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Ok! 3- 8 oz. jars and one 4-oz jar are now cooling on the counter. A scant half cup is in the refrigerator. It will be used with David Lee's biscuits tomorrow morning!

Note: It was still too warm this morning to heat an older oven to 450, so I had the jam on toast. Yum.

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I guess no one has tried this. I read about making a strawberry refrigerator jam in a KAF blog. I also read about it at a website that evaluates bread machines. There are mixed opinions as to whether the jam made in a bread machine will be too watery, since with a closed lid, the liquid can't evaporate. I will go ahead and give it a try and see if it can be canned.

After some additional reading, I've decided not to use the bread machine. While I know that mine does not leak, I read how in older machines, sometimes the liquid can dribble out the bottom where the paddle turns, go down into the motor, and ruin the machine. I'll just make a blackberry-black raspberry jam that does not have many black raspberries in it.

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I read the blog at KAF about jam in a bread machine, and I also read about it at the following site:

Bread Machine Reviews | Consumer Reports & Ratings

It's a bread machine review site, but it has other features as well. There seems to be some uncertainty as to whether the jam gets the set needed to gel, even with pectin, since the water cannot evaporate in the closed machine.

I shall give it a try with the black raspberry/blackberry combination and report back.

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I read the blog at KAF about jam in a bread machine, and I also read about it at the following site:

Bread Machine Reviews | Consumer Reports & Ratings

It's a bread machine review site, but it has other features as well. There seems to be some uncertainty as to whether the jam gets the set needed to gel, even with pectin, since the water cannot evaporate in the closed machine.

I shall give it a try with the black raspberry/blackberry combination and report back.

[BakerAunt]

Here is one final write-up on the flour recall:

http://www.marketplace.org/2016/07/26/world/flour?utm_campaign=APM%20MKP%20Midday%2020160726%20hillary&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&utm_content=Hillary%20makes%20history&elqTrackId=851c6e7c37ef4710a79ff1d58de5c1b6&elq=ab7a2091b3384e7eb9649484bb8609b3&elqaid=23301&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=20404

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I think that you would be fine doubling a loaf and baking it in a bundt pan. It might be a little trickier if you were going the other way and taking a recipe designed for a bundt pan and using it as a loaf cake. I seem to recall Cass telling us that Bundt cakes can break some rule because they have the additional inside pan area and that helps with structure. Maybe he will see this post and chime in.

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Luvpyrpom--did you cut circles of parchment and plop in the muffins? I'm intrigued.

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These sweet rolls are wonderful. The original recipe used fresh blueberries pressed into the dough, and it can be a struggle keeping them all in--along with the spice-sugar filling. While the pie filling was a bit messy--and I worried about it soaking the dough--it was actually less messy than the other method. I did crowd the 20 rolls into a 13x9 inch pan, so that may have also kept the contents together. The blueberry pie filling did not leak through the sides.

I also altered the dough recipe by using buttermilk for a cup of the water and substituting in 2 Tbs. of honey for 2 Tbs. of the 1/4 cup of sugar. I also added 2 Tbs. flax meal. I want to see if the honey and buttermilk will keep the rolls softer longer.

My husband had two, after his oatmeal this morning. He is off to the woods to work. I had three, so the dog and I did a one hour walk before the heat and humidity set in, and I'll be eating a light lunch.

[BakerAunt]

I put my baking soda in Tupperware. I do label it with the expiration date. I've not had any problems.

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Mike--if I had read your answer before I started the dough, I would have followed your suggestion. I did use a sweet roll dough that is not overly sweet and has some whole wheat flour, and the pie filling is one that I made, and so is not too sweet. I'll report on how it comes out.

[BakerAunt]

Italian Cook: You might also check to see how old your baking soda is.

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Hi, Cwcdesign,

Here is Mike's post: https://mynebraskakitchen.com/wordpress/forums/topic/chicago-style-pizza-dough/

We really need a better sorter on the recipes. I think that I found it on page 9 or so of "pizza." The sorter also picks up kidpizza's name and includes those posts.

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We arrived in Indiana to find that the blackberry bushes my husband took from his woods and planted on our lakefront are yielding a nice supply of berries. My husband also found some black raspberries in his woods. I expect to be making jam sometime next week, but I want to go to the blueberry picking place first, so that I can use them for any shortage on the amount of fruit.

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We also have ruby-throated hummingbirds in northern Indiana. They like our lakefront, as my husband has been putting in native plants--not something the neighbors understand, and the other day one asked pointedly when we will "landscape." There appear to be lots of little insects for them. My husband noted that they seem to be trying to build a nest in a back tree, which concerns him because it is not protected from the winds we sometimes get here.

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Hello, Everyone,

We finally got internet access five minutes ago. It turns out that ATT is no longer supporting DSL in this area but is not allowed to do broadband here. (Apparently, companies here have territories assigned to them.) Four calls to ATT did not tell us this--and yes, they continued to charge for the non-existent DSL. We finally found out from someone at the ATT phone store who was honest about the issues. So, we have divorced ATT for internet and married a new ISP for the Indiana home. I see that Rottiedogs is doing David Lee's recipes, so I will need to look and see whose I still have to add. First, however, I will need to get caught up with work e-mail, and read the new posts here. And my husband wants his turn on the computer.

It's good to be back. I've really missed everyone. I look forward to posting the new baking and cooking threads later this evening.

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