Kaiser Buns and Rustic Rolls with Turkey Burgers and Meatballs

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Kendra

Our Kaiser Buns and Rustic Rolls, with a soft, white crumb and a thin golden crust, arrive just in time for your Memorial Day Weekend BBQ!

The Kaiser Buns are topped with a sprinkling of poppy seeds and are perfect for burgers, grilled veggies, or creating your own favorite sandwich.

Our Rustic Rolls play well with sausages of all nationalities and make an awesome meatball sandwich. Try making turkey meatballs with the following burger recipe, top with your favorite tomato sauce and there you have it, an awesome turkey meatball sandwich.

Kaiser Bun Meet Turkey Burger

Ingredients:

Our Kaiser Buns
1 package ground turkey
1 tbsp parsley flakes
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp salt
1 clove fresh pressed garlic
1/4 cup finely chopped sweet onion
Toppings: lettuce, tomato, avocado, onion, pickles, and provolone cheese.
Condiments: ketchup, mustard, mayonaise or pesto (or mix some pesto with a little mayonnaise for an aioli)

Directions:

Add all the ingredients into a bowl and mix by hand or with a mixer using the hook attachment.

Form the mixture into patties the size of our Kaiser Buns and brush the patties with olive oil.

Cook your patties on a grill over medium-high to high heat, cooking approximately 4 minutes per side, 8 minutes total, until fully cooked. There should be no pink in the middle. You can use a food thermometer to make sure your turkey burgers are at least 165 F prior to serving. Add your cheese during the last minute of cooking to melt it slightly.

Optional: Slice the Kaiser Buns and brush the cut side with olive oil and grill until lightly toasted.

Build your turkey burger to your liking. We made ours with lettuce, onion, avocado, tomato and provolone cheese.

For Turkey Meatballs, try doubling this recipe, form half into turkey burgers and form the other half into turkey meatballs. Line turkey meatballs on a cookie sheet and bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until they are no longer pink in center, and have an internal temperature of 165 F. Slice your Rustic Rolls and pile them up with turkey meatballs, top with tomato sauce and parmesan cheese for delicious meatball sandwiches.

What do you like to create with our Kaiser Buns and Rustic Rolls?

Our Hats are Off to Moms

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Kendra

We always start celebrating Mother’s Day early around here. The moms, grandmas and special women in our lives look forward to this time of year, when our talented artists begin creating our special Mom’s Hats. We don’t suggest wearing these creations, they are much more fun to eat. These adorable individual serving treats are made with a sugar cookie base that holds dark chocolate mousse surrounded by passionfruit mousse, all covered with a velvety chocolate finish, a marzipan ribbon and chocolate flower garnish.

Of course, the Mom’s Hat is a great addition to Mother’s Day celebrations, but we also like it for springtime luncheons and tea parties. The good news is that you don’t have to wait for Mother’s Day to give one a try. Our Mom’s Hat is available now through May 29th in our cafes and at Town & Country/Central Markets, Metropolitan Markets and PCC Natural Markets. Make sure you have this adorable bonnet for your mom by calling one of our cafes. Please allow 72 hours advance notice for special orders.

Spring Pastries Come Out of Hiberation

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Leah

While winter tries to linger, we know that spring is actually sneaking into view as crocuses, daffodils and cherry blossoms come into bloom. With optimism for the vernal season we offer the Lemon Raspberry Scone, Strawberry Croissant and Pear Ginger Muffin.

The Lemon Raspberry Scone strikes a nice balance between sweet and tart, with plenty of red raspberries in the middle and drizzled with a lemony glaze on top. Our open-face Strawberry Croissant is made with tender croissant dough filled with pastry cream and topped with sliced strawberries. Admittedly, the Pear Ginger Muffin was also available during winter, but, like our puffy coats, we just can’t part ways with the juicy pear and spicy ginger that make this muffin a perennial favorite.

Roll out of your winter slumber and into spring with these delicious pastries, now available at our cafes as well as select grocery stores and coffee shops around town.

Just In Time For The Bunny, Easter Cookies and Hot Cross Buns!

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Kendra

Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns! One a penny, two a penny, Hot cross buns! If you have no daughters, Give them to your sons. One a penny, Two a penny, Hot Cross Buns.*

A Good Friday tradition, our Hot Cross Buns have become a local favorite. These slightly sweet buns feature a rich velvety crumb, currants and trademark glaze topping. Warm or toast and serve with breakfast, brunch or afternoon tea. Find our legendary Hot Cross Buns from March 21-April 17 at our cafes and most grocery stores that carry our breads.

Look what the Easter Bunny requested this year! Easter egg sugar cookies with yellow frosting topped with sugar and pink frosted cookies with yellow frosting polka dots. Wrap them up cute and give as Easter gifts, serve for dessert or save them all for yourself. These tasty treats are available March 16 – April 6 in our cafes and select grocery stores.

Has your family passed down any superstitions about hot crossed buns? We hear hanging a hot crossed bun in your kitchen on Good Friday will ensure your bread won’t mold and will turn out perfect all year long.**

Acknowledgements
*The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes (Oxford University Press, 1951, 2nd edn., 1997), p. 197.

**Recipewise.co.uk – The History Of The Hot Cross Bun page.1

A Loaf for Saint Patrick

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Leah

We are pretty sure that Saint Patrick never gulped green beer, but each March 17th we celebrate the patron saint of Ireland with feasts, parties and maybe a drink or three. Along with your corned beef and cabbage we humbly offer up our Irish Soda Bread.

Although many variations exist, we think our soda bread is a more traditional version. Our recipe uses organic unbleached wheat flour, buttermilk, butter and sea salt to achieve a golden crust and soft, creamy crumb. We add a sprinkling of currants and a cross cut in the top “to let the fairies out,” as folklore suggests. But don’t just take our word for it. One of the tasters from a Seattle Weekly review, who happened to be from Ireland, “declared this the most authentic recipe, comparable to what she bought on the streets of Galway and Dublin.”

You can find our Irish Soda Bread now through March 20 in our cafes and most grocery stores that carry our breads.

Whether you are cooking a St. Patty’s Day Irish dinner or just want something different for breakfast or brunch, give our Irish Soda Bread a try and let us know what you think.