Apple Pastry Roses This was inspired by a YouTube Short, which apparently cannot be embedded. I should have rewatched before making them because I put the apples in upright instead of sideways. I thought the pastry was too narrow, but it turns out the apples were too tall. In any case, I decided to tryContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXXXIV”
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Learning 2 Bake from Scratch
Salted Caramel Apple Pie This one didn’t get a number because I have no pictures and not too much to say. This is a Four And Twenty Blackbirds recipe. They (I made two) came out of the oven 10 minutes before we had to leave. No time for pictures. I let them cool in theContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXXXII
Sour Cream Apple Souffle Cake Cockaigne The title and subtitle are both a bit long – it’s not my fault. Roman numerals just do that and the recipe title is from The Joy of Cooking. Yes, it’s back, finally. No, I didn’t find it a box in the garage. The Laird saw it in aContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXXXII”
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”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LX
Angel Food Comparison I was in the mood for baking on Sunday (it was gloomy and there were snow flurries). I didn’t find a cookie recipe in Grandma’s cookbook that caught my fancy, but I did find five angel food cake recipes. I had been wondering if angel food cake required that special pan. ItContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LX”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LVII
Halloween Cupcakes These were super experimental. I’ve never made cupcakes before. They were also hardware store style baking: Repeated trips to the store were necessary. I have two muffin pans at a dozen muffins each. I thought one and half layers of a layer cake would fill both pans, hence the four-batch mis en place.Continue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LVII”
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