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Season's Best Breads

By The editors of MidwestLiving.com
June 01, 2012
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Mix-and-Match Corn Bread

Personalize this quick-and-easy favorite, a great side for any casual menu. Start with the basic recipe, then choose your cornmeal, a liquid and a stir-in that gives your cornbread the flavor you're in the mood for. Next, select a pan or skillet, and bake. Serve the bread warm with butter, maple syrup, sorghum or honey. Plenty of options mean you'll want to try this recipe over and over again.Mix-and-Match Corn Bread

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Asparagus Scramble Biscuits

Great for a brunch, Asparagus Scramble Biscuits use square bacon-flecked cornmeal biscuits you can make ahead. The morning of your brunch, scramble the egg-veggie mixture, fill the biscuits and bake to heat and melt the cheese. The biscuits also are delicious served by themselves!Asparagus Scramble Biscuits

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Blueberry-Almond Streusel Muffins

Light ricotta cheese and whole wheat flour cut fat and add fiber to these muffins from Covered Bridge Farm in Forest Lake, Minnesota.Blueberry-Almond Streusel Muffins

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Spinach Pizza Bread

Frozen bread loaf dough speeds prep time on this savory bread. The recipe was inspired by an Italian bread popular in The Hill area of St. Louis. Serve the spirals with a marinara sauce dipper.Spinach Pizza Bread

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Raspberry Muffins

These moist, sugar-topped muffins taste best when made with plump fresh red raspberries, though you can substitute frozen raspberries when fresh ones aren't in season. Serve warm from the oven for breakfast or brunch.Raspberry Muffins

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North Woods Rye Bread

This hearty raisin-rye bread is based on an old Swedish recipe. Try serving it warm topped with honey or butter.North Woods Rye Bread

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Badger State Muffins

Shredded apples, chopped cranberries, shredded carrot and nuts pack this cinnamon- and coriander-spiced muffin from the M&M Cafe in Monticello, Wisconsin.Badger State Muffins

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War Eagle Mill Buttermilk Biscuits

"My recipes are like my children. I'd hate to single one out as a favorite," says Zoe Caywood, who worked for many years as a miller at War Eagle Mill just east of Rogers, Arkansas. These biscuits are from one of Zoe's cookbooks. The recipe blends wheat and all-purpose flours for a fuller flavor than traditional biscuits.War Eagle Mill Buttermilk Biscuits

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Skillet Corn Bread

Long before corn stick pans and muffin tins, a skillet was the pan of choice for making corn bread. This traditional recipe comes from a bed and breakfast in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.Skillet Corn Bread

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Mama Carolla's Bruschetta

All our favorite Italian flavors--garlic, tomato, basil and cheese--meet in this crunchy bread appetizer. The recipe is from Mama Carolla's Old Italian Restaurant in Indianapolis.Mama Carolla's Bruschetta

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Lemon-Blueberry Biscuits

Lemon yogurt is the secret ingredient in these pretty biscuits from Natura Farms in Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota. Lemon-Blueberry Biscuits

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Cran-Banana Bread

Blend mashed bananas with a box of cranberry quick-bread mix for this easy-to-make double fruit treat.Cran-Banana Bread

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Fresh Cranberry Scones

At Delice European Bakery and Coffee Bar in Omaha, Pastry Chef Heidi Schlict tempts customers with scones. "These scones are very versatile," Heidi says. "They are a great addition to any breakfast table, brunch or tea."Fresh Cranberry Scones

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