TBB - 100% Whole Wheat Walnut Loaf

It's been a while since I baked along with Rose's Alpha Bakers, and right away there are two things wrong with the title of this post:

• I cheated and used some bread flour. So, it's really an 87% whole wheat loaf.
• Yes, I'm allergic to walnuts but I love my husband. So, I decided to make the dough without nuts, and add them later to his half of the dough. I made rolls with "my half".

I used my bread machine to make this bread which worked out perfectly.

Dinner rolls (nut-free) and sandwich bread

Light and soft

ABC - Roasted Vegetable Focaccia

With the abundance of fresh vegetables this month, I figured that this month's ABC challenge from King Arthur Flour, Roasted Vegetable Focaccia, would be a great way to use of those yummy veggies. I made this bread over a period of three days (by choice) which worked out great. Most of that time is inactive time anyway. I let the starter go for about 24 hours. Then made the dough and let it retard in the fridge for about 16 hours. Then shaped the dough and topped it with veggies and let it rise at room temp for about 3 hours before baking. Very simple, and very delicious.

Yummy zucchini focaccia bread sticks!

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ABC - Cheese-stuffed Crusty Loaves

Happy April Fool's Day!! This month's ABC recipe is no joke: Cheese-stuff Crusty Loaves. As you might know, the ABC bakers are baking recipes from the King Arthur Flour website.

Two cheese-stuff crusty loaves

Although mine looked like beehives filled with liquid cheese (haha), they sure tasted ridiculously good. I filled my loaves with a mixture of Colby Jack and Mozzarella cheese, dried minced onion, garlic powder, dried basil, and some special green olives from Morocco marinated in a spicy Harissa sauce.

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