Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – Retro

Pie Crust I thought I had this down, but if you’ve read about my last several pies, you know I did not. Since we have it again, I read the “how to make pie crust” section of The Joy of Cooking. One of the things that makes that such an excellent resource is that itContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – Retro”

Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXXXVI

French Silk Pie No pictures. It’s not worth the effort. They _look_ great. The filling is great. The crust is a disaster. Since I got the recipe from a random website (Sally’s Baking), here’s the filling: French Silk Pie Filling (aka chocolate custard)From: Sally’s Baking 1 cup (240ml) heavy cream or heavy whipping creamtwo 4-ounce quality bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate bars (113g each),Continue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXXXVI”

Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXXXIV

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”

Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXXXIII

Deep Dish Pizza Friday is pizza night at dance. I’ve already done Brian’s Deep Dish (at XLIII). I’m doing it again, but with the homemade sausage and the instructed 24 hour dough rise. I didn’t copy out the ingredients, last time. Here’s the recipe, in The Joy of Cooking format. Chicago-style, Deep-dish PizzaFrom: MarkSource: BrianContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXXXIII”

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”

Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXXI

Coconut Cream Pie First, the final result of LXX.V: Still excellent filling; much more stable merrang, although not quite dry; caramelized and tough crust. The crust issue turned out to be simple: I used two tablespoons of sugar instead of two teaspoons of sugar. This was immediately obvious when I started comparing crust recipes toContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXXI”

Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXX.V

Navel Merrang Pie The Mandarin Merrang Pie had three problems: Soggy crust, meh filling, and sticky merrang. Since today is crochet group day, I got up early to make another attempt. To address the problems: Par bake the crust until golden brown, use navel oranges instead of mandarins, and bake it longer to dry outContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXX.V”

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”

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”