitchen, as well as all of my aunts’ kitchens… …It is an ultimate goal of just about every extended-Kasper female in our family to have this recipe on hand, and hopefully learn to bake them...

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How to Bake Gingered Coconut Banana Bread for the Bread Machine
Jul12

How to Bake Gingered Coconut Banana Bread for the Bread Machine

I’m always looking for new and interesting ways to use those over-ripe bananas in the kitchen. My first thought always leans towards banana bread, but that can get boring, right? WRONG! Try experimenting with delicious flavors that will kick your mouth into gear with your new recipe! Try making peanut butter banana bread, chocolate banana bread, or a tropical twist banana bread like I’ve done here. Now, I’ve made...

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How to Bake Crusty Italian Flax Seed Bread
Feb01

How to Bake Crusty Italian Flax Seed Bread

Today is Day 4 of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike. There is nothing like eating fresh, crusty Italian bread with soups, stews or pasta dishes. I made a beautiful Roasted Butternut Squash Ravioli tonight and wanted this fabulous crusty bread to accompany our meal. We served with an olive oil, balsamic & Italian herb mixture to dip the warm bread into…It was delicious! Type: Bread Recipe Serve With: Softened Butter and...

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How to Bake Moroccan Spice Bread for the Bread Machine
Jan29

How to Bake Moroccan Spice Bread for the Bread Machine

Want to learn something new? Learn how to bake Moroccan Spice Bread for the bread machine! This bread is a delicious, spiced homemade bread as an accompaniment to soups and stews. Try this bread recipe with my Moroccan Chickpea Soup – it’s perfect! Type: Bread Recipe Serve With: Softened butter or olive oil, and Moroccan Chickpea Soup Prep Time: 7 min Cook Time: 2 hrs 35 min Yield: 1 loaf Ingredients: 3/4 cup tea or water...

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How to Bake Cranberry Rye Bread in a Bread Machine
Jan22

How to Bake Cranberry Rye Bread in a Bread Machine

Baking bread is something that is almost a daily occurrence in our household. Needless to say, I love my bread machine! I have a number of bread machine recipes on Cooking with Kimberly, so be sure to check them out too…However, this is a great way to incorporate cranberries into your diet, create something fun to eat during the Holidays, and/or a good way to use up cranberry sauce from Christmas or Thanksgiving. Rye bread is...

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How to Bake Pumpkin Bread in a Bread Machine
Jan18

How to Bake Pumpkin Bread in a Bread Machine

If you are looking for the right recipe for pumpkin bread, then this is it…especially if you want to use your bread machine! When we make pumpkin pie filling from scratch for pumpkin pies over the Holidays, you’re bound to always have more than you need. This often happens in our household, so we store the rest in the freezer in serving size bags or containers. These portions are perfect for my pumpkin bread recipes,...

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Boxed Chocolate Bread for the Bread Machine
Jan09

Boxed Chocolate Bread for the Bread Machine

Got boxed chocolate left over from a holiday like Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter or even Halloween? Well, here’s a neat and easy way to use it up if you’re getting a bit tired of it and won’t eat the rest of it looking at you from inside that box! Type: Bread Recipe Serve With: Softened butter or Nutella Prep Time: 10 min Cook Time: 3 hrs + 40 mins Yield: 1 loaf Ingredients: 1 cup milk 1/4 cup tea –...

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How to Bake Kimberly’s Sweet Potato Buns
Oct13

How to Bake Kimberly’s Sweet Potato Buns

I wanted to bake these yesterday to eat with our turkey sandwiches, but better late than never. Everyone still wanted regular leftovers yesterday anyway! LOL These are a healthier version of buns made with all white flour, although you may make them with all white flour or bread flour. Type: Bread Recipe Serve With: Softened butter or when making roasted turkey sandwiches Prep Time: 15 min, 1 hr 20 min rising Bake Time: 20-25 min...

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How to Bake Tropical Fruit Bread for the Bread Machine
Sep25

How to Bake Tropical Fruit Bread for the Bread Machine

We have been craving tropical recipes for the past few months during the end of summer. Even our bread machine wasn’t safe!!! This is a great bread for breakfast or as a snack. Try it out… Type: Bread Serve With: Softened butter Prep Time: 7 min Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 min Yield: 1 loaf Ingredients: 3 cups Whole Bean Flour – this is gluten free 1/2 cup Bread Flour 1/2 cup Oats 1/2 tsp Sea Salt 1 tbsp Ground Ginger 1/2...

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How to Bake Kimberly’s Mixed-Up Bread Recipe for the Bread Machine
Sep23

How to Bake Kimberly’s Mixed-Up Bread Recipe for the Bread Machine

Tonight, I seem to have had a menagerie of bags of flour with a little bit of each left in them. I had 2 cups of sourdough flour, 1.5 cups of 7-grain flour and 1/2 cup of white bread flour. Here’s the interesting recipe I came up with and it was soooo delicious! I love my bread machine! Type: Bread Serve With: Softened butter Prep Time: 7 min Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 min Yield: 1 loaf Ingredients: 2 cups Sourdough Flour 1.5 cups...

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Thierry & Guy’s Fat Bastard Chardonnay
Nov29

Thierry & Guy’s Fat Bastard Chardonnay

Yes, you read it correctly… That’s really the name of this “Remarkably full bodied” wine from Thierry & Guy. Here’s the story from the back of the bottle: “Good friends, Thierry (renowned French winemaker) & Guy (British wine industry rebel) created FAT bastard almost by accident. It started out as an experiment Thierry had been doing in the back of his cellar, leaving a barrel “on the...

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How to Bake Kimberly’s Quick & Fabulous Focaccia Bread
Nov12

How to Bake Kimberly’s Quick & Fabulous Focaccia Bread

Yum…So quick and easy too! Fantastic, freshly baked and authentic Italian focaccia bread in a flash! Really, I made the focaccia to go along with my “Non-Italian” Minestrone Soup, and it was the perfect compliment to dunk into the tasty broth! ~ Kimberly Edwards 🙂 Type: Bread Serve With: A fabulous, Italian soup or stew, or with olive oil, balsamic vinegar and Italian spices on a warm plate to dunk in. Prep Time: 17...

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How to Bake Mediterranean Bread for the Bread Machine
Nov05

How to Bake Mediterranean Bread for the Bread Machine

Mediterranean Bread for the Bread Machine is a wonderful surprise any day of the week… The flavors from around the Mediterranean Sea are wide & varied. Countries in the Mediterranean region of the world are: Albania, Algeria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Monaco, Montenegro, Northern Cyprus, Palestine, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Turkey & Tunisia....

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