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kimbob, I haven't bought it yet, but I have the KAF 13" pain de mie pan on my list. I want to make KAF's Bee Keeper's Pain de Mie. According to that recipe, the dough is pressed into the corners and an inch or so of the lid is left open so the baker can keep track of the rise. It's baked when the rise is "just below the lip of the pan." Since I've never done this, I don't know if this is also the technique for the 9" pan. Please let us know your experience; I'm curious.
I missed this.
Probably, I'm the only one who hadn't already figured this out. But in case not, I'll post. After I switched to the KitchenAid Artisan mixer, I had problems with dry ingredients flying out of the bowl when mixer turned on. On the lowest speed, the Artisan beater moves faster than the KA I had before (the lower priced one). Plus, the bowl is wider on the Artisan. After cleaning many messes on the counter and floor, it finally dawned on me how to solve the problem. I pulse the mixer, on and off, when dry ingredients added, instead of just letting it whir. When the drys are somewhat incorporated into the wet, I turn the mixer on and let it run at the correct speed. No more messes. Manufacturer might say this is bad for the machine, but cleaning up floury messes is bad for me.
That's a good point, Mike, about the moisture level. Next time I use this recipe, I'm going to add the baking soda dry and put in 2 teaspoons water. It's a mess trying to add the watery baking soda to the stand mixer with the beater on. Thanks for your input. Otherwise, I might have left out the water. BTW, the recipe calls for 1 cup butter. I used 3/4 cup butter with 3 tablespoons light olive oil. Can't tell -- still delicious cookies.
I made the linked chocolate chip cookies from allrecipe https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/10813/best-chocolate-chip-cookies/?internalSource=hub%20recipe&referringContentType=Search
It calls for dissolving baking soda in 2 teaspoons hot water. I can't figure out the purpose in that. Anyone know?
This is the second time I've made this recipe. Next time, I'm just going to add in the baking soda and forget the hot water, unless someone knows that the water step is important. Thanks. I reduced the chocolate chips to 1-1/2 cups. Still plenty.
Missed it.
The strawberry preserves sound delicious, Mike.
I made The Neely's Broccoli Soup (Food Network). It's for a few meals; I didn't freeze any of it, which is unusual. I had mine with a dinner roll from the freezer. I longed for chocolate chip cookies to finish it off. I plan on making those tomorrow.
I'm not nearly as busy as kimbob and BakerAunt. I avoid reading all things except the Bible, because once I start a book, I don't want to do anything else until I finish the book. Is there such a thing as a reading addiction?
I've been Spring Cleaning and am tired of that project. And watching way too much TV. I've been on the phone a lot each day talking with my sister about the pandemic news and other current events.
I greatly miss having people over for luncheons. I have two tablecloths with napkins from pre-pandemic luncheons that need to go to the dry cleaner. I was holding them until a third set of guests arrived, so I could take three sets to the cleaner at once. But that was canceled because of pandemic. Now, I wonder if I'll ever feel safe having the cleaner handle tablecloths and napkins. I've spent a lot of time in the kitchen baking and cooking. It's my pandemic stess reliever and helps me deal with all we've lost to this pandemic. I'm ready for a vaccine!
Finally, a use for all my Spanish classes -- because of them, I was able to translate and come up with the correct answer. Otherwise, I would not have known.
At a time in the past, we had a neighbor who grilled a lot. He even grilled their Thanksgiving turkeys inside the garage (with garage door open) regardless of snow or cold weather. When I asked for it, he graciously gave me his barbecue recipe and I've been using it ever since.
I put the ham bone with meat from a recent baked ham in the freezer. I tried to buy dried beans to cook with the ham, but the grocery had none. After thinking about the dilemma for a few days, I tried Walmart online. I only wanted 1 pound, but had to buy 6 pounds. I don't know if the store being out is because people hoarded beans from the beginning of the crisis, or if they started buying them when the meat shortage began. Maybe it was an anomaly, since Walmart had them.
kimbob, thanks for posting the ciabatta video. I enjoyed watching it. I have a KAF recipe for ciabatta, but it appears such a long endeavor that I've never baked it. Overall, I don't like bread, although I enjoy the excitement of baking it. And, the only bread I claim to like to eat is ciabatta.
The ham I baked a few days ago was a first time adventure. Today, for the first time, I made Ham Gravy with mashed potatoes and leftover ham and veggies for lunch. I used Trisha Yearwood's mother's gravy formula from a Food Network show.
I knew this.
When the pandemic closed restaurants, I read that 51% of Americans rely on restaurants for their daily meals! Surely some of that 51% knew about bread-baking, given the flour shortage. Unless they were buying flour for cookies.
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