tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3303467477910203272024-02-07T19:56:19.896-05:00my adventures in baking<i>I started this blog because <br>
I love to bake. I've recently <br>
started taking photos of what <br>
I'm making and wanted a place <br>
to share my thoughts, creations <br>
and pictures.</i>inthekitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237440633784467985noreply@blogger.comBlogger163125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330346747791020327.post-86471669267813218372016-07-15T10:20:00.003-04:002016-07-15T10:20:21.888-04:00British Madeira Loaf Cake...on your marks, get set, BAKE!My husband is British (a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geordie">Geordie</a>) so we watch a lot of British TV, mostly comedies and crime dramas or murder mystery-type shows (stay away from Midsomer...deadliest place in all of fictional Britain!). His Geordie accent has faded through the years, but you can hear some awesome Geordie accents <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uur3btDYBXM" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQond9IRtAY" target="_blank">here</a>, and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhHLmhchLrU" target="_blank">here</a>. I love the accent, wye aye, of course, but it's canny impossible to imitate! When he first moved to America, people had no idea he was from England and usually guessed Australia, which is funny to me because the Geordie accent sounds nothing like an Australian accent. But, I digress...<br />
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One of our favorite food-related shows (British or not) is <a href="http://thegreatbritishbakeoff.co.uk/">The Great British Bake Off</a>...on your marks, get set, BAKE! No Geordie accents there, but lots of fun bakes and kitchen mayhem in the tent. I decided that I might try to bake some of the recipes from the show as we watch each week (although I'm already a week behind in posting this!). In the first episode, one of the bakes was a Madeira loaf cake. I love anything with almonds and lemons, so I decided to try it. <br />
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I was planning to follow the Madeira loaf cake recipe from this <a href="http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1940701/madeira-loaf-cake">BBC Good Food recipe</a>, but I had to make some small changes because I had no all-purpose flour (how on earth did that happen?!) or self-rising flour that the recipe called for...so I had to create my own regular flour using cake flour and bread flour; then I had to make self-rising flour by adding baking powder, and salt. A poster in the comment section on <a href="https://food52.com/hotline/3830-can-i-substitute-bread-flour-for-all-purpose-in-a-baking-recipe">this site</a> recommended converting bread flour and cake flour to all-purpose by using 6.25% of the total weight bread flour to the rest cake flour, so that's what I did, and then had to add leavening ingredients to create self-rising flour. Way more complicated than if I had the correct flour, but a fun experiment in substitutions and the awesomeness of the internet.<br />
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In addition to the issues with the flour, I also doubled the recipe, so I could slice and freeze one loaf, used more zest, a bit more egg, and added a bit of muscovado brown sugar, so I am including my slightly altered recipe here. <a href="http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1940701/madeira-loaf-cake">Go here for the original</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gorgeous loaf - light and tender</td></tr>
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The recipe is interesting because it doesn't call for any liquid! Most cake recipes call for milk or sour cream to offset the dry ingredients. This one didn't though, so it was a very easy cake to make...no 'starting and ending with the dry ingredients' business. Sadly, neither of my loaves rose properly in the center and I didn't get the required open crackle dome top. I
think this could be because of the changes I made to the recipe, all of the issues with making my own flour, or
because I baked two loaves side by side and perhaps there wasn't enough
airflow in the oven. However, even though it was lacking the signature crackle,
the cake was delicious - a hint of the ground almonds and a hint of lemon. It reminded me of a light pound cake with a dense but <i>really </i>tender crumb. It would
be a perfect addition for a tea party, or even to just make ahead, freeze and then
thaw a slice or two for company. Twenty seconds in the microwave brings a slice back to life, warm and fresh.<br />
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<u><b>Ingredients</b></u><br />
375g cake flour<br />
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25g bread flour<br />
3 3/4 t baking powder<br />
3/4 t salt<br />
(alternately, use 400g of self-rising flour instead of the 4 ingredients above)<br />
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100g ground almonds<br />
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350g butter, softened<br />
350g (minus 1 T) caster sugar or superfine sugar<br />
1 T muscovado brown sugar<br />
6.5 eggs<br />
zest from 3 small lemons<br />
2t vanilla extract<br />
a splash or two of milk, if needed <br />
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<u><b>Method</b></u><br />
Preheat the oven to 325º and prepare two loaf pans by greasing with softened butter. I also used a strip of parchment paper on the bottom of the pans. Set the pans aside.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mise en place - so simple!</td></tr>
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Combine the first four dry ingredients (cake flour, bread flour, baking powder, salt) in a large bowl and mix thoroughly; add the
ground almonds, mix well, and set aside.<br />
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Using the paddle attachment on
your stand mixer, cream together the softened butter, caster sugar, and muscovado brown sugar. Beat for about 5 minutes until very pale in color and increased in volume (see picture).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">but butter and sugars, pale and fluffy</td></tr>
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Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. This will add the volume to your cake.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">adding the eggs and more mixing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">look how pretty! Light, fluffy...</td></tr>
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Next, add the lemon zest and the vanilla. I'm using <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2012/01/homemade-christmas-2011-part-1-vanilla.html">my own homemade vanilla</a> :) When I've made vanilla more recently, I've added more pods to the bottles than in my original post that I linked to. It "cooks up" into vanilla much faster and has a more aromatic essence to it - I definitely recommend going in strong with the beans.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">adding the vanilla and lemon zest</td></tr>
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Next, mix the ground almonds and flour mixture together, then add slowly to the butter/sugar/egg mixture.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mixing the flours and ground almonds together</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">beating in the dry ingredients</td></tr>
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The batter will be thick, but should be loose enough to drop off a spoon. If it's too thick, put the mixer on low speed and mix in a few splashes of whole milk until it thins out slightly.<br />
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Spoon half the batter (I weighed mine to try to get the loaves as equal as possible) into each of your loaf pans; smooth the top of the batter.<br />
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Bake at 325º for 25 minutes, rotate pans, bake for additional 30 minutes or until a toothpick stuck into the center comes out clean. Rotating the pans (i.e. taking them out of the oven briefly) may also be a reason for the non-crackling tops...you could try to not rotate them and see if that improves the crackling situation.<br />
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Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then gently remove the loaves from the pans to a wire rack and cool completely. Slice and enjoy with a cuppa!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">almost, nearly wanted to crack...so close, but nope!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a close-up of my non-cracked tops :(</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the crust is a gorgeous golden brown color</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and the inside has a light and tender crumb</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">yummy!</td></tr>
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Bye for now...inthekitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237440633784467985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330346747791020327.post-64450080606532062812016-07-14T22:50:00.005-04:002016-07-14T22:50:53.406-04:00Eating out in Montréal, part IV: Gibbys & ModavieThe final post of my spring adventures in dining out in Montréal were dinners out at <a href="http://www.gibbys.com/montreal.php">Gibbys</a> and <a href="http://modavie.com/en/">Modavie</a>. Check out the other posts here: <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2016/07/eating-out-in-montreal-part-i-atwater.html">part I (Atwater Market & La Panthère Verte)</a>, <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2016/07/eating-out-in-montreal-part-ii-bocata.html">part II (Bocata, La Gargote, & Olive et Gourmando)</a>, and <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2016/07/eating-out-in-montreal-part-iii-resto.html">part III (Resto L’Avenue, Pâtisserie Au Kouign Amann, and Cantinho de Lisboa)</a>. <br />
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Gibbys is a yummy steak house, built in a 200-year-old stone building that looks like the stables of an old castle. The atmosphere is kind of old school: the stone walls continue on the inside, it's somewhat formal (although there were plenty of diners casually dressed), and dimly-lit. It was fun for a fancy date night! Being that it was a steak house, both my husband and I ordered a steak and we both enjoyed the meal. They also did this funny thing (at least, funny to us as we'd never experienced this before) where, along with the bread, they brought us pickles and a small bowl of bacon bits. It was a little odd. The pickles I could kind of understand as vinegar can help with digestion (and most people are about to chow down on a steak), but the pickle-bacon combo was kind of funny.<br />
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The best part of the evening, by far, was the flaming after-dinner drink that my husband ordered. It was pretty intense! It began with the server rolling out a huge drink cart with coffee and sugar and flames and lots and lots of alcohol! She used about 4 different liquors and finished the drink by lighting it on fire. The glass was so hot that my husband had to use a hot pot holder just to hold the drink!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the interesting bread-pickles-bacon bits pre-dinner combo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a lemon sorbet palate cleanser from the chef</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mmmm...steak and lobster</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">steak with mushroom sauce</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the amazing after-dinner drink show</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">our delicious hot apple croûte...we had to share...so full!</td></tr>
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Saving one of our favorites for last, Modavie! We've been to Modavie on several of our visits to Montréal and love it every time. We tend to eat out early so can usually get in without a reservation, but generally, this place is hopping as it gets later and the live music begins. The atmosphere at Modavie is fun and friendly and the food is delicious!<br />
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For dinner, we each had a salad and then I had the mussels and frites in a Pernod sauce (a seriously enormous portion!) and my husband had the steak frites. Montréal loves their steak frites :) <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caesar salad with bacon and croutons</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">beet salad with goat cheese and candied walnuts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my enormous portion of mussels</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">delicious!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a Montréal tradition, steak frites</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cappuccino...yum</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">another delicious apple in puff pastry...if there's fruit, it's healthy, right?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">tiramisu</td></tr>
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Bye for now...
inthekitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237440633784467985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330346747791020327.post-29568080872852786382016-07-13T21:08:00.002-04:002016-07-14T22:54:09.721-04:00Eating out in Montréal, part III: Resto L’Avenue, Pâtisserie Au Kouign Amann, & Cantinho de LisboaPart III of our gastronomical tour through Montréal takes us to <a href="http://restaurantlavenue.ca/index_en.html">Resto L’Avenue</a>, Pâtisserie Au Kouign Amann, and <a href="http://www.cantinhodelisboa.com/en/">Cantinho de Lisboa</a>. Check out the other posts here: <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2016/07/eating-out-in-montreal-part-i-atwater.html">part I (Atwater Market & La Panthère Verte)</a>, <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2016/07/eating-out-in-montreal-part-ii-bocata.html">part II (Bocata, La Gargote, & Olive et Gourmando)</a>, and <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2016/07/eating-out-in-montreal-part-iv-gibbys.html">part IV (Gibbys and Modavie)</a>. <br />
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Resto L’Avenue was a <i>super</i> funky breakfast joint we happened upon while out for a walk on Mont Royal. They had mannequins, a spray-painted mural wall, and a black-lit bathroom with florescent writing all over the walls. Contrary to the decor, the food was pretty traditional breakfast fare and was yummy and hearty. And, they served watermelon water...interesting!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the huge watermelon water tank</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pretty cappuccino</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">all of the meals came with a fruit skewer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">scrambled eggs with bacon, potatoes and cheese<br />
(although I thought the cheese would have been melted over the eggs, lol)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">eggs over-easy with sausage and potatoes</td></tr>
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Kouign amann is one of my favorite desserts. It's flaky, buttery, and simple but delicious. And, I love making laminated doughs so it's a win-win! I've actually made kouign amann twice with varied results: <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2014/11/roses-alpha-bakers-kouign-amann.html">very successfully as part of the Rose's Alpha Bakers club</a> and once semi-successfully (although still yummy) <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2011/03/kouign-amann-experiment-in-butter-and.html">using David Lebovitz's recipe</a>. So, when we were planning our trip to Montréal, I had to search for the best place to eat kouign amann and found the aptly named...Pâtisserie Au Kouign Amann.<br />
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This bakery is a tiny neighborhood place (so tiny they don't even have a website!), which just happens to specialize in this amazing pastry. When we got there (around 10:00 am, I think), they had already sold out of the first batch of kouign amann so we had to come back about 30 minutes later for the next batch which was in the oven. We actually reserved our slices to make sure we would get some when we returned! And, boy am I glad we did - they were warm, caramelized, sweet but not overly so, and buttery. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a delicious slice</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the hot kouign amann, fresh out of the oven, <br />
waiting for a lucky buyer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">some of the other pastries they sell</td></tr>
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Last in this post is Cantinho de Lisboa. An eat-in or take-out café with a Portuguese flavor. Cantinho de Lisboa was near our airbnb rental so we ate there twice - once for lunch and once for breakfast (when Olive et Gourmando was too busy...see part II for my thoughts about O+G). The food was very good, flavorful and not too heavy, and the atmosphere was fun and comfortable. Even though we were there for lunch, it wasn't too busy so we were able to hang out, write postcards, and read. The counter staff were all very friendly too!<br />
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When we went for lunch, I had a warm prosciutto and cheese sandwich on a baguette and my husband had a ham sandwich on a croissant. Both were served with a bit of salad and fried potato sticks...both were also delicious! When we returned for breakfast a few days later, I had a plain croissant, which they served with a sweet tomato jam...which I had never had before, but was surprisingly yummy! My husband had a ham and cheese croissant which was served with fruit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cute rooster mural and some dishes for sale</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my yummy sandwich</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the ham and cheese sandwich on a croissant</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">back for brekkie...a croissant and sweet tomato jam</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and a ham and cheese croissant served with fruit</td></tr>
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Bye for now...inthekitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237440633784467985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330346747791020327.post-81396730363460682322016-07-13T21:06:00.001-04:002016-07-14T22:53:48.744-04:00Eating out in Montréal, part II: Bocata, La Gargote, & Olive et GourmandoPart II of our gastronomical tour through Montréal takes us to <a href="http://www.bocata.ca/">Bocata</a>, <a href="http://www.restaurantlagargote.com/">La Gargote</a>, and <a href="http://oliveetgourmando.com/">Olive et Gourmando</a>. Check out the other posts here: <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2016/07/eating-out-in-montreal-part-i-atwater.html">part I (Atwater Market & La Panthère Verte)</a>, <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2016/07/eating-out-in-montreal-part-iii-resto.html">part III (Resto L’Avenue, Pâtisserie Au Kouign Amann, and Cantinho de Lisboa)</a>, and <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2016/07/eating-out-in-montreal-part-iv-gibbys.html">part IV (Gibbys and Modavie)</a>.<br />
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First up for this post, Bocata. Bocata is a wine bar with lots of delicious small plates. They also have a regular menu...everything we had was amazing. The atmosphere was very cozy - a wall of wine behind the bar and several other walls filled, floor-to-ceiling, with books (in fact, they bring your check tucked into a book - cute!). <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cute - the check came tucked into a book</td></tr>
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Our waiter was also fantastic, very friendly, knowledgeable, and
adorable. He explained several wine choices to us, made menu and wine
recommendations, gave us wine samples to help us decide, and happily
answered all of my questions (I always have lots of questions about
menus and food). Here is our waiter, slicing the pata negra de bellota
(ham from acorn-fed black pigs from Spain), which my husband had for an appetizer; he added the pan con tomate (basically, a tomato bruschetta). I had the croquette de crabe des neiges (snow crab cake) for an appetizer and the fish special for my main course. Everything was so delicious! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">our awesome waiter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the pata negra de bellota - so delicious!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">he also had the pan con tomate</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a delicious snow crab cake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">all crab!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my amazing fish dish</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my husband's chop</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we had to share dessert, an interesting (delicious) carrot cake - it's vertical!</td></tr>
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Next up is La Gargote is a cute little French bistro in Old Montréal which happened to be near our airbnb rental. They have a prix fixe or a la carte menu. I had the carrot potage to start and then pasta with ham and peas in a cream sauce. My husband had a pâté starter with a steak.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">yummy carrot potage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pâté with endive</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my delicious pasta</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">steak and potatoes</td></tr>
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Olive et Gourmando is last in this post. I'm probably the only person in Montréal who thinks this...but, I'll say it, I thought Olive et Gourmando was a bit overrated. First of all, it's packed from the moment they open until they close so it's hard to even get in and get a table...and then you feel kind of rushed out once you do sit down. I also thought the food was just...good. It wasn't anything special or original or anything not available at many other restaurants or cafés in the city. So, needless to say, we only went once. It was good, but we didn't feel the need to wait in line again a second time.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a cheese croissant</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the fruit salad was interesting - currants and toasted coconut!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my husband's panini</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the cappuccino was delicious</td></tr>
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Bye for now...<br />
<br />inthekitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237440633784467985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330346747791020327.post-26035887844770559272016-07-13T21:02:00.001-04:002016-07-14T22:53:25.935-04:00Eating out in Montréal, part I: Atwater Market & La Panthère VerteMy husband and I love to visit Montréal. We're close enough in the US that we can easily drive and we love that the city is so walkable, friendly, and - of course - the food is amazing! From Old Montreal to Mont Royal and everywhere in between, it's a diner's delight. Most of our past trips have been in the fall, when there a lots of fun things going on, like the <a href="http://www.fiertemontrealpride.com/en/pride/">Montréal Pride Parade</a> and a weekend when they lots of brides walking around the city (we've never figured out what that is about but it happened every fall we were there). This year though, we went in the spring and enjoyed <a href="http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/What-To-Do/Events/montreal-museums-day">Montréal free museum day</a>, outdoor markets, and lots and lots of walking around (Fitbits, charged and ready!).<br />
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Here are some of our eating out photos from our most recent trip. This first post is the <a href="http://www.marchespublics-mtl.com/marches/atwater/">Atwater Market</a>, a cool indoor/outdoor market with fruits, veggies, meats, prepared food, desserts, and awesome people watching. Also included are some photos from <a href="http://thegreenpanther.com/">La Panthère Verte</a> (the Green Panther), an organic vegan restaurant with amazing salads, smoothies, and falafel.<br />
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Check out the other Montréal posts for pictures of more mouth-watering food:<br />
<a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2016/07/eating-out-in-montreal-part-ii-bocata.html">Part II - La Gargote, Bocata, & Olive et Gourmando</a><br />
<a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2016/07/eating-out-in-montreal-part-iii-resto.html">Part III - Resto L’Avenue, Pâtisserie Au Kouign Amann, and Cantinho de Lisboa</a><br />
<a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2016/07/eating-out-in-montreal-part-iv-gibbys.html">Part IV - Gibbys and Modavie</a> <br />
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First stop in part I, Atwater Market --<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">welcome to Atwater Market!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gorgeous veggies and flowers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">more fresh flowers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">so colorful</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a berry bonanza</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canadian maple syrup</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">organic meats for sale</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the biggest pan of paella I've ever seen!</td></tr>
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On to La Panthère Verte! After several days of eating pastries and heavy meals, we were so happy to stumble on to this organic vegan restaurant and fill up on vegetables! I had this fresh, healthy, and delicious salad and my husband had the falafel sandwich. Both were amazing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">something healthy after days of pastries</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fresh and delicious</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">falafel sandwich</td></tr>
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And, finally, super cute little dogs at hanging out in the window at La Panthère Verte! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">woof woof!</td></tr>
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Bye for now...inthekitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237440633784467985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330346747791020327.post-51825412505623400922016-07-02T14:19:00.003-04:002016-07-02T14:19:23.686-04:00Milk BreadHello blog...I'm back! I've had a really busy couple of years working full-time and going to grad school, and the past year was especially busy as I was working and doing my clinical internship. But, I graduated in May (yippee!) and am now getting back into more of a regular schedule...which means, yay, more time for baking and blogging. I have a bunch of old photos from the past year or so, so I'll be playing catch up with several new posts.<br />
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Up first, Milk Bread! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">look at this gorgeous bread...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">yummy!</td></tr>
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I love making bread from scratch. There aren't many things better than the smell of bread happily baking away, or a nice thick slice from a warm, homemade loaf fresh out of the oven slathered with butter and jam. Yum!<br />
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Last year I was on a bit of a bread-making kick and decided to try this delicious <a href="http://thewoksoflife.com/2015/01/milk-bread-2/" target="_blank">Asian milk bread recipe</a> from <a href="http://thewoksoflife.com/" target="_blank">The Woks of Life</a> - a family-run cooking/baking blog. I discovered this blog last year when I made their amazing homemade <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2015/02/chinese-bbq-pork-homemade-pork-fried.html">Chinese BBQ pork and pork fried rice</a>. They have tons of recipes and drool-worthy photos. I might have to make another round of the Chinese BBQ pork, the milk bread dough, and try their pork buns next. My mouth is watering just thinking about it!<br />
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But for today, here is my take on milk bread. The recipe is very easy - a few simple ingredients, mix them together, knead, rise, shape, rise again, bake, and eat! The bread bakes up to a lovely deep golden color and has a light, tender crumb. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mise en place - so simple!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">everything gets mixed together</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the first rise</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the dough is shaped and set aside for the second rise</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">baked to a beautiful golden brown</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">so pretty!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the bread has a wonderful texture - light and airy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">time to try a piece...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">delicious!</td></tr>
