Any Home Bakers Here?

[DigMyChicks]

I think I’ll do it just for the heck of it. I don’t need prizes. I am not Italian but I have a friend who is... she is my hairdresser and I see her tomorrow. She doesn’t cook much so might not be much help. Her son who is my son’s friend asked me to adopt him when he was younger as he liked my cooking.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Nice compliment there Dig I made basic paste canned sauce with burger and italian jimmy dean sausage and a loaf of "italian" bread put my italian seasoning in it

 

[rjohns39]

Well, I'm experimenting today... Needed to do something with the starter that normally get's tossed and need to make bread. Figure the tossed starter is very similar chemically to a poolish, so made a simple poolish recipe and substituted 4 oz of flour with spelt. It's in it's second rise so in an hour I'll divide it, form a couple of battards. Then final rise and bake.

 

[MagpieDucks]

Hmm... what should I bake?

 

[N F C]

Hmm... what should I bake?

Whatever you're hungry for! (And whatever you have ingredients for so you don't have to go shopping )

 

[MagpieDucks]

Whatever you're hungry for! (And whatever you have ingredients for so you don't have to go shopping )

I have a can of cherry and peach pie filling in the cupboard...

Cheesecake? Peach pie pockets?

 

[R2elk]

I have a can of cherry and peach pie filling in the cupboard...

Cheesecake? Peach pie pockets?

Cherry Bars

1 cup oleo
1 3/4 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
3 cups flour
1 can cherry pie filling

Cream well: 1 cup oleo; 1 3/4 cups sugar.
Add 4 eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg.
Add 1 tsp. vanilla; 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder, 3 cups flour.

Put two-thirds of the batter in 11 x 17 pan. Spread evenly in pan.
Spread over batter one can of cherry pie filling mix.
Then, using the last one-third of the batter; drop by teaspoons over top of cherry pie filling.

Bake 350°F for 45 minutes or until done.

Frost while still warm with powdered sugar frosting.
Can add 1/2 tsp. almond flavoring to frosting before putting on cherry bars.

Many other pie mixes may be used.

 

[ronott1]

I have a can of cherry and peach pie filling in the cupboard...

Cheesecake? Peach pie pockets?

Cheese cake with cherry topping! Yum!

 

[ronott1]

Cherry Bars

1 cup oleo
1 3/4 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
3 cups flour
1 can cherry pie filling

Cream well: 1 cup oleo; 1 3/4 cups sugar.
Add 4 eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg.
Add 1 tsp. vanilla; 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder, 3 cups flour.

Put two-thirds of the batter in 11 x 17 pan. Spread evenly in pan.
Spread over batter one can of cherry pie filling mix.
Then, using the last one-third of the batter; drop by teaspoons over top of cherry pie filling.

Bake 350°F for 45 minutes or until done.

Frost while still warm with powdered sugar frosting.
Can add 1/2 tsp. almond flavoring to frosting before putting on cherry bars.

Many other pie mixes may be used.

oleo is margerine? Have you tried using butter?

 

[ronott1]

Well, I'm experimenting today... Needed to do something with the starter that normally get's tossed and need to make bread. Figure the tossed starter is very similar chemically to a poolish, so made a simple poolish recipe and substituted 4 oz of flour with spelt. It's in it's second rise so in an hour I'll divide it, form a couple of battards. Then final rise and bake.

It is great to see you getting into sourdough. I am baking sourdough olive bread today. The first one is about done baking and the second round will then go in.

I will get a picture of them