Hello people! This is your lazy pregnant friend, who procrastinated this post for as long as she could and refused to admit this fact. My mom said I must have a girl because girls make their mom lazy. I seriously doubt where that saying comes from and the credibility behind it, but anyways we will soon find out our little monster’s gender! How exciting!
Another exciting news is I finally put together my thoughts on the 60 King Arthur Flour recipes I’ve tried and picked up the best ones I love! If you don’t know yet, I made 60 King Arthur Flour recipes in October and November last year (how come it’s already 2019?!). Here is the complete list of every recipe I tried. And here it comes a list of my favorite KAF recipes!
There’s no particular order for this list. I love each recipe the same. In my opinion, they’re all 100% practical and delicious. I can assure you won’t be disappointed by any of them. Thanks to the diligent bakers at King Arthur Flour who developed recipes and share them with us for free. Even after 60 days of baking, I still have so many I want to try. One thing for sure, KAF is now one of my most trust-worthy recipe resources.
Okay, no more rumbling! Let’s get to the point. My favorite King Arthur Flour Recipes!
VERMONT MAPLE OATMEAL BREAD
The dough is quite wet and sticky at first, but that turns out a beautifully soft bread. Slightly sweet, with a hint of maple flavor. Very very soft, even after a few days. I can eat it as its own without any PB or J. You know it’s a good indication for great bread. It really is one of the best oatmeal bread I’ve ever had, and I still can’t find one close to this in my local bakeries.
STRAWBERRY-FILLED ANGEL FOOD CAKE
This cake is a crowd winner! First time making an angel food cake and this recipe is so easy to follow. The angel food cake itself is very light and delicate. The filling is delicious, but next time I will leave out the filling and just serve the cake with some good whipped cream and jam. I want the angel cake to be the star of the show!
LATE SUMMER BERRY TORTE
This is the cake you want to make when you have less than an hour but still want to please the crowd you’re gonna to serve later. It is so EASY to make and tastes great too. It will work especially well if you have a bunch of different leftover berries. You can have a fabulous looking cake effortlessly.
OUR BAKERY’S COCONUT MACAROONS
I made these for Mr.186 to take to his new job. He said EVERYONE WENT CRAZY about them. They’re gone in minutes. Someone in his office actually ate three and laid down on the sofa saying he could call it a day now. To be honest, I normally do not like coconut macaroons. They’re too sweet for me, but if they’re not sweet, they’re not coconut macaroons! I used bittersweet chocolate to give some contrast and I think it worked well:)
ALMOND TEA CAKES
BROWN BUTTER. End of conversation. This is essentially a financier recipe and I love it to be shaped in a mini muffin tin even more than the classic rectangle shape. It is the perfect bite size to pair with afternoon coffee or tea. With something rich as a financier, you really don’t need much. A mouthful is all you need. (P.S hiding a berry inside will make it even more irresistible😋)
CRUMPETS
Okay, I love this recipe so much I even have a blog post about it. My first crumpet experience is at the Crumpet Shop in Pike Place Market, after moving to Seattle. And I cannot go back since then. I have tried Paul Hollywood’s crumpet recipe and I still love KAF’s better (what?! Sorry Paul!). I am not sure how authentic these crumpets can be, but hey it tastes great AF and that’s all it matters, right?
NORWEGIAN SOUR CREAM CAKE
I used this recipe as the cake base for my Book Larder Bake-Off item, and I won (although there are a million other elements involved). You don’t have to have an angel food pan or bundt style pan to make it. I’ve made with angel food pan and a regular 9-inch cake pan, both worked well. It’s like the ultimate vanilla pound we all once had before, but smoother and lighter. It is a little too sweet for my taste, but again my sugar tolerance is a lot lower than average Americans.
HOT BUTTERED SOFT PRETZEL
Is there anything better than a homemade pretzel covered with butter hot out of the oven? Nope. So satisfying. The flavor and texture is spot on. Just like those street vendor ones you get in East Coast cities. I love the fact these a smaller in size comparing to those street vendor ones. I got bored eating a pretzel that’s my face’s size after the tenth bite, even that’s the best pretzel I’ve ever had.
GRANOLA BISCOTTI
First of all, thank you Deb from Smitten Kitchen for this genius idea. It’s the fancy cousin of a granola bar without being too sweet and sticky, but also a more hearty and healthy choice than eating a biscotti. After I posted a picture on Instagram and got featured on KAF’s page (what?!), the No.01 search item on my blog became Granola Biscotti. So I had to make a post about it, click here if you want to know more!
