This is really my mom’s recipe and inspired all my other scone recipes. The smell of scones reminds me of waking up for school when I was little (I was so lucky). Total time: 40 mins. Makes 8 scones. Materials: 2 mixing bowls; measuring vessels; well-floured cutting board and knife; grater/zester; sheet pan. Missing materials or ingredients?…
All in on the carbs, this is the banana bread I ate during my Everest in 2021. It has a deep banana flavor drawn out by the added sugar and very little oil means it isn’t too heavy to digest during exercise. Total time: 1 hour 10 mins. Materials: Mixing bowl; measuring vessels; loaf pan.…
I struggled to find a recipe online for a bread made mostly with pumpernickel flour and no random potato or malt ingredients, so here’s one I made myself! Delicious soft out of the oven or nice and crispy toasted the next day. We keep our apartment quite cool, so I let my dough rise in…
Challah bread is a great bread for ending the week. Slightly sweet and easy to digest, I also love it for a Friday night carbo load before a big weekend (and then spread with almond butter for ride or run fuel). I like adding a ½ cup rye flour sometimes–I feel it gives it some…
This recipe is inspired by the recipe on Breadtopia, and I highly recommend the Breadtopia website if you want to start getting into bread making. Start these around 8am and they’ll be ready by dinner! Ingredients (makes 2 loaves): Instructions: 8am 1-3 days before: Get your starter to at least 1 cup active the morning…
Mousse is a family favorite and reminds me of Christmas at my grandmother’s house (she always put in way too much liquor). This recipe is quick and always successful (as long as the egg yolks don’t scramble by accident!). Total time (including chilling): 1.5 hours. Makes about 8-12 dessert cupfuls. Materials: Stovetop pot; 2 mixing…
Makes enough to thinly coat a cake layer (such as Almond Orange Olive Oil Cake) or a tin of cupcakes (such as Buttermilk Chocolate Cupcakes). Scale accordingly. Total time (including cooling): 10 min. Materials: 1 measuring cup. Ingredients: Instructions:
These are really very good fresh out of the oven, but of course they’re always good heated up/toasted with some olive oil (and/or butter and honey if you’re that sort of person) the next day too! One day, I was really wanting orange cardamom something, so this is what happened. Total time (including rising): 3…
This is a really moist cake. Unfortunately, you must separate the eggs for this one or it will turn out a spongy tasteless mess (as I discovered one day). It’s worth the effort though 100%! Total time (including baking): 1 hour. Makes one 8″ round cake. Materials: 2 mixing bowls; measuring vessels; beaters or whisk;…