Any Home Bakers Here?

[DigMyChicks]

I was capturing my inner @DigMyChicks and decorated the 1/2 doz. chocolate cupcakes I made. Love my new sprinkles!
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Still trying to get used to decorator bags & tips but at least they still look edible

You did a great job Debby!!

 

[DigMyChicks]

I was capturing my inner @DigMyChicks and decorated the 1/2 doz. chocolate cupcakes I made. Love my new sprinkles!
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Still trying to get used to decorator bags & tips but at least they still look edible

I want some sprinkles from fancysprinkles.com. They are so expensive and I have a ton already.

 

[N F C]

I want some sprinkles from fancysprinkles.com. They are so expensive and I have a ton already.

I'll have to check them out. Thanks (I think )

 

[DigMyChicks]

I'll have to check them out. Thanks (I think )

 

[SnapdragonQ]

@SnapdragonQ To be honest, I have never made a Dutch Baby, nor have i ever eaten one that I know of, so forgive me if I am wrong, but they are not a light fluff texture like a souflle. They always looked more like an omlette texture to me. The recipe doesn't have any leavening agent to make it soft & fluffy like a cake either.

Just looking at the different ingredients for the GF flour mixes gives a hint to the difference in results. Sweet Rice Flour is made from "from short-grain rice that becomes moist, firm and sticky when cooked, a result of its higher proportion of waxy starch molecules" I can see why this blend produced a heavy Dutch baby. But rice flours don't have a lot of floavor, so the other ingredients came through, giving you a "french Toast" flavor.
The Gold GF flour has a number of "grain" sources, so I can see how those flavors would all mix together and overcome the flavor of the other ingredients - making it seem bland.

Would it work to "cheat" and add a little bit of leavening to the mix to lighten it up? Maybe a 1/8 tsp of baking powder.
Add flavor by adding a little vanilla flavoring.

Just my ideas.

Oh, good points, thank you!
I am able to get fluff and rise in muffins, but then again I do use baking powder for those and they are usually plain white rice based. Brown rice flours will rise, but not as much as plain white. The Bob's 1 to 1 being sweet white rice based (as opposed to regular white rice) I think explains why I have found it lacking for certain recipes like cookies, but great for brownies.

And it's my understanding a Dutch Baby is supposed to be like a big popover, or even Yorkshire Pudding...neither of which I've had, but a puffy oven pancake?? I could be wrong. We do tend to use a lot of baking powder for GF flours, but not for pancakes, waffles, and the like. They still puff well though.

And excellent observation on why the "failed" first DB, or mainly rice flours, tasted much better than the grainy Gold GF flour did. The Gold GF flour did make an almost hearty homestead yeasted bread and was pleasing. The flour is supposed to be a good straight trade out for regular AP flour (according to them at least) but I'm starting to read and realize it's going to be a better sub for whole grain/whole wheat flour applications. Which I should have realized from the ingredients and not the marketing.

At any rate, it sounds like my idea of using the sweet rice based flour and making it thinner, then dividing it into two 8 inch pans should work, especially if I add a little baking powder.
Thankfully we (the GF community) are past having to bake with garbanzo bean based flours and the "lovely" aftertaste they would gift.

 

[HyperCello]

bet your house smells heavenly. Nothing smells better than fresh baked breads.

It does!! My family is going to be so mad when I go back to work in the fall and don't have as much time to bake...lol!

 

[HyperCello]

All look GREAT. Now you must share recipes...let's start with BREAD.
Welcome. Aria

Here are some of the recipes I've gone to a lot lately

Merlin's Magic Sourdough Bread--https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/merlins-magic-sourdough-bread-recipe

Sourdough Crackers (highly addictive....just saying)--https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/sourdough-crackers-recipe

Country White Bread--https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/country-white-bread/

Sourdough Cinnamon Crumb Cake--https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/sourdough-cinnamon-crumb-cake-recipe

Sourdough Pizza Dough (made tonight--yummy!!)--https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/sourdough-pizza-crust-recipe

Cinnamon Rolls--https://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/recipe-for-cinnamon-rolls/

 

[HyperCello]

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WOOHOO! Little 3 dragons and all pungs!

Anyway, I'm having pizza tonight. I'm going to be making the dough in about an hour and a half.

We had pizza as well tonight

 

[pennyJo1960]

This is what we had BF asked me to share it
Dirty rice
1 1/2 c of rice cooked
2 c water
Cook till tender
add cubed meat any kind
1/8 c basil
dice an onion
1/8 c cloves
1/8 c pepper
2 diced, seeded and veined pepper (your choice) I used Serrano
2 c meat broth

 

[SnapdragonQ]

This is what we had BF asked me to share it
Dirty rice
1 1/2 c of rice cooked
2 c water
Cook till tender
add cubed meat any kind
1/8 c basil
dice an onion
1/8 c cloves
1/8 c pepper
2 diced, seeded and veined pepper (your choice) I used Serrano
2 c meat broth

I Love Dirty Rice!