Bagels are chewy because they are boiled before they are baked: possibly the only bread that is made in this way, aside from some varieties of bread Pretzels. Dough made with yeast is formed into rings and allowed to rise. When the dough has risen, the rings are dropped for a few seconds into boiling…
Breakfast
See also: Breakfast Recipes
Baguettes
A baguette is a long, relatively thin loaf of crusty bread made in France. In the 20th century, they grew to take on iconic status as a universally-recognizable symbol of French food.
Better Breakfast Day
The 26th of September is Better Breakfast Day. The challenge today is to think about how to incorporate healthier breakfasts into your everyday routine.
Breakfast Crackers
Breakfast Crackers are crispy, bland tasting crackers made in various countries such as Sweden, UK, etc. You can put put honey, jam or peanut butter on them, or marmalade, cheese, etc. They are served at some schools in America as part of school breakfasts. Substitutes Water biscuits Sources Neil, Marc. Govt’s crackers ban may anger…
Breakfast Radishes
Breakfast Radishes © Denzil Green Breakfast Radishes are often called “French Breakfast Radishes”, particularly in North American seed catalogues. In the UK they are just called Breakfast Radishes. These radishes are a red, oblong radish tapering to a whitened tip. They are generally about 4 to 5 cm long (1 ½ to 2 inches), though…
Breakfast Steaks
Breakfast steaks are beef steaks that are cut about 15 mm thick (1/16th of an inch), though you will see steaks labelled “breakfast steaks” that are up to 1 cm thick (½ inch). The idea is that you would have them at breakfast, but they can also be used for other things such as steak…
Canadian Bacon
Canadian Bacon © Denzil Green Canadian Bacon is an American term for a lean cut of cured back bacon. The term is not actually used in Canada. Canadians don’t call anything Canadian Bacon. They have four styles of bacon, according to the Government of Canada in its Standard Classification of Goods (SCG) 2000: Back Bacon,…
Cereals
Cereals are grains such as wheat, rye and barley. They are a form of caloric nutrition that can be preserved easily for the winters, and supply vital dietary fiber.
Croissant Day
The 30th of January is Croissant Day. There are many myths associated with croissants now; anything you’re likely to hear about the history of croissants is almost certainly a myth.
Croissants
Croissants are crispy, flaky individual serving-sized savoury rolls. It’s butter that makes them both crispy and flaky at the same time.
Eggs Benedict
Eggs Benedict is a glorified version of poached eggs on toast, though some would bristle at the comparison. Though it’s a simple dish, skill is required at two things which appear simple but are not: poaching eggs, and making Hollandaise sauce. The sauce is the most difficult part of the dish. It is generally served…
Gallo Pinto
Gallo Pinto © Leclaire & Schenk Gallo Pinto is a Costa Rican and Nicaraguan dish. It consists of rice and beans, fried and seasoned. The seasoning is moderate; it is not spicy hot. In Nicaragua, small red beans are used; in Costa Rica, black beans are used. During the cooking process, some of the coloration…
Hash Browns
Hash Brown Patties © Denzil Green Hash Browns is a potato dish made from shredded potato. It results in a brown, crispy potato dish that is used as a side dish, served piping hot, often at breakfast. At home, large ones are made in a frying pan, that are then cut up for serving. Or,…
Omelette
An omelette is a cooked egg dish made from eggs that are beaten, then poured into a frying pan, cooked to form a thin “pie”, then folded in half to form one of two classic folds, either the half-moon shape or the letter fold. The Science of Good Food describes them as “soft scrambled eggs…
Sausages
Beef & Old Windsor Ale Sausages © Denzil Green A sausage is a “tube” of meat. The outside of the tube, the wrapper, is usually called the “casing”; it can be a natural item such as an animal intestine, or it can be artificial. It is almost always edible. The wrapping holds inside it a…
Waffles
Waffles are quick breads that are baked in special griddles that fry them on the outside, and steam them inside. A Maillard reaction occurs on the exterior of them as they brown, giving them their flavour. They come out crisp and browned.
Wheatena Breakfast Cereal
Wheatena is the brand name of a breakfast cereal which you cook up. It is made from toasted cracked wheat, wheat bran and wheat germ. It is particularly popular in the New England area of America. It is made in Highspire, Pennsylvania. The cereal is certified Kosher Pareve by the Orthodox Union. Wheatena is not…
White Meat and Gravy
Poorer folk in the American South used to make a breakfast dish they called “white meat and gravy.” While some innocents infer that the “white meat” was chicken or turkey (not realizing how expensive chicken was back then) and some wise-acres guess alligator, it was actually salt pork fat. The salt pork would be boiled…
You Tiao
You Tiao is a deep-fried Chinese bread. It is made from two long strips of dough, about a foot long (30 cm), which are deep fried. It ends up crisp on the outside; puffy and soft on inside. It can be eaten as is, or served for breakfast and snacks, or cut up and put…