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Blue Bowl Breads

Celebrating the tradition of quality homemade bread baking with recipes, photos, and bawdy bar songs by Mark Oppenneer

  • Home
  • About
    • About Blue Bowl Breads
    • About Mark Oppenneer
    • About Betsy Oppenneer
    • Contact
  • Breads with…
    • Ancient Grains
    • Beer & Spirits
    • Cheese
    • Fruit & Drupes
    • Herb & Spices
    • Meat
    • Nuts & Seeds
    • Sourdough
    • Vegetables
    • Full Ingredients Index
  • Recipes by Category
    • Gluten-free
    • Savory
    • Sweet
    • Somewhere In-Between
    • Sourdough
    • Multigrain
    • Quick Bread
    • Alphabetical List of Recipes
  • Betsy’s Books & Videos
    • Celebration Breads
    • The Bread Book
    • Breads from Betsy’s Kitchen
    • Betsy’s Breads
    • Perfect Bread: How to Conquer Bread Baking
    • Perfect Bread: Fun with Creative Shapes
  • More…
    • Make a Sourdough Starter
    • Blog!
Recent Recipes:

Pulla

Caffè Latte Bread

Spinach Dip Bread

Green Onion Cheese Bread

Fruity Potpourri Bread

Sumac Currant Bread

Mark & Mom’s Panettone Recipes

Birnenbrot-style Apple Raisin Rum Bread

Gluten-Free Mostly Morning Glory Muffins

Betsy’s Stollen

A random recipe sampler

Salzstangen Nibblers

Turmeric Ginger Sourdough

Maybe Scandinavian Coffee Bread

Savory

Milk Stout Blue Cheese Bread

Mark OppenneerSeptember 2, 2017May 28, 2018
I came up with this bread while stroking my waxed mustache and admiring my man...

Crispy Speckled Breadsticks

May 8, 2016May 28, 2018

Sephardi Bread

October 4, 2017May 28, 2018

Sage & Seed Bread

August 30, 2017May 28, 2018

Horseradish & Mustard Rye Bread

May 21, 2018April 20, 2022

Knotted Onion Sage Rolls

November 27, 2015May 28, 2018

Sweet

Fougasse (la pompe à l’huile)

Betsy OppenneerJanuary 2, 2017May 28, 2018
For Sawyer's French class holiday party, he wanted to bring in some bread. Since he...

Opa’s Energy Bars

May 1, 2016May 28, 2018

Sweet Cranberry Cashew Bread

September 24, 2016May 28, 2018

Chewy Fruit & Müesli Bread

February 27, 2017May 28, 2018

Gooey Gloppy Cinnamon Rolls

October 10, 2017July 30, 2020

Mark & Mom’s Panettone Recipes

January 6, 2019November 29, 2020

Somewhere In-Between

Kañiwa Coffee Pumpernickel Bread

Mark OppenneerSeptember 28, 2017October 12, 2019
Despite a few unexpected ingredients, this is a pretty standard American-style pumpernickel recipe. I say...

Brie Rye Bread

December 17, 2017August 28, 2024

Rolled Oat Pillow Rolls

June 16, 2017May 28, 2018

Sprouted Sunflower Seed Spelt Bread

April 24, 2018May 28, 2018

Apricot Brie Boule

October 26, 2017February 11, 2018

No-Knead Parker House Rolls

January 13, 2018May 28, 2018

Cheese

Buttermilk Black Bean Bread

Mark OppenneerJuly 26, 2016May 28, 2018
Once in a while, I bring in some fresh bread to share at work. I send...

Blue Cheese Pear Bread

June 11, 2017May 28, 2018

Pesto Parmesan Bread

February 11, 2018February 11, 2018

Beer & Buckwheat Bread

August 4, 2018April 20, 2022

Jalapeño Cheddar Sandwich Bread

April 14, 2018May 28, 2018

Sun-dried Tomato & Onion Bread

April 5, 2016May 28, 2018

Ancient Grains

Pepper Mango Masala Bread

Mark OppenneerJuly 28, 2016May 28, 2018
My wife went out of town recently and left some beautiful little sweet peppers on...

Milk Stout Blue Cheese Bread

September 2, 2017May 28, 2018

Rolled Oat Pillow Rolls

June 16, 2017May 28, 2018

Maple Millet Bread

December 9, 2017May 28, 2018

Sprouted Sunflower Seed Spelt Bread

April 24, 2018May 28, 2018

Sesame Semolina Flatbread

March 27, 2017August 28, 2024

Seeded Coffee Braid

June 15, 2017May 28, 2018

Herb & Spices

Turtle Bean & Black Pepper Crisps

Mark OppenneerSeptember 20, 2016May 28, 2018
A few weeks ago, we had an end-of-summer porch party (we do love our porch)...

Raisin Curry Bread

December 19, 2017May 28, 2018

Blueberry Buckwheat Muffins

May 21, 2016May 28, 2018

Lemon Pepper Bread

June 3, 2018

Rosemary Raisin Bread

August 12, 2017May 28, 2018

Sephardi Bread

October 4, 2017May 28, 2018

Honey Curry Bread

April 23, 2017May 28, 2018

Favorites

Cranberry Flaxseed Boule

Mark OppenneerJanuary 7, 2018May 28, 2018
Fresh cranberries soaked in rum, rolled in cane sugar, and baked in a bread laden...

Challah

November 15, 2015August 28, 2024

Chipotle Cheddar Sourdough Bread

June 17, 2018June 17, 2018

Pepper Mango Masala Bread

July 28, 2016May 28, 2018

Sweet Cranberry Cashew Bread

September 24, 2016May 28, 2018

Seeded Coffee Braid

June 15, 2017May 28, 2018

Who am I kidding, they are all delicious!

Not Too Sweet Chocolate Coffee Bread

Stealthy Healthy Bread

Autumn Apple Walnut Bread (extended edition)

Chipotle Fig Baguettes

Apricot Brie Boule

Brie Rye Bread

Betsy’s Stollen

Birnenbrot-style Apple Raisin Rum Bread

Cardamom Brioche

Horseradish & Mustard Rye Bread

Stump City Red Braid

Dark Cherry Chia Boule

Icebox Rolls: an Odyssey

Spinach Dip Bread

Gooey Gloppy Cinnamon Rolls

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Kitchen Quips, Quotes & Testimonials

From 2000 to 2006 or so, my Mom had a recipe of the month post on her Breadworks, Inc. website. I was perusing the recipes the other day and came across this gem:

Now that’s a recipe worth sharing!

― Recipe for a Long Life

“Mark — Love your mom’s bread cookbook. It is full of great recipes that I’ve made over the years. I am impressed with all of her accomplishments; she sounds like I woman that I would have liked to know. The fruits of her labors continue to inspire!”

…a reply to a comment I made on Cooking with Barry & Meta.

― Cooking with Barry & Meta
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