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I did the Japanese Milk Bread on Sunday -- successfully. Some of the previous iterations turned out badly. It turned out fluffy and its staying moist well. I stuck mainly to the KAF recipe only adding just a little more flour to the dough, and a dusting of flour to make it into rolls. From previous tries enough flour to be hand kneadable makes it too dry and dense. Also it needs to be kneaded around 10 minutes in the stand mixer after the dough is stirred together.

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I've been using parchment paper on nearly everything I bake. I sometimes don't use it on cast iron pans. I would definitely use it for cinnamon rolls as the sugar in the filling often sticks to the bottom.

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I finally baked something in my father's new oven. A local handyman help adjust the feet so that the drawer had clearance, and I sanded the side of the drawer front to give a tiny bit more space.
Anyway Ibaked chocolate cherry bread as rolls using my KitchenAid mixer. It turned out fluffy and soft. I am finding it a lot easier to add potato flakes than the Tangzong mixture for added moisture. This was a little underkneaded, I was trying not to overknead and compensated too much.

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Be careful. Hurricane Lee is suppose to be heading for New England. The wind speed has died down but it will bring a lot of rain with it.

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KAF has a section just for pizza in its recipe section. I am surprised at the variety.

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How many KA stand mixers do you have now? You told me you went from a bowl lift model, to a bowl lift model with a wider bowl and a spiral dough hook earlier. Now you have your little Red Apple mixer!. I found that my hand mixer is a Kitchen Aid but that shouldn't count.

How was the pizza?

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Aaron;
Welcome back. Missed your voice particularly when the topic turned to Challah. I glanced at WaPo on pizza and I think I'd like it if they defined different types before trying for "best of". Now I want to know the difference between bar and tavern pizza, stuffed and Chicago. I remember when ages ago I knew of only thin and round, and square and pan, and a novel item was a white pizza.
I've drove past a place that sold coal fired Bronx pizza but don't know what distinguishes that from wood fired pizza.

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My oven is here but I am pissed. I paid for delivery and installation and having the old oven hauled off. However the they didn't install the anti tip device and I can't open the neighboring kitchen drawer since the oven door handle is in the way. The oven needs to be raised about half an inch for clearance. I couldn't get hold of the right people yesterday. I had a friend cut some wood to put under the oven and hope that this will do the trick, however I am now wondering if he cut the wood correctly. He first had two planks available, but then instead of cutting them both to the right length, he cut one down the middle. I think this would make it harder to put in the right place.

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I hope you have lots of fun with your mixer! Candy apple red is a cheerful color.,

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Happy Birthday Mike! I hope you have a great day. Thanks for this board and all the advice.

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Baker Aunt;
That cake sounds great! I'll have to look at the recipe. How do you prevent chocolate crumbs on the white frosting?

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I'll be getting my new stove on Wednesday, so I will be able to bake again. Weather permitting.

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I haven't had the energy or the stove to bake anything. I liked the King Arthur spiced rye cookies when I made them several years ago.

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I decided to try the Japanese Milk Bread, without any milk as I was out. This time I didn't add extra flour to make it more manageable so had to sort of pat it into shape and roll it up with just a sprinkle of cinnamon. It came out much better than the last rolls, it rose better and was more moist. I knew milk makes a difference in how well the bread rose but it also makes it more tender.
My oven decided to stop working, its as if the button for turning on the oven wasn't working at all. I took it over to a friend's house and used her oven. I'm ordering a replacement oven and will be making only pancakes for the next couple weeks. There isn't enough counter space to make a portable oven a viable option.

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I think rye breads need an acid. I do know that too much yogurt or buttermilk doesn't work with all whole wheat breads it softens the gluten too much. But I've make buttermilk cinnamon swirl white breads before without noticing any particular problems.
My cinnamon rolls turned out acceptable but a little small. I was hoping for the high light fluffiness of the Japanese milk bread instead of my slightly dense normalish rolls. I am going to have to try this again without the buttermilk. they will probably be good with maple frosting.

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