Everyday Lunch Buns

Everyday Lunch Buns
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    Servings Prep Time
    12 Buns 30 minutes
    Cook Time Passive Time
    23-25 minutes 1 3/4-2 hours
    Servings Prep Time
    12 Buns 30 minutes
    Cook Time Passive Time
    23-25 minutes 1 3/4-2 hours
    Everyday Lunch Buns
    Print Recipe
      Servings Prep Time
      12 Buns 30 minutes
      Cook Time Passive Time
      23-25 minutes 1 3/4-2 hours
      Servings Prep Time
      12 Buns 30 minutes
      Cook Time Passive Time
      23-25 minutes 1 3/4-2 hours
      Ingredients
      Servings: Buns
      Instructions
      1. In a small sauce pan combine dry cereal and 2/3 cup of water. Bring to a simmer and cook for approximately 5 minutes until visible moisture is gone. Remove from heat and set aside to cool to 95-110℉
      2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, stir together buttermilk, 1/2 cup water, honey and yeast. Allow to ferment for 5-6 minutes until frothy. Add whole wheat flour, 1 cup bread flour, cooked cereal, butter and salt. Stir to combine. Add 1/2 cup bread flour and begin kneading until flour is absorbed. Continue adding bread flour by the 1/4 cup until dough is supple and pulls away from the bowl, approximately 7-9 minutes.
      3. Grease a large bowl with oil or non stick spray. Remove dough from mixer and form into a ball, placing into greased bowl. Cover with plastic wrap or kitchen towel and allow to rise in a warm draft free area until double in size, 60-80 minutes.
      4. Line a large baking tray with parchment. Remove dough from bowl and knead 3-4 times to remove air. Weight out dough into 12 equal size portions of approximately 85grams. Arrange dough balls with even spacing 4x3 on baking sheet. Cover with greased plastic wrap or kitchen towel and allow to rise until puffed and double in size, approximately 45 minutes.
      5. Preheat oven to 400℉. Bake buns for 18-20 minutes until golden. Remove from oven and slide buns onto cooling rack. Brush with melted butter if desired. Allow to cool to room temperature.

      Multigrain Pumpernickel Rye Bread


      Multigrain Pumpernickel Rye Bread
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        Servings Prep Time
        1 large loaf 30 minutes
        Cook Time Passive Time
        30 minutes 1 1/2-2 hours
        Servings Prep Time
        1 large loaf 30 minutes
        Cook Time Passive Time
        30 minutes 1 1/2-2 hours
        Multigrain Pumpernickel Rye Bread
        Print Recipe
          Servings Prep Time
          1 large loaf 30 minutes
          Cook Time Passive Time
          30 minutes 1 1/2-2 hours
          Servings Prep Time
          1 large loaf 30 minutes
          Cook Time Passive Time
          30 minutes 1 1/2-2 hours
          Ingredients
          Servings: large loaf
          Instructions
          1. In a small pot combine dry cereal and 3/4 cup of water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 8 minutes until all visible water has been absorbed, stirring occasionally. Set aside and allow to cool to 85-110℉.
          2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook stir together coffee, remaining 1/2 cup of water, sugar and yeast. Allow to ferment for 5-8 minutes. Stir in rye flour, whole wheat flour, cooked cereal, molassess, cocoa, oil, vital gluten, caraway seeds and salt. Begin kneading and add bread flour by the 1/4 cup, incorporating each before adding more. When dough starts to pull away from the sides of the bowl reduce the addition of bread flour to 1 tbsp at a time and continue to knead until supple and no longer sticky, approximately 10 minutes total.
          3. Form dough into a ball and place in a large greased bowl. Cover with greased plastic wrap or kitchen towel and allow to rise in a warm 85℉ draft free area until doubled in size, 60-80 minutes.
          4. Preheat oven to 375℉
          5. Punch down dough and shape free form into a boule or elongated loaf 11-12" long. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and cover with greased plastic wrap or kitchen towel and allow to rise for 30-40 minutes in a warm draft free area. Make 4-5 large slashes along the boule or loaf with a sharp knife or bread lame. Brush with egg wash and bake for 30-35 minutes until golden and an internal temperature of 195-200℉ is reached. Remove from oven to cooling rack and allow to cool to room temperature prior to cutting.

