What are you Baking the Week of April 27, 2025?

[Mike Nolan]

I need to make more banana nut muffins, but probably not today.

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[BakerAunt]

I baked Whole Wheat Sourdough Cheese Crackers on Sunday from dough that I made last week. My husband has been without his beloved crackers for a few days, so he is happy.

[chocomouse]

I made two loaves of whole wheat-rye bread this morning. This afternoon I made Joan's recipe for Lemon Oatmeal Sugar Cookies. However, my Breville countertop oven seemed to not bake correctly, as the tops were not cooked but the bottoms were brown. It appears the top bulbs are not working. It did seem to be fine for baking the bread earlier, which is cooked through. Bread is not as fussy as cookies! And the cookies are delicious!

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[Joan Simpson]

Glad you liked the cookies Chocomouse.My first tray was brown on the bottom the rest I took them out before they browned and they stayed soft, we ate the rest today.Your cookies look great to me .

[BakerAunt]

I baked two loaves of Mostly Whole Wheat Maple Buttermilk Bread on Tuesday. These are smaller loaves baked in 7 ½ x 4-inch pans. They will be perfect for ham sandwiches. I waited until late afternoon to start the bread, as temperatures soared to 80 F today, but a cool front came through in the later afternoon.

[BakerAunt]

I baked that oil-based peanut butter oatmeal cookie recipe again on Wednesday. As I have done before, I reduced the oil to 2/3 cup because I use crunchy, natural peanut butter. I also used up the rest of a bag of peanut butter and milk chocolate chips. However, I remember last time thinking that they were not oaty enough, so I added an additional ½ cup of old-fashioned oats. That did make it a bit difficult to incorporate the cup of chips. I ended up kneading them in with my hands at the end. I used a #30 scoop to put nine on each cookie sheet. I used wet fingers to press the dough down before baking. Scott and I both like the taste and texture, so I will add the extra half cup of oats whenever I bake the recipe again.

With the extra oats, I am firmly in the camp of Joan and Chocomouse that oats in cookies make them health food, especially when I use white whole wheat flour. (King Arthur is now calling it "golden" wheat as a re-brand, since too many people assumed that it was the same as AP.)

[Mike Nolan]

I made a big tray of banana nut mini-muffins tonight, somewhere around 110.

This ought to keep us going for a couple of weeks.

[RiversideLen]

I'm in agreement that oats in cookies make them healthy! What better way is there for eating oats?

110 muffins would keep me going for a few weeks, I think!

I made a batch of burger/sandwich buns yesterday.

[Joan Simpson]

I baked two loaves of banana bread today, gave one to my sister in law.

[cwcdesign]

On Tuesday, I tried the Harvest Grains Bread again, but I almost doubled the recipe. In other words, the original recipe calls for 2 ½ cups of AP and ¼ cup whole wheat. I used 2 ½ cups each bread flour and white whole wheat. I doubled the rest of the ingredients except the yeast which I kept at 2 tsp. I reduced the maple syrup, but I think I will go back to the full amount - it's not too sweet but is a nice compliment to all the grains. I used the full amount of water, but will probably cut it back a little as I had to add a tablespoon of flour while it was mixing in the bread machine. I used my 13" Pullman pan and it came out really well. As the electrician was coming to fix my bathroom heater/fan, I put it in the fridge for its pan rise - I figured it would slow it down in case they had to turn off the electricity and I couldn't use the oven. When I took it. Out of the fridge, it had risen perfectly. I think I've got my recipe where I want it.

[BakerAunt]

Your bread sounds delicious, CWCdesign.

I made Maple Granola on Friday. It is a staple in our house, so I make it about once a month. The recipe is from the King Arthur Whole Grain Baking Book, but with their later change that adds 1/2 cup powdered milk and reduces the oil to 1/2 cup. I reduce the unsweetened flake coconut to 1/2 cup. I always add a heaping half cup of pumpkin seeds along with a cup each of pecans, sliced almonds, and sunflower seeds. With 7 cups of oats, it counts as health food, and Joan, Chocomouse, and Len will back me up on that!

[Joan Simpson]

Your bread sounds great Cwcdesign and I'll definitely back BakerAunt up on the oats count as healthy food 🙂

[chocomouse]

Just back from a week in Maryland, where I had a nice visit with Skeptic! I also met a few "new" people who love to talk baking and shopping at KABC! To help all of us justify using lots of chocolate in our recipes, let me explain that chocolate is a healthy food. After all it comes from a bean, and beans are vegetables, and vegetables are a very healthy food, right?

[Joan Simpson]

I like the way you think Chocomouse! Sounds like you had a great time!

[RiversideLen]

Glad you enjoyed yourself, Chocomouse. But you know, when you combine chocolate with oats, it becomes a Super Food!

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