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Bye for now...inthekitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237440633784467985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330346747791020327.post-8418001323470870992015-08-02T11:29:00.002-04:002015-08-02T11:30:46.243-04:00Rose's Alpha Bakers: Whole Wheat Walnut & Raisin Loaf (bump)I haven't had a chance recently to bake with my friends in the <a href="http://rosesalphabakers.blogspot.com/">Rose's Alpha Bakers</a> group, but I'm going to try to get back into the swing of things as the summer winds down (I can't believe it's already August!). This week's bake is Rose's 100% Whole Wheat Walnut Loaf. <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2015/02/roses-alpha-bakers-whole-wheat-walnut.html">I made this bread (with a few tweaks) way back in February</a> and it was absolutely delicious!<br />
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It quickly became a favorite and I made is about 5-6 more times during the long and seemingly never-ending New England winter we had this past year. It was the perfect winter bread - hearty but not heavy, tasty, and amazing when toasted up and topped with butter and honey.<br />
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My tweaks were to add a small amount of white flour and to add raisins. I also started making 1.5x the recipe so I could get two full loaves out of it. The first time I made it I got one loaf plus a few rolls so figured...why not increase the recipe slightly and get two loaves?<br />
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This bread is an all-day affair as the starter takes about 4 hours and then there are two rises. I tried once to start the dough the night before and finish it the next morning, but I didn't like that loaf as much so went back to waking up early to start the loaf and finishing it around lunchtime of the same day.<br />
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I highly recommend making this bread! Delicious.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">yummy and healthy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">delicious with butter and a bit of honey</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">nothing better than homemade bread on a cold winters day!</td></tr>
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My full post for my tweaked loaf that I called <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2015/02/roses-alpha-bakers-whole-wheat-walnut.html">Whole Wheat Walnut & Raisin Loaf, plus lots of pictures, is here</a>.<br />
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Bye for now...<br />
inthekitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237440633784467985noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330346747791020327.post-77353475163981738112015-03-01T15:25:00.001-05:002015-03-01T15:25:45.789-05:00Rose's Alpha Bakers: HamantaschenThis week's bake with the <a href="http://rosesalphabakers.blogspot.com/">Rose's Alpha Bakers</a> is <b>Hamantaschen</b>, small cookies eaten during the Jewish holiday Purim (<a href="http://www.chabad.org/holidays/purim/article_cdo/aid/1362/jewish/Purim-Guide.htm">learn more about Purim</a>). Hamantaschen are traditionally made with a poppyseed filling, however I like to save my poppyseed-eating for cakes and muffins so I improvised and did more of a rugelach-type filling. In all seriousness, I like poppyseeds - but not that much - so I thought a cookie filled with poppyseed paste would be too overpowering.<br />
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My poor little Hamantaschen - which were supposed to bake up in a cute little triangle shape - were a complete fail. They <u>all</u> opened during baking so I ended up with more of an open-faced mini mince pie cookie. I followed the directions exactly in terms of the chilling of the dough, the rolling of the dough (thickness and size of the cookie), and I don't think I overfilled them, so I'm at a loss of what went wrong. Maybe I should have used a folded over corner instead of pinching them closed.<br />
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I also wish I had mixed up the apricot lekvar with the nuts, raisins and cinnamon-sugar so it all melted together better, but...oh well. Even if they don't look the way they should, they were tasty.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">you can see the flaky pâte sucrée crust...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...but they are all flat flat flat...boo hoo!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mise en place for the cookie crust</td></tr>
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I prefer to make my pie crusts by hand rather than in the food processor as instructed in the recipe (seems easier to get a real feel for the dough, you don't over-work the crust, and you don't have to wash the food processor bowl and blade afterward). It's easy to do by hand - just go fast and keep your hands well covered in flour (so their heat doesn't melt the butter). This cookie dough was actually a pâte sucrée crust, which has sugar and an egg yolk, so it's a sweeter and more sturdy dough than regular pie crust.<br />
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In these first four photos I'm incorporating the butter into the flour-sugar mixture. In the next four, I've added the cream and egg yolk and am forming the dough. The dough is then divided and given a rest in the fridge before rolling it out.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">incorporating the butter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">finishing the dough</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">filling for the cookies</td></tr>
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Rose raves about muscovado sugar - and uses it in many recipes - so I bought a 2-pack of huge(!) tubs of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/India-Tree-Light-Muscovado-Sugar/dp/B001ELLAVC/ref=sr_1_14?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1425240466&sr=1-14">light muscovado sugar from Amazon.com</a>. It was a bit expensive - for sugar - but much, much cheaper than buying the small packs available at the grocery store.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">smells delicious!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cutting out my cookie rounds</td></tr>
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I wish I knew what went wrong. Maybe I left the openings too large? Maybe I should have sealed the edges with water instead of an egg wash? Too much filling? All of the above?<br />
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They are a bit more open than the pictures in the cookbook, but I pinched those edges pretty good! Oh well. I'll just pretend I did it on purpose...mini open-faced mince pies ;)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cookies assembled, given an eggwash, and chilled</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a close-up</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">every single one opened back up...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mini open-faced mince pies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">still delicious!</td></tr>
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Bye for now...inthekitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237440633784467985noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330346747791020327.post-15738047210564271852015-02-21T23:17:00.000-05:002015-02-21T23:17:45.654-05:00Chinese BBQ Pork & Homemade Pork Fried RiceI love reading other people's food and baking blogs, especially when they have yummy recipes and lots of gorgeous pictures. I found this recipe, for <b>Chinese BBQ Pork (Cha Siu) & Pork Fried Rice</b>, while poking around on a cool family blog, <a href="http://thewoksoflife.com/" target="_blank">The Woks of Life</a>.<br />
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Here in Boston we have had one snowstorm after another - literally a snowstorm every weekend for the past seven weeks - it's been a truly awful winter (although the Pats did win the Superbowl...so maybe that's a fair tradeoff!). So, what better activity on a blizzarding Valentine's Day weekend than to make Chinese BBQ pork from scratch and then homemade pork fried rice?! It was absolutely delicious! You can find the recipes here: <a href="http://thewoksoflife.com/2014/02/chinese-bbq-pork-cha-siu/" target="_blank">Chinese BBQ pork</a> and here: <a href="http://thewoksoflife.com/2014/10/classic-pork-fried-rice/" target="_blank">pork fried rice</a>.<br />
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Here are my photos of the finished rice and then my step-by-step...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my finished rice</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">time for dinner!</td></tr>
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First came the BBQ pork. I was excited to make BBQ sauce from scratch and it was dead easy. I'll definitely make this again!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ingredients for the BBQ sauce for the pork</td></tr>
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I reserved some sauce for basting the cooking meat. The rest of the sauce got poured over the pork (in a ziplock bag) and then it's set in the fridge overnight to marinade.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the final sauce was thick and it smelled great</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">meat in a bag</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">in goes the sauce</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">smoosh it around and it's done for the night</td></tr>
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After a night in the fridge, the pork is set on a rack over the pan (to allow air to flow around the meat). Cook the pork until the internal temperature reaches at least 145 degrees, about 40-50 minutes at 450 (flip the meat over about half way through). My meat is much darker and more caramelized then the original recipe...next time I will experiment with cooking at a slightly lower temperature to see if that makes a difference.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ready for roasting</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">done...OMG, delicious!</td></tr>
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While the pork is roasting, you can cook the Jasmine rice. I actually made mine the day before since my rice cooker keeps it fresh for a few days.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we got pork, we got rice...pork fried rice, here we come!</td></tr>
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The pork is done to perfection! Moist and delicious. It was really fun to cook a large piece of meat and even after making a huge batch of rice, we had lots of leftover pork. It lasted all week!<br />
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After a short rest, cut about the pork you'll use for the fired rice into bite-sized pieces. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a few test slices for the cook</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">so delicious!</td></tr>
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The pork is done so now it's time to make the rice!<br />
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First, mix up the sauce, then chop the onions and scallions and prep the rest of the ingredients. The only change I made to the sauce was to use sake instead of Chinese wine (because that's all I had) and skipped the "dark soy sauce" since I couldn't find any at the grocery store. I also added some green peas to the fried rice.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ingredients for the sauce for the fried rice</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the finished sauce</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">chopping the onions and scallions</td></tr>
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All of my ingredients are ready...just need to scramble up the eggs.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ingredients for the fried rice</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">scramble, scramble, scramble...ready </td></tr>
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Now it's time to combine everything and make the fried rice. First, the onions are sauteed, then the BBQ pork is added.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">adding the pork to the onions</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">stir and cook for a few minutes so the flavors come together</td></tr>
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Next, the rice is added and then the sauce. I think I used much more rice than the recipe called for, so I should have upped the amount of sauce a bit. Will definitely do that next time!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">stirring in the rice </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and then the sauce</td></tr>
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Then the rest of the ingredients are added...peas, then sprouts, then egg and scallions. Give it a good stir to thoroughly mix everything...and then that's it...done!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">next I added the peas and sprouts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and finally, the cooked eggs and scallions</td></tr>
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And...done! It was so delicious, can't wait to make it again soon.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the finished fried rice</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">so yummy!</td></tr>
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Bye for now...inthekitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237440633784467985noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330346747791020327.post-10330236757424300272015-02-21T23:01:00.000-05:002015-02-21T23:01:32.653-05:00Rose's Alpha Bakers: Lemon Posset ShortcakesAnother blizzard this week in Boston, and another bake with the <a href="http://rosesalphabakers.blogspot.com/">Rose's Alpha Bakers</a>. Up this week is <b>Lemon Posset Shortcakes</b>. Similar to how I felt about last week's recipe, the <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2015/02/roses-alpha-bakers-chocolate-pavarotti.html">Chocolate Pavarotti cake with Wicked Good Ganache</a>, I had mixed feeling about this recipe. On the plus side, it gave me the chance to try making my own <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2015/02/homemade-candied-lemon-peel.html">candied lemon peel</a> for the garnish - and that was fun - but I probably won't make the lemon posset shortcakes again.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my finished shortcake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">time for a bite</td></tr>
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The posset cream was pretty interesting - the texture was sort of like a science experiment (as is a lot of baking!). When you scooped up the posset it became liquidy but after a few minutes of sitting on the shortcake, it became thick and creamy, with a texture almost like yogurt. It was kind of fascinating! It actually reminded me of <a href="http://www.livescience.com/21536-oobleck-recipe.html">oobleck</a>...did you ever make that when you were little? <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my chilled lemon posset</td></tr>
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I was less impressed with the cake which felt like an awful lot of work for the end result. I usually love a recipe with so many steps and different parts, but this one just didn't add up in the end, in my opinion.<br />
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To start, I didn't have the correct kind of flour (wondra flour), so I followed the recipe's note to combine my cake flour with cornstarch. However, the note said to combine equal amounts of both, which seemed utterly disgusting to me to bake a cake with so much cornstarch(!) so I only used a little cornstarch.<br />
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I also thought that, with even just a portion of the called-for cornstarch, the taste seemed off (which I attributed to using the cornstarch in the first place) and the cakes were dry. So, perhaps not using wondra flour (or half cornstarch/half cake flour) really altered my end cake or maybe I over-baked them? They were a bit more moist after adding the lemon syrup...but the syrup made them much more delicate so then I had problems trying to spread my makeshift glaze (which was the next problem).<br />
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I didn't have any apple jelly for the glaze so used some of my leftover apricot lekvar instead (which I made a few weeks back for some amazing rugelach...post coming soon). This was a big mistake. Even though I thinned out the apricot lekvar, it was too thick and the flavor was much too strong for these cakes. So, overall, this week was a big miss for me.<br />
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Here are my photos...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ingredients for the shortcakes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">more problems...this time with making brown butter...<br />
