The holidays, cool and cold weather, just plain ol' cravings are calling us to bake! So what are you baking?
Fall and winter baking
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Made a pumpkin pie for last night's dessert. Made a double batch of chocolate chip cookies. A few days ago, made a loaf of banana walnut bread for husband, his favorite!
Still hot here so I haven't been to enthusiastic yet!
Rainy week ahead is sure to bring about brownies!!
Rainy week ahead is sure to bring about brownies!!
Still too warm for me to want to bake anything. At Christmas, I make Banana Fruitcake which is basically banana bread with citron added and an orange glaze. Usually make 30 - 40 of various sizes, all in one day. At least this year, I have freezers!
I also make Maple white chocolate chip pecan cookies and sometimes shortbread cookies.
I also make Maple white chocolate chip pecan cookies and sometimes shortbread cookies.
I made 7 loaves of banana bread for the freezers two weeks ago. Today I was due to make apple/cranberry pie but I forgot to take out the lard and butter to thaw it a bit. Guess it's pie tomorrow and than nothing sweet till Christmas.
Making an apple pie in the next few days, have a bag of gala apples so I'm using them. Would like opinions on what are the best pie apples?????
(50/50) Granny Smith or other tart green apple / mac, spartan, honey crisp. Gala will be fine. No delicious of any variety.
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Just to be clear, I meant that each pie should contain the 50/50 mix of apples. Not necessary obviously, just my preference.
The reason is that the green apples have more structure after baking, and the tartness gives the pie more flavor. The other apples are sweeter for balance and let loose more juice and can get mushy (apple saucy) if you accidentally over bake the pie a little. Too much juice from the baking will wreak havoc with the thickening aspect. I usually use more thickener than most recipes call for and 1/2 lemon juiced per pie.
That being said, we all know that runny pies and jams can rescued by calling them ice-cream toppings.
The reason is that the green apples have more structure after baking, and the tartness gives the pie more flavor. The other apples are sweeter for balance and let loose more juice and can get mushy (apple saucy) if you accidentally over bake the pie a little. Too much juice from the baking will wreak havoc with the thickening aspect. I usually use more thickener than most recipes call for and 1/2 lemon juiced per pie.
That being said, we all know that runny pies and jams can rescued by calling them ice-cream toppings.
Friday, I am making pumpkin bread to put in baskets with jelly and give out to shut ins.
Thanks for the great tips!!
I have about two more weeks of being stupid busy with the second job (which is seasonal) then it's time to get the bread machine out, and start baking. Well, it's as close to baking as I will ever get. There are a few new recipes I want to try, and some old tried and true I want to freeze for later use. Does anybody have any good bread recipes for the holidays?
I think Dr. Jenner does
I don't do bread any more. Our holiday treat is lefse (Norwegian flat bread) which is very labour and time consuming to make.
We don't do a lot of grains, but a couple weekends ago, I made spice cookies to go with our apple cidering. I only make such things when there are others to send them home with or I could eat the whole darn batch 
I do, lots!I think Dr. Jenner does
Do you have a small dutch oven? I like to cook all my bread in that.
the beer bread I'm making now is easy
3 c flour
1 pkg yeast
2 tsp kosher salt
1 tbsp olive oil
1 can beer
Mix all ingredients together (no need to proof yeast)
You can let rise once, then punch down and rise again.
Meanwhile heat dutch oven in the oven at 450 deg
form into a ball and put it in a preheated dutch oven
Bake at 450 for 30 mins - then remove the cover and bake for about 15 more mins.
Awesome, thank you! Morgan better see this!!
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Yall are driving me crazy.
Cooking baking medicinal herbs are are all in The Princess's wheelhouse but she is still about 3 weeks away from submitting her retirement letter.
I will just have to drool and wait until I can get her to follow up on these great sounding ideas.
Ben
We'll have to have a party for herYall are driving me crazy.
Cooking baking medicinal herbs are are all in The Princess's wheelhouse but she is still about 3 weeks away from submitting her retirement letter.
I will just have to drool and wait until I can get her to follow up on these great sounding ideas.
Ben
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Daughter made lefse and krumkake with her grandmother. She has all the tools to make her own now, and makes them gluten free.
Jonagold and/or McIntosh.. (imo..
Just did some Banana Bread recently, and shortbread cookies, but.. My Son is who's 'killin it', right now with his Sourdough boules 'mini-biz', up North...
So good, and couldn't be Prouder of 'im.. Corn Bread w/ Cranberries (use quazi-dried to keep the moisture down..) w/ Honey-butter is also a Fam 'staple'.. Anytime I make our 'Cinna-Pork Chili', DIY Corn Bread is a Must..
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jd
I love adding different things to cornbread! It can handle sweet or spicy add ins!!Jonagold and/or McIntosh.. (imo..
Corn Bread w/ Cranberries (use quazi-dried to keep the moisture down..) w/ Honey-butter is also a Fam 'staple'.. Anytime I make our 'Cinna-Pork Chili', DIY Corn Bread is a Must..
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jd
That looks awesome SOjer
'Tis.. ..and when he sent me that 'marketing pic', I was like... 'Nice, but.. you should probably take / use yer Own shot, ya know?'.. He replied 'Uh, that IS my shot, Dad..' oops..
..I replied, 'Well, I Am "gettin old", ya know..'
Very proud of 'im.. Solid Kid..
jd
..and when he sent me that 'marketing pic', I was like... 'Nice, but.. you should probably take / use yer Own shot, ya know?'.. He replied 'Uh, that IS my shot, Dad..' oops.. ..I replied, 'Well, I Am "gettin old", ya know..'
Very proud of 'im.. Solid Kid..jd
