[Mike Nolan]

Back home after a week in Wisconsin for the annual US Chess business meetings.

Made honey wheat bread today. Rose very well. (7 1/2" long, 3 1/2" wide, 5" high)

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Tags on tomatoes (purple of course)

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Montreal Bagels and Montreal Smoked Meat are two food experiences worth traveling to Quebec for!

I can't say that for poutine, I guess its an acquired taste.

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Got around to labeling all the tomato cages finally, using some plastic tags with wire fasteners that I got on Amazon.

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I'm making a batch of oatmeal crisps using M&M's tonight.

I haven't figured out why when I make these cookies with M&M's they come out flatter than when I make them with chocolate chips.

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We had hot dogs for lunch on the Banh Mi from yesterday. They did soften up a bunch overnight, as expected, but the YouTube video says 5 minutes in the oven will make them nice and crisp again. Didn't do that for lunch, but probably will next time, Diane liked the crunchy exterior and so did I.

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Be sure you get one that is garage-ready, sometimes if it is too cool in the winter they don't regulate their temperature well.

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I made burger and hot dog buns from the Banh Mi dough (see baking thread), and then made a batch of Sloppy Joes for supper. (Found a garlic-free sauce powder which got added to some sauteed onions and red peppers, plus some tomato sauce.)

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We bought a little countertop icemaker because our big icemaker isn't working again. It might be fixable or it might be time to think about a new one, but the little one will get us through the next few weeks.

We also had our two-year defrost timer failure on our SubZero freezer. :sigh: They're seeing if a different maker's plug-compatible defrost timer might be more reliable, should be installed on Monday.

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Made another batch of the Banh Mi dough, divided into 12 pieces (about 64 grams each raw, 55 or so grams baked)

I made 4 as burger buns (sesame seeded)

And 8 as hot dog buns (poppy seeded, of course)

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We had sandwiches--and hot dogs--on the banh mi buns I baked.

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The more we talked about using them as hot dog buns, the more we had to try it--tonight.

Oh, the sacrifices we make for our art.

Pretty darned good! As Diane said, if they keep well we may never need to buy hot dog buns again.

I made these 9 to a batch, for hot dog buns 12 might be a better number, and they'd wind up pretty close to commercial hot dogs buns for carbs per bun. I might have to try them in my silicone hot dog pans.

So to see how well they keep, we stuck one in the freezer, another in a bread bag and the other 3 in a clear plastic box (actually a shoe box but we've been using it as a breadbox, though I'm not sure it's food-safe plastic so I put them on paper towels. I was looking at a bread box on Amazon earlier today, that might be on order soon.

Now I want to try them with some Chicago Italian Beef!

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Laminated doughs are usually a lot of work, having a laminator makes it easier, though.

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More pictures. They're very light, 85 grams of dough per roll and about 61 grams baked weight.

Flavor is pretty good, but does it compare with the rolls I had 30 years ago? Yeah, I think it's in the ballpark, with practice and maybe a little tinkering of the recipe could be even better than that taste memory.

This sandwich really needs some pickled vegetables, though.

Might make good hot dog buns, too. It will be interesting to see what they're like tomorrow, will they soften?

This recipe goes on the 'try again soon' list.

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I'm baking my first attempt at the banh mi recipe I posted a link to the other day.

Having some issues, and I have one concern about the recipe (seems like it doesn't use enough salt, at 0.44% of flour weight), but they're out of the oven.

I did make them a little smaller, 9 rolls to the batch, rather than 6. I don't think that's a factor. I will probably need a bigger or at least a second baguette pan if this recipe goes into the repertoire.

My dough didn't look as nice as the one in the video, and it didn't slash decently, either.

But if it has the right texture and taste, all is forgiven. Now I need to wait 10 minutes to see if they make crackling noises as they cool (I am hearing some crackling.)

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