What are you Baking the Week of January 31, 2021?

[Mike Nolan]

I need to make semolina bread soon, maybe today or tomorrow.

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[chocomouse]

I made 18 small plain white flour dinner rolls. Yesterday I made two loaves of our usual buttermilk whole wheat oatmeal sandwich bread.

[cwcdesign]

Now, Nathaniel down in New Zealand is baking! yesterday I sent him a KABC link to the pretzels and beer cheese - he and I had not had success making one we liked - this one had the addition of cream cheese. so he asked if pretzel bites were easy to make - I said yes, but he needed to read through the recipe first and get all his ingredients measured and ready, then it would be easy (he and I both have the habit of starting recipes before everything is ready). he used his girlfriend's kitchen aid and it all came out well

[Joan Simpson]

Cwcdesign yay for Nathanial.

[BakerAunt]

It's always nice to welcome another baker into the world! I hope Nathaniel will be inspired to bake more.

I baked an apple pie on Monday evening, using twelve of the old-fashioned Winesaps we have stored in the garage. For the streusel crust, I replaced 4 Tbs. butter with 1 Tbs. butter and 2 Tbs. grapeseed oil. That let me do a complete streusel recipe on top. I decided to try the convection setting for the pie, and it baked in about 45 minutes, with good bubbling of the filling. We will have it for dessert tomorrow.

[Mike Nolan]

I made a batch of semolina bread today, so we had sandwiches on that for supper, plus I had some more salad.

[chocomouse]

I baked an upside down apple cake this morning. I use a 14 inch diameter pizza pan that I do not use for pizza, so that it made a rather thin cake that was nice and crispy on the edge and top. I poured a thin layer (might increase this amount next time) of caramel sauce in the greased pan, and arranged sliced apples in a circular pattern to cover that. I daubbed the cake batter over that and sprinkled with sparkling sugar. I flipped it out of the pan as soon as it came out of the oven; any excess caramel in the pan I just scraped out and distributed over the apples. It is very good.

[Joan Simpson]

Chocomouse the apple cake sounds wonderful.

[skeptic7]

I did pumpkin scones with candied orange peel and fresh cranberries. I managed to forget to put in the honey but the orange peels was so loaded with sugar that it still taste fine.

[Italiancook]

I baked blackberry muffins. My addition to the recipe said to use 1 cup + 1 tablespoon buttermilk. I measured out that amount at the beginning. When I was near the end, I happened to notice that the cookbook says to use 3/4 cup milk. Without thinking it through, I poured 1/4 cup of the buttermilk into the grease jar. Now that I've eaten one muffin, I realize I should have ignored the cookbook and stayed with my note, since I was using buttermilk! This is the kind of thing of which frustration is made!

[BakerAunt]

On Thursday, I baked two loaves of my adaptation of Len’s buns recipe, or what I call Rye/Semolina/Whole Wheat Bread. My change is to substitute 75% buttermilk for the water.

[kimbob]

Yesterday baked KAF sandwich rye bread. Nice and soft. Didn't put caraway seeds or dill seeds in because my husband doesn't like them. I love caraway seeds. Sigh I'm thinking of getting ground caraway and using that next time for more flavor. I need more sandwich sprinkle (great mix) from penzeys anyway. Time for an order.

[BakerAunt]

I sympathize, Kimbob. My husband is also not a caraway fan. The pumpkin rye bread that I bake from Stanley Ginsberg's recipe calls for grinding the spices (includes caraway). I find that it contributes to the overall flavor without being blatant.

I like the sandwich sprinkle in the quinoa salad that I make. It's a Penzey's recipe, but I substituted with what I had on hand.

[BakerAunt]

Today I tried adapting my recipe for "Orange Marmalade Oatmeal Crunch Bars," which I posted here at Nebraska Kitchen in 2017. The amount of butter is prohibitive for me now, but I had about 6 Tbs. of orange marmalade in a jar that I wanted to finish, not to mention the need for some cookies around here that accord with how we now eat.

I made a half recipe, as there was a jar of orange marmalade in the refrigerator that I wanted to finish. For 5 Tbs. melted butter, I used 1 Tbs. plus 3 Tbs. canola oil and 1 Tbs. water. I also deleted the coconut (my husband does not do well with it, and it is high in saturated fat, so I should be eating it only in extreme moderation--if there is such a thing). I used an 8 ½ x 11 ¾-inch jelly roll type pan (measuring the bottom) that I lined with parchment. I would have liked a slightly smaller one I baked 15 minutes. I should have cut them immediately, but I let them cool for about 20 minutes. Fortunately, a large knife, pressed down onto the line, worked well, although I had some crumbling. I suspect my husband will sneak one tonight. I had a crumbly piece that tasted fine, and they have a nice crisp bite.

[RiversideLen]

I made a batch of my sandwich buns.

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