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I baked a cheese pizza. I used mozzarella, Romano, and milk provolone. Surprisingly, the milk provolone had flavor.
My guess was wrong.
Aaron, Chef Alex keeps her cream of tartar in a drawer, too. She showed us it during the show. Even though it's in a drawer, she said the cream of tartar bottle needs to be covered in aluminum foil. FWIW Thanks for the tip on the pancakes!
I don't recommend making your own baking powder unless you're desperate for baking powder. And even then, you have to be prepared in advance by having cream of tartar and baking soda on hand.
I have made my own baking powder since 2016 for medical reason. I can no longer use baking powder. You have to baby the cream of tartar. Food Network star and chef, Alex Guarnaschelli says cream of tartar must be stored dark. She covers her storage container in aluminum foil to keep out the light. I don't mix a batch of DIY baking powder in advance. I add baking soda and cream of tartar as needed to the dry ingredients. Because I have Xenson under the cabinet lights, the last thing I add is the the cream of tartar so the warm light doesn't alter it.
In addition, the baking soda has a short life after it's added to the liquid ingredients. That's mentioned in the article, and we've discussed that on this site. If I don't act quickly enough, the rise is adversely affected. In pancakes, it means the last of the pancakes will be flat, not fluffy and puffy like the first ones. I can see the difference in rise in go-to cake recipes now that I'm making my own baking powder. They're thinner than they were when I could use baking powder.
Mike gave me a great source for cream of tartar -- bulkfoods.com. I don't know if they have survived the pandemic, but I hope so. I buy the cream of tartar by the pound, and it lasts me about 18 months. The internet claims it has a long shelf life if kept away from light, heat, and moisture.
I knew this, so I was right.
I tried jennycancook.com's recipe for Sesame Hamburger Buns, because I wanted the buns in a hurry. They have only one rise. I took a picture of the dough to send to friends. Took another of the shaped buns before proofing to send. In the process of being enthralled with my ability to use my cell phone for this, I forgot the instruction to flatten the dough balls before covering. So when I sent the finished product photos, I had to explain the mistake by calling them bacce balls. They were high and beautifully round on top from the oven rise. We had them with hamburgers anyhow, and they were fine. I would have liked more flavor, but they were tender, and that's how I like hamburger buns. They're made with oil, but if I make again, I'll use butter even though it's only 2 tablespoons.
I wonder if new bakers are still baking now that the weather is nice. My store only had 3 - 5 lbs. bags KAF AP, and I bought one of them.
I guessed correctly.
What a wonderful husband, BakerAunt!
I baked a Vanilla Cake with vanilla frosting from jennycancook.com. It's a new recipe on the site. I'm pleased with it. The recipe makes a one layer cake, and the frosting is enough to frost the top but not the sides. It wasn't labor intensive, so it's a keeper.
Monday I marinated chicken breasts & made enough for a couple of days. Had with green beans on Monday and will have with roasted carrots tomorrow. I also made KAF Now or Later pizza dough for the fridge. I had to use my food processor, instead of the stand mixer. The mixer's head bounces up and down when I make dough. It's fine for cakes and cookies. Just acts up with dough. It's under warranty, so a new one is on the way.
Joan, I'm in the same boat you are. I knew the right answer and picked the wrong one! Duh on me, too.
I grate cheese onto wax paper.
When I make meatballs, I put the formed meatballs onto wax paper before I flour them. I place the floured ones onto clean wax paper to hold while I fry them.
I have a quarter sheet pan that made its way into the dishwasher and didn't fare well. My husband lines it with wax paper to hold food to carry outside to the grill.
After I bread pork chops, I put them on a wax paper-covered plate and refrigerate for 30 minutes before I braise them.
When I want to "flash freeze" cookie dough balls, I line a cookie sheet with waxed paper and put the dough balls on it for the freezer. I think parchment is more expensive than wax paper, so I use wax paper whenever possible.
Sometimes, I sift flour, etc. onto wax paper, because it folds around the ingredients for easy pouring into the mixer. This takes some practice to learn which recipes it works for -- if the ingredients are too heavy, the wax paper can be hard to control when adding the dry ingredients a little at a time.
I baked Oatmeal Breakfast Muffins for the freezer. They're Oatmeal Muffins with spices. Today, I used cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, cardamom, and 1/16 tsp. cloves. They have a lingering heat that is pleasant with the good taste. I'll freeze them for future breakfasts.
Missed it.
KIDPIZZA, good to hear from you!
I've never made vinegar and oil potato salad. Mike, I'm wondering if the V & O potato salad you make is German potato salad, or an American one from Nebraska? I had never heard of an American V & O potato salad.
I make my potato salad with twice the amount of hard boiled eggs as potatoes, apple cider vinegar, sour cream, mayo, celery, onion, salt or celery salt, and just a touch of mustard. If I'm lazy or in a hurry, I'll forego the celery and use celery seed. I've never subbed onion powder for the fresh onion, because I don't like onion powder.
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