What are you Baking the Week of May 4, 2025?

[Mike Nolan]

Probably won't bake anything today.

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[BakerAunt]

I made Cornmeal Pumpernickel Waffles for breakfast on a cold and drizzly Sunday morning. The recipe is from the King Arthur Whole Grain Baking Book.

[BakerAunt]

We ran out of bread on Monday, so I baked Sourdough Oatmeal Whole Wheat Bread, a recipe that I adapted from one in a Sunset Magazine bread book, and which I baked about six weeks ago. This time, I increased the yeast to 2 1/2 tsp. and reduced the salt to 1 ¾ tsp. from 2 tsp. The dough makes too much for two 8 x 4-inch pans but makes a low, wide loaf in 9 x 5-inch pans, so I decided to try two 9 x 4-inch Pullman pans without the lids. I baked the loaves for 40 minutes to a temperature of 195 F, having checked at 35 minutes when they registered at 178 F. I look forward to slicing one tomorrow, at which time I will add a picture to this post.

[RiversideLen]

I'm making a batch of rye/wheat/semolina buns this afternoon.

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[Joan Simpson]

Len your buns look wonderful!

[RiversideLen]

Thank you, Joan!

[BakerAunt]

Ah, such beautiful buns! I need to bake that recipe again soon.

I needed to use two of my last Cara Cara oranges, and we also were out of cookies on Wednesday. I had the inspiration to make orange pecan biscotti with mini-chocolate chips. I had adapted a recipe from Fine Cooking (Issue 61) for "Triple Orange Biscotti a year or two ago, so I looked at it and at a Bon Appetit recipe for Chocolate-Orange Biscotti that uses butter, and I looked at my Lime Pecan Biscotti recipe for ratios. I ended up using the recipe I had adapted from Fine Cooking, but I used all white whole wheat flour, which I increased from 2 2/3 to 3 cups and added 3 Tbs. Bob's Red Mill milk powder. That let me use 1/3 cup orange juice (rather than 3 Tbs) so that none would be left over. I slightly increased the olive oil from 5 Tbs. to 1/3 cup. Along with the pecans, I added ½ cup of mini-chocolate chips. I baked it as three 14-inch, long thin logs, which spread slightly, at 350 for 25 minutes, then cooled for 25 minutes before slicing and putting the standing slices back into the oven for 15 minutes at 325 F. Scott and I both sampled a tiny slice tonight, and we agreed that this version is a keeper. They will go well with either tea or coffee.

[Mike Nolan]

I'm making honey wheat bread again today, just came out of the oven.

[Joan Simpson]

Busy day in the kitchen, I made peanut butter cookies for the poker game and a red velvet birthday cake for my best friend. I was talking on the phone when I was getting the peanut butter cookies ready almost started scooping them when I realized I had left out the egg and the vanilla so I throw them back in the mixer and said I didn't have nothing to lose but to go ahead and bake it and I mixed it back up and they turned out perfect.

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[RiversideLen]

I can almost taste those cookies, Joan, they look perfect.

[BakerAunt]

That was a narrow escape, Joan!

I baked Cranberry Walnut Scones on Friday evening to use up the partial bag of cranberries in the freezer. Although I could have used my scone pan, I was feeling lazy about washing another pan, so I shaped the dough into a circle that I cut into 8 slices. I baked them for 25 minutes but should probably have taken them out after 23, as they are slightly browner than I prefer. I will eat some for breakfast over the next few days and freeze the rest.

[skeptic7]

I tried to do pumpkin cranberry quickbread which is an old recipe of mine, but I put in only half the amount of baking powder needed for the amount of flour and while it is still tasty, its rather flat and dense.
That used up the last of my pumpkin puree so I won't be able to try this recipe until the fall when the pumpkins are available again.

[Mike Nolan]

A peanut butter cookie recipe is a bit less fussy than most, so adding something like the eggs in late usually isn't a problem, unless you've fiddled with the moisture level because it looked too dry.

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