Any Home Bakers Here?

[ronott1]

While I'm here, can I throw in my 2cents & say that I too think olive oil tastes weird after a week or two. DH cant tell the difference & thinks I'm crazy. Like Ms. Igor, I am totally hooked on avocado oil for both salads & cooking. I've never met an oil I adore as much as the avo.
Sadly, I've never been fan of coconut oil. I don't use lard at all, but I do love a good, clean unsalted butter.

Keep it in the fridge! You are likely sensitive to the taste as the oil starts to go rancid

 

[ronott1]

While I'm here, can I throw in my 2cents & say that I too think olive oil tastes weird after a week or two. DH cant tell the difference & thinks I'm crazy. Like Ms. Igor, I am totally hooked on avocado oil for both salads & cooking. I've never met an oil I adore as much as the avo.
Sadly, I've never been fan of coconut oil. I don't use lard at all, but I do love a good, clean unsalted butter.

You can fry at high temperatures with Ghee--It is a clarified butter

 

[room onthebroom]

Keep it in the fridge! You are likely sensitive to the taste as the oil starts to go rancid

Thanks! I actually never thought of doing that. The avocado oil doesn't seem to go bad on me & has never has a taste. I'm not sure if that's because I use so much of it it doesn't get the chance to go rancid, or if it has a longer keep date.

 

[room onthebroom]

You can fry at high temperatures with Ghee--It is a clarified butter

I've never tried that. I don't think I've ever seen it in the store either.

 

[room onthebroom]

Flourless chocolate cake is from King arthur

https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/flourless-chocolate-cake-recipe

Th chestnut cake is in post 1861 https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/any-home-bakers-here.921333/page-187#post-15520054

this is a chocolate chestnut cake in my "like to try someday" file. (Might want to double check the measurements in parentheses, I did the conversions myself...math is not my strong suit.)

250g good quality dark chocolate (8.8 oz.)
250g butter (8.8 oz.)
250g peeled and cooked chestnuts, vacuum packed is fine
250ml milk (1 cup)
4 eggs, separated
125g caster sugar (2/3 cup)
Method
Grease and line a 25cm (9") round cake tin.
Melt the chocolate and butter in a pan over a gentle heat. In another pan heat the chestnuts and milk together until it just comes to the boil. Remove from the heat and mash the chestnuts into the milk until smooth.
Whisk the egg yolks and caster sugar together until combined. Pour in the chocolate mixture and the chestnut mixture and whisk together well.
In a very clean bowl whisk the egg whites until they form stiff peaks and then carefully fold into the chocolate and chestnut mixture. Pour the mixture into the tin and place in a preheated oven at 170°c (325F), for 25-30 minutes, until it is set, but it will still have a little wobble in the center. Leave in the tin to cool a little if you are serving warm or leave to cool completely. Sift cocoa powder over the top.

YOU GOT IT!?!?! Thanks! My computer must be glitching

 

[ronott1]

Thanks! I actually never thought of doing that. The avocado oil doesn't seem to go bad on me & has never has a taste. I'm not sure if that's because I use so much of it it doesn't get the chance to go rancid, or if it has a longer keep date.

Quite a few oils go rancid fast. Flax oil is the worst! Sunflower oil, Walnut oil and most nut oils too. Generally, those oils that are not good for deep frying will go rancid. Olive oil does it after a year on the shelf. Some can taste a difference in 6 months on the shelf

 

[ronott1]

YOU GOT IT!?!?! Thanks! My computer must be glitching

Try clearing the cache on your browser

 

[ronott1]

I've never tried that. I don't think I've ever seen it in the store either.

Costco here has a big container of Ghee that they sell. It is less expensive than their coconut oil.

Walmart sells it for more in smaller packages.

 

[room onthebroom]

Costco here has a big container of Ghee that they sell. It is less expensive than their coconut oil.

Walmart sells it for more in smaller packages.

Cool! I'll check it out. That king Arthur site is amazing. Have you seen the Favorite Fudge Birthday Cake? I cant wait to try it. We might have to have an UnBirthday party here this weekend.

 

[ronott1]

Cool! I'll check it out. That king Arthur site is amazing. Have you seen the Favorite Fudge Birthday Cake? I cant wait to try it. We might have to have an UnBirthday party here this weekend.

Last weekend I made their Sourdough chocolate cake. It was amazingly good!