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I did a spinach pizza yesterday, well it started as a spinach pizza but I added some ham and smoked cheese to make it more flavorfull. Definitely more flavorfull and probably full of calories.
Today I did a KAF apple challah, only I used maple syrup instead of honey. It looks nice but I haven't cut it yet.

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I did a second batch of the Ginger Rye cookies. Oh so good. These are even better than last time as I was careful not to over bake them. I also did pumpkin corn bread with dried cranberries. These are a little too sweet. Next time I'll cute the honey down from 1/4 cup to 3 tablespoons and see if that helps.

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I did the KAF Spiced Rye cookies, which turned out just like a ginger snap despite the exotic ingredients of black pepper and rye flour. This was surprisingly easy to make. I used a rounded table tablespoon to make the balls this would be around 1 1/2 tablespoons measured, and rolled them in sugar and baked. Does know why the recipe mixed the sugar in with the oil instead of with the dry ingredients?
These were so good. I might make another batch today.

I haven't made scones for a while. I think I only made batches of 16 scones at a time. If I wanted more I did multiple batches.

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I did Spinach pizza yesterday, and gingerbread a couple of days before. I want to do something different as opposed to being stuck in a rut. Has anyone made spice rye cookies from the KAF site? I never made rye cookies before.

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I did Boston Brown Bread last week, putting in pumpkin puree for part of the buttermilk and sweetened with maple syrup instead of molasses. I think the long cooking gives it a deeper and harsher taste unless thats due to the rye. I used the traditional flour mixture, cornmeal, rye and whole wheat. I know this is a quick bread but since I had time, I also added 1 teaspoon of yeast and gave it some time to rise before cooking.
No picture sorry.

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I just got my first Covid shot ( Pfizer ). A mass vaccination center opened up in the empty store at a nearby mall. I was able to sign up online and go in that same day. I was afraid that I would be searching for an opening for weeks. I had a sore arm that afternoon but the pain was mild and I didn't feel the need for pain killers.

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I have had success baking in a cold Dutch oven, a 1 1/2 lb loaf -- 4 cups of flour -- takes about 50 minutes. A hot Dutch oven seems to be so dangerous. How long does it take to bake with a hot Dutch Oven.

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Yesterday I finished up the Hot Cross buns that I had started on Eater Sunday. I normally go to great efforts to bake the penultimate batch on Sunday morning, but this year lethergy won and I just started this on Sunday. I had had plans for making whole wheat sugar free Buns for a diabetic friend, but didn't get around to that.

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Rottiedogs;
You have an ambitious program for Easter. I hope to get some cookies and two batches of Hot Cross Buns before Sunday. What is your Easter Pizza like? I've looked at Italian Easter Cheese/ham pie recipes. Is it like that loaded with cheese and meats and all sorts of tasty things?

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I experimented with pastry stripes on Hot Cross Buns one year. I found that flour/oil/water mixtures piped on just before baking worked fairly well. Just Flour/water turned out hard as a rock. This is only worth it when trying to make sugar free Hot Cross buns for some reason.

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I think it would be like Neopolitan Ice Cream, my favorite as a child since I didn't want to have to decide on just one flavor. You would need a group so it could be finished off in one sitting.

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That is a very over the top cake!

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I started baking Hot Cross Buns after my parents moved from Iowa City, Iowa where the local bakery always had Hot Cross Buns, to Lexington Ky where I couldn't find any. I was 11 when they moved so I probably didn't start baking them immediately but I was going through recipes a couple of. years later.
The local grocery stores around here -- Fairfax, Virginia -- have Hot Cross buns every spring. I bake my own in order to have enough to really indulge in it. I can eat 3 or 4 at a sitting. My brother once ate 8 as a snack before supper.

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I baked the whole wheat Hot Cross buns yesterday morning. I think they turned out well but I've forgotten just how much time it takes to make a batch. This recipe made 32 Hot Cross buns which were nicely fluffy and tasty. This was a doggy friendly variety so I took some to. the friend that appreciates whole wheat and dotes on her dog. I'm not sure if Linus will get any, he is a Corgi and the long low dogs tend to bad backs if they put on weight.
I still would like to make a couple more recipes this season but I will wait a while before starting.

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I started on the whole wheat hot cross buns. I'd like to try a cross between a Boston Brown bread and a pumpkin bread. KA website had a steamed pumpkin bread but it also has a lot of sugar. I guess I can start with a brown bread recipe and add pumpkin.

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