I recently watched a “kitchen on $300” YouTube video by Brian Lagerstrom: Nothing surprised me, although I may buy a Y-peeler when my current “normal” peeler gets dull. The Dutch Oven vs Crock Pot comments were interesting, so I thought I’d try an experiment. I have both an Instapot and Dutch oven – and IContinue reading “InstaPot vs Dutch Oven”
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Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LIX
Red Cake This is the cake that “belongs” to the buttercream frosting recipe from the Halloween Cupcakes. Red CakeFrom: Jo Cream:1/2 cup shortening1 1/2 cups sugar1 tsp vanillaAdd 2 eggs, beat wellMake paste with then add to above:2 oz red food coloring3 Tbl cocoaAlternately add portions of2 1/4 cup flour1 cup buttermilkImmediately before baking add:1Continue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LIX”
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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