Historical Bites

Tag: bread

  • Aunt Jan’s Banana Bread

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    Historical Food for the Modern Palette I love banana bread! Especially warm from the oven with lots of butter. When I was newly married, I tried to find a banana bread recipe that was like the banana bread I had in college. Every recipe I tried was either dry, tastless or both. Then, several years…

  • Dough for Stuffed Ciambelle

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    Historical Food for the Modern Palette This is once again from my favorite historical chef, Scappi. The dough is unusual in that it uses warm goat’s milk and butter. The goat’s milk gives it a little tang but warming the milk gives the dough a phyllo-like finished texture. Using a warm liquid will denature the…