Mike Nolan

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  • in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of November 6, 2022? #37117
    Mike Nolan
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      Aside from a cinnamon roll (or two), I'm not sure what we're having for supper. Diane had chili for lunch and plans to have it again tomorrow, so she won't want it tonight.

      in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of November 6, 2022? #37114
      Mike Nolan
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        Today's cinnamon rolls:
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        in reply to: Cinnamon Rolls and Chili #37110
        Mike Nolan
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          The reference to the Miller and Paine cinnamon rolls was especially interesting, as we had figured out that Runza was no longer using that long time Lincoln favorite recipe.

          The public schools here use a different recipe, but they're making it in really large batches to feed thousands of kids on chili/roll days. Chili is one of their two most popular meal choices, the other is creamed turkey on mashed potatoes.

          Coincidentally, I'm making tangzhong cinnamon rolls today, as we discovered after I made the chili yesterday that we had finished off the last of the previous batch from the freezer. We bought some cinnamon rolls from the grocery store, but they're a big disappointment, too sweet to pair with the chili properly.

          in reply to: Use it Up! #37107
          Mike Nolan
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            A lot of whole wheat recipes call for adding extra gluten.

            in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of November 6, 2022? #37103
            Mike Nolan
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              I'm making a big pot of chili today, much of which will go in the freezer.

              in reply to: Use it Up! #37102
              Mike Nolan
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                I actually prefer a lower gluten flour for pizza, but we prefer thin-crust pizza. The ones I was making on the grill this summer were pretty good, I may try that King Arthur recipe indoors over the winter, possibly in a cast iron skillet.

                in reply to: Use it Up! #37095
                Mike Nolan
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                  My former next door neighbor (he runs the Sysco office here) used to say that high gluten flour they sold was used mainly for pizza and bagels.

                  in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of November 6, 2022? #37088
                  Mike Nolan
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                    I made over 60 small molded chocolates today, the plan is to put them in an Advent calendar for our granddaughter.

                    I also made 40 chocolate batons for making chocolate croissants (Jimmy Griffin calls them chocolatines). They're similar in size to the larger ones that Callabaut sells, about 4 inches long.

                    in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of October 30, 2022? #37070
                    Mike Nolan
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                      Hadn't heard of toasted powdered milk before this. I can see how caramelizing the sugar in powdered milk might have an impact on flavor.

                      in reply to: Julie Powell has died #37069
                      Mike Nolan
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                        The Washington Post has a story today on Julie Powell and how she was one of the persons who revolutionized food writing.

                        Nearly all food bloggers, including me, are in many ways following in her footsteps, though preferably without the f-bombs.

                        Although the cause of death was listed as cardiac failure, she appears to have been a long Covid casualty.

                        Here's a link to the story:
                        https://wapo.st/3zJre5H

                        in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of October 30, 2022? #37066
                        Mike Nolan
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                          In other words, we're all at the mercy of the seed companies to make sure their seeds are what they say they are.

                          in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of October 30, 2022? #37064
                          Mike Nolan
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                            But did they cross-pollinate?

                            in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of October 30, 2022? #37059
                            Mike Nolan
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                              I have made the Katharine Hepburn brownies a few times, they're almost flourless and really rich, you want them thin and cut into small pieces.

                              I suspect gluten-free flour could be used with little change in their taste or structure.

                              in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of October 30, 2022? #37056
                              Mike Nolan
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                                Butter has gone up in price, too, the sale price used to be $2.99/pound, now it's $3.99/pound and a limit of 1 or 2.

                                I wonder if the dairy farmers are seeing any of that increase? Kinda doubt it.

                                The WSJ has run stories talking about butter shortages, though I haven't seen signs of that here. But I don't buy restaurant/bakery quantities of butter.

                                in reply to: Julie Powell has died #37055
                                Mike Nolan
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                                  Her original blog posts during the year she was cooking from the book are still up the last time I looked, they've been reorganized a little. Warning, the blog posts have a lot of F-bombs. (I think she cleaned it up a lot for the book.)

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