Dense as fudge but fragile as peanut brittle, sesame halva forms compact blocks that crumble when you bite into them. The crystalized sugar intensifies the taste of the toasted sesame, creating a rich flavor experience that makes you want to slow down and savor.
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They say it doesn’t get more American than apple pie, but indigenous cooks were roasting pumpkin and mashing it with spices long before Europeans introduced the apple. Early settlers would boil pumpkin, reserve the sweet, starchy cooking water and add it to their bread dough to moisten it.
A food so ancient it pre-dates written recipes, if not the written word itself. While we don’t know the precise origins of “meat and dough” (the literal translation) we can be sure that this shawarma-like baked wrap has extremely ancient roots in the Levant and Southeastern Turkey.
French bread is the ultimate juxtaposition of refinement and simplicity – just fresh ground flour, water, salt, and yeast. While making bread can challenge home bakers (part of the fun!), the purpose of our “cool control” technique is to eliminate heartbreak and make your baking endeavors easy and delicious.
The bread behind the iconic New York City Deli sandwich. It typically contains 20-30% rye flour, fermented with sourdough starter, giving it a subtle tang and malty rye notes, while the wheat flour lends a soft crust and tender, even crumb. Amazing stacked with pastrami, corned beef, or smoked whitefish.
The arrival of summer screams for the most classic of all backyard grillable foods – the burger! These buns are quick and easy (25 minutes) to make and keep well in the freezer. Golden brown on the outside, sweet and soft on the inside, these whole grain buns are the perfect base for a classic beef or bean burger, portabella mushroom or grilled chicken breast.
Challah is an ancient bread with sacred origins in the Jewish culture. Enriched with honey or sugar, and often topped with sesame or poppy seeds, this style of bread has become popular worldwide, inside and outside the Jewish community.
Another great reason to make masa at home, these crispy fried, red-stained tortillas are stuffed with tender, slow-cooked beef and melted cheese, then dunked in the leftover chile-infused cooking broth.
This type of roll was popularized by Italian American immigrants, who filled them with Italian-style cured meats, cheese and pickled vegetable antipasti (like giardinera). The original “Italian” sub inspired many variations that are now famous in their own right, like the Philly Cheesesteak (recipe below!).
These iconic pizza meets grinder bombs are a staple of the sub world. Fresh-baked Italian rolls, a fantastic tomato sauce plus your featured protein and melted mozzarella is a no brainer!