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How To Soften Butter

June 19th, 2023 at 14:20 pm » Comments (0)

Best Way to Soften Butter

Found this article on Serious Eats, but my memory of a block of butter, a commercial size rolling pin and a game of stick ball in the test kitchen is a good way to start my day

The “pounding method” is still a good way to relieve stress from FB Posts <G>

Today for baking, grating is great since it purchased “on sale” and kept fresh longer in the freezer.
We also keep a “stick” on the counter in a small container for toast and other bread like objects.

https://www.seriouseats.com/best-way-to-soften-butter-5248278







Proofing Yeast

June 15th, 2023 at 12:21 pm » Comments (0)

Prevent Baked Door Stops

Proofing Yeast For Bread Machine:
In a small glass , combine
1.5 oz 100F Liquid.
1Teaspoon Sugar
Add 1 Teaspoon Bread Machine Yeast
If Yeast is happy – it should double within -5 to 10 minutes







Bread Machine Paddle Tiplet

June 2nd, 2023 at 00:45 am » Comments (0)

For those enjoy the use of a bread machine, we have all contemplated the esthetic AND practical annoyance of a chunk missing from the bottom of the loaf caused by the panel which kneads the dough when left in during baking.

In most cases when paddle is removed the number 4 example would be what we hope for, deforming only a single slice. To be honest, over the last several decades I have seen all of these and worse. Like when it looked like number 4 until one removed the paddle in a dark and tough crust and looked more like number 6 on steriods

WestBend 41053 Automatic Bread-n-Dough Maker

Whether using my wonderful recently “retired” 1998 vintage WestBend Bread maker or Westy’s replacement a Hamilton Beach Pioneer Woman Bread & Artisan Dough recently named Fiona because well that is her name “Fiona Floral” And, pretty much any other Bread & Dough Maker, there is the esthetic and practical annoyance of a chunk missing from the bottom of the loaf caused by the panel which kneads the dough.

Hamilton Beach "Fiona"

There are some that the paddles “fold” down, but that seems to have other issues and not something I have experienced. And, frankly, I am not the type to hyperventilate if I don’t happen to be around to execute any of the fixes – this is just about understanding my options. If you are lucky, it really only effect one slice, but usually at least 2 and often enough to annoy me 3 slices If a few slices are only suitable for toasting or other non-sandwich options, the world will not end.

There is a tiplet often repeated: Open the machine at the beginning (or during) the 2nd rise. dump the dough either into a bowl or onto a dinner plate, remove the paddle and quickly replace the dough ball into the machine. IF you do this, it must be done quickly and you need to remember to close the lid while removing the paddle. You would be surprised how much leaving the top open lowers the temperature inside.

This is also a good time to use another of my ideas that “worked for me”. Dividing the loaf. (planned as part of my next experiment this weekend.)

Now assuming this is just a normal sized recipe, meaning with the bounds of maximum loaf size – in my case both machines a 2 lb loaf, Most days I can accomplish this 10 second procedure without a hitch.
Then there are the bad days when we need bread, but my hands and wrists are not happy.

It has been my experience that if it takes more than ten seconds from start to finish, the combination of shorter 2nd rise and lose of proper proofing temp leads to a less than lovely loaf – even to deflated and dense for those who loved their Arnolds Brick Oven Bread as a child (or in the case of the engineer in the other room as an adult. It was close to a Pan De Mie, and a wonderful white toasting bread. particularly suitable for grill cheese 2. It took nearly a year for me to “get it right”in Westy and not yet in Fiona

This is not a perfect solution, but is seems to avoid many of the pit falls, loss of temperature is still and issue, so perhaps the solution lies in this quote from the manual….


Control Panel (cont.)
POWER INTERRUPTION
In event of a power outage, the process of making bread will
continue automatically within 7 minutes. If dough has started rising,
discard ingredients in bread pan and start over. If dough has not
entered rising phase, you can press START button to continue cycle
from beginning.

I am hoping that the wording really means, if power interruption is less than 7 mins it will restart from SAME place If over 7 minutes, well guess this will be a day when you bake dough outside the machine – so buns and baguettes it is.

Question, Corrections, Your thoughts and topic related comments all welcomed.

1 The Cooks Info https://www.cooksinfo.com/bread-machines#The_hole_issue
2 Tiplet: A touch of garlic or horseradish or jalapeno powder or (my preferred) granuals on the INSIDE of your bread so it warms but does not burn will be life changing.







Ludo & Luca’s French Classic Omelette

March 26th, 2023 at 01:16 am » Comments (0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNQTHaZBTKI






Shelf-Stable Food Safety

March 23rd, 2023 at 01:33 am » Comments (0)

My parents lived thru the Great Depression. Needless to say that affected them and often as not how some things were handled in our home. One of the most often heard expressions in our home?
Put it on the shelf – It don’t eat
In other words waste nothing. Good advice as many once again thanks to poor government decisions face difficulty managing as costs skyrocket.

With this in mind know how long a food is safe in combination with how much you use in say a year for unopened – shelf stable foods is really helpful. If you need to find it more easily, I will also be adding it to my food links

Use this Link for the most recent version as the US FDA website
You will need to scroll down the page to find the Shelf Stable Food Storage Chart/Cheat Sheet







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