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bread stuff: 3 parts. No-knead recipe, autolyse, regular kneaded dough. Basic no-knead recipe: 1 lb flour (bread is better, AP works fine), approx 3 3/4 cup 1 pack (2 1/4 tsp) instant yeast 1 3/4 tsp salt (10 g) 1 1/2 cups warm water (120F) (360 g) Thoroughly stir the dry ingredients together. Keep stirring,… Continue reading 2023-11-09

Full writeup happening soon, but here’s the link to the basic recipe French Toast Recipe

I’ll fix this post over the weekend Steak & mushroom & gravy & bacon & mashed potato pie.

More like chocolate whipped cream, but

 

Today I make savoury snaccos with the choux pastry. I’m thinking some fancy cheese and meat slices, and maybe a Boston cream-style filling for desserts.  

I made a choux pastry, and pumpkin whipped cream for a filling. The filling was 1 cup of pumpkin puree that I heated in a small pot until almost simmering, added 1/4 cup dark brown sugar (1/4 cup regular sugar + 1/2 tbsp brown sugar = 1/4 cup dark brown sugar), and 1 tbsp of… Continue reading 2023-10-26

    Makes 1 double pie crust (top and bottom, 9" pie plate)    

Rolled out the pie crust from yesterday, docked, and blind baked until a very light golden brown. The crust was rock hard from being in the fridge overnight, so I had to let it warm up a little on the counter, about 1 hour. I did not want the butter to melt because that would… Continue reading 2023-10-20