Bread For All Seasons: Delicious and Distinctive Recipes for Year-Round Baking by Beth Hensperger

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  • Tuscan peasant bread

    from Bread for All Seasons: Delicious and Distinctive Recipes for Year-Round Baking Bread for All Seasons by Beth Hensperger

    • Categories: Bread & rolls, savory; Spring; Italian
    • Ingredients: active dry yeast; all-purpose flour; whole wheat flour
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  • Overnight pain ordinaire

    from Bread for All Seasons: Delicious and Distinctive Recipes for Year-Round Baking Bread for All Seasons by Beth Hensperger

    • Categories: Bread & rolls, savory; Cooking ahead; Spring; French
    • Ingredients: active dry yeast; all-purpose flour; light beer; cornmeal
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  • Toasted pine nut adobe bread

    from Bread for All Seasons: Delicious and Distinctive Recipes for Year-Round Baking Bread for All Seasons by Beth Hensperger

    • Categories: Bread & rolls, savory; Spring
    • Ingredients: pine nuts; active dry yeast; whole wheat flour; milk; bread flour
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  • Yeasted sweet cheese strudel

    from Bread for All Seasons: Delicious and Distinctive Recipes for Year-Round Baking Bread for All Seasons by Beth Hensperger

    • Categories: Bread & buns, sweet; Afternoon tea; Spring; Hungarian
    • Ingredients: active dry yeast; sour cream; lemons; all-purpose flour; goat cheese; cream cheese; egg yolks; brandy; ground allspice; slivered almonds
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  • Cinnamon-walnut sweet bread

    from Bread for All Seasons: Delicious and Distinctive Recipes for Year-Round Baking Bread for All Seasons by Beth Hensperger

    • Categories: Bread & buns, sweet; Afternoon tea; Spring
    • Ingredients: dried cherries; active dry yeast; all-purpose flour; lemons; yogurt; butter; sugar; ground cinnamon; walnuts
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  • Sun and moon

    from Bread for All Seasons: Delicious and Distinctive Recipes for Year-Round Baking Bread for All Seasons by Beth Hensperger

    • Categories: Bread & rolls, savory; Spring
    • Ingredients: active dry yeast; milk; whole wheat pastry flour; all-purpose flour
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  • Cajun French Quarter rolls

    from Bread for All Seasons: Delicious and Distinctive Recipes for Year-Round Baking Bread for All Seasons by Beth Hensperger

    • Categories: Bread & rolls, savory; Spring; Cajun & Creole
    • Ingredients: active dry yeast; yogurt; all-purpose flour; garlic powder; onion powder; sweet Hungarian paprika; ground cayenne pepper; dried thyme; dried oregano; ground allspice; mace; cornmeal
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  • White whole-wheat cinnamon twist with maple syrup

    from Bread for All Seasons: Delicious and Distinctive Recipes for Year-Round Baking Bread for All Seasons by Beth Hensperger

    • Categories: Bread & buns, sweet; Afternoon tea; Spring
    • Ingredients: active dry yeast; buttermilk; maple syrup; white whole wheat flour; sunflower oil; butter; light brown sugar; ground cinnamon; raisins; unsweetened apple juice; pecans
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  • Hungarian nut roll

    from Bread for All Seasons: Delicious and Distinctive Recipes for Year-Round Baking Bread for All Seasons by Beth Hensperger

    • Categories: Bread & buns, sweet; Afternoon tea; Spring; Hungarian
    • Ingredients: active dry yeast; milk; butter; all-purpose flour; walnuts; ground cinnamon; Cognac
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  • Italian anise Easter bread

    from Bread for All Seasons: Delicious and Distinctive Recipes for Year-Round Baking Bread for All Seasons by Beth Hensperger

    • Categories: Bread & buns, sweet; Afternoon tea; Easter / Lent; Spring; Italian
    • Ingredients: milk; sugar; active dry yeast; all-purpose flour; eggs; anise extract; fennel seeds
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  • Pain Hawaiian

    from Bread for All Seasons: Delicious and Distinctive Recipes for Year-Round Baking Bread for All Seasons by Beth Hensperger