          Wild Mushroom Herb Bread


          Wild Mushroom Herb Bread
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            Servings Prep Time
            1 boule 15 minutes
            Cook Time Passive Time
            35 minutes 130 minutes
            Servings Prep Time
            1 boule 15 minutes
            Cook Time Passive Time
            35 minutes 130 minutes
            Wild Mushroom Herb Bread
            Print Recipe
              Servings Prep Time
              1 boule 15 minutes
              Cook Time Passive Time
              35 minutes 130 minutes
              Servings Prep Time
              1 boule 15 minutes
              Cook Time Passive Time
              35 minutes 130 minutes
              Ingredients
              Servings: boule
              Instructions
              1. Rinse mushrooms well with warm water. Submerge and soak mushrooms in 1 1/4 cups boiling water for 20 minutes. Drain, reserving liquid for recipe and mushrooms for another use. You should be left with a generous cup of liquid. Allow to cool to 100℉-110℉.
              2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, combine mushroom liquid not warmer than 110℉, yeast and sugar. Allow to ferment for 5-7 minutes. Stir in 1 cup of flour, olive oil, herbs and salt. Knead dough adding more flour by the 1/4 cup until dough starts to pull away from the sides of the bowl and is soft and smooth without being sticky. Turn dough into a lightly oiled bowl, cover and allow to rise until double in size. About 60 minutes
              3. Preheat oven to 400℉ and place a baking stone in the centre of the oven. Place a piece of parchment large enough for the cooked bread boule onto a flat surface with no edges like a turned over baking sheet or a bread peel if you have one. Knead dough gently to deflate to remove any air bubbles. Form into a round loaf and place on parchment. Cover loosely with a kitchen towel or greased plastic wrap and allow to rise until double in size, about 45-60 minutes.
              4. Slice top with one long slash along the center using a very sharp knife or bread lame. Spritz with water and slide the parchment paper along with the boule onto preheated baking stone. Bake fore 35 minutes, spritzing again with water half way through baking time. Remove from oven and allow to cool prior to slicing.
              Recipe Notes

              Use regular olive oil if mushroom infused is not available.

              Apple Spice Bagels

              Apple Spice Bagels are tender chewy bagels laced pumpkin pie spice, apples and pecans.
              Apple Spice Bagels
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              Tender and chewy bagels that are lightly spiced and loaded with apples and pecans.
                Servings Prep Time
                10 bagels 25 minutes
                Cook Time Passive Time
                30-35 minutes 90 minutes
                Servings Prep Time
                10 bagels 25 minutes
                Cook Time Passive Time
                30-35 minutes 90 minutes
                Apple Spice Bagels are tender chewy bagels laced pumpkin pie spice, apples and pecans.
                Apple Spice Bagels
                Print Recipe
                Tender and chewy bagels that are lightly spiced and loaded with apples and pecans.
                  Servings Prep Time
                  10 bagels 25 minutes
                  Cook Time Passive Time
                  30-35 minutes 90 minutes
                  Servings Prep Time
                  10 bagels 25 minutes
                  Cook Time Passive Time
                  30-35 minutes 90 minutes
                  Ingredients
                  Bagels
                  Topping
                  Servings: bagels
                  Instructions
                  Bagels
                  1. In the bowl of a stand mixer whisk together water, yeast, 3 tbsp brown sugar and 1 1/2 cups flour. Cover and allow to ferment for 30 minutes.
                  2. Fit mixer with dough hook attachment. To the mixing bowl add 1 cup flour, 1 tsp salt, spices, butter, vanilla and whisk to combine. Knead mixture, adding 1/4 cup of flour at a time, ensuring the flour is absorbed before adding more. Knead and add flour until dough starts to pull away from the side of the bowl, approximately 5-7 minutes. Add pecans and apple, continue to knead until incorporated. Place dough in an oiled bowl, cover and allow to rise until double in size in a warm draft free area.
                  3. Preheat oven to 400℉. Fill a large shallow pot with water, add remaining 3 tbsp brown sugar and 1 tsp salt. Bring to a simmer.
                  4. Deflate dough by kneading 3-4 times. Divide dough into 10 equal portions. Roll each portion into a smooth ball. Punch a finger through the centre of the dough ball, gently stretch the hole making it approximately 1 1/2"- 2" in diameter (the hole will shrink). Once the water is boiling drop in 3-4 bagels, depending on the size of your pot. Cook for 1 minute on each side. Remove to a wire rack. Continue to boil bagels. Sprinkle each bagel generously with sugar topping. Place bagels on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake in preheated oven for approximately 25 minutes until golden. Remove from oven and allow to cook completely on a wire rack.
                  Topping
                  1. In a small bowl stir together all ingredients.
                  Recipe Notes

