From Brother Juniper's Bread Book (1991) by Peter Reinhart. These are the best sticky buns in the world. When Rob was a tyke, he called them "Stinky Buns." Sticky Buns are made with a soft sweet oil and buttermilk dough. The oil and buttermilk give the dough a pastrylike … [Read more...]
Rosemary Foccacia
Adapted from Cook's Illustrated, May 1997. This is the bread that inspired 5-year-old Rob’s sensible question, “Why does Granny put Christmas trees on her bread?” Chris and I discovered foccacia during our first week in San Francisco in 1992 at L'Osteria del Forno (closed in … [Read more...]