Babka Wreath

Basically every weekend for the last month I've had bread braids on the brain. I kept pondering making delicious babka inspired buns or a twist or a whole loaf, but I never had the time. Well yesterday... I had time. I've recently become obsessed with the Bake from Scratch magazine, and in their Holiday issue … Continue reading Babka Wreath

Chocolate Babka

I'm not going to lie - I discovered babka through Instagram. I've seen it on so many food magazine, blogger and other feeds that it got stuck in my mind and I decided I had to try it. Aside from looking insanely cool, the process of making babka is pretty interesting (as well as long...). … Continue reading Chocolate Babka

Cinnamon Buns with Cream Cheese Icing

For the past couple of weekends I'd been thinking about making morning buns, but I didn't have enough time in the morning to wait for the rise, etc. It's a darn good thing I did this weekend because the result was the most glorious cinnamon buns I've ever made. My Grandma and I have been … Continue reading Cinnamon Buns with Cream Cheese Icing

Cornbread

For the last two summers I've gone on a road trip with my parents to Ocracoke, in the Outer Banks in North Carolina. It's a beaaaaautiful island with an amazing beach, perfect seafood, and insanely good cornbread. I love southern cooking, and good cornbread is out of this world. This time, I knew I had … Continue reading Cornbread

Cinnamon Buns

One of the first more "complex" things I learned to bake was cinnamon buns with my Grandma. Once a year we spend the day making a big batch that the rest of the family fights over, and every year we tweak the recipe a bit based on notes from the previous year (I did here … Continue reading Cinnamon Buns

Best Banana Loaf

Everyone has family recipes that they make over and over until it's as easy as breathing. For me, it's this banana loaf. My mom, aunts and grandparents make it and it's usually gone within 24 hours. For something so simple (and easy to make), it's addictive. You can tell from how my mom's version of the … Continue reading Best Banana Loaf