Any Home Bakers Here?

Bonfire night treats.
Nigella cookies white choc chip. And chestnut muffins.



I'm done baking for a bit now I think

Floydie said:

Its were it streched to fit the tin, almost looks like hedgehog bread. I dont know why they burnt on top I used the bread setting on my oven again.. last time they didnt burn.

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Was the bread a bit closer to the top element?

The amount of sugar in a recipe will make the bread brown more. The process of converting flour to co2 also converts some of it to sugar. The longer bread rises, the more sugar it will have in it from the conversion

Floydie said:

Bonfire night treats.
Nigella cookies white choc chip. And chestnut muffins.

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I'm done baking for a bit now I think

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That is quite a bit of baking!

I bet the Family if very happy

ronott1 said:

Was the bread a bit closer to the top element?

The amount of sugar in a recipe will make the bread brown more. The process of converting flour to co2 also converts some of it to sugar. The longer bread rises, the more sugar it will have in it from the conversion

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Bet its the sugar then, next time im going to use less sugar and add honey.

Floydie said:

Bet its the sugar then, next time im going to use less sugar and add honey.

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sandwich bread tends to have more sugar added in the recipe and then it is baked in a tin at a lower temperature. French bread often have no sugar and are baked at higher temps often without a tin.

The less sugar allows browning but not burning at the higher temp and changes the crumb inside the bread

Floydie said:

Bonfire night treats.
Nigella cookies white choc chip. And chestnut muffins.

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I'm done baking for a bit now I think

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YUMMY. I just mixed two large loaves of Multigrain Breads, Rising for
2 hours. Later. Aria

Floydie said:

Bonfire night treats.
Nigella cookies white choc chip. And chestnut muffins.

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I'm done baking for a bit now I think

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Everything looks so yummy

Before making a cake, I had to make cream cheese. It’s not a secret that making cream cheese and ricotta is somehow the same. So now the question is; can I still make cream cheese frosting?

BullChick said:

Before making a cake, I had to make cream cheese. It’s not a secret that making cream cheese and ricotta is somehow the same. So now the question is; can I still make cream cheese frosting?

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I don't know. Can you?

This is what I found on google

Cream cheese is made with milk and cream, while ricotta is made with just milk. The lower fat content makes the latter cheese slightly less creamy. However, cream cheese can still be substituted for ricotta. ... Mascarpone: Another Italian cheese, mascarpone makes a great ricotta substitute.