Our recipe for Butter Topped Toasting White Sandwich Bread bakes into a billowy loaf with a hint of sweetness and flecks of wheat germ. We use it to make BLT’s, tea sandwiches, toast, grilled cheese and Melba toast. This is Bread Makes the Meal Project Week Two. My project is about encouraging you to bake bread at home so that you can share it at any meal. Many of us grew up eating sliced white bread

Irish Wheaten Bread is the simplest bread you can make. It is addicting and absolutely delicious, a fact made obvious when I baked the loaf pictured here. (We can’t stop eating it.)  The flavor of the whole wheat flour gives it an unexpected sweetness.   Although the texture is somewhat crumbly, the loaf slices neatly. This is Bread Makes the Meal Project Week One so I am going to spend a little time explaining the steps in

Bagels became my specialty when we were working on Charlie’s book, The Best Bread Ever. When I lived in New York city for a few years, a warm “everything” bagel was a breakfast staple alternating with an Eli’s Raisin Pecan Roll. Naturally I was the one to adopt making this iconic roll. For the book, we received tips from true bagel mavens and the result is this recipe, New York Chewy Bagels Food Processor Mixing