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  • in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of November 8, 2020? #27306
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      BA when I was trying to use my Irish meal in the spring, I spoke with KAF to see how I could substitute with it. Turns out it doesn’t have much gluten and can’t be used in place of regular flours. It’s meant for quick breads. That’s why I substituted it for the oatmeal.

      I also forgot to mention that the recipe called for 2 teaspoons of yeast. I reduced it to 1½ because of the WWW and the Irish meal. It wasn’t as soft as the last time, but now I know I can cut it back to 1 teaspoon next time and I think that will help the texture.

      This is definitely a keeper recipe

      in reply to: Covid 19: The Next Six Months #27304
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        I spoke with HR this morning. The health department says as long as there are no symptoms to wait 10 days after last time you saw the person and obviously right away if you develop symptoms. This morning my temperature was 97.2.

        Kimbob I’m sorry about your friend - I hope she is OK

        And, I mentioned to the head of HR about all the great signs in Hilton Head. She asked me to send her the photos - as she said the more we can get people to comply the better.

        And, I drew my line in the sand and told my manager that I will NOT do any fill in shifts over the holidays. No matter what F&B leadership says. She was OK with that

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        in reply to: Baked dog treats #27284
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          I’ve made the KAF Best of Breed dog biscuits for years. My dog loved them and so have the dogs I’ve gifted them to. I would assume the mix is less fresh than the ones from scratch. It’s pretty easy too

          in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of November 8, 2020? #27283
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            We’re going to have salmon salad sandwiches (last night’s leftovers) on the lovely bread I made this morning. Will will probably add tomato soup.

            in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of November 8, 2020? #27282
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              I made a loaf of the Honey Oatmeal pan de mie from KAF subbing in 1 cup of WWW and Irish meal for the oatmeal. It’s the best looking loaf I’ve made in a long time. We’re going to use it for dinner tonight

              in reply to: Covid 19: The Next Six Months #27280
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                They probably weren’t that direct. Marketing department was going to put up the sign - might not be til tomorrow AM.

                Got a text from my manager (not Chef) asking me to let her know if I wanted to pick up hours in another location if they were looking for people while we were closed. Really?!? I don’t think so.

                Thanks for all your prayers - Chef’s husband tested negative today

                in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of November 1, 2020? #27279
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                  I hope you’re better soon, Joan

                  Re caramelized onions. Lora Brody has a recipe for making caramelized onions in the crockpot with 3-4 pounds of Visalia or other sweet onions and 1 stick of butter in a 4-quart crockpot. If you have a larger crockpot you can double the amount of onions, but don’t need to increase the butter. Cook low and slow for 12-14 hours (they turn mahogany colored) And, yes you can freeze them.

                  in reply to: Covid 19: The Next Six Months #27266
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                    Our market (where I work) is closed for 10 days as a proactive preventive measure. My chef who has been very careful was in close contact with someone in another department for a meeting (more than 15 minutes) because of her exposure she’d been sent home as was our manager. Chef tested positive. We think the rest of us will be fine as we weren’t in close contact since the exposure. My temp was negative this am as was the rest of our team. I will be reaching out to HR on Monday to see what I need to be doing re testing. I will continue to monitor my temperature.

                    in reply to: Maple Sugar and Maple Syrup #27210
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                      Hi chocomouse!
                      I'm so excited - I have sent an email re: the maple syrup - it's so hard to find good syrup down here.

                      Just an FYI regarding payments - I have a Square Up account that I can use for online payments with credit cards - they do take a small percentage, but it was a great help when I was doing craft shows and sending art work to other people. Your husband/son might want to look into it as another option.

                      in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of October 25, 2020? #27124
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                        BA I noted that you saw comments about strong flour which would make sense of your observation to use a higher protein flour in your Rosetta rolls. In the British Isles, at least, plain flour corresponds to AP and strong flour to bread flour

                        in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of October 25, 2020? #27108
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                          I made Deanna’s (from the BC) Sour Cream Chocolate Cake with Penuche Frosting to take to work tomorrow for a coworker’s birthday. We always liked it and I hadn’t made it forever. Had to get some powdered sugar from work as I didn’t have enough and I substituted whole milk Greek yogurt for the sour cream since that’s what we use now. I also used double dark KAF cocoa powder and oil for the unsweetened chocolate.

                          Will wanted to make sure I’ll bring a piece home for him

                          in reply to: What are You Cooking the Week of October 18, 2020? #27070
                          cwcdesign
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                            Chocomouse, both dinners are good ol’ NE dinners - remind me of my childhood

                            in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of October 11, 2020? #27031
                            cwcdesign
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                              Welcome DL!

                              in reply to: What are You Baking the Week of October 18, 2020? #27030
                              cwcdesign
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                                Aaron, I’ve been practicing with The Baking Steel’s English Muffins cooked on the Baking Steel on the stovetop. They are very easy and the like the flavor of the dough - it’s a long ferment. Most of my issues are user errors. I watched the YouTube video again and found I’ve been too heavy handed with the dough. I also haven’t made though dough balls right either, but we still liked them. You do roll the dough into balls, then when you put one on the grill, cook the one side, flip and press down with the spatula - that will make the muffin shape

                                in reply to: British vs. American Self-Rising Flour #27029
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                                  Thanks Italiancook - I’ve been hanging in, trying to find time for me

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