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  • in reply to: Daily Quiz for February 21, 2020 #21510
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      I had looked up melting propensities of cheeses once. I was surprised to learn that some Indian Cheeses don't melt at all. Cheddar melts when young but not well when aged.

      in reply to: Triticale Testing #21500
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        Its a pity that your professor is missing the very first loaf. I'm quite sure the subsequent ones will be just as pretty.

        in reply to: Adventures in Steam #21499
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          My Cloche is the type thats used dry. I also used the Dutch oven without any additional water. I don't put the bread directly down on either. With the cloche the bread is a round cake pan, and a normal loaf pan for the Dutch oven. I can do that as I have an oval Dutch oven. I've gotten used to round boules out of necessity but given a choice I prefer other sizes and shapes.

          in reply to: Adventures in Steam #21494
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            I bake using a cold Dutch Oven it seems so much safer than trying to handle the hot cast iron. I've also tried a clay coche over my bread and I like the results. The bread seems to rise higher and has a thinner crust. Has anyone tried baking in a thinner covered pan, like a small roasting pan? I'm wondering if the good results come from using a closed container, or from using a container with a relatively high thermal mass.

            in reply to: Adventures in Steam #21466
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              Those look wonderful. I'd gladly eat any of them. How big are they? Like a softball? They look like a group of hot cross buns but with cut crosses instead of frosting.

              in reply to: Adventures in Steam #21435
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                That sounds like a well thought out experiment! You and your wife must be very popular at work.

                in reply to: Daily Quiz for February 18, 2020 #21429
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                  Got it

                  in reply to: What are you Baking the week of February 16, 2020? #21385
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                    Mike;
                    How did the pie come out? Was it a one or two crust pie?

                    in reply to: Daily Quiz for February 17, 2020 #21384
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                      I guessed wildly, and guessed wrong.

                      in reply to: What are You Baking the Week of February 9, 2020? #21327
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                        I did Yankee style cornbread yesterday -- 1/2 flour, and 1/2 cornmeal and sweetened with honey. It was very good. I baked it in a square cast iron frying pan. I bought this frying pan years ago when I was curious to see how the different styles of cast iron worked. I couldn't find a lid for this, so I don't think I ever used it till now. It worked very nicely but it seems heavier and harder to balance than the round pans.

                        in reply to: Daily Quiz for February 15, 2020 #21318
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                          I guessed wrong too.

                          in reply to: You already have a slow cooker in your house — your oven! #21311
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                            I often use the slow cooker when I don't want to heat up the kitchen. Also a decade or so ago, an oven was left on for a day and caused a house fire. This was in New York City, the owners were Jewish and didn't want to work on the Sabbath which included turning the oven on. However using an oven which was already on didn't count.
                            I have seen recipes by Cook's Illustrated which cook a stew in a Dutch oven in an oven set at about 300 degrees.

                            in reply to: Daily Quiz for February 14, 2020 #21264
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                              I had no idea so I guessed at random. It helps to be lucky.

                              in reply to: What are you Cooking the week of February 9, 2020? #21258
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                                I made split pea soup with carrots, celery, onions, garlic and a ham bone from a half -- shank end ham. I started cooking the peas then added the ham bone and cooked some more before adding the vegetables. The split peas have all dissolved into the soup. I'm going to let it cool overnight before removing the bone and cutting up the bits of meat that had clung to the bone.
                                I ate this with crackers and a store bought roll with butter. I think tomorrow I'll bake some corn bread to eat with the split pea soup.

                                in reply to: What are You Baking the Week of February 9, 2020? #21235
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                                  Yesterday I made my oatmeal-maple-walnut quick bread with the wonderful Canadian Dark Robust maple syrup. The Dark maple syrup gives it a little more flavor but its still very subtle. I think I'm going to keep the maple syrup for pancakes, and hot chocolate and frosting. It does make a great baked bean dish but that seems such an extravagant use of it.
                                  Has anyone tried maple syrup on cheesecake? It shouldn't require a lot of maple syrup to just drizzle some one top.

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