my milk solids never browned</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my sifted flour and cornstarch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">beating more and more air into the eggs and sugar mixture</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">nearly there</td></tr>
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Before adding the butter to the airy egg and sugar mixture, you need to "lighten" it by mixing some of the egg and sugar mixture into the butter. Otherwise it will deflate all the work you've just done.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"lightening" the butter</td></tr>
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Then the flour mixture is carefully folded in, then the cakes are baked.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">folding in...very gently</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">folding, folding...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">done!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ready to bake...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and done!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the finished shortcakes</td></tr>
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The recipe made so much batter that I was able to fill a pan of mini rose cakes as well.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mini rose-shaped cakes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the detail on the rose cakes looks so much better in the photos!<br />
It was kind of hard to see in person.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a look at the crumb, before the lemon syrup is added</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my (still) too thick apricot lekvar</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">some posset on the plate and then a rose cake</td></tr>
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Bye for now...inthekitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237440633784467985noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330346747791020327.post-8779857212629846712015-02-21T22:58:00.001-05:002015-02-21T23:03:27.227-05:00Homemade Candied Lemon PeelI've been wanting to make candied citrus peel for a while now and I thought making them to decorate my <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2015/02/roses-alpha-bakers-lemon-posset.html"><b>Lemon Posset Shortcakes</b></a> would be the perfect time.<br />
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There are tons of recipes available, but I used <a href="http://userealbutter.com/2007/10/09/candied-orange-peels-recipe/">this recipe</a> from Use Real Butter because they left the pith on (but I used lemons instead of oranges). The process is very easy...use organic fruit since you're eating the peel, then just wash the peel, separate the peel from the flesh of the fruit, slice the peels into whatever size you like, boil the peels a few times to soften them and get rid of some the bitterness, then boil the peels in a sugar syrup until translucent and let them dry. That is basically it! You can leave them as they are or finish them by rolling them in granulated sugar and/or dipping one end in chocolate. <br />
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I think I'll make them for Christmas gifts next year (or maybe <a href="http://ourladyofsecondhelpings.com/2012/12/19/gifting-sunshine-candied-citrus/">candied fruit slices</a> instead) since they are so easy and yummy. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">juicing the lemons</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">now I'll just need to clean these rinds</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I poured the extra lemon juice into baggies and froze it for future use</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the peels are placed in a pot of cold water and boiled</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> this process is repeated three times</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">making the sugar syrup</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">all done! My cooking chopsticks worked well for lifting them <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">letting the finished peels dry</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sweet and chewy candied peels</td></tr>
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Bye for now...inthekitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237440633784467985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330346747791020327.post-49819243941268396112015-02-13T21:29:00.003-05:002015-02-13T21:29:38.132-05:00Rose's Alpha Bakers: Chocolate Pavarotti with Wicked Good GanacheTo celebrate Valentine's Day, the <a href="http://rosesalphabakers.blogspot.com/">Rose's Alpha Bakers</a> are baking something deep, dark, and delicious. Up this week is the <b>Chocolate Pavarotti with Wicked Good Ganache</b>...and <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2015/02/roses-alpha-bakers-caramel-whipped-cream.html">Caramel Whipped Cream</a> (I finally made the amazing caramel whipped cream from the <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2015/01/roses-alpha-bakers-chocolate-cuddle-cake.html">Chocolate Cuddle Cake</a> week!).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my finished cake with white chocolate "pearls"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">time for a slice, with delicious caramel whipped cream!</td></tr>
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I had mixed feelings about this cake. The cake was a breeze to make. And I really liked the flavor of the cake - it was very chocolatey but not overpowering - but I felt the texture was a little too crumbly. It looks more firm and dense (in the pictures) than it was and, for me, the heavy ganache needed a slightly more dense cake.<br />
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And...that brings me to my next mixed feeling - the ganache. Again, the flavor was delicious, but I thought the ganache was too stiff. It was lovely and very smooth while spreading but was too hard once it was on the cake. The texture of the cake was too soft and crumbly compared to the stiff ganache; the two didn't seem to go together. My decorating plan was to make little valentine's hearts on the top of the cake by putting drops of white chocolate on the ganache and dragging a toothpick through...but the ganache hardened immediately so I wasn't able to. I had to settle for little white chocolate "pearls" on top.<br />
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Instead of the ganache, I think this cake would be lovely with some <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2015/02/roses-alpha-bakers-caramel-whipped-cream.html">caramel sauce on the plate and a dollop of the caramel whipped cream</a>. Next time!<br />
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The ganache was made with both 60% and unsweetened chocolate, so it was very rich and not overly sweet. There were a few more steps than usual for Rose's ganache (melting the unsweetened chocolate first, in the Lyle's Golden Syrup) but was still very easy to make.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ingredients for the ganache</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">first the unsweetened chocolate is melted in the Lyle's Golden Syrup</td></tr>
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Instead of breaking out the food processor for this little bit of ganache, I just made it by hand. The scalded cream is poured over the broken chocolate pieces and stirred gently until it's completely melted, then the other chocolate-syrup is mixed in.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the stages of ganache</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gorgeous, smooth Wicked Good Ganache</td></tr>
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The ganache sets up for several hours while the cake is made and cooled. The cake was very easy to make, as all of Rose's cake are. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mise en place for the cake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">first the cocoa powder is melted in boiling water and set aside</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">then the white chocolate is melted and set aside</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the dry ingredients are combined with the melted chocolate, oil, and butter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and mixed well</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">then the eggs are added</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and finally, the melted white chocolate</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">such a lovely, smooth batter!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and, voila, chocolate cake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">so pretty</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">time for a slice, with the caramel whipped cream</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">delicious!</td></tr>
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Bye for now...inthekitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237440633784467985noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330346747791020327.post-86747204704407477292015-02-13T20:03:00.001-05:002015-02-13T20:03:12.276-05:00Rose's Alpha Bakers: Caramel Whipped CreamA quick post to showoff my delicious homemade caramel and <b>Caramel Whipped Cream</b>. During the week of the <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2015/01/roses-alpha-bakers-chocolate-cuddle-cake.html">Chocolate Cuddle Cake</a>, I neglected to make the accompanying Caramel Whipped Cream and was told over and over by the other <a href="http://rosesalphabakers.blogspot.com/">Rose's Alpha Bakers</a> that I had missed the best part of the Cuddle Cake! After such rave reviews, I knew I had to make this whipped cream the next chance I got. <br />
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For Valentine's Day, the Alpha Bakers are making another chocolate cake (Chocolate Pavarotti with Wicked Good Ganache) so I thought, what better accompaniment? Caramel Whipped Cream!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">chocolate Pavarotti cake with caramel whipped cream</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my gorgeous caramel!</td></tr>
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I have to admit, I'm a bit of a caramel "chicken." The thought of accidentally spilling boiling hot sugar on my skin scares me. Plus, caramel seems so unforgiving! Leave some sugar crystals on the edge of the pan? It's ruined. Cook it a moment too long? Ruined. It's so temperamental! But, as they say...practice makes perfect, so I guess I'll need to just keep making more and more caramel until I master it.<br />
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Here are my caramel and Caramel Whipped Cream photos:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cocoa powder is mixed into the caramel <br />
which is then mixed into the whipped cream</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my sugar is boiling away</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cream has been added</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and it's stirred until blended</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gorgeous caramel!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the melted cocoa powder is added to the caramel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and then the chocolate-caramel mixture is added to softly whipped cream</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and it's beaten until stiff...so delicious!</td></tr>
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Bye for now...inthekitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237440633784467985noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330346747791020327.post-89283628878801556272015-02-08T19:23:00.001-05:002015-02-08T19:23:16.624-05:00Rose's Alpha Bakers: Whole Wheat Walnut & Raisin Loaf<br />
It's catch-up week for <a href="http://rosesalphabakers.blogspot.com/">Rose's Alpha Bakers</a>. Instead of making a recipe I missed, I decided to try something healthy this week and made the 100% Whole Wheat Walnut Loaf from Rose Levy Beranbaum's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Baking-Bible-Rose-Levy-Beranbaum/dp/1118338618">The Baking Bible</a>. I made a few small changes though - adding a bit of white flour and some raisins - so I'll call mine a <b>Whole Wheat Walnut & Raisin Loaf</b>. It was a <i>mostly </i>whole wheat loaf that was 100% delicious!<br />
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While I am enjoying baking through The Baking Bible, I am really feeling the need to be more healthy...so I've just purchased Rose's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bread-Bible-Rose-Levy-Beranbaum/dp/0393057941">The Bread Bible</a> and will be making more breads and fewer sweets. I'll still be baking along with my online buddies (as evidenced by next week's chocolate cake, which I've already made!), but - here in Massachusetts - we've been digging out from one storm after another and making fresh bread from scratch while I'm stuck in the house feels like an awesome winter project.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my finished loaf and dinner rolls</td></tr>
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You can see here that the loaf baked up with a nice light crumb. It was hearty, but not heavy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a view of the inside</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lovely fresh rolls</td></tr>
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Overall, the bread was amazing. It was easy to make (although it took all day) and the taste was delicious. I felt so healthy eating it! It also made so much dough that I could make a full sized loaf plus eight rolls.<br />
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I was a bit nervous about using only whole wheat flour because I feared the bread would be too dense and heavy, so my loaf doesn't look much like the picture in the book. Rose's bread (in the book) looks almost like a Boston brown bread to me - very dark in color with a tight crumb. My loaf is lighter in color and slightly fluffier inside. The addition of raisins also kind of threw off my senses and I was expecting it to be slightly sweeter, so next time I think I would add a bit more honey to the dough or just use nuts and no raisins. Turning it into some kind of cinnamon-raisin-walnut bread would also be yummy.<br />
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The first step in making the bread is making a "sponge," a starter dough that adds structure, flavor and texture to the final bread. I let mine rise for the full 4 hours (with the rest of the flour sprinkled over the top) to get the best flavor possible.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ingredients for the sponge - so easy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the sponge was really liquidy</td></tr>
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One of the ingredients was vital wheat gluten. I'd never even heard of this before, but was glad I found it at the grocery store! I don't know if it was just a great recipe or the addition of the vital wheat gluten, but this bread was really great! A definite make again recipe.<br /><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ingredients for the bread</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hmmm...so this is what vital wheat gluten looks like!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the dry ingredients are mixed together</td></tr>
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After mixing the starter ingredients, the rest of the dry ingredients
are mixed together and sprinkled over the top of the sponge like a thick flour blanket. Then the
dough rests for 1-4 hours.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sprinkle sprinkle...see you in 4 hours!</td></tr>
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After 1 hour, small cracks have formed in the flour "blanket." After 4 hours, there are lots of bubbles all around the edges. Baking with yeast is so cool - it's alive (said in Dr. Frankenstein's voice)!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">after 4 hours...bubbles everywhere</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">so cool - a science experiment in my bowl</td></tr>
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After four hours of resting, the dough gets mixed together then the oil and salt are mixed in. I was a bit worried at this point because it seemed really oily...but, of course, it turned out fine.<br />
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After that, the raisins and walnuts are mixed in, then it gets the first rise. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mixing everything together...a bit oily now, but not for long</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">in go the raisins and walnuts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and another very brief mix, to incorporate everything</td></tr>
