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Easy breads

Fresh-baked bread is a special treat, a delicious treasure of a home-cooked meal. But we know how hard it can be to tackle bread. Some days you have a whole day to devote to the kneading, rising, and tending of a loaf of artisan bread. Today we've gathered up our favorite bread recipes and sorted them by the time it takes to make them. IF YOU HAVE A HALF HOUR OR LESS• 15-Minute Cream Biscuits• Buttermilk Biscuits• Yogurt Biscuits with Dill• Bacon and Cheddar Cheese Biscuits IF YOU HAVE 1 HOUR• No-Time Bread• Mom's Rosemary Focaccia• Cornmeal, Parmesan, and Poppy Seed Crackers• Homemade Flour Tortillas IF YOU HAVE 3 HOURS• Rustic Flatbread• Homemade Pita Bread• Chickpea Socca Flatbread IF YOU HAVE 5 HOURS• Ciabatta Rolls and Loaves• Lemon and Sea Salt Focaccia• Herbed Olive Oil Fantail Rolls What kind of bread do you most often have with dinner?

Related: Working with Yeast: Be Not Afraid! French Onion Soup. It’s officially the first day of autumn!

French Onion Soup

To kick off my favorite season, I made a piping hot bowl of French Onion Soup. This soup is hearty, it warms you from the inside out and its super easy to make. Here’s the recipe I used: 4 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon salt5 large sweet onions, thinly sliced3 (14 ounce) can beef broth1/2 cup red wine1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce1 sprig fresh thyme leaves1 bay leaf1 tablespoon balsamic vinegarSalt and freshly ground black pepper to tasteFrench or Italian bread, cut in thick slices and toasted8 slices Gruyere and Havarti cheese slices, room temperature DirectionsMelt the butter in a large pot over medium heat.

Add the broth, red wine, Worcestershire sauce, thyme and bay leaf. Preheat oven broiler. Broil 5 minutes, or until bubbly and golden brown. Serve immediately on cool, crisp nights! Fancy popcorn. I love going to the movies. partly cause it’s a great escape, but mostly cause they gots popcorn there. if you’re like me, you have some kind of a popcorn ritual. mine involves a kid’s pack: popcorn spilled in a open cardboard container, m & m’s poured over the top, a touch of butter and salt, toss, eat. the thing is, i like to watch movies at home, and yet when i do that . . . no popcorn. well, my friends, things are about to change. big time!

fancy popcorn

In all my years of popcorn loving, i’ve never properly popped the corn. i mean i’ve done the microwave thing, the jiffy pop thing and even had a brief fling with an air popper in college (sounds dirty, but i was just on a diet). let me tell you something. the proper way is easy, and fun, and delicious. so here we go. while you’re waiting: • on low heat, melt the butter with the remaining sprig of rosemary in a small saucepan (the very same saucepan that you used for the oil).note: once it’s melted, remove the rosemary.

Button cookies. Baked avo fries.