Best Banana Bread (low sugar) Spring brings out the crazy in me. One sunny day is all it takes, and I'm running around in flip flops throwing open windows, hanging laundry on the clothesline, flipping burgers on the grill, and dragging lawn furniture out of hibernation. Then the following day, the temperature drops 20°, accompanied by torrential downpours. With some hail and thunder thrown in for good measure. And I never see it coming. Suddenly I find myself in the kitchen, stirring a pot of soup and pulling on a pair of wool socks. It's like those weird dreams where you switch location without warning. Where am I? What just Keep Reading
Amazing No-Knead Bread: Step-by-step recipe
No-Knead Bread Recipe If you have been hanging out around Frugal Living NW for awhile, you know that I am a big believer in making food from scratch at home. With a few exceptions, I prefer creating something in my own kitchen to buying it in the grocery store. Bread can be tricky, though. There is some stiff competition out there, and it is tough to replicate a commercial oven's heat and steam in a normal home kitchen. For the last several years, I thought that Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes was the best thing since, well, sliced bread. It was simple, and we were content with the results. That is, until last summer when our neighbor brought over a Keep Reading
Graham Cracker Bread (recipe)
Graham Cracker Bread Thanks to these gray, rainy days I have been on a major baking kick. Granola bars, cookies, brownies, breads. If the sun doesn't come back soon, I am going to have to switch to elastic waistbands on all my pants. This week I was watching my kids roll out Play-Doh creations at the dining room table. It reminded me of one of my all-time favorite bread recipes, Graham Cracker Bread. The recipe involves splitting the dough into 3 equal portions, rolling each into a 12" rope, and braiding them together before tucking them into the pan to bake. The bread dough is really easy to handle and shape. Just dust off your Play-Doh skills, Keep Reading
50 Quick & Easy Homemade Bread Recipes
You all know how much we love our homemade bread recipes around here, so we decided to ask other bloggers around the web to share their favorites with you! Frugal Living NW Bread Recipes: Making artisan (yeast) bread from scratch | Frugal Living NW Amazing No-Knead Bread | Frugal Living NW No Knead Bread Variations | Frugal Living NW Homemade Hamburger Buns | Frugal Living NW Homemade Breadcrumbs | Frugal Living NW Graham Cracker Bread | Frugal Living NW Basic Homemade Pizza Dough | Frugal Living NW Pumpkin Streusel Bread | Frugal Living NW Best Banana Bread | Frugal Living NW Whole Wheat Zucchini Bread | Frugal Living NW Other bread Keep Reading