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  • in reply to: The Vanilla Shortage #9469
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      I also stocked up on vanilla back then, after reading a warning from Penzey's, even though we were preparing to move. I just hope that all of us can outlast the vanilla shortage until the price gets more reasonable.

      in reply to: What are You Baking the Week of October 22, 2017? #9458
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        Bev--My guess would be that the oil in this cake is what gives it the texture you are describing. I'll add the link here, so that others can weigh in on it.

        https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/pumpkin-cake-bars-with-cream-cheese-frosting-recipe

        in reply to: What are You Cooking the Week of September 3, 2017? #9450
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          I was thinking of trying out the soba noodle recipe to which Mike gave a link, but first I googled "how to cook soba noodles" and ended up here:

          http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-soba-noodles-from-scratch-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-191038

          Fresh ones only cook in boiling water for about 60 seconds.

          This article states that only two kinds of Buckwheat flour work for noodles (or at least for this site's recipe): the buckwheat from Anson Mills and a brand called "Cold Mountain" sold in Asian supermarkets. One poster says that Bob's Red Mill does not work for this particular recipe. There seems to be an implication that buckwheat flour for noodles is processed differently. I will need to do some additional research.

          in reply to: What are You Cooking the Week of October 15, 2017? #9449
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            There is a holiday market of some sort here in November, but I'm not sure what kind of food is sold, as we have never been here for it. Today's market did not have a particularly wide assortment. I came home with one more pie pumpkin and an organic tomato. I still have apples from previous weeks in the refrigerator, so there will be another apple pie in the coming week.

            in reply to: What are You Baking the Week of October 15, 2017? #9448
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              Saturday evening, I baked the KAF Maple Pumpkin Rolls. The recipe works well kneaded in a bread machine. This is the second time I have baked this recipe, so this time I know that for the filling it is best to beat together the cream cheese and maple sugar BEFORE beating in the egg, extract, and flour. We will have them for breakfast tomorrow and into the week. I keep plenty of pumpkin puree frozen for use throughout the year, but I particularly like pumpkin and spice in the fall.

              in reply to: What are You Cooking the Week of October 15, 2017? #9445
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                Like Mike, I brushed the spaghetti squash with oil and baked it on parchment, but my recipe said 375F for 40-45 minutes for a 2 1/2 pound squash. I think that my spaghetti squash was too wet, and that is why it was so mushy when I tried to use a fork to pull it out in strands. I'll try again one of these days, but the last local farmers' market of the year was today, so I probably won't be tempted to try roasting one again until next year.

                in reply to: What are You Baking the Week of October 15, 2017? #9438
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                  For a quick dessert for Friday dinner, I baked the brownie recipe from Better Homes and Gardens New Baking Book, (p. 219) and covered the top with Halloween sprinkles before baking.

                  in reply to: What are You Cooking the Week of October 15, 2017? #9434
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                    For lunch on Friday, I tried a new recipe that came in a Cooks' Illustrated email: Spaghetti Squash Salad with Chick Peas and Feta Cheese. I wanted something different from lunch, and I bought a spaghetti squash at last week's farmers' market. I ended up changing the recipe, as I did not have a lemon, so instead of lemon juice with 1/4 cup olive oil, I used a bottled vinaigrette. I did not end up with particularly "stringy" spaghetti squash, so it mostly mooshed together. Maybe it was my technique as I tried to scrape it out with a fork. I decided to mix in chopped onion, as we had no green onions. I like the taste of the dressing and the chick peas with the onion and the feta. There is no much if any taste from the squash. The result is edible, so I'll be eating for lunch the next couple of days, but it looks like a mess, so I will not make it again--unless I use pasta rather than squash.

                    in reply to: What are You Baking the Week of October 15, 2017? #9431
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                      Today I am baking up the dough for my Whole Wheat Sourdough Cheese Crackers.

                      in reply to: Easier Chicken Fingers #9416
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                        While I haven't done chicken fingers, I have done chicken thighs in the oven. I used to skin them, rubbed them all over with mayonnaise, then rolled them in Panko. I put them on a parchment-lined sheet pan and baked. I've also added grated parmesan to the panko.

                        in reply to: What are You Baking the Week of October 15, 2017? #9405
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                          I spent the afternoon shelling some of our pecans, and on Wednesday evening, I baked "Cherry Granola," a favorite recipe of mine for many years, although I have not made it in a while, that originally appeared in Bon Appetit (June 1993). I always cut the sugar in half. I will post it.

                          in reply to: What are You Baking the Week of October 15, 2017? #9403
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                            Tuesday afternoon I baked a half recipe of my oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.

                            in reply to: What are You Cooking the Week of October 15, 2017? #9401
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                              On Tuesday, I made a sheet pan dinner using whole chicken legs, cut-up Yukon Gold potatoes and carrots, all drizzled with olive oil, and sprinkled with rosemary, sage, thyme, salt, and pepper. We will have steamed green beans from our garden as a side.

                              in reply to: What are You Baking the Week of October 15, 2017? #9400
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                                Welcome back to baking, Rascals. You have been missed.

                                in reply to: What are You Baking the Week of October 8, 2017? #9390
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                                  KAF is also now selling 4-inch and 6-inch round pans. I actually found a nice set of each at T.J. Maxx when we lived in Texas. I've made some sets of 4-inch versions of 8-inch cakes.

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