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Kaiser Rolls Recipe for Burgers and Sandwiches

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These soft and crusty bakery-style kaiser rolls are everything you could ask for when making a deli sandwich or fixing hamburger.

homemade kaiser rolls

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KAISER ROLL TUTORIAL VIDEO

Join me as I walk you through how to make these classic kaiser rolls from start to finish. If you’re new to the Kitchen though, you’re about to find out that I do things a bit differently here…

GET READY TO MAKE BAKERY-STYLE KAISER ROLLS

We don’t need very much when making kaiser rolls from scratch because the ingredients are simple and the tools are minimal. For one, we will need a kitchen scale to weigh the ingredients. As convenient as cup measurements are, they aren’t precise, and precision is key for bakery-style kaiser rolls. The other tool you might want, apart from a couple of baking sheets, is a stand mixer with a dough hook attachment. While you could work this dough by hand, it is quite sticky, so a stand mixer is ideal if you want to keep everything as neat and tidy as possible. If you plan on baking these rolls a lot, you might want to consider investing in a kaiser roll stamp, or you can do as I do and knot the buns.

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Cucumber Salad: a Victory Garden Recipe

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When cucumbers and herbs are plentiful in the victory garden, it’s time to make this zesty cucumber salad. Tossed in a light and creamy herbed yogurt dressing, it will leave everyone wanting more! 

creamy cucumber salad

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CUCUMBER SALAD RECIPE VIDEO

Cucumber salad couldn’t be easier to make, but here’s a video tutorial in case you want to see how it’s done! If you’re new to the Kitchen, you’ll see that I do things a little different around here when it comes to my videos… Like what you see? Subscribe to my YouTube channel!

VICTORY GARDEN-GROWN IS BEST!

victory garden cucumber plants
I still have a while to go until my baby cucumber plants bear fruit.

I’ll be honest. I make this cucumber salad year-round, but only when cucumbers are less than $1 apiece. I wish I was joking about this, but I’ve seen cucumbers selling for $3 each on more than one occasion. Crazy! By the way, there are many reasons why I call gardens victory gardens, which you can read about in my victory garden post. Whichever way you cut it, victory garden-grown herbs and cucumbers are best. Let me tell you why.

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Making and Maintaining a Sourdough Starter

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Why bother with store-bought yeast when you have your own sourdough starter in the fridge? Learn how to make and maintain this old-fashioned leavener with only three ingredients: flour, water and time.

jar of sourdough starter

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MAKING AND MAINTAINING A SOURDOUGH STARTER VIDEO

In the span of a week, you can make your very own sourdough starter. Learn all about how to make, maintain, and troubleshoot a sourdough starter in this video. If you like my sourdough video, be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel to find more like it!

SOURDOUGH: A NOURISHING TRADITION

Sourdough first came on my radar when I read through Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House series as a child. I would have given almost anything to take a bite out of one of Ma Ingalls’s good sourdough biscuits! Indeed, sourdough has been around for a long time, much longer than most people would guess. Did you know that sourdough bread dates back to at least 3700 BC? While sourdough was shelved away for a while (like a number of other old-fashioned skills and traditions) it is experiencing a resurgence. With yeast being hard to come by in some areas, sourdough is back in popular demand, and it’s no small wonder why!

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German Potato Pancakes (Kartoffelpfannkuchen)

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Kartoffelpfannkuchen, or, German potato pancakes, is a simple traditional dish that makes for an easy meal. All you need are a handful of ingredients, a food processor and hot skillet!

plate of german potato pancakes Kartoffelpfannkuchen

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GERMAN POTATO PANCAKES RECIPE VIDEO

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WHAT ARE GERMAN POTATO PANCAKES?

Growing up, German potato pancakes were a special treat on our table. Of course, we just called them potato pancakes, but when I asked my mom for her recipe, she looked at me blankly.

“Do you mean latkes?” she asked.

“When have you ever called them latkes, Mom? You’ve always called them potato pancakes.”

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Classic Cauliflower Gratin (Cauliflower Cheese)

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This classic cauliflower gratin (also known as cauliflower cheese) is the perfect devise to sneak veggies to picky eaters! Coated in a creamy white sauce and smothered in cheese, this cauliflower bake is a smash hit as a side!

classic cauliflower gratin side dish

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CLASSIC CAULIFLOWER GRATIN VIDEO TUTORIAL

This classic cauliflower gratin is easy enough to make, but here’s the demonstration so I can show you how it’s done. If you’re a fan of the “silent film mode”, I hope you’ll consider subscribing to my YouTube channel!

A TRADITIONAL SIDE DISH

Prior to writing this post, I had always thought cauliflower gratin was a classic French dish. I mean, gratin, right? It turns out I was wrong! Traditionally, this classic cauliflower gratin goes by another name: cauliflower cheese. And you know what? It’s an English dish! Can you blame me for thinking it was French though? I mean, look at their classic ham and cheese melt: it’s blanketed in béchamel and covered in cheese. Whatever the case may be, this is a traditional side dish and a popular one around the table, too!

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Sesame Naan Bread: A Cast Iron Skillet Recipe

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It’s time to pull out the cast iron skillet and learn how to whip up a batch of this sesame naan bread. It’s the perfect accompaniment for those winter soups and curries! 

holding a plate of sesame naan bread

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SESAME NAAN BREAD RECIPE VIDEO

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CAST IRON SKILLET SESAME NAAN BREAD

If you’ve never had naan before, it’s kind of like a pita bread that’s found in many Eastern cuisines. When I think of naan, Indian is the first cuisine that comes to mind, but it’s one of many. Traditionally, naan is baked in a tandoor oven, but since I don’t have one of those in my kitchen, I always turn to my trusty cast iron skillet whenever I’m making a batch. This is also the case when I make flour tortillas and breakfast biscuits, so naan bread is a natural fit. If you’re new to the world of cast iron cooking, you’ll want to begin HERE, but if you know your way around cast iron, please, continue. Of course, it’s also possible to use whatever pan you wish, but I hope you give cast iron a shot!

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