Any Home Bakers Here?

[jnicholes]

Schezuan beef, wonton, and fried rice here.

 

[CountryCuratesWife]

My husband requested chocolate chip cookies today. These are his favorite ones. Recipe

On another note... My seed potatoes came in the mail today and I'm quite pleased

 

[BigBlueHen53]

My husband requested chocolate chip cookies today. These are his favorite ones. Recipe
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On another note... My seed potatoes came in the mail today and I'm quite pleased

What beautiful cookies!

 

[cavemanrich]

Did some more baking today. ANGEL WINGS.
There are 2 ways to make. Deep fry in oil,,, or Bake in oven. I chose to bake.
Maiden Voyage for this recipe for me,, so I followed it exactly.
Here are the ingredients.

250G Flour. ( I used 450 cake flour)
75G Sour Cream
4 egg yolks, (my eggs were large+ from my hens)
1 shot glass of Vodka
Pinch of salt.
Powdered sugar for dusting on top after baking.

Baked in oven @375°F for 10 minutes Center rack.

Play by play.
I used scale to keep things exact, as per recipe instructions.
Flour.

Sour cream

I did not weigh, but showing the PRIDE OF MY FLOCK

4 Egg yolks

Shot glass of Vodka. That is a large oversize glass. I only filled ½ for about 1 ounce.
If you don't have Vodka, other alcohol beverages would also work. (Rum, Scotch, etc.,) Not wine or beer (would need a larger quantity, and would overhydrate dough in the amounts of flour recipe call for)

I ground in and added a pinch of salt.

Egg yolks, sour cream, Vodka, salt, and ½ of my flour contents into mixing bowl. First step mixing to incorporate all things well. Then add remaining flour, and let mixer knead on 1st slow speed.

This is how dough turned out after a few minutes kneading, using dough hook.

Now the heavy duty labor by hand. I kept kneading by hand for about 5 minutes. Dough got nice and smooth, and I did not add any flour to board. Note, that dough is not sticking to board or my hand.

Now rolling out. I kept removing dough from board, and flipping as I kept rolling it ever so thinner each time.

Thin enough. Note this is half of my dough quantity I worked rolling at a time.
Salt shaker for size comparison purpose only.

Used pizza cutter to make strips, and slits

I flipped, inverted to create the shapes on parchment lined pan. Note, the second portion of dough in top of photo, waiting for same process.

Out of oven after 10 minutes baking. Note that they are somewhat puffed up. There is no yeast or baking powder in dough. My understanding, the Vodka helped in the rising/puffing of the dough.
The small amount of alcohol present in dough all evaporates during the cooking/baking process. You will NOT get a BUZZZZZ

Transferred to cooling rack, and dusted with powdered sugar while still hot out of oven. I turned over and did both sides.

Bottom side dusted

Arranged on a plate after finished dusting with powdered sugar.

Close-up,,

Notes.
I chose to bake instead of oil fry.
To oil fry, make exactly the same, just place into oil in deep-fryer (about) @350°F oil temp. The Wings will fry up instantly, (float to top) after 1 minute or less , flip over and fry other side, Then remove to paper towel lined dish. If fried too long, the Wings get a darker tan. (not desired)
There is no sugar added into dough. All the sweetness is from the powdered sugar dusting.

 

[Sally PB]

Nice, Cavey!

Your play by play is helpful, even if I won't ever make these (gluten). And nice eggs!

 

[CountryCuratesWife]

Did some more baking today. ANGEL WINGS.
There are 2 ways to make. Deep fry in oil,,, or Bake in oven. I chose to bake.
Maiden Voyage for this recipe for me,, so I followed it exactly.
Here are the ingredients.

250G Flour. ( I used 450 cake flour)
75G Sour Cream
4 egg yolks, (my eggs were large+ from my hens)
1 shot glass of Vodka
Pinch of salt.
Powdered sugar for dusting on top after baking.

Baked in oven @375°F for 10 minutes Center rack.

Play by play.
I used scale to keep things exact, as per recipe instructions.
Flour.
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Sour cream
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I did not weigh, but showing the PRIDE OF MY FLOCK
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4 Egg yolks
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Shot glass of Vodka. That is a large oversize glass. I only filled ½ for about 1 ounce.
If you don't have Vodka, other alcohol beverages would also work. (Rum, Scotch, etc.,) Not wine or beer (would need a larger quantity, and would overhydrate dough in the amounts of flour recipe call for)
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I ground in and added a pinch of salt.
View attachment 3399044
Egg yolks, sour cream, Vodka, salt, and ½ of my flour contents into mixing bowl. First step mixing to incorporate all things well. Then add remaining flour, and let mixer knead on 1st slow speed.
View attachment 3399045
This is how dough turned out after a few minutes kneading, using dough hook.
View attachment 3399046
Now the heavy duty labor by hand. I kept kneading by hand for about 5 minutes. Dough got nice and smooth, and I did not add any flour to board. Note, that dough is not sticking to board or my hand.
View attachment 3399047
Now rolling out. I kept removing dough from board, and flipping as I kept rolling it ever so thinner each time.
View attachment 3399048
Thin enough. Note this is half of my dough quantity I worked rolling at a time.
Salt shaker for size comparison purpose only.
View attachment 3399049
Used pizza cutter to make strips, and slits
View attachment 3399050
I flipped, inverted to create the shapes on parchment lined pan. Note, the second portion of dough in top of photo, waiting for same process.
View attachment 3399051
Out of oven after 10 minutes baking. Note that they are somewhat puffed up. There is no yeast or baking powder in dough. My understanding, the Vodka helped in the rising/puffing of the dough.
The small amount of alcohol present in dough all evaporates during the cooking/baking process. You will NOT get a BUZZZZZ
View attachment 3399052
Transferred to cooling rack, and dusted with powdered sugar while still hot out of oven. I turned over and did both sides.
View attachment 3399053
Bottom side dusted
View attachment 3399054
Arranged on a plate after finished dusting with powdered sugar.
View attachment 3399055
Close-up,,
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Notes.
I chose to bake instead of oil fry.
To oil fry, make exactly the same, just place into oil in deep-fryer (about) @350°F oil temp. The Wings will fry up instantly, (float to top) after 1 minute or less , flip over and fry other side, Then remove to paper towel lined dish. If fried too long, the Wings get a darker tan. (not desired)
There is no sugar added into dough. All the sweetness is from the powdered sugar dusting.

Ooh! Im trying these!

 

[BullChick]

HELP! We’re going out in about three hours, and won’t be back until dinner. I am putting chicken breasts in the crockpot, and cannot think of anything else to add to make it a meal. My brain is just empty! Can someone please tell me what to put in the crockpot with the chicken? As in at noon, not after we get home, and everyone is crabby.

 

[troyer]

HELP! We’re going out in about three hours, and won’t be back until dinner. I am putting chicken breasts in the crockpot, and cannot think of anything else to add to make it a meal. My brain is just empty! Can someone please tell me what to put in the crockpot with the chicken? As in at noon, not after we get home, and everyone is crabby.

About any variety of vegetable, onions, sweet corn, carrots, potatoes, some varieties of greens can give it extra tinges of flavor, parsley, basil, etc..
Apple gives it a good flavor.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

HELP! We’re going out in about three hours, and won’t be back until dinner. I am putting chicken breasts in the crockpot, and cannot think of anything else to add to make it a meal. My brain is just empty! Can someone please tell me what to put in the crockpot with the chicken? As in at noon, not after we get home, and everyone is crabby.

How about carrots, potatoes or noodles, and broccoli.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Bakers good morning one and all!

61 sunny 90% humidity feels like 56 rain 0%.

Have a great day!