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[BakerAunt]

Our weather shifted from cooler to highs in the mid-70 F these past two days. I had one winter squash left, a little Autumn Frost, so on Sunday I went ahead and roasted it and made soup from it to go with today's and tomorrow's lunches. The squirrels and chipmunks cleaned up the seeds I put out from it in record time.

Dinner on Sunday was Potato, Spinach, and Ham Tart. The inspiration was Ken Haedrich's "New Potato, Spinach, and Blue Cheese Skillet Tart," in The Harvest Baker, but my changes make my tart a completely different recipe. I used 1 ¾ pounds yellow potatoes, and just 4 oz. of spinach. (The organic at the farmers market is $6 for 4 oz. so I'm not putting in more.) I used green onion, since my husband can eat it. I added a yellow bell pepper and 8 oz. sliced mushrooms because I like more vegetables. I replaced the blue cheese with low-fat grated mozzarella and the bacon crumbles with 2 cups of diced ham. I deleted the garlic and used ¼ tsp. thyme, ½ tsp. dried rosemary, and 1 tsp. Dijon mustard. I kept the Parmesan, but I replaced the ½ cup of heavy cream with evaporated milk. I used my buttermilk-oil partly whole wheat crust. I did not use a cast iron skillet, which I doubt would work with my oil crust, which requires blind baking before adding the filling. Instead, I used a 10-inch ceramic Emile Henry pie dish. I did not increase the crust, so it was thinner than usual, which gave it a great taste that I associate with the pot pies of my childhood. I baked at 375 F convection for 35 minutes. I liked the flavor, and my husband had seconds, so he liked it as well. The pie had just a bit too much liquid, probably from the additional vegetables, so next time I make it, I will account for that.

[Mike Nolan]

A serving is 1/8 of the pie, and the Keebler Graham Cracker crust is 14 carbs per serving while the Diamond pecan crust was 9 carbs per serving. But if I had used a cup of sugar instead of allulose, that would have meant the filling was 30 carbs per serving vs 3 carbs per serving for the one I made using allulose.

A crust made with almond flour might be a little lower in carbs than the pre-made pecan one. (My son does them sous vide in individual jars so they're pre-portioned, but he leaves out the crust completely.)

And if I had made a NY cheesecake in a 10 inch springform pie, it would have had twice as much filling, but with smaller slices that might have pretty much evened out.

[Mike Nolan]

The Sunday Farmer's market opens for the season today, but the forecast is for rain most of the morning and early afternoon, so I don't know if we'll get out to it or not. (We got about an inch of rain this afternoon/evening.)

I'll be making another batch of baked custard this afternoon.

[RiversideLen]

I found a recipe on youtube for one pot, 3 ingredient, mac and cheese. You cook the mac in milk and then add the cheese and that's it. (it's 2 - 3 cups of milk, 8 ounces of mac and one cup of shredded cheese). I made a half recipe. It came out pretty good but was a little thick, next time I'll use more milk. I had it with a pork loin sandwich and brussels sprouts and carrots.

[BakerAunt]

I baked Jammy Muffins on Wednesday morning, using a jar of black raspberry, blackberry, and raspberry jam that I had canned nearly two years ago. My base recipe was "Cherry Almond Muffins," which appeared in King Arthur Flour's discontinued The Baking Sheet 20.4 (Summer 2009), p. 13. In addition to the jam substitution, I replaced ¼ cup of the flour with quick oats and the other two cups with white whole wheat flour. I reduced the sugar from ½ cup to 1/3 and next time will try ¼ cup. I also reduced the baking powder from 1 Tbs. to 2 ½ tsp. and halved the salt. These muffins are a great way to use surplus jam.

In the evening, I baked Blood Orange Almond Cake, which I adapted from a Nordic Ware recipe. I decided to use my 6-cup Bundt pan instead of a loaf pan, so the baking time was a bit shorter at 40 minutes. (I always check with the instant thermometer; it should be 200 F when done.) I delete ¼ cup of sugar in the cake and use a different glaze--about half of what the original recipe uses. I will glaze it tomorrow.

[Mike Nolan]

We're having steaks tonight, with sauteed mushrooms and (possibly) a small baked potato.

[BakerAunt]

On Tuesday, I made Butternut Squash soup with frozen puree and frozen apple juice (left over from applesauce) and frozen turkey broth. I use Penzey's Now Curry, which gives the soup great flavor. I had some with lunch today, set some aside for two more lunches, then froze four single servings for future lunches.

For dinner we had raw carrots and ham sandwiches on the Rye/Whole Wheat/Semolina buns I baked in the early afternoon. we bought the ham at Aldi's last week, for a great price, as they were selling out their current stock.