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Time for the first rise. The dough goes into my lovely dough-rising-bin.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">there is always that nervous moment...will it rise properly??</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">yahoo, it rose! Beautiful. </td></tr>
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After the first rise, the dough is turned out - look at all those beautiful air bubbles! - gently deflated, and back in the bin for another rise.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gently deflating the dough</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and giving it a gentle knead</td></tr>
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Time for the second rise...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">after about an hour, it's done</td></tr>
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Then the dough is turned out again, shaped, and put in the pan for the final rise. To shape it, it's rolled up and placed in the pan, seam side down.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">rolling...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...rolling....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and pinching the seams</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">into the pan for the final rise</td></tr>
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I thought there was way too much dough to fit into my bread pan so I split it in half for the loaf and to make 8 rolls. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">roll dough, ready to be shaped</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">into the pan for rising</td></tr>
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After the final rise we're ready for baking. Yum!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">beautiful dough!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">golden brown rolls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">look how pretty they are!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a bit of butter and we're ready to go</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gorgeous loaf on the outside...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and in the inside!</td></tr>
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Bye for now...inthekitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237440633784467985noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330346747791020327.post-13140545145493995202015-01-24T18:43:00.000-05:002015-01-24T18:43:18.184-05:00Rose's Alpha Bakers: GingersnapsI skipped last week's Alpha Bakers recipe, <a href="http://rosesalphabakers.blogspot.com/2015/01/midweek-roundup-bread-that-needed.html">Golden Orange Panettone with Chocolate Sauce</a>, because I'm not a fan of Panettone (no candied fruit for me, please!)...however, everyone's loaves look so beautiful and delicious that I may try it another time with orange zest and raisins. Or, I may just go all in and make my own candied orange peel, as did several of the Alpha Bakers.<br />
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Moving on to this week of the bake-through adventure with the <a href="http://rosesalphabakers.blogspot.com/">Rose's Alpha Bakers</a> were the quick and easy<b> Gingersnaps</b>, from Rose Levy Beranbaum's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Baking-Bible-Rose-Levy-Beranbaum/dp/1118338618">The Baking Bible</a>. These cookies were delicious and my British husband declared them very authentic!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lovely crackled gingersnaps</td></tr>
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As promised by Rose, the cookies were chewy, not hard and crunchy as some gingersnaps are, and the cookies baked-up with a gorgeous crackly top. Add a cuppa or glass of cold milk and they were the perfect snack. <br />
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The only thing missing from the recipe (IMO) was actual, fresh ginger, so I added some! I absolutely love ginger so would have been happy with more, but having never made the recipe before I didn't want to push it. I added about 1 teaspoon. Bakers tip: use a spoon to peel ginger...saves you from worrying about cutting yourself with the knife and you don't lose any of the ginger flesh.<br />
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Overall, it was a very simple recipe. Mix up the dry ingredients, melt the Lyle's Golden Syrup and butter, add that to the dry ingredients and stir, then add the eggs and...you're done! Shape into balls and bake. Bonus? The house smelled <u>amazing</u> while they were baking!<br />
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Here are my photos:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mise en place...very easy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">peeling my fresh ginger</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and grating it...watch your fingers!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I added the fresh ginger into the dry ingredients</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the golden syrup and butter are melted together</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">everything all lined up and ready to mix</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">adding the golden syrup-butter mixture to the dry ingredients</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mix until it looks like sand</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">add the eggs, mix again, and voila the dough is done!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">roll into balls...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and bake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the smell was amazing!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">enjoy with a nice cup of hot tea</td></tr>
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Bye for now... inthekitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237440633784467985noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330346747791020327.post-20968887338105795632015-01-11T10:47:00.001-05:002015-01-11T16:15:50.740-05:00Rose's Alpha Bakers: Black & Blueberry PieAnother week (the 7th), another recipe from my bake-through adventure with <a href="http://rosesalphabakers.blogspot.com/">Rose's Alpha Bakers</a>. Up this week is the <b>Black & Blueberry Pie</b>, from Rose Levy Beranbaum's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Baking-Bible-Rose-Levy-Beranbaum/dp/1118338618">The Baking Bible</a>.<br />
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There is something about making pies that I love. I don't know if it's all of the different steps involved or the rolling out of the dough. Or maybe it's the fact that you can combine, basically, flour and butter and a little liquid, fill it with something yummy, and it's transformed in the oven. I guess I should keep making pies until I figure it out! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gorgeous...pies, pies, pies!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">time for a slice</td></tr>
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I ended up making more of a blue & blackberry pie (heavier on the blues) because 1) blackberries are super expensive in New England in the dead of winter, and 2) I had 4 cups of frozen blueberries leftover from a huge box of organic Maine wild blueberries that I got delivered with my Boston Organics service last summer. I had a wonderful summer full of blueberries and baked goods full of blueberries, including these amazing <b><a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2014/08/blueberry-muffins-with-cinnamon-crumb.html">Blueberry Muffins with a Cinnamon Crumb Topping</a></b> (recipe posted) which I made several times.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">organic wild blueberries, a taste of Maine</td></tr>
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Overall, the pie was very good, especially with vanilla ice cream. I've never made a cream cheese crust before, but it was delicious! It was super flaky and tender. As a whole pie, it looked gorgeous with my "berry" steam holes on the top crust and the little leaf cutouts. My pie filling, however, was way too liquidy! I'm glad I wasn't serving it at a party or it would have been a huge disappointment (although the taste was great, so hopefully no one would have minded). It barely held up taking it out of the pie plate.<br />
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I waited the instructed 2-hours before cutting into it, but am guessing that using mostly blueberries and/or frozen berries is probably what made it so liquidy. I probably should have cooked it longer but was worried the top was becoming too brown. The pie was also a bit on the sweet side, which again, is probably because I used more blueberries than blackberries. It would have been nice to have a recipe adjustment for all (or mostly) blueberries and for using frozen berries.<br />
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I'm going to pour out the liquidy juice, puree and strain it, and make some sort of cocktail with it...I bet it will be amazing! {update...} Yum, my first <b>Black & Blueberry Pie Cocktail</b>! I spooned some of the pie juices into one of my 1920s style champagne glasses, topped it up with prosecco and voila...deliciousness!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">take a few tablespoons of black & blueberry pie juice and <br />a couple of blueberries, then add prosecco...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and YUM! A sparkling, blueberry-flavored drink.</td></tr>
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Here are my pie photos...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mise en place for the crust</td></tr>
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I prefer to make pie crusts by hand so I used a bowl and the countertop.<br />
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First, the dry ingredients are whisked together. Next, the cream cheese is added and, using your fingertips (be sure they're covered in flour the whole time), it's incorporated until it's the size of coarse meal.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the different stages of the cream cheese incorporation</td></tr>
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After the cream cheese was fully blended, I added the butter, then dumped everything onto the countertop. I used my pastry blender and bench scrapper to incorporate the butter until it was broken down into pea-sized pieces. During this part, I didn't use my hands or their heat would melt the butter which would ruin the flakiness of the final pie crust.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">starting to cut the butter into the pastry</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">nearly there...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...that looks good!</td></tr>
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The liquid ingredients - vodka (which I substituted for cider vinegar) and heavy cream - are drizzled over the dry ingredients.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">adding the cream and vodka</td></tr>
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Then I used my bench scrapper to "cut" the liquid ingredients into the dough. When it was starting to come together, I used my hands to quickly knead it all together (again, don't use your hands too much or the butter will melt). <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cutting in the liquid ingredients</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">starting to knead it all together...nearly there</td></tr>
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Finally done and the dough has completely come together. The dough is cut into two equal pieces (for the top and bottom crusts), placed between plastic wrap, then refrigerated so the dough can rest. At this point, I like to give it a little bit of a roll before putting in the fridge. I find it's easier to roll this way.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my top and bottom crusts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">slightly rolled out, then popped into the fridge to rest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">after it's rested and chilled, the dough is ready to roll</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">using the top piece of plastic wrap, I eased it into the pie plate</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cleaned up the edges, then back into the fridge to chill while<br />
I make the filling</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSd1awgigZNX59pRel5eRQOPiFe_ZXti_uYiDwahpkmg-tAL_HEwcY14gZQ5A-6fKdnZaN5vPk65gh23h5DqQavdczt-euZUQ6qGfp0Q-OI6dsvEge2nACeaM6KOfhw-LDt-APCfsBHxk0/s1600/15.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSd1awgigZNX59pRel5eRQOPiFe_ZXti_uYiDwahpkmg-tAL_HEwcY14gZQ5A-6fKdnZaN5vPk65gh23h5DqQavdczt-euZUQ6qGfp0Q-OI6dsvEge2nACeaM6KOfhw-LDt-APCfsBHxk0/s1600/15.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mise en place for the pie filling</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">so juicy!<br />
I might just eat these right now...no one would notice, right?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love lemon zest! After mixing the dry ingredients, <br />
the zest and then lemon juice are added.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONag-C8gDfEKA_CZzJNH_eCRxdrjyUIJrEqUXKrOYXZQCtwsQrdu_7diGAvce2dVVhmMglGZSvq_TIsg35nFbBsqzURzfwmwdLHJrglO_3Lx9kXwSUDJ4Zn8xq_fdPcHVBt3Ieq1y72cp/s1600/19.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONag-C8gDfEKA_CZzJNH_eCRxdrjyUIJrEqUXKrOYXZQCtwsQrdu_7diGAvce2dVVhmMglGZSvq_TIsg35nFbBsqzURzfwmwdLHJrglO_3Lx9kXwSUDJ4Zn8xq_fdPcHVBt3Ieq1y72cp/s1600/19.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">even though it was only 15 degrees outside, it was a clear, sunny morning <br />
when I made the pie. Here are the berries sitting in the sun.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the other ingredients were mixed together then the berries added...<br />
stir gently!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the perfect amount of filling! Rose's recipes are always <br />
perfect in this respect</td></tr>
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I decorated the top crust with leaf cutouts, brushed with heavy cream and then sprinkled with sugar to give it some shine when baked.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ready to bake...so pretty :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">all done! Gorgeous. I think this is why I love pies - <br />
so basic in parts, yet so amazing in sum.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the juices are bubbling through</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">here is a slice...a bit too juicy and the filling too "loose" for my liking</td></tr>
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I had a bunch of dough scraps so I re-rolled the dough and made these little strips. The pink ones have the leftover juice from the berry mixture. The juice was so delicious! For the other ones, I brushed them with cream and sprinkled with sugar.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">brushed with juice or cream and sprinkled with sugar</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOiFgpzCJEf10iiXo3ScPyEp5twZqx7MzBivOo7JZIe2CTE-TT8j8cuyIac-ebjM9KyIhUvIK_BfkHrzT1xLMOjGodIdLkCJF0L50zwp-kwhj4MUkPsT4F1N1-AqXaOPPl6leiFX37NhTu/s1600/27.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOiFgpzCJEf10iiXo3ScPyEp5twZqx7MzBivOo7JZIe2CTE-TT8j8cuyIac-ebjM9KyIhUvIK_BfkHrzT1xLMOjGodIdLkCJF0L50zwp-kwhj4MUkPsT4F1N1-AqXaOPPl6leiFX37NhTu/s1600/27.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">then baked...yum</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a good shot of how flaky the pie crust was</td></tr>
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Bye for now...<br />
<br />inthekitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237440633784467985noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330346747791020327.post-35237787543668594592015-01-04T23:26:00.003-05:002015-01-04T23:26:50.340-05:00Rose's Alpha Bakers: Chocolate Cuddle CakeWeek six of my bake-through adventure with <a href="http://rosesalphabakers.blogspot.com/">Rose's Alpha Bakers</a> is the <b>Chocolate Cuddle Cake</b>, from Rose Levy Beranbaum's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Baking-Bible-Rose-Levy-Beranbaum/dp/1118338618">The Baking Bible</a>. I'm back in school this semester and had some studying and a paper to write this week so I made an abbreviated Cuddle Cake; I omitted the caramel whipped cream topping and just covered the cake with the ganache. I had some darker ganache left over from <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2014/12/roses-alpha-bakers-ischler.html">my Ischler cookies</a> so I drizzled that over the top in a sort of crisscrossing pattern. Not the prettiest cake I've ever made, but it was chocolatey and delicious!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a very light and tender cake</td></tr>
