Back to the Basics with Laura

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Category: Breads

  • Easy Homemade Blueberry Muffins – A Taste of Home

    Easy Homemade Blueberry Muffins – A Taste of Home

    There’s nothing quite like a warm, homemade blueberry muffin fresh from the oven. The sweet, juicy berries bursting in every bite, the soft, buttery crumb, and that golden, slightly crisp top—it’s pure comfort food! Around here, we love to keep things simple, using fresh ingredients and tried-and-true recipes that bring folks together. Whether you’re enjoying…

  • Easy Homemade Jalapeno Cornbread

    Easy Homemade Jalapeno Cornbread

    This jalapeno cornbread bring nice spicy goodness that compliments the bread’s sweetness. It creates a harmonious blend of flavor to any meal.

  • Momma’s Old Fashioned Fried Cornbread – “Hoecakes”

    Momma’s Old Fashioned Fried Cornbread – “Hoecakes”

    Hoecakes are a simple fried cornbread that carries the warmth of home and rustic charm a the southern kitchen. imagine these little fried cakes with crunchy exterior giving way to tender inside.

  • Quick and Easy Homemade Cornbread

    Quick and Easy Homemade Cornbread

    Quick and Easy Old Fashioned Cast Iron skillet cornbread, this recipe will take you back.

  • Easy Flaky Homestyle Biscuits

    Easy Flaky Homestyle Biscuits

    Some of my favorite childhood mornings started with the sound of a metal biscuit cutter clinking on the counter and the gentle sizzle of bacon in a cast iron skillet. My mother never rushed, just moving with that easy rhythm only years of cooking can bring. Her biscuits were stacked high in a towel-lined bowl.…