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Apple, Walnut and Cinnamon
My homage to mom’s apple pie. Apple and cinnamon are a perfect pair and the walnuts add texture. Try breathing in through your mouth at the end of a mouth full to get a nice cool cinnamon burst.
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Banana Bread
After the pandemic, everyone had a favourite banana bread recipe, and I was not going to be left out. Vanilla goes perfectly with banana, and pecans add a smooth texture. The best pairing for this bread is enough soft butter that you can see your bite marks. One drawback from making banana bread is you …
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Carrot and Sultana Spice Bread
Loosely based on the ingredients found in carrot cake: carrots, walnuts, and juicy sultanas. Of course, the pairing for this bread is a slather of cream cheese. Don’t forget to buy an orange, like I usually do.
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Cranberry and Pecan Bread
This is the bread that started my quest to create a great tasting bread that was wheat-free and sugar-free (see About for the full story). Cranberries are seasonal from November to December so this bread’s availability will depend on their supply in the local Morrisons. Cranberries are very sour so this bread has a little extra sweetener to make them sweet-tart nuggets mixed in with creamy pecans.
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Date and Pecan Bread
In America, there was a confectionery store in most malls in the Midwest, and one of the chains specialties was a delight called turtles. Turtles featured pecans covered with caramel and a layer of chocolate. This bread is my attempt at making a tasty but healthier snack using dates for caramel, pure cocoa for chocolate, …
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Nectarine and Cinnamon Bread
Nature gets it right most of the time, and if not, it changes. Peaches are great, but who really likes the fuzzy skin? Enter the nectarine. This bread reminds me of peach pie and gets better every day as it moistens. I struggled a bit with this recipe until I started to use hard, unripe …
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Pear and Pecan Bread
Pear two ways, grated to give the bread moisture and cut into sections to give your mouth a “ooh what was that”. Pear is subtle, and the pecans add a creamy background to support. Try it with some blue cheese, but instead of having the blue cheese on top of the bread turn it over and eat it with the cheese down on your tongue so your olfactory is not initially overwhelmed.
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Pumpkin Spice Bread
Introducing a delightful twist on the classic pumpkin pie – enter the Butternut Squash Spice Bread! This recipe mirrors the warm spices traditionally found in pumpkin pie, but instead of pumpkin, it features the sweet, less fibrous butternut squash. A fantastic alternative, butternut squash offers a natural sweetness and a smoother texture, making it an …