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The cake was a chiffon cake, so it's leavened by beating the egg whites into a meringue and folding that into the batter. The recipe called for what seemed like a lot of sugar, so I was a little worried that the cake would be too sweet, like some chiffon cakes are, but the cocoa powder cut the sweetness and it was just right. <br />
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The cake's texture was extremely light (almost fluffy) and very tender. It was also very moist (some chiffon cakes can be dry, in my opinion); going on day 3, it's still very fresh and moist. My only complaint was that the ganache was very firm when it cooled so it was less like frosting and more like...almost like a chocolate truffle topping. The ganache melted in your mouth, so still delicious, but I would have liked a softer ganache as frosting.<br />
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The ganache is made first and set aside to firm up for a few hours. Next time I might add a touch more kahlua because the flavor got lost in the finished ganache.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the ganache called for kahlua...yum!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">so easy, but I forgot to add the kahlua when it was in the food processor...<br />
no problem, I'll just stir it in</td></tr>
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Now on to the cake!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mise en place for the cake</td></tr>
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The cocoa powder is melted with boiling water and the cooled slightly. Then the oil, egg yolks, and vanilla are added.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">combining the wet ingredients</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mixing the wet and dry ingredients</td></tr>
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Then the wet ingredients are added to the dry ingredients and mixed well. I only have one bowl for my stand mixer and didn't want to take the chance of my meringue being deflated by any traces of oil, so I just mixed these ingredients by hand. Whisk whisk whisk!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">after whisking for several minutes my batter is smooth and shiny</td></tr>
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Now it's time for the meringue. This was actually quite fun and easy to make and was very pretty when done. The egg whites and cream of tartar are whisked until soft peaks form. Then some sugar is added and the mixture is whisked again until stiff peaks form. The final meringue was smooth and glossy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">soft peaks...still very foamy and bubbly</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">now whipped into stiff peaks...a gorgeous meringue!</td></tr>
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When you reach the stiff peak stage, you're ready to incorporate the egg whites into the chocolate batter. Gently fold in the egg whites otherwise your beautiful meringue will deflate.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looks like a snowy mountaintop...so cute!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">carefully folding the meringue into the chocolate batter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">don't completely incorporate the meringue (until the final addition)<br />
or the egg whites will deflate and the cake will be flat</td></tr>
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I had to improvise with my pan set-up because I didn't have the required cake strips (which go around the pan and help it bake evenly)...so I just wrapped a few layers of aluminum foil around the side of my cake and it came out just fine.<br />
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Before baking a flower nail (used for making sugar flowers) is inserted into the batter which helps the batter rise evenly. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">voila, my handy-dandy flower nail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my finished cake! It even has cracks on the top, <br />just like Rose said it would.</td></tr>
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The cake is cooled upside down on this ingenious cooling rack set-up. Cooling it upside down helps to avoid the dip in the center of the cake often seen in a chiffon cake. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the cooling rack is elevated on the edges of some glasses</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and here is my upside down cake, cooling</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">when the cake is completely cooled, the pan is removed and the<br />parchment strip is carefully peeled away</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">now it's time to frost!</td></tr>
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My crisscross ganache decoration was a bit messy, but tasted delicious!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'll just pretend I was going for an avant-garde look</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the finished cake is lovely</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">time for a bite...yum!</td></tr>
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Bye for now...inthekitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237440633784467985noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330346747791020327.post-33343142687996483222014-12-26T13:11:00.001-05:002014-12-30T08:21:32.469-05:00Rose's Alpha Bakers: Frozen Pecan TartIt's week five of my bake-through adventure with <a href="http://rosesalphabakers.blogspot.com/">Rose's Alpha Bakers</a>. Up this week is the <b>Frozen Pecan Tart</b> - which I served for dessert after Christmas lunch - from Rose Levy Beranbaum's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Baking-Bible-Rose-Levy-Beranbaum/dp/1118338618">The Baking Bible</a>. The tart was a huge hit and was met with a chorus of ohhs and ahhs and a round of "you <i>made </i>this? It's delicious! Seconds, please." <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my lovely Frozen Pecan Tart</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a close up...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and now a slice for dessert on Christmas</td></tr>
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I let the tart warm for about 30 minutes before serving because it seemed rock solid when I took it out of freezer and I was a little unsure how a frozen tart/pie would taste (was it really <i>not</i> frozen through? It felt pretty solid!). But - never doubt Rose! - the filling was smooth and silky, almost like caramel. Even after 30 minutes, the tart was quite chilled - which was different than what I'm used to with pecan pie (warmed with vanilla ice cream, please) - but it was very, very good. <br />
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The tart would have been delicious with ice cream or whipped cream, but was equally good on its own. It was sweet, but not syrupy sweet like a lot of pecan pies. And - again, unlike most pecan pies I've made - the recipe made <i>exactly </i>the right amount of filling! With most pecan pies I've made in the past, you end up with either too much or too little filling. This recipe was perfect.<br />
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I added some leaf cutouts on surface of the tart (using these small <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004S1CG/">leaf cookie cutters I bought at Amazon.com</a>) and - other than wishing I had baked them slightly before adding to the tart so they would be a bit more brown - I really liked the decorative addition.<br />
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Here are my step-by-step photos.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mise en place for the crust</td></tr>
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The crust was a pâte sucrée, so it's made with more sugar than a regular pie crust and has an egg yolk added to strengthen it. Pâte sucrée is a great crust for tarts because it's very sturdy and easy to roll out. I love making pies and tarts!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the heavy cream is added to the egg yolk</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">butter and sugar are creamed together</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the flour is added to the butter-sugar mixture</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">then in go the creamy-eggs and everything is pulsed <br />
until the dough is in pea-sized clumps</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hello, gorgeous dough!</td></tr>
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At this point, the recipe directions got very complicated about how to roll out the dough and lift it into the pan. It involved a pizza wheel, a 12" flan ring, and inverting the dough over the back of an 8" cake pan.<br />
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Hmmm...I normally just roll the dough larger than the tart pan and the gently work the dough onto the bottom, corners and up the sides. As much as I know that Rose never steers me wrong, I'm going to just to this my way. The main thing to remember is to not stretch the dough as you place it in the pan, otherwise it will pull back and shrink when it bakes.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">measuring the dough</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ta da - fits perfectly!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the dough is worked into the pan's fluted edges, <br />
leaving no overhang</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the tart shell is filled with rice and blind baked</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">while the tart shell is baking I made these leaf cutouts to go on top</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and now my gorgeous crust is done!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mise en place for the pecan filling</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the filling is strained, giving it a silky smooth texture when baked</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the pecans are laid out randomly or in a pattern, if you prefer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">then the filling is poured over, gently</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the leaves are laid down, edges covered and we're ready for the final bake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gorgeous!</td></tr>
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Bye for now... inthekitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237440633784467985noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330346747791020327.post-71618992766870419752014-12-25T19:08:00.001-05:002014-12-25T19:08:59.672-05:00Christmas 2014Merry Christmas!<br />
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Bye for now...inthekitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237440633784467985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330346747791020327.post-76884600710723430132014-12-24T12:01:00.001-05:002014-12-24T12:01:55.110-05:00Rose's Alpha Bakers: Almond Coffee Crisps, part IIAfter my epic <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2014/12/caneles-de-bordeauxa-delicious-sweet.html">canelé post from yesterday</a>, here is a short and sweet post about a second take on some delicious cookies.<br />
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Last week, in week four of my <a href="http://rosesalphabakers.blogspot.com/">Rose's Alpha Bakers</a> group, was the delicious, light and crunchy <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2014/12/roses-alpha-bakers-almond-coffee-crisps.html"><b>Almond Coffee Crisps</b></a> from Rose Levy Beranbaum's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Baking-Bible-Rose-Levy-Beranbaum/dp/1118338618">The Baking Bible</a>.<br />
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I enjoyed them so much that I decided to make the recipe again to give to my family on Christmas. However, this time I used some cocoa powder instead of espresso powder since some family members dislike coffee. Ta da...here are my <b>Almond <i>Chocolate </i>Crisps</b>. They are very similar to the Coffee Crisps...except chocolatey, as you'd expect :) I highly recommend this (and the original) recipe. It's very quick to make and the cookies are delicious!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almond Chocolate Crisps - all bagged up and ready for gifting</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almond Coffee Crisps on the left; Almond Chocolate Crisps in the right</td></tr>
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I only took a few photos from yesterday's <b>Almond Chocolate Crisps</b>, but you can see the step-by-step photos of the original <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2014/12/roses-alpha-bakers-almond-coffee-crisps.html"><b>Almond Coffee Crisps</b></a> here.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used some cocoa powder instead of espresso powder</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the cocoa is so fine that it blended too well into the flour, so I didn't get any<br />
of the pretty speckles that I had with the coffee version</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">which to eat first, coffee crisp or chocolate crisp...dilemma, dilemma!</td></tr>
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Bye for now...inthekitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237440633784467985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330346747791020327.post-42516692453883428282014-12-23T23:45:00.000-05:002014-12-23T23:45:46.728-05:00Canelés de Bordeaux...a delicious sweet treatI have been in love with canelés for several years now. My husband and I have visited Montréal almost annually for the past 5 years. A few years back we discovered a cute little café/boulangerie/pâtisserie called <a href="http://www.mamieclafoutis.com/">Mamie Clafoutis</a> on Rue St. Denis. It was at Mamie Clafoutis that I first discovered the canelé (formally called Canelés de Bordeaux and sometimes spelled cannelés)...and a love affair was born. I don't know how the Mamie Clafoutis canelé compares to one you would find in France, but I loved them!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my very first homemade canelé</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">three months later...back at canelé-making. These came out much taller <br />and not quite as dense in the insides...<br />
but still so amazingly delicious!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">adorable canelé, ready for a party</td></tr>
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The canelé is crunchy, chewy, and caramelized on the outside and custardy and creamy in the inside. It's pure deliciousness. I mean, look at this picture -<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">these were still warm so they are really custardy on the inside...so delicious!</td></tr>
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After having them several times in Montreal, I was determined to make these at home! I read through several online recipes and decided to try <a href="http://chezpim.com/bake/canele-recipe-method">Chez Pim's</a> on my first go 'round. I liked that her website had lots of photos and that she included detailed directions on the method. I can be a bit obsessive so I like details, details, and more details when I haven't made something before. <a href="http://www.paula-wolfert.com/recipes/canele.html">Paula Wolfert</a> also has recipe online and a history of Canelés de Bordeaux. The one area where I differed from both Chez Pim and Paula Wolfert is that I haven't (yet) used beeswax to coat the molds. I also use silicone molds - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/DeBuyer-Elastomoule-6-Bordelais-Fluted-Silicone/dp/B0045U9Q6U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388885244&sr=8-1&keywords=de+buyer+canele">I have the de Buyer brand</a> - which I love.<br />
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Again, I don't know how close my canelé are to those you would find in Bordeaux (without the copper mold and beeswax), but, to me, they are perfection. For me, many of the pictures of those made with the beeswax are too brown, uniform, and waxy looking. If you only have the silicone molds and have been debating whether to try these, please do...you won't be disappointed! I have made them several more times since I originally drafted this post..and each time, perfection!<br />
