Breads

This month I created Toffee Chocolate Chip Banana Bread with Walnuts for TheDailyMeal.com as a simple Mother’s Day treat.

I have written three Dummies books (yes, the black and yellow titles) – Christmas Cooking for Dummies, Appetizers for Dummies and I wrote the Japanese chapter for Cooking Around the World for Dummies. In the Christmas book there is a breads chapter, which is where this recipe first appeared. They are spicy and moist and […]

It’s a banana bread, really, but the differences are the chopped peanuts and the golden raisins.

This just might be the easiest bread you’ll ever make; the melted butter makes it quick and tender.

Adapted from The Best of Irish Breads & Baking, Traditional, Contemporary and Festive (Epicure Press, 1996). Note that the recipe has a big range of baking time. The mixture is dense and depending on the temperature of your ingredients, it can vary widely. Make sure to tell folks that there is a ring in there! […]