Any Home Bakers Here?

[pennyJo1960]

Little oranges by any other name but better

 

[bruceha2000]

satsuma

Never heard of those either. Mandarin orange, I bet they are good!

 

[topochico225]

Never heard of those either. Mandarin orange, I bet they are good!

They are! Very sweet and great juice. I’m going to get DM over here and we’re going to can em.

 

[ronott1]

I am going to try my hand at a yeast bread for the first time since 1970s.

I need to know what the temperature of warm water should be to bloom the yeast?

When scalding milk do you have to have a certain temperature?

Any help would be appreciated as I'm the blind and need to be led.

scald the milk, add the butter and let it melt. scramble the eggs in a small bowl. When the butter is meted and the mixture is about 110, add the eggs and then the bloomed yeast.

Bloom the yeast in water at 110f for about 5 minutes-- while the butter and milk are cooling.

I used instant yeast so do not need to proof the yeast.

 

[ronott1]

They are! Very sweet and great juice. I’m going to get DM over here and we’re going to can em.

There is a grove of satsuma mandarin oranges in sacramento at the state capital. They were planted a long time ago and are reported to be very tasty!

 

[Sequel]

They are! Very sweet and great juice. I’m going to get DM over here and we’re going to can em.

I was wondering what you’d do with them all. They are so delicious but terribly perishable! When I get little bags of them at the store we almost never get them all eaten before they mold! Worth every penny though, you’re lucky to be able to grow them!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Do not beleive they can survive up here or I would love them

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Change of subject, if I may. Think I may have solved my issue of not having a warming bulb in my oven. I bought a dozen of these little votive candles in glass holders today. Placed one in a custard dish and lit it, and set it in the bottom of my oven. Then put warm water in a glass tumbler, set it on a saucer and placed it on an oven rack above the candle (not directly). Checked it an hour later and the water was still nice and warm! Will definitely keep dough or a batch of yogurt nice and toasty! I also have a huge supply of votive candles as refills so yay!

 

[Sequel]

Change of subject, if I may. Think I may have solved my issue of not having a warming bulb in my oven. I bought a dozen of these little votive candles in glass holders today. Placed one in a custard dish and lit it, and set it in the bottom of my oven. Then put warm water in a glass tumbler, set it on a saucer and placed it on an oven rack above the candle (not directly). Checked it an hour later and the water was still nice and warm! Will definitely keep dough or a batch of yogurt nice and toasty! I also have a huge supply of votive candles as refills so yay!

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Have you considered the by products of the candle flame on your dough? I have no idea if that would be a problem or not but I would ask Ron first. I know some candle wicks awhile back were releasing something toxic, but not sure what. I think I would warm my oven a little with some pans of hot water and shut it off.

I don’t want to cause trouble, I just worry a lot!

 

[ronott1]

Have you considered the by products of the candle flame on your dough? I have no idea if that would be a problem or not but I would ask Ron first. I know some candle wicks awhile back were releasing something toxic, but not sure what. I think I would warm my oven a little with some pans of hot water and shut it off.

I don’t want to cause trouble, I just worry a lot!

Most candles are made from petroleum oil so I would stary away from them. Soy candles and bees wax candles are much better.