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I got this amazing cookbook last Christmas, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fine-French-Desserts-Essential-Techniques/dp/2080201573">Fine French Desserts: Essential Recipes and Techniques</a>, and look forward to trying their canelé recipe. It is quite different from the recipe below so I'll be curious to see how it turns out. Maybe I should have a canelé taste-testing party!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">canelé on parade</td></tr>
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<u><b>Canelé ingredients</b></u> (courtesy of Chez Pim)<br />
2 c. whole milk<br />
3.5 T. (50g) butter<br />
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise and scrape out the seeds (check out <a href="https://www.beanilla.com/">Beanilla</a>, my amazing source for the freshest (and cheapest!) vanilla beans)<br />
3/4 c. + 1 T. (100g) all-purpose flour<br />
2 c. (250g) powdered sugar, no need to sift yet<br />
1 t. fine sea salt<br />
2 large eggs<br />
2 large egg yolks<br />
1/4 c. rum<br />
1 T. butter, melted, for the molds <br />
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This recipe makes approx. 16 canelé. The batter should be made 24-48 hours before you plan to bake them. Personally, I prefer the way mine bake up and taste after 24 hours rather than 48 hours of resting, so I usually make the batter just one day in advance. (Although, I only bake them as I'm going to eat them, so some batter gets used 48+ hours later. You can experiment and see what you like best!)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mise en place for the canelé...so far, so good</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my gorgeous vanilla bean </td></tr>
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<b>Step 1:</b> in a medium saucepan, combine the milk, vanilla bean pod and seeds, and butter. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally to ensure the butter melts and the vanilla seeds are distributed throughout (per Chez Pim, you want the mixture to reach 183 degrees F).<br />
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Set aside and let cool slightly while you prepare the remaining ingredients. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the milk, butter, vanilla bean mixture</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">an instant <a href="http://www.amazon.com/ThermoWorks-Splash-Proof-Thermapen-Thermometer-Professional/dp/B003P601S2">thermapen</a> comes in handy for this recipe</td></tr>
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<b>Step 2:</b> while the milk mixture is cooling slightly, prepare the other ingredients. Over a large bowl, sift together the flour, powdered sugar, and salt. Set aside.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sift together the dry ingredients...</td></tr>
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In a medium bowl, <i>gently</i> combine the eggs and egg yolks - try to avoid getting any air into them! Pass the eggs through the same mesh strainer, directly into the flour mixture. Use the back of a silicone spatula to press the eggs through...be patient, it will take a while to get all the eggs to go though the strainer. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...then add the eggs, passing them through the strainer</td></tr>
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Then, very gently so as not to incorporate any air, mix the eggs into the dry ingredients.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gently mix the ingredients together</td></tr>
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Keep mixing, gently, until all of the ingredients are incorporated. It will be a lumpy, sticky, doughy mess at this point.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">keep mixing...gently</td></tr>
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When the milk mixture cools down to about 120 degrees F, remove the vanilla bean and place it in a heat-proof glass food storage container (e.g. pyrex) and set the dish aside. Carefully pour the milk mixture into the bowl with the flour-egg mixture.<br />
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Gently (again, you don't want to incorporate any air into the mixture) stir with the spatula until the ingredients are well combined (there will still be lumps at this point).<br />
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Once again, it's back to the strainer! Put the strainer over your glass storage container with the waiting vanilla bean and pass the milk-flour-egg mixture through the strainer. Use the back of the spatula to smoosh any lumps. When you get to the lumpy part, it helps to dip the bottom of the strainer into the liquid mixture and swirl it around then use the back of the spatula again.<br />
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The last step is to gently stir in the rum. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">stir gently until all of the ingredients are combined, <br />
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Cover with plastic wrap and then the container's lid. Refrigerate.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ready to refrigerate for 24-48 hours before baking</td></tr>
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<b>Step 3:</b> about 30 minutes before you're ready to bake, preheat the oven to 475 degrees. Prepare the molds by brushing the inside of each cavity with melted butter. You want a good coat, but don't want too much butter to pool in the bottom indents of the mold. Because it's silicone, the butter won't stick too well to the sides, but the canelé will come out fine (and you can even leave the molds unbuttered - see below for my butter/no butter comparison). <br />
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Refrigerate the molds for at least 10 minutes or so (so the butter and silicone are chilled).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">buttering the molds</td></tr>
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<b>Step 4:</b> after the batter has been refrigerated for 24-48 hours (and your molds are buttered and chilled), you're ready to bake! Give the batter a very thorough, gentle mixing (it will settle overnight and will be very thick on the bottom) to make sure the consistency is even throughout. <br />
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Place the mold on a sheet pan covered with parchment then use a 1/4 measuring cup to fill the molds. You'll have to experiment with how full to fill your molds. 1/4 c. was perfect for my oven - no puffing over the top but full enough to make a nice, tall canelé.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiIjyCEybVVmBBfZhPQ6ZstRszc5PaWpadu5sJ6M4PA8uJ5Uk2_foMyrJAVU6j1GiGuHaXhEqy5483q547A_7C7jJp1UUOQJc9PhZdKrY2MR1HJFA0BeMXwPhzWb21X4AUBA5OjNLyicw/s1600/P1070104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiIjyCEybVVmBBfZhPQ6ZstRszc5PaWpadu5sJ6M4PA8uJ5Uk2_foMyrJAVU6j1GiGuHaXhEqy5483q547A_7C7jJp1UUOQJc9PhZdKrY2MR1HJFA0BeMXwPhzWb21X4AUBA5OjNLyicw/s1600/P1070104.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fill each mold cavity with batter...then you're ready to bake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">filled molds...ready to bake!</td></tr>
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<b>Step 5:</b> the baking! Here's where things need a bit of micromanaging. Also note that these times worked for my oven, you'll need to see what works best for your oven but you can use these guidelines.<br />
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As soon as you put the pan in the oven, lower the temperature to 450 degrees <br />
Bake for 7 minutes, rotate pan from front to back<br />
Bake for another 8 minutes (total of 15 minutes at 450 degrees)<br />
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Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees<br />
Bake for 15 minutes, rotate pan front to back<br />
Bake for 15 minutes, rotate<br />
Bake for 15 minutes, rotate<br />
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At this point I took mine out and flipped them onto a cooling rack. they were way too light so I quickly popped them back in the mold and back in the oven for 20 more minutes (this would be a total of 1 hour 20 minutes at this point). In checking Paula Wolfert's recipe, she bakes hers at a higher temp (400) for nearly 2 hours, so I'm not worried about over-baking, but rather am looking for the dark golden color. Luckily the custardy centers weren't overdone.<br />
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Finally done! To unmold, place a wire cooling rack over the top of the molds then flip them over. Beware that hot, melted butter will drip out from the mold. It helps to place some paper towels under the cooling rack before you flip. Don't burn yourself!<br />
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I didn't get any of the puffing up effect that Chez Pim talked about - I was super careful to mix gently, with a spatula (say no to whisks for this recipe) - and my batter did not raise up above the molds at all. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWYI-c1KKivaE3cYd_QqtzkkQNmhfomSOpBCZzIcLVvXGoLSzxZ1LGXVWZ5znojkDC8rPyhLmawSAQP3CgrIihw_68tHaSEQgZwMEtji2WELCPjbolPLcKqbV74s9m3num1PPl0FSRFS5/s1600/P1070131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWYI-c1KKivaE3cYd_QqtzkkQNmhfomSOpBCZzIcLVvXGoLSzxZ1LGXVWZ5znojkDC8rPyhLmawSAQP3CgrIihw_68tHaSEQgZwMEtji2WELCPjbolPLcKqbV74s9m3num1PPl0FSRFS5/s1600/P1070131.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gorgeous...and sooooo delicious! Just like in Montreal!</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jiPZAh-1UPx2M3w81tmLRUKN8COiI7SypzlzwRq7vy2GlOQJliX924nRuThd9z0IKIfveALtHLlSM9AGZ4WcEviqGOepP_KcQKfJ2qi8B5CRx5LpXIgBzPB79oJNTLR3P4eQMW20Mpvc/s1600/P1070129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jiPZAh-1UPx2M3w81tmLRUKN8COiI7SypzlzwRq7vy2GlOQJliX924nRuThd9z0IKIfveALtHLlSM9AGZ4WcEviqGOepP_KcQKfJ2qi8B5CRx5LpXIgBzPB79oJNTLR3P4eQMW20Mpvc/s1600/P1070129.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">these are from my very first batch, where the molds were not filled as high as in <br />
subsequent batches, so these are a little more "squat" than the ones below</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCwf3ueIcyq4R1NPtOXXATTmxvUjKKEuD7wio_yYDzDGAoPUSkcYmPkbqcrApESuvuBvAHS2DJtN8DoaIAHC3qTDFuzmFZvGNRessceP_4GArGOaMaXwE9R_JIvaFrkaG-vGHpBCmtE4X/s1600/P1070717.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCwf3ueIcyq4R1NPtOXXATTmxvUjKKEuD7wio_yYDzDGAoPUSkcYmPkbqcrApESuvuBvAHS2DJtN8DoaIAHC3qTDFuzmFZvGNRessceP_4GArGOaMaXwE9R_JIvaFrkaG-vGHpBCmtE4X/s1600/P1070717.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">these were from my second batch where I filled the molds higher<br />
I think the air pockets are more evenly distributed because I didn't take them out of the oven after<br />
1 hour like with the first batch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">yum!</td></tr>
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Now...to butter or not butter? That is the question!<br />
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If you're using the silicone molds, you don't actually <i>need </i>to butter the mold cavities. However, I found that I liked the results with the buttered molds better. The canelé from the buttered molds were shinier, crunchier, and more caramelized than the unbuttered ones.<br />
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Overall, I prefer the silicone molds, buttered. I don't like the completely uniform, dark crusts of the copper molds with beeswax. I like a less uniform look to my canelé. Chez Pim's are pretty uniformly brown, but I prefer some golden brown ridges with lighter golden brown on the top and in the crevices.<br />
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Here are some photos of canelé made in buttered vs. unbuttered molds.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4dC3Qd5ZBfYtJcTZFgl4519Y6Dtp-KJbli4WqJZImv-Qg5DvxVdgjvS2eU3moX4uFydRenFrhyphenhyphen1uRE0KdBCP77niBHf5BPu2M7R9A-M8wHwAzgeftdm51QMDMX9rsQymRucRm_wLVks2/s1600/P1070117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4dC3Qd5ZBfYtJcTZFgl4519Y6Dtp-KJbli4WqJZImv-Qg5DvxVdgjvS2eU3moX4uFydRenFrhyphenhyphen1uRE0KdBCP77niBHf5BPu2M7R9A-M8wHwAzgeftdm51QMDMX9rsQymRucRm_wLVks2/s1600/P1070117.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the <b>buttered </b>canelé is much shinier, more caramelized and has a crunchier crust</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFrlUlgSh3Rhc0_6cNi1HjByqCvPYoSCrGwcoRbarHMr5DubdwxKPDTAA_Mm58eWBeleOg5lvOM-xM2UHyELdRSr3fdlu_itJwNBHPv7AgHTv8c5BodMbrNTtUSPllQNKccU28aBUwAg0/s1600/P1070116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFrlUlgSh3Rhc0_6cNi1HjByqCvPYoSCrGwcoRbarHMr5DubdwxKPDTAA_Mm58eWBeleOg5lvOM-xM2UHyELdRSr3fdlu_itJwNBHPv7AgHTv8c5BodMbrNTtUSPllQNKccU28aBUwAg0/s1600/P1070116.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">you can see the <b>unbuttered </b>one has a less shiny crust and didn't caramelize as well</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgQMoVIRmZ8BMDak21M-OtHL480n3DhijYH5NMaB17YjggP3dYoX6Wi8GOEE_EvbBt3kj6Ia-eOD52N9j7rIdl4XvksyHMjHv9NTvyB8klvEitAP7gnaB5uE-ULrNPgBN2ONB8Hrpx722/s1600/P1070123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgQMoVIRmZ8BMDak21M-OtHL480n3DhijYH5NMaB17YjggP3dYoX6Wi8GOEE_EvbBt3kj6Ia-eOD52N9j7rIdl4XvksyHMjHv9NTvyB8klvEitAP7gnaB5uE-ULrNPgBN2ONB8Hrpx722/s1600/P1070123.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the insides were slightly different too</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xIQI95oNfdw3Gt_TsXuf8BD0EBISnNBSKuZZNvg8pK5cSHasPDmYtOyPucwwz8T0En7Gw_siFGIVRiSf0gWcqPkS0wo9RwKLn3cY-GRyNp3m-g5fd94HWxn1eE-1azh5-s3XibTRLsqW/s1600/P1070115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xIQI95oNfdw3Gt_TsXuf8BD0EBISnNBSKuZZNvg8pK5cSHasPDmYtOyPucwwz8T0En7Gw_siFGIVRiSf0gWcqPkS0wo9RwKLn3cY-GRyNp3m-g5fd94HWxn1eE-1azh5-s3XibTRLsqW/s1600/P1070115.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">buttered</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pzf3zP6mUX4_5o0AzqbNynNIFqkAIb5PrwMpoyoaX9WcUqrCJGdyTTHzp_upYhuAcp862qiJbqST5eEYmGR2Lxg5CHi2A_szKqgqVkVUDSNlWhOn-8qUsaH_N4A7B5x3uTborpta5u0v/s1600/P1070114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pzf3zP6mUX4_5o0AzqbNynNIFqkAIb5PrwMpoyoaX9WcUqrCJGdyTTHzp_upYhuAcp862qiJbqST5eEYmGR2Lxg5CHi2A_szKqgqVkVUDSNlWhOn-8qUsaH_N4A7B5x3uTborpta5u0v/s1600/P1070114.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">unbuttered</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnC2KWabRdvDkmCnKft9QpFJ0veRvK8Qs1tsAKYBX-vNQsxgRUdZqXBmxQ3fkTXkZhksegX3jw4ktVnlgC4zd0o1_oLDz9iXcr2gGk077lNd64fwbWMiMO5z_RjHrFlbCEH9XD0RWggoB/s1600/P1070133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnC2KWabRdvDkmCnKft9QpFJ0veRvK8Qs1tsAKYBX-vNQsxgRUdZqXBmxQ3fkTXkZhksegX3jw4ktVnlgC4zd0o1_oLDz9iXcr2gGk077lNd64fwbWMiMO5z_RjHrFlbCEH9XD0RWggoB/s1600/P1070133.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">grab a cuppa (tea) and enjoy!</td></tr>
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Bye for now...inthekitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237440633784467985noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330346747791020327.post-76121169968359871512014-12-23T18:22:00.001-05:002014-12-23T18:22:44.405-05:00A Birthday/Lasagne Dinner Party: Two Sausage & Collard Greens LasagneContinuing my birthday lasagne post from a few weeks ago, here is the recipe for the other lasagne I made for my party last summer, a <b>Two Sausage & Collard Greens Lasagne</b> (see here for the first lasagne: <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2014/12/a-birthdaylasagne-dinner-party-roasted.html"><b>Roasted Portobello, Bacon & Kale Lasagne</b></a>).<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJv5LSpFTKO13IlJQZXZwtf3YCWSOqoaN3Bab5okiHNEtFxHE1UxaKvPA5xHB6Qvx3GHDfNgR5rL08OZmQJKeeqaZk7dCZslek485wZUuuniT6JHzltTI0zSx4SaecNJwpYFnV8n7ytKIZ/s1600/P1080743a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJv5LSpFTKO13IlJQZXZwtf3YCWSOqoaN3Bab5okiHNEtFxHE1UxaKvPA5xHB6Qvx3GHDfNgR5rL08OZmQJKeeqaZk7dCZslek485wZUuuniT6JHzltTI0zSx4SaecNJwpYFnV8n7ytKIZ/s1600/P1080743a.jpg" height="214" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">meaty, cheesy, delicious</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looks and smells delicious!</td></tr>
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Here is my recipe for <b>Two Sausage & Collard Greens Lasagne</b> (adapted this <a href="http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/lasagna-with-turkey-sausage-bolognese">Bon Appetit recipe</a>):<br />
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<u><b>Ingredients</b></u><br />
<b>Sausage & Collard Greens Filling:</b><br />
2 T. olive oil<br />
2 medium onions, chopped <br />
1 small bunch collard greens (or kale)<br />
approx. 2 pounds of sausage casings removed (I used half sweet Italian pork sausage and half chicken chorizo sausage)<br />
5-6 large garlic cloves, pressed or finely minced (+/- cloves, depending on how you feel about garlic)<br />
salt & pepper <br />
