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This slice of sweet potato bread looks almost exactly like the slice from the same bread I made almost ten years ago.  It's nice to know that some things never change.  I also thought--10 years ago--that this loaf would make great hamburger buns.  I...

When I first saw Rose's new, improved recipe for Challah, I got a little defensive on behalf of the original Challah in The Bread Bible.  "That was an excellent challah," I said to myself, and didn't need any improvement.  But I decided to try the new...

Rose's Banana Feather Loaf.  As in "light as a feather."  This is a deliciously light sandwich bread that's made with a banana.  People seem to differ as to how noticeable the banana flavor is.  I thought there was more than a hint of banana, which got...

For a time, I was making this bread regularly, and I'm sure I've blogged about it several times.  I have no new insights.  But if you wanted to choose a bread to be your own signature loaf, you could do worse than choosing this one.
It's easy, especially if you have a stand mixer.  It has only a few ingredients, and if you always have instant yeast on hand (in the freezer, where it keeps for years, and despite warnings I've heard, does not appear to lose any of its rising power...