Category Archives: Bread

Monday October 12, 2009 Tokyo, Japan Another Beautiful Day Yes, you read it right.  Japanese Style Blueberry Bagels.  That is what I made the other day.  There are bagel shops all over Tokyo….but, sadly not the NY style bagels.  Japanese bagels are soft.  Very soft.  I don't miss much in Tokyo but 3 things IContinue reading “Japanese Style Blueberry Bagels”

Sunday October 4, 2009 Tokyo, Japan Nice Balmy Pre-fall Weather Today I made a traditional Japanese steamed bread called Yomogi Pan.  "Pan" means bread in Japanese and is derived from the Portuguese word for bread "pao".  "Yomogi" is a Japanese herb from the mugwort family and is classified as a medicinal herb.  Supposedly it isContinue reading “Yomogi Pan”

Sunday March 1, 2009ABC CookingTokyoRainy and Cold I was very excited to take my Master Bread Making Class today as I thought I was going to learn how to make bagels.  Unfortunately, I was looking at April's calendar and found out that I was making Melon Pan and An Pan instead.  It was only aContinue reading “An Pan and Melon Pan”

February 1, 2009ABC Cooking Bread Master ClassTokyo, Japan Finally, the day has arrived in my bread making class to make croissants.  Ever since I've had croissants at Laduree in Paris, I have had the desire to learn how to make them.  The croissants at Laduree were the flakiest and buttery croissants I've ever had.  IContinue reading “Croissant and Pain au Chocolat”

Sunday January 4, 2009 For my first bread class of the year, I learned to make Dutch and French bread.  I was very excited about this class as I imagined myself finally making a French bread that Julia Child would have been proud of.  Sadly, the breads were both good, but again it was tooContinue reading “Dutch and French Bread – Japanese Style”