Any Home Bakers Here?

[N F C]

Hey, I learned how to can this summer too! Our peppers did so well, we now have a year's supply of salsa. With next year's garden, I hope to be able to do more, it's kind of fun.

McIntosh apples are good but my new favorite is Honey Crisp, they taste just like their name...sweet & crispy. We ate them all before I could do any baking with them.

 

[2boys1homestead]

Hey, I learned how to can this summer too! Our peppers did so well, we now have a year's supply of salsa. With next year's garden, I hope to be able to do more, it's kind of fun.

McIntosh apples are good but my new favorite is Honey Crisp, they taste just like their name...sweet & crispy. We ate them all before I could do any baking with them.

I actually can't stand honeycrisp apples....they are too sweet for me. I've always been a tart apple person, sweet apples gross me out! Lol. I have no idea why, I can eat sweets forever, but I hate sweet apples....doesn't make any sense.

I'm hoping to have a smidge of a garden next year. Hopefully we will find a house before it's too late to plant.

 

[sunflour]

Does anyone have a good pumpkin soup or bisque recipe? I have tried a few and have been disappointed. Have had it before at a restaurant and loved it.

 

[N F C]

Does anyone have a good pumpkin soup or bisque recipe? I have tried a few and have been disappointed. Have had it before at a restaurant and loved it.

I have one, made it the first time a couple days ago and it was very good. I'll have to dig the recipe out and type it out here (may be tomorrow before that happens tho).

 

[sunflour]

I have one, made it the first time a couple days ago and it was very good. I'll have to dig the recipe out and type it out here (may be tomorrow before that happens tho).

Thanks, no hurry, I won't have time to try again til the weekend.

 

[jknox1982]

it's a sad sad day. my oven dead :-( I can't believe that it is 2 years old and boom dead. nothing worse then going to make dinner and no heat.
had to order a new part hopefully that fixes it, but have to wait to friday I even rushed the delivery. with the holidays so close i guess it could be worse.
can't wait to get my apron strings tied again.
a very sad
Jenn

 

[N F C]

it's a sad sad day. my oven dead :-( I can't believe that it is 2 years old and boom dead. nothing worse then going to make dinner and no heat.
had to order a new part hopefully that fixes it, but have to wait to friday I even rushed the delivery. with the holidays so close i guess it could be worse.
can't wait to get my apron strings tied again.
a very sad
Jenn

Hey Jenn,
I was wondering about you, glad to hear from you even if it is with a dead oven. That's crazy, a 2 yr old oven going out! Hope you're getting a really dependable one you like even better.

 

[N F C]

Does anyone have a good pumpkin soup or bisque recipe? I have tried a few and have been disappointed. Have had it before at a restaurant and loved it.

Hi sunflour,

This is the recipe I made soup from,, we really liked it.

Roasted Squash Soup
1 Tab olive oil
1 Squash, halved & seeded (you can use any squash...pumpkin, butternut, acorn...we used calabaza)
Salt & Pepper
1 tsp butter
1 onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, pressed
1/2 C carrot, shredded
1/2 tsp marjoram
1/2 tsp celery seed
2 pinches cayenne pepper
2-4 C chicken stock
1/4 C cream
2 oz cream cheese

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking dish with foil.
Rub olive oil on cut side of squash & sprinkle with salt & pepper.
Lay squash cut side down on baking dish & bake until tender, about 1 hour.
Scoop out flesh into bowl & mash. Set aside.
Melt butter in large pot. Melt butter in pot, add onion & garlic and cook until tender.
Add carrots to pot & cook until tender.
Stir in mashed squash, marjoram, celery seed, cayenne pepper, salt & pepper. Cook until heated through, about 5-10 minutes.
Stir in chicken stock & bring to boil.
Gradually add cream & cream cheese, stir until incorporated.
Bring to a simmer & cook 30 minutes.

Notes: This recipe didn't have a weight for the squash so I used what we had which was about a 7 pound calabaza. I used a hand blender to make the soup extra creamy. Didn't use the cream, thought it was fine without it. We liked it thick but if you want a thinner soup use all 4 cups of stock (I used about 3 cups)..

 

[sunflour]

Hi sunflour,

This is the recipe I made soup from,, we really liked it.

Roasted Squash Soup
1 Tab olive oil
1 Squash, halved & seeded (you can use any squash...pumpkin, butternut, acorn...we used calabaza)
Salt & Pepper
1 tsp butter
1 onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, pressed
1/2 C carrot, shredded
1/2 tsp marjoram
1/2 tsp celery seed
2 pinches cayenne pepper
2-4 C chicken stock
1/4 C cream
2 oz cream cheese

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking dish with foil.
Rub olive oil on cut side of squash & sprinkle with salt & pepper.
Lay squash cut side down on baking dish & bake until tender, about 1 hour.
Scoop out flesh into bowl & mash. Set aside.
Melt butter in large pot. Melt butter in pot, add onion & garlic and cook until tender.
Add carrots to pot & cook until tender.
Stir in mashed squash, marjoram, celery seed, cayenne pepper, salt & pepper. Cook until heated through, about 5-10 minutes.
Stir in chicken stock & bring to boil.
Gradually add cream & cream cheese, stir until incorporated.
Bring to a simmer & cook 30 minutes.

Notes: This recipe didn't have a weight for the squash so I used what we had which was about a 7 pound calabaza. I used a hand blender to make the soup extra creamy. Didn't use the cream, thought it was fine without it. We liked it thick but if you want a thinner soup use all 4 cups of stock (I used about 3 cups)..

Thank you.

 

[sunflour]

Waffles anyone?

Fed my sourdough starter today, and have the "discard" incubating with flour, sugar, buttermilk. Gonna make sourdough waffles tomorrow am. No calories held back!

If you do sourdough and love waffles or pancakes, check out KA's recipe. It is fantastic. And a great way to use instead of discard your starter.