FLANAGAN'S BREAD

GARLIC & PARMESAN KNOTS

raysbiking — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 14:35:14 +0000

Years ago, I started making “Soft Pretzel Knots” and they were an immediate hit not only with my family and friends, but our market customers too. Each Saturday I would bring a basket full of these to sell, and they would disappear as quickly as I put them out.

Wanting to expand on their popularity, I started experimenting with the recipe and added homegrown garlic into the recipe. Right before placing these new “GARLIC KNOTS” in the oven, I coat them with an egg and milk mixture, and then top them with Parmesan cheese. Wow! The combination of garlic and parmesan give these knots an EXPLOSION of flavor. Simply mouth-watering!

These have also become a huge hit with our Market customers. My daughter always asks me to save her one, before I bring the rest of the batch for our Waxhaw Farmer’s Market. They are her favorite.

Stop by and try these the next time you’re at the market.

GARLIC & ROSEMARY BREAD

raysbiking — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:44:21 +0000

A truly “classic” loaf of bread. Always a best seller at our Farmer’s Market. We use home-grown garlic and we grow our own rosemary too. Every Friday night, we head out to the herb gardens we have in the backyard here to clip fresh rosemary to include in the bread that we have available at the Waxhaw Farmer’s Market every Saturday.

Garlic & rosemary is a hearty pairing that goes together like peanut butter and jelly. The combination of fresh rosemary and crushed garlic fill our house with the most wonderful aromas every time we bake up a fresh batch of loaves.

I love the versatility of this bread. I serve it with any of the pasta-type dishes we serve here at the house. Home-made spaghetti always tastes better with fresh slices of this bread. Stuffed shells, cheesy-ravioli, and Mom’s favorite lasagna end up playing second fiddle when served alongside freshly baked garlic & rosemary bread.

Recently, I have started making my own TEXAS TOAST style garlic bread with slices of this bread. It’s so easy to do and a DELICIOUS addition to any chicken, steak, or pasta dish.

Here’s what you do: Take some butter or margarine that you have in the house. Add 1 or 2 crushed garlic cloves and microwave that combo for about 30 to 45 seconds… (just enough to melt the butter). Slice up your bread (I like to slice mine THICK, like Texas Toast) and spread the garlic butter combo onto each slice. Toast up in your toast oven, or regular oven, just enough to make it toasty. You will LOVE the flavor this toast will add to your meal.

Stop by the Waxhaw Farmer’s Market (opened until Dec. 17th, 2011) and pick up a loaf of this wonderful bread…

WELCOME

raysbiking — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:35:58 +0000

Welcome to the Flanagan’s Bread Blog. My intention with this blog is to share ideas with you on meals that you can create and enjoy with some of the breads you have purchased from us. I’m a “foodie” tried and true and love to cook. Sharing a home-cooked meal with family and friends is one of life’s little pleasures. Add bread to that meal, and NOW we’re talking!

Enjoy the upcoming entries about some of our most popular breads and I hope you can not only enjoy some of FLANAGAN’S BREAD, but also make a meal that turns into a wonderful memory for you and your family.