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In Roman numerals, the year is MMXXII
I have baked rye as well as semolina boules in mine. I grease it with Crisco, then sprinkle with farina before putting in the loaf. You can sprinkle it with semolina, but I find that farina does not burn, so I use it. King Arthur also used the bowl for their porridge bread (begins with Pomp--I can never remember how to spell it), It really rose over the bowl, so that recipe was probably too much for it. I think that a recipe that uses 4 cups of flour would work in it.
Dinner on New Year's Day was pork loin roast with butternut squash, kale, and barley, which is a favorite meal of ours. I adapted it from a Cook's Illustrated recipe.
January 1, 2022 at 1:36 pm in reply to: Is King Arthur thinking of having some kind of member forum again? #32671I put myself down as a yes. However, I am not sure that I would trust KABC not to shut it down again.
I bet the King Arthur baking bowl would work for that amount of flour.
Here is a cute little baking cartoon:
Italian Cook--some kind of ceramic baking bowl (well-greased and perhaps lightly coated with uncooked cream of wheat) would probably work. I also think that this recipe would work well in a covered baker or perhaps Dutch oven.
Mike--What motivated the change?
Skeptic--If you ever decide to pursue improvisational baking, look up Ratio:Â The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking, by Michael Ruhlman. Most of the first 85 pages are about the baking ratios of which Mike speaks.
When it comes to yeast breads, I am comfortable shifting around and substituting. I have been able to do more than I had hoped with quick bread and cake recipes where I need to substitute oil for butter. However, I accept that there are some recipes--those with lots of butter--for which I will not be able to create a less saturated fat version.
On Friday, I baked my Whole Wheat Sourdough Cheese Crackers from the dough I made earlier this week.
That's great that you baked the Portuguese bread, Italian Cook. Congratulations!
December 31, 2021 at 6:08 pm in reply to: What are You Cooking the Week of December 26, 2021? #32636I made yogurt on Friday.
For dinner, I made salmon and couscous with Penzey's Greek Seasoning, which we had with microwaved frozen peas.
Skeptic--I agree that it is cheating to count self-rising flour as a single ingredient.
I have seen White Lily in the store here but have not felt a need to try it.
On Thursday, I baked my version of the KABC recipe Ginger Pumpkin Braid. I substituted 2 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour for that much bread flour. I use my own pumpkin puree, (about 1 3/4 cups), so I needed to add another 3 Tbs. bread flour. I added 1/3 cup special dry milk and 1/4 cup flax meal to increase nutrition and cut the salt by a third. I replaced the 4 Tbs. of melted butter with 3 Tbs. avocado oil. I heated both the golden raisins and the dried ginger in bowls with a little water in the microwave, then allowed them to rest before adding them to the dough. I was able to use the bread machine for the kneading. Making the six braids is a challenge, but this time I did not have to unbraid. I do need to try to get the bread stretched out longer rather than fatter and to tuck the end so that it does not separate. I had to bake it covered with foil for an additional 5 minutes, as it did not test done but was overbrowning. (I skipped the egg wash.)
I baked this bread to have something special for New Year's Eve and Day (and a little beyond). A slice goes nicely with breakfast, afternoon tea, or as a snack.
December 30, 2021 at 6:31 pm in reply to: What are You Cooking the Week of December 26, 2021? #32614We have been subsisting on delicious leftovers. On Thursday we had the rest of the roast chicken, bulgur cooked in chicken broth, and microwaved frozen mixed vegetables.
On Tuesday, I tried baking my oil version of the eggnog cake in a Nordic Ware snowman pan--the one in which the two halves are joined after baking. It did not go as well as I had hoped. Oil cakes do not rise as much, and I needed at least a third more batter. Wo, the heads of the two snowmen are not very thick and baked much faster, while the lower areas took longer. As my husband said, the cake will still be good, but it was not the stunning presentation I was seeking.
December 28, 2021 at 11:53 am in reply to: What are You Cooking the Week of December 26, 2021? #32567On Tuesday, I roasted an Autumn Frost squash (50 minutes at 375F, upside down). I used my stick blender to combine the puree with a cup of turkey broth left from Christmas cooking, and a little bit of water. I stirred in half a cup of Fage Greek yogurt, and 1 1/2 tsp. Penzey's Now Curry then warmed the soup over medium heat. It goes well with the crackers I made yesterday. I have enough for a couple more lunches.
According to my husband's nature book, shrews are carnivores who mostly eat insects like flies and spiders, and it was certainly welcomed to any of those that it found.
A couple of years ago, we had a bat in the house. My husband actually heard it before he saw it. We opened the back door, and he made some movement behind it, and it went right to the door and flew out. On a sadder note, three years ago, the chimney sweep found that two bats had gotten into our chimney and died. When we got the woodstove, the installer failed to tell us that a chimney cap was needed. We had one installed ASAP.
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