Despite being baked, I don’t think meatloaf qualifies for the Learning 2 Bake from Scratch series. I have a lot of ground beef in the freezer, a bread heel every week, and we buy eggs by the flat. So why not more meatloaf? I’ve never been a big fan and it seems kind of silly:Continue reading “Does Meatloaf Count?”
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Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LV
Peanut Butter Cookies We bought some white chocolate peanut butter at the farmer’s market (from Deb’s Downhome Delights [not the best link, but the only one I found]). It’s very tasty. I thought to myself, I thought, “I bet this would make good cookies.” Then I got sidetracked by the Paprika Peach Pie, twice. IContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LV”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LIV
Paprika Peach Pie – Take 2 Much improved. It could still be better. The taste went from peach to tasty peach. I cannot taste the paprika (or all-spice or ginger), but it’s clear there are spices in this one. The filling change was just as I described: Mix the peaches in salt and sugar, letContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LIV”
Costing Bread
While at the Farmer’s Market last weekend (to buy peaches for another pie attempt), I noticed that a loaf of bread was $7. Earlier I had noticed that grocery store bread was also expensive. I wondered to myself, I wondered, “what does my bread cost?” I put most of the bread ingredients on the shoppingContinue reading “Costing Bread”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LIII
Paprika Peach Pie It’s getting difficult to keep track of the Roman Numerals; they don’t sensibly sort in the File Explorer. I think 53 is right. I also noticed that I did 50 as XLX. Oh well. No recipe this time. It’s from The Four & Twenty Blackbird’s Pie cookbook. I see no reason notContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LIII”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LII
Not Oreos I had two events (dance party and Toastmasters) to bring something to and I’d promised my dance instructor cookies, next time I made them. Hence, cookies. I like not-Oreos. Any resemblance to a trademarked cookie is purely coincidental. Because I make them softer than the cookie that shall not be named, I wasContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LII”
French Dressing – and Moar!
This is an easy one I’ve been making for years. I don’t remember where it originally came from, but I consider it mine, now. 1 coarsely chopped onion⅔ cup vegetable oil½ cup sugar⅓ cup vinegar (red wine vinegar is good)1 ½ tsp Worcestershire1 ½ tsp salt1 tsp mustard1 tsp paprika (double it)½ tsp garlic powderContinue reading “French Dressing – and Moar!”
Sunday Dinner
This was quite the cooking adventure. Bread bowl w/Spinach Artichoke dip. The dip was a bit acidic. I’m not sure why. The bread was delicious. I made the “big dog” version using a half recipe and a heavy sauce pan instead of a Dutch oven. I didn’t let it bake long enough to get aContinue reading “Sunday Dinner”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LII
Biscuit Victory Finally. BiscuitsFrom: Experimentation 120 g AP flour1/2 Tbl baking powder1/8 tsp salt1 tsp baking soda4 Tbl butter, cold1/2 tsp lemon juice (or 1/4 tsp citric acid)80 g milk Preheat oven to 375. Shred the butter into a mixing bowl. Sift the dry ingredients over it. Pastry knife to pea-like, not cornmeal, texture. AddContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LII”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch
Crust vs Crust This one doesn’t get a number because it’s analysis, not baking. I posted my pie crust recipe in the Chess Pie post. The “new” recipe is from The Four & Twenty Blackbird’s Pie Book, which is a present from the crochet group. Considering that they are a well-known bakery, it seems unlikelyContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch”
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