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  • in reply to: Daily Quiz for January 16, 2020 #20459
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      I got it.

      in reply to: What are you Baking the week of January 5, 2020? #20436
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        My problem with maple syrup is always that the maple flavor seemed too subtle. I was thinking of getting maple flavoring seperately but was too lazy.

        in reply to: What are you Baking the week of January 12, 2020? #20433
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          Mike;
          I think I made Hot Water Pastry once. I used Crisco as the fat. What fat did you use with this? I think this was before I wanted to try oil based pie crusts.

          in reply to: Daily Quiz for January 15, 2020 #20432
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            Thats interesting, I've read about kombucha and seen it at health food stores. I've never drunk it. Is it healthy?

            in reply to: What are you Baking the week of January 12, 2020? #20418
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              These were top crust only. I prefer having a true pie crust to biscuit or batter bread on my pot pies.

              in reply to: What are you Baking the week of January 12, 2020? #20415
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                I have found a brand new method to mess up pie dough. I normally use an oil based recipe. For a whole pie the recipe is
                3 cups flour
                1 teaspoon baking powder
                3/4 cup oil
                1 teaspoon vinager
                1 egg
                water to make a good dough;
                I do this all the time, and it is hard to handle but turns out very well. Its a short crust but crisp and crunchy.

                If I do a partial recipe I keep the same portions of oil and flour but normally leave out the egg.

                So for some pot pies I had 2 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 cup oil
                When I mixed this together the pie dough was moist enough and handled fairly well so I didn't add any water.

                I made a turkey pot pie filling with carrots and celery and onions and parsnips and green beans. The green beans were a nod to Thanksgiving. I had this boiling hot and in 4 2 cup corning dishes, then I rolled out the pie dough and placed it on top. I baked this at 350 for 30 minutes until the filling was boiling. The pie dough top never got crisp. It always remained soft and mushy.
                I reheated one pie in the microwave yesterday and it still never hardened up. I didn't think there was such a thing as too much oil in a pie crust but I seemed to have achieved it. My conclusion is that water is a necessary ingredient in a crust. Anyone else have an opinion of what went wrong? I was nibbling on some crackers as I ate the pie which was very tasty and filling, in order to have something crunchy.

                in reply to: Daily Quiz for January 14, 2020 #20413
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                  I got it!!

                  in reply to: What are you Baking the week of January 5, 2020? #20410
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                    I found buttermilk pancakes are thicker and fluffier than the ones made with milk even if I add extra baking powder to compensate for the lack of acid- baking soda lift. I do taste a pancake but its a back ground flavor to the real maple syrup, or butter and jam , or fruit piled on top.

                    I made chocolate orange quick bread on Friday night. This was my normal recipe except I used dark Karo corn syrup instead of honey, and half and half instead of buttermilk. I also use 4 teaspoons of baking powder instead of 2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon baking soda since none of the liquid ingredients were acidic. It rose fine, and the batter had the right consistency; but it didn't taste as sweet. Is honey sweeter than corn syrup? I wanted to use up the dark corn syrup which I had bought for a chocolate cake so I thought I'd see what would happen in a quick bread recipe.

                    in reply to: Daily Quiz for January 13, 2020 #20409
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                      I prefer the cooked sushi ( broiled eels mainly) and vegetarian sushi to the true raw fish sushi.

                      in reply to: Daily Quiz for January 10, 2020 #20408
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                        I got it! I don't think I want to try to eat it, but "edible" means not poisonous and vaguely nutritious, not "tasty" and "pleasant"

                        in reply to: Daily Quiz for January 12, 2020 #20405
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                          I missed it!

                          in reply to: Making Laminated Doughs by Hand (YouTube link) #20316
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                            I love the video.

                            in reply to: What are you Cooking the week of January 5, 2020? #20313
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                              Joan;
                              Glad that your husband is doing better.

                              in reply to: Daily Quiz for January 9, 2020 #20312
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                                I remember the egg timers.

                                in reply to: What are you Baking the week of January 5, 2020? #20303
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                                  I did a Vegan pumpkin cranberry bread, using 1 tablespoon of ground flax seed mixed with three tablespoons of water for an egg substitute. I also used maple syrup for the sweetening since Vegans have an objection to honey.

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