Posts Tagged ‘pear’
Hard Cider Bread
Breads & Muffins • Tags: cinnamon, Guest Test Kitchen, hard cider, pear
Meet Katie. She’s actually a friend of a friend who enthusiastically reached out to share one of her family recipes. After learning more about said recipe, we thought it only appropriate to share it with you through the Guest Test Kitchen. We were equally enthusiastic to try it out ourselves. Some of you may already know that Chrystal has a semi-obsession with bread. Amir is not a bread fan, but he has been a fanatic of Woodchuck Hard Cider since college (introduced to him by the earlier friend of a friend reference). So, a new bread recipe–especially one with Woodchuck–was only fitting to feature. Here’s Katie with more.
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Pear and Walnut Coffee Cake
Cakes, Pies & Tarts • Tags: cake, coffee, fall, giveaway, lemon, morning, pear, POM Wonderful, sour cream
Well good morning. How are you? We have coffee cake. Surely you want some? Surely. Somewhere up there with fluffy biscuits, creamy vegetable tarts, and Southern shrimp and grits, there’s coffee cake as one of the most desirable breakfast dishes. Imagine waking up to this on a cool morning. Brew up a mug of coffee, tea or hot chocolate, and you’re ready to eat. This was actually made for a dinner party where the theme was ‘breakfast’. Breakfast for dinner. Let’s all just admit that breakfast for dinner is always a great idea. Why do you think people love going to Ihop for pancakes late at night? For this dinner party, everyone had to supply a traditional morning platter, and this is something that rides the line between bread and dessert. We sat down to an asparagus and potato frittata, roasted potatoes speckled with hearty turkey sausage and fresh watermelon and pineapple with cream. This coffee cake was a great way to end it all, but there’s no reason why it won’t be baked again for a future fall morning.
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