“With its quick rising time and opportunity to roll lots of squishy dough bits around in my hands—not to mention its sympatico relationship with a pat of butter—a dinner roll recipe would do.”
“What happens when C.C. has been driven crazy by lack of baked goods? After sneaking a few cookies at the café behind B.F.’s back, (shhhh, don’t tell him!), she decides to stop the guilt and do something positive. She will surprise her caveman with some paleo baking.”
“Whether the rest of your life is lived by the book or by the seat of your pants, in the kitchen, roles can be reversed. Cooking or baking can offer a respite, a place where you can choose to feel safe or feel free.”
“The shortening did not want to cooperate with the flour, but I forked with purpose. If I failed here, I felt, it would prove something big. Messing up the legendary Shea family pie crust could be taken as not really being a Shea.”
“The short version is no, you shouldn’t be bothered with keeping two different sizes of eggs in your fridge unless you’re a baking maniac or a rabid Ina Garten fan. Large eggs are the baking standard, measuring about 2 oz. by weight. Extra large eggs weigh in at 2.25 oz. by comparison.”
“The blustery cold wind makes me want warm, rich, eggy bread, the kind I remember my dad making by hand on Sunday mornings. We always ate it warm for breakfast, with honey butter (room-temperature butter blended with equal parts honey), which is so damn good. But this could also accompany a hearty stew, some soft cheese and fig spread, or any charcuterie, really.”
fan. Large eggs are the baking standard, measuring about 2 oz. by weight. Extra large eggs weigh in at 2.25 oz. by comparison.”
