Lemon Meringue Pie I don’t know why The Laird wanted pie, let alone lemon meringue, as his birthday cake, but he did. I liked the tone of the Sally’s Baking Addiction recipe, so that’s what I used for the filling. I used my pie crust recipe, which needs just a touch more water for theContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – XXXIX”
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Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – XXXVIII
Croquembouche It’s not quite as ambitious as it may seem. I’ve made both cream puffs and eclairs without posting anything about it. I was inspired by the Jamie and Julia effort: Erin’s pate a choux was a great learning experience: But I like Helen’s recipe better because it includes the filling: The recipe doesn’t seemContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – XXXVIII”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – XXXVII
Chocolate Baguette with Lemon “Why on Earth?” is a fair question. I’ve been experimenting with baguettes. Brian Lagerstrom is my inspiration for that: I’ve not had good luck. I don’t get much rise in the oven. I believe this is due to the last rise and slicing the top. I will probably never find outContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – XXXVII”
A Simple Internet Trick
I haven’t posted for a while and I’ve been meaning to dig this out, so two birds, one stone: The BEST internet trick for keeping your stove clean: It’s hard to believe, but the same trick works for anything!
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch
Baking Powder I had read that people used to make their own baking powder and scoffed at those who purchased it, rather than baking “from scratch”. I never bothered to track down what they did. Apparently, it’s a “thing”, again – 150 years later. I found this video very interesting: Adam Regusea is good –Continue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – XXXV
Pullman Pan I got tired of my bread having weird shaped tops, so I bought a Pullman pan. You can see the problem: How do you know that loaf is ready to bake? You cannot even tell there is bread in the pan. My “new” technique (after the last one turned out two-third height) isContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – XXXV”
German Potato Salad
Since it doesn’t go in the oven, I don’t think it counts as a Learning 2 Bake post. My grandmother used to make it so it seemed an obvious choice for an Octoberfest potluck. My mom’s recipe is in the family cookbook and I found one that sounded good on the Internet, so I combinedContinue reading “German Potato Salad”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – XXXIV
Pecan Tarts I still haven’t found The Joy of Cooking, which contains “my” award-winning pecan pie recipe. So, off to the Intertubes I went. William’s Sonoma had a tasty-sounding maple syrup pecan pie, so that’s what I used: 1 rolled-out round basic pie dough2 cups pure maple syrup2 eggs, lightly beaten1/4 cup firmly packed light orContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – XXXIV”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – XXXIII
Macarons Attempt the second (see attempt the first) turned out much better. Following the established format, first the recipe: 2 egg whites1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar3/4 cup (70g) almond flour3/4 cup (90g) powdered sugar1/4 cup (30g) cocoa powdersaltcream and chocolate for the ganache (very small quantities) Beat the egg whites until fluffy, then beat inContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – XXXIII”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch XXXII
Macarons I saw Adam Ragusea’s simple (and very funny) macaron recipe and thought I’d give it a try. I did it wrong. I got the egg whites whipping, then dumped in everything else, not just the sugar. They’re awful. So no pictures or details until I make a second attempt.
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