Bread I think I’ve gotten bread down. The recipe (basically half of the recipe from Brown-Eyed Baker): 1 1/2 tsp yeast1/4 cup water1 Tbl sugar1 Tbl butter, room temp1 tsp salt3 – 3 1/2 cups flour2/3 cup + 3 Tbl water Combine the first four ingredients in the mixing bowl. Let sit for a fewContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XXVII”
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Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XXVI
Poppy Seed Pastries I had no particular desire for poppy seed pastries, but they were requested by The Crochet Group, so why not? Same ol’ pastry recipe. That’s getting routine. I made a full batch and did the rollout by halves, as instructed. This works great for a thinner pastry on my tiny counter spaceContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XXVI”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – XXV
Orange Drops I’m starting to think there is hope! I felt like baking cookies, today, so I did. On the way back from the hardware store, we stopped for the missing ingredients: an orange and hazel nuts. (Did that sound appropriately butch?). 1 cup sugar (large)1 cup shortening (small)Grated rind and juice of 1 mediumContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – XXV”
Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XXIV
Strawberry Toaster Pastries I think I’ve got it. The reaction of the crochet group: “Keep practicing – and can we have a poppy seed filling, next time?” The dough was a bit dry, but I resisted the urge to add water. After two hours in the refrigerator, it was still dry, so I added aContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XXIV”
Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XXIII
Bread, again Well… I tried the bread recipe from Brown-eyed Baker. As you can see, it was a bit non-standard. Having only one bread pan that’s not packed away, somewhere, I halved the recipe. Except for the water. So, I needed to double my halving of everything else. This recipe creates a LOT of breadContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XXIII”
Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XXII
Blueberry Turnovers That is much better! I need to work on sealing – and getting them all the same size and shape. I needed at least seven; that’s just how the cutting worked out. Same dough recipe, but not halved. No extra water. No extra turns, but I did double-turn it by folding it intoContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XXII”
Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch
Another Bread I get side-tracked on recipe sites. After finding Brown-eyed Baker, I was looking around and found a bread recipe. I still looking for something reliable and fluffy. (It can’t be me, right?) I’ll probably try it, tomorrow, but now it’s permanently linked, in case I don’t get to bread.
Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch
Strawberry Turnovers Fleet Farm sells very yummy dried strawberries. The turned biscuit experience had me thinking about pastry. Guess what! I made pastry: Strawberry turnovers. My Joy of Cooking is still packed, somewhere, so I turned to the Internet for a starting point. I found an apple turnover recipe that looked good at Brown-Eyed Baker.Continue reading “Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch”
Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch
Pancakes count, right? I made Good Old Fashioned Pancakes (and I’m sad I’ve lost allrecipes.com, but auto-play video is unacceptable). I substituted egg nog for milk. The reason the post makes the Learning 2 Bake title is: Much as with cookies, viscosity is a key property of pancake batter! Although in reverse: One wants veryContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch”
Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch
Bread My bread collapsed, today. I think it was from having it on the stovetop while the oven preheated. I’ve had many successes with this recipe. I shorted the flour a bit for a moister dough, but it was still workable and it rose just fine before preheating the oven. We’ll see… Update: I’m changingContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch”
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