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So far, I've only missed one week in my resolution to try a new recipe every week this year. On Tuesday, I baked "Lethal Layers," from Dying for Chocolate, a murder mystery series by Diane Mott Davidson, in which Goldy the caterer solves mysteries in between jobs. I made two changes: I used light brown sugar (I prefer the taste) and Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Chips (my husband is a dark chocolate fanatic). I also lined the pan with parchment paper. My husband and I liked them very much, so I will rename them "Luscious Layers." (Did someone else on this site also try them and call them Luscious Layers?)
I tried another new recipe on Saturday (wow: I'm caught up!), "Asiago Bagel Buns, a.k.a. Faux Bagels," from The Baking Sheet (Winter 1999), p. 25. It's also on the KAF website. I wanted to use up some Sir Lancelot flour, and to use some of the non-diastatic malt powder I have in the freezer. They are called "faux" bagels because instead of the water bath, they get brushed with a solution of non-diastatic malt powder and water twice before going into the oven, and then once during baking. We each had a warm one with dinner. The flavor is good. The second rise might have been a bit too long, but the texture is good. I'll probably try the recipe again in the next couple of weeks, since I have the rest of the cheese to use up. I'm almost done with the Sir Lancelot flour (about one cup left), so I would have to use the Bob's Red Mill Artisan Bread flour in the pantry to make up the difference.
On Saturday evening, I baked the Brown Sugar Sour Cream Pound Cake from the KAF website. I used a Wilton Bundt pan from my mother that has 5 little hearts around the top. I also baked No Fail Sugar Cookies from the Fancy Flours website, rolled 3/8-inch thick, cut with a small heart cookie cutter and sprinkled with red jimmies. For the cookies, I increase the salt by a half teaspoon. As an experiment, this time I used Hudson Mill bleached flour. The cake and cookies are for the after service social time at church tomorrow.
Note: Kid Pizza is correct: bleached flour in cookie recipes with a lot of butter is the right choice. My cookies came out nicely crispy (baked 15 minutes, but also refrigerated a few minutes before putting the cookie sheet in the oven.
Baking Valentine's cookies makes me think of Livingwell (Penelope). I hope that she is reading, on either this site or Zen's site. I hope that she is baking her sugar cookies for the holidays.
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