Jane's Sweets & Baking Journal

One woman's journey into the greater world of baking and pastry arts . . .

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Friday, July 26, 2013

Honey Whole-Wheat Challah Bread . . . with Dried Cherries

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Whoa . . . can't quite believe it's been so long since I last posted. I think I've set a Jane's Sweets non-attendance rec...
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Out with the Old Mixer and In with the New . . . (Yukon Gold Potato Bread)

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Boy, talk about a close call. Remember how, a couple of posts ago, I mentioned finishing culinary school ? My last required course wa...
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Friday, April 5, 2013

Chai & Rum Banana Bread . . .

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It's been quite a while since I've whipped up a batch of banana bread and shared it here, so today's treat is long overdue....
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Thursday, March 28, 2013

Good Things Come to Those Who Bake: What Culinary School was Like, and Why I'm Glad I Did It

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What began for me in May of 2009 as an exciting and downright scary culinary adventure is drawing to a close. This week, I completed my s...
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Saturday, February 9, 2013

Three-Seed Sourdough Sandwich Bread . . .

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So, I have this sourdough starter that began its productive life almost three years ago, when I took what turned out to be, for me, an in...
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Monday, January 28, 2013

Honey Oat Granola Bars with Dried Blueberries . . .

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This may well be the first time I've ever used dried blueberries in a recipe. In fact, I almost forgot altogether that I had these ...
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Thursday, January 10, 2013

New Years, Old Places, and Poppy-Seed Kaiser Rolls . . .

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We spent New Year's eve in what was for us a most unconventional way. A relaxing and uncrowded way. That afternoon, the four of us to...
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Jane
Metro Detroit, Michigan, United States
I'm a mom with two great sons (both now in college), and a really nice husband. I left a long editorial career in reference publishing a few years ago and I've had nary a regret. I recently finished (after four part-time years!) a Baking & Pastry Arts Certificate program in the Culinary Studies Institute at a local community college. It was a lot of fun, a lot of work, and I am so glad I did it. These days, I do a lot of freelance editorial work, something that I really enjoy. "Jane's Sweets" was the name of a very small baking enterprise that I started in late 2007. It bloomed a bit, for a little while, with encouragement from my husband, my aunt, and my first cake decorating teacher, Cindy. Because my Aunt Lydia was my most ardent female supporter in this baking endeavor (she was a lifelong independent business owner herself), this blog is dedicated to her memory. If heaven is real, then I know she's there with my mom, baking up a storm. Like Lydia said one day, just before her 80th birthday, while she and my mom and I were baking in my mom's kitchen, "It's been a fun ride. I'd do it all over again!"
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