I thought I’d add my thoughts on making sourdough when you have no yeast. Get a 1 or 2 quart glass bowl….one that you won’t be needing for a while. Put in 1 cup (113g) of whole wheat flour (all purpose is also fine) and 1/2 cup (113g) cool water. Stir and then cover with… Continue reading Sourdough Starter from Scratch
Watching the British Baking Show has inspired me for this year’s Challenge. One of the competitors was doing a Breads of the World challenge–he had gotten some 90 out of 120 or so. I’m not sure I need to do that many, but I’d love to try a bunch of different breads this year. I… Continue reading Bread Challenge 2020
This is one of my favorite times of year. Is it the thankfulness? The gifts? Evergreens & sleigh bells? No…it’s the egg nog. I’m terribly disappointed that egg nog isn’t available year-round. As soon as I see it in the store, I buy a carton and I get to enjoy the whole dang thing–because only… Continue reading A Holiday Torte
Wow…it’s taken me six weeks to get through one episode. I’ve had a few things going on here… The last item on the list is a showstopper tart; a large designer fruit tart. I’ve chosen a jam custard tart. I found a recipe here…another blog that actually has the recipe at the TOP of the… Continue reading Jam Custard Tart
It took two attempts to make this tart, and I gotta tell ya, I’m not a fan. It’s a very easy tart to make and has only a few ingredients. Make the crust, heat the golden syrup (honey + molasses), and stir in the breadcrumbs (yes–BREADCRUMBS) and a splash of lemon juice. Pour into tart… Continue reading Traditional Treacle Tart
I was really looking forward to making this one, but it took buying apples three times before I was able to actually make it. I’ve got four other people here, and at least two of them nicking the apples so I didn’t have enough to make the dessert. I used a recipe that I found… Continue reading Tarte Tatin
As promised, the second bagel batch was made today with more mixed results. The recipe used was from King Arthur Flour (hence the spelling…rather Tudor, but maybe we can pretend that Henry VIII’s older brother had actually become king prior to his death…but I digress) found here. It’s an easy enough recipe to follow, though… Continue reading Double Bagel, Parte the Seconde
I was looking at Netflix last week and discovered there are NEW EPISODES OF THE SHOW! These are Season 10 and were released in the UK at the same time as the US, I think…but rather than force us to wait a couple months and then give us the opportunity to BINGE WATCH like the… Continue reading Double Bagel, Parte Ye Firste
This was fun…although my whole body is going to pay for this later, I think. Ow. Wanting to use the same recipe that the contestants used on the show (mine being more detailed than their truncated technical challenge directions), I found the BBC version of Paul Hollywood’s recipe here. I had to omit the sunflower… Continue reading Braided Bread
So the flatbread challenge had two parts–one with yeast and one without. I did the without yeast last time, and had to wait until I had a large enough window of time to make the with yeast…today I had no big plans (just a trip to the chiropractor) and the weather has been overcast and… Continue reading Fluffy Flatbreads of the Mediterranean