The Deli Dish

Category: Special Bakes

  • Irish Brown Soda Bread at the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews The country bread of Ireland emerges from the Bakehouse ovens I love this bread, its history, and the fact that we make such a fine, … Continued

  • Bûche de Noël From the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A sweet taste of northern European Christmas to grace your table The name of the classic French holiday cake, Bûche de Noël, means, literally, “Christmas … Continued

  • Pogácsa from the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A classic Hungarian “biscuit” for breakfast, lunch or dinner Although aficionados have been enjoying them for years now, the Pogácsa (pronounced “poh-gotcha”) at the Bakehouse seem … Continued

  • A Special Bake of King Cake

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A taste of Christmas tradition to celebrate Epiphany A special seasonal appearance of one of the more quietly compelling offerings from the Bakehouse. King Cake will … Continued

  • Chernushka Rye Bread from the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A special bake! If you’ve had Chernushka Rye before, you’re likely one of the small but mighty cadre of men and women who love it dearly. … Continued

  • Chocolate Challah from Zingerman’s Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A wonderful healthy way to celebrate Challah-ween! Here’s yet another instance of improved ingredients making an already good product into something particularly special. A few weeks … Continued

  • New Yorker Onion Rolls from the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews An early September Special Bake Back in the early months of 1982, Paul and I drove all over the Detroit area together going from one bakery … Continued

  • Summer Fling Coffee Cake – Special Bake!

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A late-season weekend fling with one of my Bakehouse favorites As we move into the final weeks of summer, the Bakehouse has decided to have one … Continued

  • Apple Rétes Made with Rare “Transparent Apples”

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Special Hungarian Apple “strudel” from the Bakehouse In Hungary, what Germans and Austrians call strudel is known as “rétes” (pronounced “ray-TESH”). If you go to Hungary, … Continued

  • Buckwheat Honey Cake from the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A sweet Jewish New Year’s tradition Eating honey at Rosh Hashanah is a traditional way to ring in a “sweet new year.” As Arthur Schwartz wrote in Arthur Schwartz’s … Continued

  • Potato Dill Bread from the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Super special midsummer Special Bake! One of my long-time favorites from the Bakehouse is making a rare special appearance this coming weekend. I figured I’d give … Continued

  • Pumpkin Cheesecake from the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Amazing autumn release from the Bakehouse The history of cheesecake in general seems, in rudimentary form, to date back to England in the 15th century. A … Continued