Vacation in a pan alert! This Maui banana bread recipe will transport you to the lush island, without the expensive planefare. A Short History of Hawaiian Banana Bread Culinary historians believe that Polynesian explorers first brought bananas to Hawaii. Bananas, along with taro, sweet potatoes, and breadfruit, and fish, were the primary food staples in … Read more
This Amish cinnamon bread recipe is delightfully sweet and buttery with a cinnamon swirl running through it and over the top. A Short and Irrelevant History of Amish Cuisine The Amish are descendants of the Anabaptists, a Swiss religious sect that was part of the Protestant reformation in the 17th century. A group of Anabaptists, … Read more
This banana date muffin is naturally sweet and tender. We like it a topped with a coconutty crunch. A Short History of Date Cultivation Humans have been eating dates for a VERY long time. Dates are originally native to the Middle East and were a favorite food of the ancient Egyptians. In the 20th century, … Read more
This recipe relies on malted milk powder to deliver sweet, rich flavor and golden brown waffles with an extra crunchy exterior. A Short History of Malted Milk Powder The Horlicks brothers invented malted milk powder in 1873. They had emigrated from England to Wisconsin. Malted milk consists of a grain, typically barley, that has been … Read more
These delicious muffins get dipped in browned butter and then dusted with cinnamon sugar. There’s no better way to start your morning than this browned butter cinnamon muffin recipe! A Short History of Cinnamon We think of cinnamon as a ubiquitious North American spice. It is so central to American baking that you can’t make … Read more
This homemade strawberry waffles recipe relies on a quick stovetop strawberry jam to concentrate the strawberry flavor. The result are crispy waffles, studded with a gooey strawberry deliciousness. The Ins and Outs of Stovetop Strawberry Jam While the extra step of cooking the fresh strawberries on the stove may seem a bit absurd, it concentrates … Read more
This traditional German crumb cake recipe consists of a yeast-based dough topped with a butter-sugar crumble (aka streusel). Streuselkuchen, by its German name, is typically thin and baked on large sheet pans and cut into squares or rectangles. A Short History of German Crumb Cake Alfons Schubeck perfectly summarized the somewhat mysterious history of German … Read more
This strawberry pop tart recipe consists of a homemade strawberry jam sandwiched between two layers of pie crust, topped with some vanilla icing. The small child in us would like to thank whoever determined that we could reasonably eat strawberry pop tarts for breakfast. Having made them ourselves, we can confirm that they are most … Read more
This South African Pancake Recipe produces delicious thin pancakes that are a bit like a cross between French crepes and American pancakes. A Short History of the Pannekoek Pannekoek are the obvious descendants of Pannenkoek, or a Dutch pancake (not to be confused with a Dutch baby). Pannekoek clearly arrived in South Africa with the … Read more
This easy ube pancake recipe takes all of the sweet earthy deliciousness of ube and packs it into pancake form. What is Ube? Ube is a bright purple yam native to southeast Asia. It has a slightly sweet earthy flavor. It is sometimes confused with taro root, a similar-hued tuber, but taro is less sweet … Read more