                  Add enough flour when kneading to be able to handle the dough with bare hands.

                  Cardamom Banana Bread French Toast

                  Cardamom banana bread, laced with cardamom, studded with pecans, dunked in eggs and cream and fried golden.
                  Cardamom Banana Bread French Toast
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                  A yeasted banana bread laced with cardamom and studded with pecans, made into golden french toast.
                    Servings
                    8 slices
                    Servings
                    8 slices
                    Cardamom banana bread, laced with cardamom, studded with pecans, dunked in eggs and cream and fried golden.
                    Cardamom Banana Bread French Toast
                    Print Recipe
                    A yeasted banana bread laced with cardamom and studded with pecans, made into golden french toast.
                      Servings
                      8 slices
                      Servings
                      8 slices
                      Ingredients
                      Yeasted Banana Bread with Cardamom
                      French Toast
                      Servings: slices
                      Instructions
                      Yeasted Banana Bread with Cardamom
                      1. Preheat oven to 85℉. Mash bananas in the bottom of a stand mixer bowl, add water, honey and yeast. Allow to ferment for 10 minutes. Stir in 1 egg, butter, milk powder, salt, cardamom, and 2 cups of flour. Add an additional 1/2 cup flour and using a dough hook, knead until flour is incorporated. Knead in flour by the 1/4 cup ensuring flour is absorbed after each addition before adding more. Add flour and continue to knead until dough pulls away from the side of the bowl. Add pecans and knead until evenly distributed. Place dough in a greased bowl, cover and allow to rise at 85℉ or room temperature until double in size, approximately 1 1/2 hours.
                      2. Deflate dough by kneading 2-3 times. Divide dough into 3 equal pieces and roll each piece into an approximate 15 inch rope. Place ropes parallel to each other on a parchment lined baking sheet. Braid the 3 ropes together tucking in both ends. Cover with plastic wrap or damp kitchen towel and allow to rise until almost double in size, approximately 1 hour.
                      3. Preheat oven to 350℉. Place oven rack in the middle of the oven. Whisk egg with 1 tbsp of water and brush evenly onto braided loaf. Bake for 35 minutes or an internal temperature of 200℉ is reached. Allow to cool completely on a wire rack prior to slicing.
                      French Toast
                      1. Preheat oven to 200℉. In a shallow dish whisk eggs, milk, cream, vanilla, cardamom and salt. Cut bread into 3/4 inch slices. Heat a large non stick skillet or griddle over medium heat. Add 1 tbsp of oil. Dip each bread slice into egg mixture and allow to sit for 20 seconds per side. Add to hot skillet and cook for approximately 4 minutes per side. Transfer to plate and keep warm in preheated oven. Repeat with remaining bread and egg mixture.
                      2. Top french toast with fresh banana slices and pure maple syrup. Serve immediately.
                      Recipe Notes

                      Make bread the day before intending to make french toast. I used two baking sheets, one directly on top of the other creating a thicker base to prevent the bottom from becoming too dark.