Back in the saddle again!
The Bread Thread
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Took my last corned beef from the freezer and that means rye bread.
Sunday:
Thursday: Came out so good I decided to make another!
Thursday: Came out so good I decided to make another!
Back in the saddle on a cold, snowy Friday morning!
Not as technically complex as a sourdough bread, but still fun and quick. Youngest daughter caught the flu from my son (we always share in our family, lol), and since it seems to be a quick mover (about 2 days of not feeling great) I decided to make some soft pretzels for her (her favorite) and some bagels (her second favorite, she likes any bread product). New recipe, egg wash, used some hi gluten flour (trying to use it since I now use 00 for pizza dough). Lite and fluffy inside, nice crisp outside from the wash. Made her happy and that is what a dad is for, right?
Edit: she just came back in the kitchen for a bagel after the initial pretzel, so home run on my part! My wife and I split a pretzel, I expect the rest of the batch to not exist after lunchtime tomorrow, as usual.
Edit: she just came back in the kitchen for a bagel after the initial pretzel, so home run on my part! My wife and I split a pretzel, I expect the rest of the batch to not exist after lunchtime tomorrow, as usual.
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Oh yes!
And a very active and vigorous yeast.
For my everyday bread I do the the "Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day" thing. Mix ingredients, let rise, fridge. To make a loaf, grab a big handful, form tight ball, bake. No kneading. Pizza stone, tray of hot water. Super easy.
And since this is the time of year to restock the freezer with corned beef, more rye bread.
And since this is the time of year to restock the freezer with corned beef, more rye bread.
I was incredibly intimidated at first. But like so many things, the more you do it the easier it gets.
Which can be bad when all you want is one piece of candy and there's none in the house and you don't want to go shopping. So you decide to bake a cake and double the buttercream frosting recipe.
Box cake mixes are always good for emergencies!
Cake mix hack: 5 eggs instead of 3, milk instead of water, melted butter instead of oil. Tastes like a bakery cake. Homemade buttercream frosting, of course.
Cake mix hack: 5 eggs instead of 3, milk instead of water, melted butter instead of oil. Tastes like a bakery cake. Homemade buttercream frosting, of course.
I'm not much of a cake guy but I bet I'd love a piece of this. Wow! Does the hack work with other flavors of cake mix or should my wife stick with yellow?
I think the question that comes to mind for me is did the cat like the icing?
Unfortunately I have tried it with at least 6 different flavors. Even chocolate. Works great with all of them, dammit.
I spoil my cats. Tasting before serving isn't allowed but I let them lick the plate. They love it! The plate is so clean I don't have to wash. Right back on the shelf!
