"Fire Up Your Oven" - Month Long Baking Marathon Recap
We successfully finished our month-long Baking Marathon, and it was a great experience. This marathon gave me a chance to try my hands on several new breads and bakes.
The bookmarks list has grown so much that we need a marathon to make those. Thanks to the BM team and Srivalli for making this happen month after month.
I have the complete list of all the bakes that I have done this month. Click on the picture or the recipe name, and it will take you to that particular recipe.
Day 1 - Buttermilk Bread / White Sandwich Bread
This is an eggless bread recipe that I made with homemade buttermilk
(from yogurt). This is one of the breads that has become a regular in my
house.
Day 2 - Whole Wheat Cinnamon Rolls
I made these rolls from Peter Reinhart's whole-grain baking book, which was on my mind for a long time.
Day 3 - Albanian Spinach Pie/ Byrek Mi Spinaq
A wonderful one-pan dinner made with phyllo sheets and spinach filling.
Ginger cookies made with whole wheat flour, cocoa, and a hint of ginger, and frosted by my kids.
Day 5 - Semolina Bread / Semolina sandwich loaf
Bread made with 100% semolina and one of the best yet. Try it once, and you will keep making it over and over again.
Simple muffins that are commonly found in coffee shops. This is going to be my base muffin for any kind of muffin I make.
Day 7 - Breadsticks / Olive Garden style garlic breadsticks
We love the breadsticks that they serve at the Italian restaurant, and this is my effort to recreate them at home. I have to say we will not go to the restaurant again to eat these breadsticks.
Day 8 - Baked Mexican Tortilla pie
Layers of beans and vegetables make up this wonderful weeknight dinner. This gave me an opportunity to bake in my cast-iron skillet.
Day 9 - Carrot and Cheese Muffins - Eggless Savory muffins
These muffins are so cheesy and full of flavors that they disappeared within minutes of baking.
Soft and chewy cinnamon sugar-coated cookies are my personal favorite.
Day 11 - Tomato Mozzarella and Basil stuffed Baguettes
My first attempt at making stuffed baguettes, and also using the steam method to get the crusty exterior and soft inside.
Again, my first time making classic brownies, and I have to say I will be making these more often.
Day 13 - Jalapeno and Cheese bread
This bread made in the bundt pan is so pretty to look at and is definitely a must-try for jalapeno lovers.
Day 14 - Pizza Sfincione / Sicilian Pizza
This is a specialty Sicilian Pizza made during New Year's Eve and has a unique topping that makes it different from the regular pizza
This is Cypriot Easter bread made with sheep's milk cheese. It is a savory pie.
I grew up eating these in the local bakeries in India. Made with store-bought puff pastry sheets and had a traditional potato filling.
Day 17 - Pav Buns using the Tangzhong method
These are the absolutely softest pav buns I have ever eaten and are so much better than the store-bought ones.
Day 18 - Flourless Chocolate Pecan Cookies
These gluten-free cookies will be every chocolate lover's favorite.
Day 19 - Spinach Enchilada Casserole
Perfect casserole for weeknight dinners. Can be assembled ahead of time and baked when ready to eat.
Day 20 - Strawberry Muffins - Eggless recipe
I made these with the frozen strawberries and loved the simple, clean flavors of the muffins.
I have always wanted to make the calzones that I have eaten only in the Italian Pizza joints. These calzones are stuffed with pizza sauce and onion, bell pepper, and spinach filling.
Herbs and cheese scones are a perfect tea/coffee time snack.
These swirl buns are filled with basil pesto and layered with spicy paneer masala.
Day 24 - Nutella Brioche Flower
This is one of the first decorative breads that I have made, and it simply looks beautiful and is very flavorful. I have step-by-step pictures to explain how to make the bread.
Quick bread made exclusively with honey.
These buns are swirled in a slightly different way and layered with butter and sugar.
