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The Chef Mavens Homemade Pesto Focaccia Bread Recipe
February 2, 2011 | 
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I have continued with baking up a storm in hopes to match the storm outside my windows in New York. I decided to take my pizza dough recipe and turn it into a wonderful pesto foccacia bread with a few shallots baked on top along with a few sprinkles of crushed red pepper to spice it up just a bit.
There are many variations of course that you can create the right focaccia just for you and some of those suggestions are listed below.
To make this delectable side bread, it's easier that saying pizza pie! Read the rest of this entry »
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National Sticky Bun Day is February 21st
National Sticky Bun Day is February 21st. Here's my Chef Maven's recipe suggestions to Ina Garten's recipe for Sticky Buns:
* To filling, add raisins, currents, or various dried fruits. I would up the cinnamon and add a bit of of freshly ground clove and nutmeg. Other ideas could be adding a bit of sweetened coconut (1/3 cup) to the rolled out dough when adding your filling.
* Do not like pecans? Try chopped walnuts, sliced and blanched almonds or even freshly toasted and chopped hazelnuts.
* Want to be super decadent? Add a little bit of semi-sweet chocolate chips sprinkled throughout the filling layer for that of so good chocolate taste! Learn more about the recipe here....
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