Any Home Bakers Here?

[Meg-in-MT]

Thanks, it's a nice change from chocolate (DH's favorite anything)!

Thanks, she's a beauty!
Nice to switch things up from the norm every once in a while. Of course, I have a hard time getting behind anything coconut!

 

[N F C]

Thanks, she's a beauty!
Nice to switch things up from the norm every once in a while. Of course, I have a hard time getting behind anything coconut!

I was going to make a chocolate cake with coconut frosting but didn't have enough powered sugar.

 

[ronott1]

I can assure you that they are!

Lasagna for dinner. Not sure if the sourdough bread (using starter from you ) will be ready. I'm doing the King Arthur Extra Tangy Sourdough recipe.
Dough after rising
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The loaves that are (presumably) rising before covering.
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Not sure they look any bigger 2 hours later. The house is 65°F so on DW's advice I've put them in the oven with the light on as I found references that said the proofing setting (100°F) is too hot.

This is my first shot at bread other than 1/2 wheat 1/2 white flour pizza dough.

You should be able to use the touch test for the dough to see if it is proofed enough.

The ripe test to determine if a proofed loaf is ready for the oven is a little different than the method used after the first rise. Simply touch the side of the dough lightly with your fingertip. If the indentation remains, the loaf is ripe and ready for the oven.

Remember to slash the tops!

 

[Meg-in-MT]

I was going to make a chocolate cake with coconut frosting but didn't have enough powered sugar.

I saw that! We always called that a german chocolate cake, but maybe that was incorrect. Do you have a recipe for that one? Coincidentally, that is my dads favorite cake and his birthday is two weeks away It'd be fun to bake him a cake, even if I have to scrape the frosting off haha.

 

[ronott1]

I saw that! We always called that a german chocolate cake, but maybe that was incorrect. Do you have a recipe for that one? Coincidentally, that is my dads favorite cake and his birthday is two weeks away It'd be fun to bake him a cake, even if I have to scrape the frosting off haha.

German's Chocolate cake recipe is: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/any-home-bakers-here.921333/page-874#post-18933837

The post below has a frosting recipe

 

[bruceha2000]

Of course, I have a hard time getting behind anything coconut!

DD1 & 2 are with you on that, DW and I would disagree

You should be able to use the touch test for the dough to see if it is proofed enough.

Thanks. Nope, not ready. The oven is now preheating for the lasagna so the bread is back out on the counter. Guess it will be baked later tonight and eaten this weekend.

BTW, for any of you that happen to be lucky enough to have an old sink with a brass drain flange I found that sourdough starter is an excellent tarnish remover

 

[Meg-in-MT]

German's Chocolate cake recipe is: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/any-home-bakers-here.921333/page-874#post-18933837

The post below has a frosting recipe

Thanks, Ron! I looked on the index and couldn't find it.

 

[ronott1]

DD1 & 2 are with you on that, DW and I would disagree


Thanks. Nope, not ready. The oven is now preheating for the lasagna so the bread is back out on the counter. Guess it will be baked later tonight and eaten this weekend.

BTW, for any of you that happen to be lucky enough to have an old sink with a brass drain flange I found that sourdough starter is an excellent tarnish remover

Sourdough starter is good to put down the drain! The yeast will help remove clogs and if on a septic, help there too

 

[ronott1]

Thanks, Ron! I looked on the index and couldn't find it.

It is in the google doc

 

[bruceha2000]

Sourdough starter is good to put down the drain! The yeast will help remove clogs and if on a septic, help there too

The chickens like it too. Not sure if that is a good idea or not.