    • Categories: Bread & buns, sweet; Afternoon tea; Spring; Hawaiian
    • Ingredients: active dry yeast; all-purpose flour; nut oil of your choice; macadamia nuts
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  • Almond and ginger kulich

    from Bread for All Seasons: Delicious and Distinctive Recipes for Year-Round Baking Bread for All Seasons by Beth Hensperger

    • Categories: Bread & buns, sweet; Afternoon tea; Easter / Lent; Spring; Russian
    • Ingredients: golden raisins; dried cherries; dried apricots; orange brandy; active dry yeast; all-purpose flour; almonds; crystallized ginger
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  • Byzantine Easter bread

    from Bread for All Seasons: Delicious and Distinctive Recipes for Year-Round Baking Bread for All Seasons by Beth Hensperger

    • Categories: Bread & buns, sweet; Afternoon tea; Easter / Lent; Spring; Greek
    • Ingredients: milk; butter; active dry yeast; sugar; eggs; black cumin seeds; mahlepi; mastic granules; all-purpose flour; honey; sesame seeds
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  • Golden rum babas

    from Bread for All Seasons: Delicious and Distinctive Recipes for Year-Round Baking Bread for All Seasons by Beth Hensperger

    • Categories: Cakes, small; Dessert; Spring; French
    • Ingredients: dried currants; golden rum; active dry yeast; all-purpose flour; eggs; butter; sugar; apricot jam; heavy cream; superfine sugar
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  • Cheddar cheese bread with toasted sesame seeds

    from Bread for All Seasons: Delicious and Distinctive Recipes for Year-Round Baking Bread for All Seasons by Beth Hensperger

    • Categories: Bread & rolls, savory; Spring
    • Ingredients: active dry yeast; all-purpose flour; cheddar cheese; sesame seeds
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  • Shepherd's bread

    from Bread for All Seasons: Delicious and Distinctive Recipes for Year-Round Baking Bread for All Seasons by Beth Hensperger

    • Categories: Bread & rolls, savory; Spring
    • Ingredients: active dry yeast; all-purpose flour
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  • Sesame whole-wheat bread

    from Bread for All Seasons: Delicious and Distinctive Recipes for Year-Round Baking Bread for All Seasons by Beth Hensperger

    • Categories: Bread & rolls, savory; Spring
    • Ingredients: active dry yeast; milk; molasses; whole wheat flour; sesame seeds; cornmeal; all-purpose flour
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  • Lemon saffron tea bread

    from Bread for All Seasons: Delicious and Distinctive Recipes for Year-Round Baking Bread for All Seasons by Beth Hensperger

    • Categories: Bread & buns, sweet; Afternoon tea; Spring
    • Ingredients: saffron; active dry yeast; sugar; all-purpose flour; blanched almonds; butter; lemons
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  • Bourbon dinner rolls

    from Bread for All Seasons: Delicious and Distinctive Recipes for Year-Round Baking Bread for All Seasons by Beth Hensperger

    • Categories: Bread & rolls, savory; Spring
    • Ingredients: active dry yeast; bourbon; oranges; all-purpose flour; wheat germ
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  • Irish freckle bread

    from Bread for All Seasons: Delicious and Distinctive Recipes for Year-Round Baking Bread for All Seasons by Beth Hensperger

    • Categories: Bread & rolls, savory; Spring; Irish
    • Ingredients: baking potatoes; active dry yeast; all-purpose flour; golden raisins; dried currants; carrots; dried pineapple
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  • Rosemary raisin bread

    from Bread for All Seasons: Delicious and Distinctive Recipes for Year-Round Baking Bread for All Seasons by Beth Hensperger

    • Categories: Bread & rolls, savory; Spring
    • Ingredients: active dry yeast; all-purpose flour; dried rosemary; dried milk; eggs; raisins
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  • Celtic farmhouse bread

    from Bread for All Seasons: Delicious and Distinctive Recipes for Year-Round Baking Bread for All Seasons by Beth Hensperger

