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kimbob.On Sunday, I was looking through my piles of saved recipes and found "Leftover Apple Cake," a recipe from Laura Holmes Haddad that I likely printed from an email a long time ago, since the note on the recipe developer says she has a cookbook due out in November 2011. I mostly followed the recipe, except that I added 3 Tbs. milk powder and 2 Tbs. flax meal. I cut the salt from ½ to ¼ tsp. and replaced 4 Tbs. of melted butter with ¼ cup canola oil. Instead of a pinch of nutmeg, I used 14 tsp. I overdid the apples, so instead of 2 cups, it was over 3 cups. I used pecans instead of walnuts, as I have a large supply of pecans. She topped hers with 4 Tbs. large-grain sugar, which she noted is optional. She says that it is available in baking and specialty stores (she must have those in Los Angeles), but it is not a product that I have ever seen. I used some King Arthur sparkling sugar instead. We had some cake for dessert, and it is excellent. I would increase the nutmeg to ½ tsp. next time. The extra apple did not affect the structure, and indeed, I think it makes for a great cake.
I baked a braided loaf of my Wheat, Semolina, Rye bread in a 9x5 USA loaf pan. It baked for 35 minutes at 375f, and registered 202 degrees.
Looks lovely (and delicious) Len
Great looking bread Len!
That is a lovely loaf, Len.
I needed to bake bread on Wednesday. I had planned to bake the Millet Bread from King Arthur's Whole Grain Baking Book, but the millet must be cooked the previous night, and last night's storms, and two tornado warnings, kept me from doing so. Instead, I chose the Multigrain Bread that I have been developing but had yet to make with the Ankarsrum. This recipe uses malted wheat flakes, which King Arthur has discontinued, but I still have a partial bag and found an unopened bag in my second refrigerator, so I have enough of that ingredient for a while. I threw in about ¼ cup of buckwheat flour to use it up.
The dough is a heavy one, due to the grains, so it took longer than expected to knead, although I may not have had the dough roller in the correct position initially. The dough required 90 minutes for the first rise, but the house was cooler than usual. The second rise, after Scott got the woodstove going well, took just an hour. While I have baked two 9 x 5 loaves in the past, it was almost too much dough for the pans, so I now bake this recipe as three 8 x 4 loaves.
I made hungarian cheese buns. I made pot cheese the day before for them. First time making them and they came out great. I've started baking again. Made beer bread, hamburger buns and black bread.
My mom died September 2024 at 92. My husband of 52 years died November 2025 after being in the hospital for 2 and a half months.
I'm just getting back into the swing of things.
Finally figured out how to resize and post pics.
I'm slowly getting back into the swing of things.
Kimbob--I am so sorry for your losses. I had actually been thinking about you just the other day and wondering if you would be posting again someday.
Your breads are lovely.
I baked Butternut Squash Muffins on Friday, made with the puree I made on Wednesday, and we each had one at teatime.
Kimbob, I'm sorry for your loses. After I lost my wife, I attended some bereavement meetings that were hosted at my church. I found it helpful. Also know that time heals.
Kimbob so sorry for your losses time helps , good friends and getting out helps me so much!
Your breads are so pretty and I know they'd taste good!
I made a cream of coconut cake and a batch of oatmeal cookies for the poker game tonight ...I lost but had a lotta fun!
Kimbob, you really had the double whammy. My sympathies and prayers, but it looks like you're baking your way back.
Thanks everyone for the condolences. I took care of my mom and husband for a long time because they both had medical problems. So going from 1000 mph to 0 is quite an adjustment. We had no children and my brother and 4 nephews and their families live in other states. Yeah, it's hard but I have good friends and the dog. I take him to the parks 3 times a day so that helps. Walking in the fresh air is good. I still miss my husband but it's getting better with time. I gave away alot of the buns I baked because I can't possibly eat them all myself. Now I get to cook all the food that I like. My husband was a steak, hotdogs, Mac and cheese kind of guy. I mean, I ate that, too, because I cooked for us but they are not my fave. It's weird to know I won't be cooking certain things anymore. I made chicken chili the other day whereas I always made it with meatloaf mix because that's what he liked. Life changes but you have to go forward which is what I'm doing. Glad I'm back here to check out all the delicious thing you are cooking and baking. Thanks!
