Napoleon gave a common bread its name when he demanded a loaf of dark rye bread for his horse during the Prussian campaign. “Pain pour Nicole,” he ordered, which meant “Bread for Nicole,” his horse. To Germanic ears, the request sounded like “pumpernickel,” which is the term we use today for this traditional loaf. I [...]
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Hearty Dark Rye Bread aka: Pumpernickel
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Honey Wheat Bread
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“The hardness of the butter is proportional to the softness of the bread.” -Steven Wright I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not an avid cook. I like to cook. And…I like to bake stuff. It’s just that I have a few other things that I like to do more. I’m sure there are [...]
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