[RiversideLen]

I fired up the BBQ for the first time this year and made pork tenderloin. Had it with brown rice (Minute Rice, cooks in 10 minutes), baked beans, fresh green beans and carrots (cooked with a slice of chopped up bacon).

[BakerAunt]

I made granola on Sunday afternoon.

I also baked my adaptation of Peanut Butter Honeys, a cookie recipe that Mumpy posted on the King Arthur Baking Circle (June 30, 2012), and which now lives on the Nebraska Kitchen site, having been moved by dedicated volunteers when King Arthur shut down the circle. For my adaptation, I replaced the ¼ cup of butter with 3 Tbs. of avocado oil. I used white whole wheat flour and added 2 Tbs. milk powder and 2 tsp. flax meal. My peanut butter of choice is a natural one that requires stirring. I used Santa Cruz crunchy peanut butter. The honey is local, from the farmers market. I use a #40 food scoop and get 23 cookies, which I bake on a 1 2/3-sheet pan.

Back when Mumpy posted the recipe, we thought the Baking Circle was forever. I am grateful that Mike established this site, so that at least some of the recipes were saved, and we can still meet to talk about cooking and baking.

[RiversideLen]

I made some pasta sauce (celery, onion, carrot, tomato and ground beef) and had it with spaghetti.

[BakerAunt]

I have some lovely Cara Mia oranges--great zest and sweet flavor--so I used one on Friday morning to bake Orange Sesame Muffins, a Carnation Evaporated milk recipe that I have not baked in ages. I followed the recipe, except for adding 1 Tbs. milk powder, using just ¼ cup of water, and reducing the brown sugar to 1/2 cup. I came close to burning the sesame seed in the toaster oven but managed to get it in time. I made the recipe as six-large muffins and used muffin liners spritzed with no-stick spray. Eating a muffin for breakfast brought back great memories. I think that I first baked the recipe when I was in graduate school. I froze four for future fast breakfasts and will eat the other one for breakfast tomorrow. The recipe uses 1/3 cup of coconut and ¼ cup of sesame seeds (I toast both), so they are not food my husband eats.

In the afternoon, I baked three loaves of my Whole Wheat Oat Bran Bread. Two loaves go into the freezer, and we will begin slicing the other one tomorrow at lunch.

[Mike Nolan]

Last night I made two batches of coq au vin, same recipe (Child's) but with two different wines, to take to the wines class at UNL today.

[Mike Nolan]

I don't think I've ever seen the equivalent of the 6 week bran muffin recipe for banana muffins.

(These days most experts recommend against the 6 week bran muffin recipe because it can grow bacteria in the refrigerator.)

That having been said, I think the biggest challenge would be the bananas, I think they would start to turn a bit funky. It might be possible to mix up everything except the bananas and just add them in when you want to make a batch of banana muffins. The nuts might soften up over time, too.

Banana muffins freeze very well, before I went on the keto diet I was making as many as 120 mini-muffins at a time and freezing them in small bags of 2 or 3. My wife would grab a bag out of the freezer, stick it in her lunch bag and have them during the day. (They're pretty good if they're still a bit frozen, too.)

I haven't found a good recipe for keto banana muffins, bananas are not a low-carb food. I did find one that used banana extract, but we didn't like them. I might try it again some time using less of the extract, so that it has just a hint of banana flavor, not BANANA!!! (Putting in only a small amount of banana might work, too.)

I've been playing around with recipes for keto-friendly blueberry muffins. (3 or 4 blueberries in a mini-muffin only add about 5 carbs.) They seem to freeze well, too.

[RiversideLen]

I usually have a couple of cans of tomato paste on hand. If I don't use the whole can I'll use a small cookie scoop to portion the remaining into a plastic container and then freeze it.

Last night I had leftovers with mashed potatoes. For the potatoes, I simmered them in milk rather than water, I had a container of milk that I wanted to use up (I don't drink milk, I just use it for cooking/baking). Cooking potatoes in milk presents a couple of challenges, you have to watch it like a hawk to prevent spill overs and it can scorch the bottom of the pot. On the plus side, they taste better. I seasoned it with a pat of butter, parmesan cheese and black pepper.

[RiversideLen]

I'm glad you're safe, Joan. That kind of weather is very frustrating.

I don't have a name for what I made last night. I browned a pound of ground beef with some sliced celery and a small diced potato (I had a potato that I wanted to use up). Then I added a can of corn and a can of Amy's vegetarian chili and a little white wine and simmered it for a few minutes. It's good but could use a little more liquid, a small can of tomato would have gone good in it but I only have large cans in the house. I have enough left for several more meals.