I Love Dave's Killer Bread!

Jill Donenfeld
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Maybe some of you haven't heard, but on the West coast there's a bread out there that's rockin' all the artificial extras out of pre-sliced loaves and tuning in the protein, fiber, and organic whole grains to create the seediest smoothest sounds on the shelves. Topping my charts in the bakery aisle isDave's Killer Bread.It's a bread that rocks my world with it's killer taste, texture, and dedication to the most authentic organic ingredients.

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This month, to kick off my cookbook launch and to celebrate the fact that Dave's warbling wheat is now available inFairway, I made a video to honor the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Spring Induction ceremony. We're "toasting" the eight new Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees and paying homage to them with toast recipes to cover and characterize all their classic hits.Here's the set list:

1 First on the line up:Bill Wither's Just the Two of Us ToastonDave's Thin Sliced Twenty-One Grainsseared with a soulful slice of butter and two sunny side up eggs, because after all, they're "aint no sunshine when you're gone." Just these two ingredients is all you'll need.

2. Next on stage,Ringo Starr's All Starr Toast: Skillet-seared onBlues Breadand smeared with Chicken Liver Mousse to go back to his Liverpool roots. Ringo's classic masterpiece, Octopus's Garden is faithfully recreated with a tender combination of charred octopus and dusted with his very own "Starr" star anise.

3. InJoan Jett's Cherry Bomb Toast,DKB Powerseedis covered in sumac and cloves to start it offrealslow in "Crimson and Clover." We're dropping our "Cherry Bomb" with freshly popped skillet cherry tomatoes and topping with none other thanBlackened Artichoke Hearts.

4. Sit back for a smooth ride onThe Paul Butterfield Blues Band Strawberry Jam Toast:Bring back thatBlues Bread, go deep in a field of creamy butter, and spread some sweet strawberry jam all over this sweet soulful morning slice.

5. We're keeping it "high-class" withThe Five Royales Royal Toast: Toasting in their royal lineage on Dave's classicGood Seed Bread, we're smearing on royal jelly butter honey and crowning their Blues dynasty with what else but roasted royal trumpet mushrooms and King Crab. And on that final sleek note, we're letting a royal velouteￌﾁ sauce take a solo all over this reigning sweet salty combo.

6. OnStevie Ray Vaughn's Little Wing Toastwe're hitting all his power tabs on Dave'sPower Seed Breadand going back to his Dallas roots with Smoky Texas-Style BBQ battered chicken wings.
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7. And forLou Reed's Berliner Egg Cream Sunday Morning Brunch Toastwe're starting this "Perfect Day" on Dave'sGood Seedsoaked in egg and milk, and then seared for an Egg Cream French toast. Spread marmalade on that like the creamy inside of a "Berliner" doughnut and slice off a few banana pieces from the Velvet Underground's iconic cover art to stamp your morning with Lou. Finally, listen through Berlin all the way through (that whole album is a masterpiece) with a chord of dusted powered sugar.

8. And for the final act,"Nice Guys Finish Last"withGreen Day American Idiot-Proof Toast:It's pretty simple. Dave'sTwenty One Grainslays down a slice for "21-Guns," and let's hope any idiot can pop a slice into the toaster to crank out some of these toast classics.

So order your backstage pass early to the release ofBetter on Toastthat hit shelves March 31st, and meanwhile rock out to eight of these great artist's hits on some of Dave's Killer Bread!

Curious about the Dave behind the loaf? Check out his inspiring story here withJulie Thompson of Huffington Post,or here withLucas Adams at Modern Farmer