This spring(*), I changed my bread recipe from 240g (1 cup) of water to 250g. I don’t remember why I did that. Recently, the loaves have been collapsing while baking. Not “collapse to a brick”, but the top middle drops in. Today, I switched back to 240g of water. The bread did not collapse. AContinue reading “Summer Bread?”
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Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXX
Cinnamon Rolls Tonight’s potluck (potlach?) theme is “breakfast for dinner”. I asked “sheet-tray of bacon or cinnamon rolls?” Cinnamon rolls won the poll. I’ve had this bookmarked for ages: The recipe is not in the description. He gives it out as he goes, which makes mis en place annoying. Since I had to write itContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXX”
Just Say “no” to Cornmeal
I forgot to take a picture so I’m not going to consume a Learning 2 Bake from Scratch number. Today’s crochet group pie was a peach skillet pie. The recipe called for cornmeal crust. This is not as dramatic as it sounds. It’s not a Dorito(tm) crust. It’s only a 1/4 cup of cornmeal inContinue reading “Just Say “no” to Cornmeal”
Compromising with Mom
When I was a growing young lad, my mother was very insistent: Don’t pile meat on your sandwich. If you want more, make another sandwich. The point being: Bread is cheaper than meat, so make it more filling with more bread. Much as it was in the late 1970s, meat is expensive, again. Especially becauseContinue reading “Compromising with Mom”
Peanut Butter First
It’s a scientific fact. A while back, I wondered why I always spread the peanut butter before the jelly, so I tried reversing it and spreading jelly first. After months of research, I have determined that peanut butter first is the correct method. The reason is quite simple: Whichever one is first allows you toContinue reading “Peanut Butter First”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXIX
Plumble Pie Another Four and Twenty Blackbirds recipe for crochet group. Standard crust, plum filling, the same oat crumble on top as the Peach and Cream pie/tart. I have those little crocks due to Nina, one of my coworkers. The odd thing about that story is that I don’t remember why. I just remember thatContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXIX”
Merang is Weird
I’m tired of typing “meringue”. The speech on Pavlova resulted in some extra baked merang. I wasn’t sure what to do with it, so I just threw it in the ‘fridge. The Pavlovas in the ‘fridge got soggy from the whipped cream soaking in. The blanks got really crispy from the dry refrigerator air suckingContinue reading “Merang is Weird”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXVIII
Peaches and Cream Pie This is also from the Four and Twenty Blackbirds cookbook, so no recipe. It has a very strange crust. Basically, a graham cracker crust made with rolled oats. I added a bit extra because my pie pan is twice as tall as the crust in the picture and I wanted toContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXVIII”
Online Speech Contest
The local Toastmaster’s online (i.e. webcam) speech contest is Monday. Last Wednesday, one of my competitors gave a practice run of her speech. It was very good and blew mine out of the water. I’ve thrown that out and I’m starting over. I like to watch YouTube cooking videos, but they’re all edited. I’m goingContinue reading “Online Speech Contest”
Set a Timer!
On the bright side, I (with The Laird’s reminder) did manage to beat the smoke detector. Today’s replacement is rising (38:45 left on the timer).
Marked Up 