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Sometimes when I'm watching my granddaughters, I search YouTube for interesting ideas. I was watching a show on the a sandwich shop in Italy. The owner was talking about the special bread they bake for sandwiches. It was Tuscan Schiacciata bread. This is my version. I didn't have a square or rectangular pan, so I used a deep dish pizza pan. As a side note, if you are not an olive oil fan, you may pass on this one. Ingredients: Preferment  250 grams oo flour 250 grams  water 1 gram yeast Bread dough: 500 grams preferment  500 grams oo flour  250 grams water 6 grams salt 3 tablespoons olive oil The night before baking start your preferment. Add the water, flour and yeast to a medium size jar or bowl. Allow it to rise over night. The next day, mix the preferment with with the flour and water in a large container and mix well. Add the salt. Mix well. Let rise for two hours. While the dough is rising stretch and fold it like...

Sometimes I have too much time on my hands. This is the result of wanting cinnamon rolls but not having enough time for baking. Ingredients:  Pancakes batter: 3 cups pastry flour 3 cups buttermilk  3 eggs  2 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 tablespoon vanilla extract  3 tablespoons sugar  3 tablespoons melted butter 1/2 teaspoon salt   Swirl: 1/2 cups of prepared batter 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon molasses  1 teaspoon cinnamon  2 tablespoons melted butter 2 tablespoons pastry flour  Begin by combining all the dry batter ingredients. In a separate bowl mix together the wet ingredients. Slowly add the wet to the dry stirring until everything is combined. Don't over mix or you will have tough pancakes.  Remove 1/2 cup of batter and add the swirl ingredients. Stir until combined. Add the mixture to a piping bag fitted with a small diameter tip. To your preheat griddle, pour your first pan...

A few months ago, my son in law sent me a post. I can't remember what it was about, but it mentioned liege waffle. (That, I remember.) After doing some research, I found a recipe that looked good. I bought a bag Swedish pearl sugar, and made a batch. They weren't anything like I  hoped for. The pearl sugar was hard, and crunchy.  Back to more research. It turns out there are 2 different types of pearl sugar. I needed Belgium pearl sugar.  Eureka!! That's what I was looking for. Ingredients 1 cup whole milk 1/2 cup warm water  1 package instant yeast  2 tablespoon granulated sugar 3 tablespoon brown sugar 2 XL eggs, room temp and lightly beaten 2 tablespoon vanilla bean paste or extract  1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature  6 cups AP flour 1 teaspoon salt Start by mixing the yeast, sugar and warm water in the bowl of your stand mixer. Allow to rest a few minutes making sure the yeast is active. It should be foamy. Add the other ingredients and mix...