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Pan de Camote y Huevo (Peruvian Sweet Potato & Egg Bread)

Posted by Milagritos on Wednesday, February 24, 2010, In : Bread

This is my first time blogging for the Bread Baking Day event (#27). It has been a great pleasure and a lot of fun researching for the theme: a Latin American bread, un pan latino. I grew up in Lima eating my share of bread, which was usually, a breakfast affair. I remember eating bread which had sweet potato or pumpkin as an essential ingredient and decided to recreate a bread which would make my sweet memories justice. This bread has a delightful, light, buttery crumb reminiscent of brioche...

Peter Reinhart's Sticky Cinnamon Buns for Eileen, Xīn Nián Kuài Lè!

Posted by Milagritos on Wednesday, February 10, 2010, In : Pastry

These are the best buns I have yet eaten anywhere. I have tried a few recipes lately and wasn't happy to post anything unless the buns were exceptional. Well, my friends, these are exceptionally good. I won't say "exceptionally good" about anything unless I mean it. God knows, I've got pretty high standards for how food should taste. Peter Reinhart was right in commenting that the brioche portion of this recipe does not need to be any richer than it is given that the caramel topping is fairly...

Brioche Mousseline

Posted by Milagritos on Sunday, November 22, 2009, In : Bread

This is a thoroughly delicate, tender and buttery brioche from Bernard Clayton, Jr. His book, "The Breads of France" is full of good, practical information and despite it being a 1978 publication it is worth chasing down. I have had this book for a while and have prepared a couple of recipes from it but not yet the brioche. I then noticed that the Bread Baking Babes were baking this brioche for November and decided to join in the fun.

This bread is supposed to be hand kneaded but today Sydney...