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December 25, 2023 at 3:45 pm in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of December 24, 2023? #41405
Today my wife assembled two trifles (a big one and a smaller one with remains of the pastry cream and fruit.)
David is making the potato casserole, the ham will go in the oven around 4:30.
December 24, 2023 at 9:32 pm in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of December 24, 2023? #41402We had our traditional Christmas Eve dinner of oyster stew and chili, with a relish tray and a dessert platter of cookies and candies. Then we opened one present each. (Diane actually got 2 of them, because one was one I figured she'd want to use tonight and the other was one I really wanted to give her this evening.)
I'm making a small batch of cinnamon rolls to go with the chili tonight.
December 24, 2023 at 12:18 am in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of December 17, 2023? #41395I made a triple batch of pastry cream this evening, so that we can make our traditional Christmas trifle tomorrow. Hopefully that'll be enough to have some left over for snacking. (I made it late enough in the evening that just my son and I were around to scrape the leavings out of the pan.)
I made marbled rye bread, Diane made oatmeal-raisin-date spice cookies.
December 21, 2023 at 11:10 pm in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of December 17, 2023? #41381BA, does the sourdough cheese cracker dough have a best-by date on it? I made a batch over a week ago and what with picking up my son and granddaughter and all the other holiday stuff, it's still in the fridge.
Today's semolina bread, I'm working on making sure my loaves are consistently shaped, these two look pretty similar.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.December 20, 2023 at 10:42 pm in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of December 17, 2023? #41375I thought the croissants were just a bit overdone, especially on the bottom, but there's only one left after supper tonight, so they must have been OK. It wouldn't surprise me if I make them again in a few days, my son and granddaughter are both here and enjoyed both the chocolatines and the croissants.
I might make bagels tomorrow or Friday, and I'm about out of semolina bread, so I'll probably make that tomorrow.
I was pleased that our granddaughter seemed to enjoy the chicken and mushroom dish I made to go with the croissants, too.
I've used that method or variations on it. I take a big bowl, heat it with near-boiling water (an instant hot water tap is great for that), pour the water out, then invert it over a platter with the stick of butter on it.
December 20, 2023 at 6:12 pm in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of December 17, 2023? #41369We had chicken and mushrooms in a cream sauce, with croissants.
So you would think a 2 hour final proof would be fine under those conditions?
If I was answering a question on the food safety certification exam, I'd hesitate before saying yes, but I think as long as the fillings are cooked to at least 180 degrees they should be fine, and with most breads the internal temperature is more like 190-200.
The general rule of thumb is 2 hours in the danger zone (40-140) is the upper limit, 1 hour if at 90 degrees or hotter.
Would proofing in the refrigerator be possible?
I've been using sticks I made from Callebaut semi-sweet chocolate (54.5% cacao) but most of the bakeries use pre-made sticks, so I bought a box of 300 Callebaut croissant sticks (44% cacao).
The pre-made ones are a bit smaller, 3 inches long and 5.3 grams each vs 4 inches long and about 10 grams for the ones I made, so I used 2 per chocolatine.
I had enough of the home made chocolate sticks left to make 2 croissants, the other 7 were made with the pre-made sticks. I tried some of both, and found it hard to pick a favorite.
December 19, 2023 at 8:59 pm in reply to: Would Cranberry Relish and Ricotta Work in a Sweet Roll? #41353The ricotta in a cannoli usually has some sugar added, would the cranberry sauce supply much sweetness, it tends to be tart.
How long can I let a meat filling sit around while the bread dough rises?
Meat and egg fillings should be OK with a 2 hour final proof after shaping and filling, are they cold, room temperature or warm when you fill the bao?
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