Any Home Bakers Here?

[ronott1]

I agree with you, colomore88 ,
yeast hates me. no matter what I do, if it's baking with yeast, it always fails. I have a black thumb when it comes to cooking with yeast. LOL . I sure wish it was spring here in western Pennsylvania. it snowed yesterday. we still have snow on the ground. the poor trees are so confused.
Karen
PS I had a bread machine once. I was so excited . I was going to be all domestic and make homemade bread for the family! I made homemade bread in it for my son. It gave him big red hives . that was the end of the bread machine. Sign.

Yeast needs to be activated at the correct temperature. A thermometer is your best friend for proofing yeast

 

[pennyJo1960]

Quote: That I did not know, We left Wisconsin when I was 8 so
forgive the smartest is the one that keep learning right
Thank you

 

[pennyJo1960]

We have huge pastures all around us and they are lined Dewberries bushes but of course the best berries are all in the cactus. So its always the "no pain, no gain" attitude when picking. Our town has a dewberry festival every year but nobody shares recipes because of the contest that they have. So I appreciate any recipes I can get.

I come back covered in the tiny to fairly deep from the thorns
going to have get a dewberry plant now as I have been told they are different
and the dew is sweeter.. We have Blackberry festivals here the town we live in Mossyrock
has a blueberry festival.. There is one town that has a slug festival also our bane to plants

 

[pennyJo1960]

Quote: I sure hope it will grow well We are in a very wet zone but am
able to greenhouse it in worst weather

 

[R2elk]

That I did not know, We left Wisconsin when I was 8 so
forgive the smartest is the one that keep learning right
Thank you

In all fairness, the fruit look identical.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Quote: Thanks was not offended but happy you knew there was differences..
a day without learning is not a great one even now

 

[cmom]

Quote: I sure hope it will grow well We are in a very wet zone but am
able to greenhouse it in worst weather

Several years ago I had some stevia plants in my greenhouse. They did well for awhile then died. Really not sure why. I did do research on growing stevia. I may give it another go.

 

[N F C]

A couple photos of the Hummingbird cake (it's a lot smaller now)...

 

[pennyJo1960]

A couple photos of the Hummingbird cake (it's a lot smaller now)...

are you able to post the recipe looks good

 

[CuzChickens]

The Hummingbird cake was a hit! I'll load a couple pictures and the recipe later. DH usually only wants chocolate cake so for him to like this one, was pretty big, lol.

That is awesome! And it looks delicious! I usually want anything but chocolate cake. I love chocolate, but not in my ice cream or cake.