1/2 c. dry white wine<br />
2 28-oz cans whole peeled tomatoes with the puree <br />
1 c fresh basil, chopped then divided<br />
1 T fresh thyme, roughly chopped <br />
1/2 T dried oregano (or 1 T fresh oregano, chopped)<br />
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1 15-oz container whole-milk ricotta cheese<br />
12 oz whole-milk mozzarella cheese, grated on the large holes (about 3 c. packed) <br />
1 1/4 c. Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, grated on the large holes, divided into 1 c. and 1/4 c.<br />
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1 pound lasagne noodles (16-20 noodles), slightly under-cooked as they will finish cooking when you bake the lasagne, set aside<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ingredients for the lasagne filling</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used two different sausages - sweet Italian and a chicken chorizo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">use fresh basil for the best flavor - so gorgeous and fragrant!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I cooked my lasagne noodles way in advance and then rubbed them in olive oil<br />
and set them aside while I prepped the ingredients and made the filling</td></tr>
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<u><b>Method</b></u><br />
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Set aside a 13x9" glass baking dish or a large roasting pan (I used my large All-Clad roaster).<br />
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Cut the collard greens into a chiffonade (see picture below), set aside.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cutting the collards into a chiffonade. This will help them cook in the sauce.</td></tr>
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Heat the 2 T. olive oil in a very large heavy-bottomed pan over medium heat. Add the onions, sprinkle with salt, and saute about 5 minutes. Add the collard greens and cook an additional 5 or so minutes until the collards are bright green and beginning to wilt.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cooking down the onions and collard greens</td></tr>
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Remove the sausage from the casings and add to the pan. Use a large spoon to break the sausage into bite-sized pieces. Add the garlic and stir; season with pepper and a little more salt, stir. Saute until the sausage is fully cooked, about 8 minutes. Add the wine and bring to a boil, cook for 1 minute (to burn off the alcohol).<br />
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Using your hands to break them apart, add the whole tomatoes to the pan (see picture below).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">use your hands to break the tomatoes into chunks as you add them to the pan</td></tr>
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Add the remaining tomato puree from the 2 cans, stir, then add 1/2 of the chopped basil, the chopped thyme and the dried oregano.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">add the tomato puree and herbs</td></tr>
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Give the mixture a good stir to combine everything. Bring to a boil again, then reduce heat to low. Simmer for about 10 minutes, until the sauce thickens. Taste and season with additional salt and pepper, if needed. Set aside.<br />
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In a medium bowl, combine the ricotta, mozzarella, 1 c. Parmigiano-Reggiano, and the other 1/2 c. of basil; stir well to blend. Season with a little salt and pepper.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the cheese filling</td></tr>
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<u><b>Assembling the lasagne</b></u><br />
You'll make four layers in total and will want some sauce leftover for the top. If your layers are messy - no problem! - they will all blend together when the lasagne bakes.<br />
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Spread approx. 1 c. of sauce over the bottom of the pan. Cover with 4 noodles, slightly overlapping them if need be (if you are using the glass baking dish, only 3 noodles will fit). Drop 1/4 of the cheese mixture by spoonfuls over the noodles; spread as best you can.<br />
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Repeat the layering: spread 1 c. of sauce, layer 4 noodles, spread 1/4 of the cheese mixture; then again a third time, then a fourth time. There should some sauce left, so spread that over the last cheese layer.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ending with the remaining sauce spread over the fourth layer</td></tr>
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After the remaining sauce is spread over the final cheese layer, sprinkle the remaining 1/4 c. Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese evenly over the top.<br />
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Bake in a 375 degree oven for about 50-55 minutes, until heated through and the cheese is melted and golden brown. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.<br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">baked to a golden brown</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">time to try a bite...yum</td></tr>
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Bye for now...inthekitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237440633784467985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330346747791020327.post-18054445377817511562014-12-21T14:24:00.003-05:002014-12-21T14:37:06.949-05:00Rose's Alpha Bakers: Almond Coffee CrispsThe latest in my whirlwind baking adventure with my fellow <a href="http://rosesalphabakers.blogspot.com/">Rose's Alpha Bakers</a> is <b>Almond Coffee Crisps</b> from Rose Levy Beranbaum's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Baking-Bible-Rose-Levy-Beranbaum/dp/1118338618">The Baking Bible</a>. The cookies are buttery and flaky; and because they are made without eggs, they are very delicate and melt in your mouth.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">crispy with a hint of coffee flavor</td></tr>
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Rose described these light and crumbly cookies as "crisp, fragile, ethereal" and they really are. I'd advise making these when you're going to serve and eat them all because they are <i>very</i> delicate (I broke two just lifting them from the baking sheet...you might think I did this on purpose so I could eat them, but that was just a lucky coincidence!). They were also very fast and easy to make, another plus.<br />
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These cookies would go wonderfully with coffee or tea...a tea party, perhaps? I'd love to have a little tea party and serve finger sandwiches, scones with clotted cream and jam, cookies, tiny pastries, and, of course, tea! These delicious cookies would fit in very well on my tea party sideboard!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mise en place for the cookies - so simple!</td></tr>
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I was a little skeptical that the tiny bit of ingredients above would make 36 cookies...but, of course, they did (note to self: never doubt Rose!). The cookies spread quite a bit when baking, so what starts off as little cookies rounds when raw bakes up to nice 3" cookies when baked.<br />
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I decided to skip the final step of dusting each cookie with more espresso power. I wasn't sure if that would be coffee-overkill, or just make a mess. Either way, I'm glad I skipped it. There is still a hint of coffee flavor, but it's not overpowering. Overall? Yum! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I processed the toasted almonds with a few tbsp of the flour mixture until finely ground<br />
and then added the rest of the flour mixture and processed again</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the result is similar to almond flour</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the sugar and butter are creamed until smooth</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">then the flour is mixed in...</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC3fZgRtOFBOoMeOI-Zmfz7k70y-UMz3QuMvMy4QptS_blHjm9NRrVYh_zPXRfqdyq9zZJ2adbomoVeq4wnIYJQdwOeE_MOD0B5g_iP9zKkc_AUZWPsSZSonwhlQHuq3l1oiC-OgRI9yR9/s1600/P1090227.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC3fZgRtOFBOoMeOI-Zmfz7k70y-UMz3QuMvMy4QptS_blHjm9NRrVYh_zPXRfqdyq9zZJ2adbomoVeq4wnIYJQdwOeE_MOD0B5g_iP9zKkc_AUZWPsSZSonwhlQHuq3l1oiC-OgRI9yR9/s1600/P1090227.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and pulsed until the dough comes together</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the finished dough is kneaded a few times to make sure all of the butter<br />
is completely mixed in. The dough is extremely easy to make and work with.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">tiny little balls of dough are measured out - 10g each...so small!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">all of my balls of cookie dough</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a dozen balls of dough placed on the cookie sheet...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and then pressed into flat rounds</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">they spread quite a bit when baked, into thin, crisp cookies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and done! A delicious plate of almond coffee crisps</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">time to make a pot of coffee and enjoy a cookie</td></tr>
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Bye for now...inthekitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237440633784467985noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330346747791020327.post-50892475207542215672014-12-14T14:34:00.003-05:002014-12-14T14:34:58.601-05:00Rose's Alpha Bakers: The IschlerIt's week three with <a href="http://rosesalphabakers.blogspot.com/">Rose's Alpha Bakers</a> and up this week is <b>The Ischler</b>. The Ischler is a light, flaky, almond cookie, traditionally made with a
layer of both apricot lekvar and a thick chocolate ganache as the
filling. I was in a time crunch this weekend (end of the semester paper
time!) so I opted to just make the chocolate ganache filling. Next time I will make the apricot lekvar because the recipe looked delicious!<br />
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I think I'll call
my cookie <b>The <i>Modified </i>Ischler</b>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yummalicious! A light nutty flavor, a very tender cookie, and chocolate. A win-win.</td></tr>
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Rolled cookies are generally not my favorite to make...rolling...waiting...rolling...waiting. I'm too impatient! However, these cookies were pretty easy to make and I had them done in about 4 hours on Sunday morning.<br />
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The cookie itself tastes very similar to my <a href="http://bakedtoorder.blogspot.com/2013/12/christmas-cookies.html">all-time favorite Christmas cookies</a>. If you like either making or just looking at pictures of gorgeous decorated cookies, I highly recommend the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cookie-Craft-Techniques-Creative-Occasions/dp/1580176941/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1325700328&sr=8-2">Cookie Craft: From Baking to Luster Dust, Designs and Techniques for Creative Cookie Occasions</a>. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">powdered sugar and almonds are processed until fine</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">so far, so good, until...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">opps...made a mistake and added the egg and vanilla before the butter...<br />It was early Sunday morning, I guess I was still half asleep! <br />Instead of trying to mix it, I just tossed in the butter and hoped for the best. <br />It came out fine in the end :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">flour is added and the dough is pulsed until it is crumbly and comes away from the bowl</td></tr>
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I added a bit more flour here (about 2 T). The recipe says that the dough will be sticky, but mine was super sticky because I had a hard time measuring out 1/2 of an egg. Even with my scale, I couldn't get 22 grams perfectly, so I ended up using a bit more egg than was called for. This resulted in my dough being very wet, so I added a bit more flour to get it to form a ball in the above step.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the dough is divided into 4 parts, pressed between plastic wrap and then refrigerated...<br />I actually just rolled mine nearly all the way to save time later</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">after 2 hours of chilling, it gets a final roll and then it's ready to cut</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a quick bake and they're done! They smell fantastic.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the cooled cookies and ingredients for my chocolate ganache</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the chocolate pieces are melted and the hot cream is stirred in...<br />voila, smooth and silky ganache </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">so cute! I love the chocolate peeping out...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">delicious! Light and flaky with a bit of chocolate.</td></tr>
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Bye for now...<br />
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inthekitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237440633784467985noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330346747791020327.post-82086091211176447632014-12-11T15:14:00.001-05:002014-12-11T15:14:02.666-05:00Rose's Alpha Bakers: English Dried Fruit CakeAnother week of baking with my <a href="http://rosesalphabakers.blogspot.com/">Rose's Alpha Bakers</a> friends. Up this week: <b>English Dried Fruit Cake</b>. I'm a little late in getting my cake posted, but have been juggling the end of the semester and writing two papers...not to mention working full-time!<br />
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I actually made the cake last week and brought it to my office holiday party - it was a big hit (although, I made sure not to label it "fruit cake" so as not to scare anyone off!) so I had the cake and the photos done last week...I just didn't have time to write up my post. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a lovely spice cake with apples, raisins, and pecans</td></tr>
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I am not a fan of English fruit cakes, so there was no way I was going to add any glacéed fruit. But, luckily this recipe didn't call for any! The recipe called for any mix of dried fruit that you'd like, in addition to fresh apples, so I kept it simple and just added raisins. So, in reality, my iteration of Rose's <b>English Dried Fruit Cake</b> was more of a spice cake with apples, raisins, and pecans (and rum).<br />
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The cake itself was very moist, even 3 days later, so I would recommend this cake if you need to bake something in advance. I added the optional rum into the batter itself so it had a nice, little rum background flavor - it was very nice. The cake also make a lot of pieces, so a good cake for a party or a crowd. Next time I would add more spices - definitely nutmeg and probably some ginger as well.<br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mise en place - a pretty easy cake to make!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">butter and sugar get melted down together...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... and then cooked for a few minutes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">while the raisins are being "plumped" up in boiling water</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the apples and zest are added to the sugar-butter mixture<br />...I had to try a bite of this, just to be sure...(delicious!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">then the eggs are added one-by-one</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the nuts and raisins are tossed in the flour<br />(next time I would add the raisins directly to the wet mixture because <br />a lot of flour stuck to the wet raisins even after baking and didn't look good)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">not very appetizing-looking batter...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">but, ahhh, the finished cakes were much nicer!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">delicious!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...I'd better just try a bite before the party. Yum!</td></tr>
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Bye for now...inthekitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237440633784467985noreply@blogger.com3