Flower pot bread

Years ago, I wrote a piece for this blog that included a recipe for Flower Pot Brioche. While that is truly a stunning loaf of bread, brioche takes two days to make if you do it right. I know that baking is daunting for people when it takes 20 minutes. When it takes two days?

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...Saturday was a beautiful day in the Willamette Valley. We spent the morning at the Junction City Daffodil Festival, but the day was so lovely, that Bob and I couldn't bring ourselves to return home and attend to the chores we should be doing. We headed, instead, to some local nurseries to check out new stock. I also needed clay pots to use as molds for ornamental breads that would be used as centerpieces for a luncheon. I've made flower pot breads…

These Flower Pot bread loaves or bread rolls will certainly be a point of conversation and no doubt bring gasps of pleasure and admiration when you serve them! Moreover, they are so easy to make especially if you start your dough off in a bread machine. Bread was originally baked in terracotta or clay pots, so these are not so different from old fashioned bread made many years ago. You must make sure your flower pots are seasoned before you bake in them, but once they are seasoned they are…

With no yeast and no need to knead or prove, this flowerpot bread is quick to make and tastes delicious! Kids will enjoy mixing the dough almost as much as they enjoy eating this yummy bread.

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Make cinnamon swirl flower pot bread for a rustic gathering. They are easy to make, but of course like all bread...it takes time.

How to prepare terracotta flower pots for baking

Only use new pots. Thoroughly scrub with warm soapy water using a Dobie or 3M pad (this will help remove any small burrs). Rinse well. Completely submerge the pots in water and soak them for several hours. Allow them to dry overnight.

I first discovered these flower pot bread loaves when having lunch with a friend at Terrain Cafe. I thought it was such a cute and clever idea that I've been making them ever since.

About a month ago, a friend texted me a photo of an adorable loaf of bread baked in a flowerpot. She was at Terrain’s garden café in Westport, CT, which looks as magical as the pages of its catalog. I immediately picked up half a dozen small flowerpots from a local garden shop and gave the...