JAPANESE MILK BREAD ROLLS
A major hit. Mr.186, my mom and I all loved it. Super fluffy and soft, very Asian style. Now being a rustic sourdough girl, I don’t like Asian style bread as much as before. Some are just too soft and doesn’t feel like bread anymore. Like you’re just eating air. Luckily, these Japanese Milk Bread Rolls are not like that at all. Although they’re soft and fluffy, they still have enough gluten and structure going on. Very balanced everyday bread roll. Highly recommend💖
CREAM TEA SCONES
I think I’ve talked about this on Bravetart’s Strawberry Shortcake Recipe Report before that I would prefer British scones to American scones/biscuits/shortcakes anytime, hands down. #sorrynotsorry 😬 Only one exception – if the American scone is sprinkled with sugar and taste like a British tea scone. So far only two recipes out of the millions of recipes I’ve tried have achieved it. This is one, the other one is Bon Appetit’s Strawberry shortcake that I discovered when doing my #BA30daychallenge. KAF’s recipe is even easier with only cream and no butter! I can see myself using leftover whipping cream and make this recipe again and again.
100% WHOLE WHEAT ZUCCHINI CHOCOLATE CHIP BREAD
I know zucchini bread doesn’t sound very appetizing and whole wheat zucchini bread sounds even worse. Believe me, for some reason this one is so moist, so soft, just sweet enough with all the chocolate chip deliciousness! I really can’t tell you why, but I cannot stop eating it one piece after another. It’s the ultimate healthy breakfast quick bread you want to keep in the house!
FUDGE BROWNIES
I rarely make brownies. Not because I don’t like them. I just happen to like them too much that it’s dangerous to keep a pan of freshly baked brownie in my house. So I took a bite and passed all the remaining brownies to a friend. I don’t have too much memory now, but I remembered that bite is everything I want for a good brownie. Chocolatey, fudgy, rich… So good and so easy to make!
BLUEBERRY BUCKLE COFFEECAKE
I think it takes a lot to ruin a coffee cake. With that being said, this one is really good but I can’t remember anything too special about it. However, Mr.186 particularly likes this one. When I was packing this coffee cake to gift my neighbor (I gave away most of my baked goods for sanity), he shouted from upstairs “leave at least half for me!!”, which has never happened before. For that reason, I have to include this recipe as my favorite here!😝
AMISH DINNER ROLLS
Another Mr.186’s absolute favorite. This recipe yields some of the softest dinner rolls I’ve ever had. Thanks to the boiled potato. Since the first time I made the recipe, I have at least made it three more times, per Mr.186’s request. He actually refused to buy bread rolls in the grocery store one time and bought potatoes instead. Of course, they’re for me to make this recipe.
BELGIAN STYLE YEAST WAFFLES
I have a waffle machine at home but don’t make waffles very often. I prefer pancakes to waffles, to be honest. This is the game-changing recipe. I’ve always heard yeasted waffles are nothing like normal waffles. They’re ten times better. Now I believe it. Just throwing the ingredients together and put it in the fridge the night before. What you got my friend, is the perfect weekend brunch that everyone will enjoy!
CHOCOLATE CHIP OATMEAL COOKIES
Given the fact I don’t like American cookies, especially chocolate chip cookies, I actually have tried a fair amount of chocolate chip cookie recipes. Every time, no matter how magic the recipe looks and how good the description sounds, I still don’t like chocolate chip cookies. Until I tried this recipe. I ate two before I took photos. And another one after the photo shoot.
There are many other KAF recipes that I really like, but didn’t quite make it to my favorite list. Do you have any favorite recipes from King Arthur Flour? Let me know in the comments below! Thank you for sticking with me, even I don’t post as much as before. I’ll try to be more diligent, but I still want to enjoy myself before the little monster comes😂Follow me on Instagram for more real time updates!
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Blueberry breakfast cake (called Blueberry Ricotta cake on my website foodsensitivitykitchen.com) is a favorite in my house. So is their no-knead long fermented sourdough bread. For sourdough discard we like their sourdough pretzels and pizza crust. I ADORE their chocolate cake layered with chocolate mousse and raspberries (it is a LOT of work thankfully or I would make it too often). These are just a few of our favorites. Oh -I almost forgot the zucchini pancakes!!😊😊
Hi Cindy! I love the blueberry breakfast cake too. And thanks for so many other amazing recommendations! I can’t wait to try them (especially the chocolate cake).