I needed to make chili for a contest. All my favorite recipes are packed in a box, somewhere. So, I looked up a recipe, which I’ve already lost the link to, to be sure I had the proportions right and winged it. I didn’t want to spend all night on it, so I parallel pipelinedContinue reading ““Hurry Up and Wait” Chili”
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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”
Idea: Turned Pie Crust
Thinking about those turned biscuits, it occurred to me that pie crust could be turned to make it flakier. Not enough to create “pastry”, but maybe twice. I’d bet rolling out on the deck (on a table, not the deck, itself) in the winter would solve the “butter melts” problem, too. Now, I just needContinue reading “Idea: Turned Pie Crust”
Kamikoto Knives
Merry Christmas to me! The first thing I’ve ever purchased from a web-site ad. There was a bit of a problem with delivery, but Kamikoto customer support dealt with it excellently (UPS also did an outstanding job: They called me when they couldn’t find the address. “623” got transposed somewhere along the line – possiblyContinue reading “Kamikoto Knives”
Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XX
What can we learn from that picture? Let’s start with the recipe: (aside: I used to like allrecipes.com; but, now, with an auto-play video on every recipe, not so much. And reformatted to take out all the ridiculous step numbers.) Chef John’s Buttermilk Biscuits 2 cups all-purpose flour2 teaspoons baking powder1 teaspoon salt¼ teaspoon bakingContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XX”
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