    • Categories: Bread & rolls, savory; Summer; Irish
    • Ingredients: barley grits; millet grits; active dry yeast; honey; wheat bran; barley flour; rolled oats; cornmeal; whole wheat flour; all-purpose flour
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  • Jewish seeded dill rye

    from Bread for All Seasons: Delicious and Distinctive Recipes for Year-Round Baking Bread for All Seasons by Beth Hensperger

    • Categories: Bread & rolls, savory; Summer; Jewish
    • Ingredients: active dry yeast; rye flour; all-purpose flour; dried milk; dried dill; dill seeds; caraway seeds; white cornmeal
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  • Semolina sesame seed twist

    from Bread for All Seasons: Delicious and Distinctive Recipes for Year-Round Baking Bread for All Seasons by Beth Hensperger

    • Categories: Bread & rolls, savory; Summer; Jewish
    • Ingredients: active dry yeast; semolina flour; all-purpose flour; sesame seeds
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  • Oatmeal rye with millet and dried apricots

    from Bread for All Seasons: Delicious and Distinctive Recipes for Year-Round Baking Bread for All Seasons by Beth Hensperger

    • Categories: Bread & rolls, savory; Summer
    • Ingredients: active dry yeast; cooked brown rice; rye flour; all-purpose flour; rolled oats; oat bran; millet; dried apricots
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Notes about this book

  • rionafaith on October 09, 2017

    This book has a very nice assortment of breads, all different types and many with international or regional flair. Only volume measurements though, no weights, which is always a shame in baking books. I've found some of the instructions a bit lacking as well.

Notes about Recipes in this book

  • Cajun French Quarter rolls

    • Lillibet on April 10, 2013

      Really yummy - crusty rolls with a swirl of cajun spice - mouth warming. DO read recipe through first to get timings right as it has a slow rising sponge.

  • Oatmeal-graham bread

    • Bloominanglophile on September 13, 2013

      I made this bread back in 2007, and decided I might try it again with two minor changes. Apparently the egg yolk wash didn't work well, so I made a note to use just a milk wash, if anything, and eliminate the sesame seeds. Beth Hensperger recommends serving this bread with soup, but I felt it was too sweet for that. I did agree that it would make good toast (and possibly a nice bread and butter pudding).

  • Sweet vanilla challah

    • rionafaith on September 03, 2017

      p. 154 -- This smelled INCREDIBLE as it was baking and tastes just as good, especially warm from the oven. I substituted vanilla bean paste for extract so the loaves would have pretty flecks throughout and it was a nice touch. Not too sweet, would be very nice for breakfast or with tea.

  • Sesame whole-wheat bread

    • rionafaith on October 09, 2017

      p. 43 -- Tasty, hearty bread. This is more of a soft, squishy, and slightly chewy loaf rather than crusty. I may not have kneaded enough, as the dough was still extremely sticky, but Hensperger warns not to knead for more than 2 minutes (which hardly seemed like enough). I put all 3 freeform loaves on one half-sheet pan as instructed, but they puffed up quite a lot in the oven and ended up running into each other and the sides of the pan quite a bit. I also sprinkled some extra sesame seeds on top, but they didn't stick very well without an egg wash. They were done at the 35 minute mark, registering 207* on an instant-read thermometer.

  • Fresh apple-walnut braid

    • fultre on December 14, 2022

      This has a nice texture and flavor, but dough was very wet. Don’t know if I measured wrong or recipe is incorrect (no gram measurements). Due to stickiness, I didn’t braid it, and just made 2 plain loaves, which were quite nice.

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  • ISBN 10 0811805824
  • ISBN 13 9780811805827
  • Published Sep 28 1995
  • Format Paperback
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher Chronicle Books
  • Imprint Chronicle Books

Publishers Text

Fresh, seasonal ingredients highlighted in 80 internationally inspired recipes, including special holiday breads.


Try the Tomato Bread with Fresh Basil, the Pumpkin Spice Swirls, the Toasted Pine Nut Adobe Bread, Saffron-Currant Buns or the sweet, low-fat Roasted Chestnut Bread: all are unusual and exceptional.

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