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I made granola on Sunday afternoon.
I also baked my adaptation of Peanut Butter Honeys, a cookie recipe that Mumpy posted on the King Arthur Baking Circle (June 30, 2012), and which now lives on the Nebraska Kitchen site, having been moved by dedicated volunteers when King Arthur shut down the circle. For my adaptation, I replaced the ¼ cup of butter with 3 Tbs. of avocado oil. I used white whole wheat flour and added 2 Tbs. milk powder and 2 tsp. flax meal. My peanut butter of choice is a natural one that requires stirring. I used Santa Cruz crunchy peanut butter. The honey is local, from the farmers market. I use a #40 food scoop and get 23 cookies, which I bake on a 1 2/3-sheet pan.
Back when Mumpy posted the recipe, we thought the Baking Circle was forever. I am grateful that Mike established this site, so that at least some of the recipes were saved, and we can still meet to talk about cooking and baking.
I made yogurt on Sunday.
Sunday dinner was roasted chicken thighs. To go with the chicken, I sauteed 8 oz. mushrooms and combined them with some turkey gravy from the freezer and leftover rice. We had microwaved frozen peas as well.
I made Mixed Grains Pumpkin Oat Waffles on Sunday morning. It's a thorough re-working of a Pumpkin Oat Waffles recipe at the blog No Empty Chairs, with not a lot in common with the original. My husband and I like it almost as much as our favorite Cornmeal-Pumpernickel Waffles. Our dog, Annie, likes any waffles--Any waffle breakfast for her means best morning ever! We tried some of the King Arthur maple cream on the waffles but ended up switching to maple syrup. The waffles need a higher proportion of liquid in their topping. I will save the maple cream for wholegrain scones.
Thank you, Italian Cook. I was able to find the recipe and copy the link:
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/nonnas-lemon-ricotta-biscuits-recipe-1916098
I might try the recipe, but it has double the sugar of the one that I baked, so I would want to cut it, and like you, use oil rather than butter. I noticed that various people in the comments said the biscuits were not flavorful enough. I think that may be because ricotta is rich but not with obvious flavor when baked into cakes, etc., where it primarily adds moisture.
Added Note: the muffins have much more flavor after the day they are baked. That was when the lemon flavor came through. I would still include the blueberries.
I wish you well with your ciabatta baker and look forward to hearing about your experiments with it once you are able start using it.
Saturday night's dinner was Crispy Oven Fish and Chips with Dill Tartar Sauce and the rest of the coleslaw.
I had 5 oz. of ricotta left over from cooking that needed to be used. I did some googling and found the recipe, Lemon Ricotta Muffins, at the blog She Loves Biscotti, which I baked on Saturday for teatime.
I halved the recipe, which called for a cup of ricotta and guessed that 5 oz. of low-fat ricotta was probably close to a half cup. I substituted half barley flour. I also replaced the almond extract with vanilla and added ½ cup of frozen blueberries. The recipe states 18-20 minutes at 400 F, but my pan needed the full 20 minutes. The muffins have a nice texture, but are slightly bland, so I am glad that I added the blueberries. I will keep the recipe for when I have ricotta left from making my Turkey, Spinach, and Mushroom lasagna.
I also made dough on Saturday for my Whole Wheat Sourdough Cheese Crackers. I will bake those in four to five days.
Enjoy the reunion, Joan. I'm sure that your goodies will be welcomed as well.
I have some lovely Cara Mia oranges--great zest and sweet flavor--so I used one on Friday morning to bake Orange Sesame Muffins, a Carnation Evaporated milk recipe that I have not baked in ages. I followed the recipe, except for adding 1 Tbs. milk powder, using just ¼ cup of water, and reducing the brown sugar to 1/2 cup. I came close to burning the sesame seed in the toaster oven but managed to get it in time. I made the recipe as six-large muffins and used muffin liners spritzed with no-stick spray. Eating a muffin for breakfast brought back great memories. I think that I first baked the recipe when I was in graduate school. I froze four for future fast breakfasts and will eat the other one for breakfast tomorrow. The recipe uses 1/3 cup of coconut and ¼ cup of sesame seeds (I toast both), so they are not food my husband eats.
In the afternoon, I baked three loaves of my Whole Wheat Oat Bran Bread. Two loaves go into the freezer, and we will begin slicing the other one tomorrow at lunch.
We had leftover hamburger stroganoff over mixed rice and grains, along with microwaved fresh broccoli.
Ah, yes, Len. Breakfast Pizza rocks!
We had leftover stir-fry for dinner on Thursday.
I made the Blood Orange Glaze for the Chocolate Olive Oil Cake, so it was ready to be sampled on Wednesday. The barley flour worked well, and the cake seems to have a deeper chocolate flavor. For the "glaze," I made it thick and used some evaporated milk for the cream, which gives it a nicer texture than 1 % milk.
I made my healthier version of my mom's hamburger stroganoff for dinner tonight. For me, it is one of my top comfort foods. We also had microwaved frozen peas.
I needed to use up some blood oranges, so on Tuesday, I baked Chocolate Olive Oil Cake, a recipe that came from Bake magazine about five years ago. I have made some changes in that I used half barley flour, reduced the oil from 1 1/3 cups to 1 cup and increased the milk, which I replaced with buttermilk, from 1/3 to 2/3 cup. I also add 2 Tbs. powdered milk. Instead of baking it in a 10 cup Bundt pan, I baked it in a 6-cup small Bundt pan, and a 5-cup Solera Bundt pan, which is not so tall and flatter. The smaller cake baked in a little less than 30 minutes. The larger cake needed about 40 minutes. Both came out of the pans well, thanks to the miraculous Grease. I plan to freeze the smaller one. I will make the Blood Orange Glaze for the other tomorrow, and we will cut into it for dessert.
I made stir-fry for dinner on Tuesday, using the leftover pork, celery, carrots, mushrooms, red bell pepper, de-glazing from the pork, and soba noodles.
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