the home baker

Sweet dough horns with nutella cream filling

Flaky empanadas filled with beef, potatoes, raisins, and sweet peas

Soft rye whole wheat loaf with sweet maple swirls

The recipe for these mini cakes is from the food section of The Washington Post, 23 April 2008. They are more labor intensive than the 9-inch cakes but are so cute, much more fun to eat and to serve, .

2 x 2 inch 6 layer mini cakes with chocolate ganache filling and covered with chocolate glaze

rye pumpernickel buns with cacao nibs, good for breakfast or dinner

Japanese style bread: Hokkaido Milky Loaf bread

Hokkaido milky loaves

soft and creamy, fine texture

A Filipino pie filled with young coconut meat called buco

Filipino/Spanish snail-shaped breakfast buns topped with butter, sugar, and grated aged edam cheese, broiled until golden brown…yummy

perfect with espresso coffee or thick chocolate and sliced aged edam

individually wrapped in cellophane to be sent to a friend

These loaves are very easy to make, the slices toast beautifully, they’re crunchy and chewy, and they have the typical nooks and crannies for butter and honey.

I love the nooks and crannies and the super crunchy crust

English Muffin Loaf (makes 2 loaves)

5½ C bread flour

2 packets active dry yeast

1 T sugar

2 tsp salt

¼ tsp baking soda

2 C milk

½ C water

• Grease and sprinkle with corn meal two 8 x 4 loaf pans, set aside.
• In a bowl of stand mixer, mix 3 C flour, yeast, sugar, salt, and baking soda. Heat milk and water to 125 - 130 degrees.
• With mixer on low speed, slowly add the liquid. Increase speed to medium and beat until smooth.
• Add the rest of the flour, half cup at a time and beat until a very stiff dough is formed.
• Spoon dough into the prepared pans. Sprinkle tops with corn meal. Cover with a damp cloth and leave in a warm spot for 45 minutes.
• Bake loaves in a preheated 400 degree oven for 20 minutes. Immediately remove from pans and let cool completely on a rack before slicing.

crunchy chewy, good with creamed organic honey

pillow soft minty chocolate cupcakes

the recipe is here

rye seeded loaf with quinoa, whole hazelnuts, pumpkin seeds, and apricots

sweet bread loaf and coconut jam filled buns

coconut jam buns

sweet bread loaf and mint butter spread

For recipe click here 

Philippine purple yam swirl loaf, soft and sweet