Your Cheese Needs Bread

Since we were making Fondue from scratch this year (I really think the ready made ones are fine, but a splash of Kirsch and a little fresh nutmeg would make it fantastic), I decided I would try making bread from scratch as well - though I did go buy a loaf just in case. And part way through, I thought I would need it. I found this recipe on Facebook through one of my groups, however, tracked it back to its source, here.
Making this bread was super simple. The only thing we noticed was that the cheese preferred to stick to the store bought bread better (and that may have been because I did not get it to rise properly)

What you need:

250 g flour
200 ml water
50 ml olive oil
10 g of fresh yeast (the cake yeast you can get in 42 g blocks)
1 tsp salt
extra flour for sprinkling.

Ok, the original recipe told me to mix everything together and let it sit. However, after reading about cake yeast, I think you need to do things a bit differently.

First, crumble the yeast and put it in a small bowl with your water - make sure it is warm, but not hot. Let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes until it starts to bubble.

Add the rest of the ingredients. Let sit for 20 minutes.

On baking paper, form the dough into a rectangle. Using a round pizza cutter - if you have one - dip it in flour so the edges do not stick, and cut the dough into a bite sized grid. Mine were a little on the large size and I would make them smaller next time.

not having used the proper yeast activation method..it still formed a rough rectangle

Sprinkle the top with a little water (or use a brush) and then sprinkle with a bit of flour.

Let sit for 10 minutes.


Cook at 210 for 20 minutes.

As you can see, it rose in the oven anyway

It was really good, even though I didn`t let the yeast sit out first. My dough didn`t actually rise like I imagined it would, so I will be making this again soon.

Peppermint Oreos

Here is just a fun little thing I made as a stocking stuffer for hubby this year. He insists on having a giant stocking, and when we were in the US, that was fine, however here it is a little difficult to fill (though he does tell me I don`t need to, he just likes it). Mmhmm...yes, so well, in an effort to add more to it, I decided to do a bunch of different baked goods. Some turned out good, some not so good, but apparently this was the favorite, so here you go.


What you need:

1 package oreos
250 g white chocolate, melted
candy canes (Ikea has a candy section now with peppermint candies - they would probably work as well)








First, put the candy canes in a sealed plastic bag and put a piece of thin cardboard on top. Using a hammer, bash them until they are the size you would like. I went with tiny.

Melt the chocolate. I have a small melter, but you could use the microwave - 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between until melted. Or, you could use the stove. If you have a double boiler, use it, otherwise a pot with a pan that fits on top. Add water to the pot and place the pan on top. Add the chocolate, chopped up (make sure no water touches it). Heat until melted.

Lay some parchment paper down and dunk your oreo in the chocolate. Carefully flip over so both sides are coated. Lay on the paper.

Put the crushed peppermint in a fine sieve and then gently sprinkle on top of the melted chocolate. As the chocolate hardens, it will stick.

Repeat..and make sure you try one for quality control :)

Roll in paper and tie with a string, or put in a jar...these freeze well so you can make them ahead of time, or just have them for when you want a snack.