Any Home Bakers Here?

[ronott1]

*bubble bursted*

Still gonna at least try it though. Once I have the right flours for her bread blend.
Maybe it will be a good compromise cost wise.

As long as you can find yeast to use!

 

[SnapdragonQ]

As long as you can find yeast to use!

Newly opened jar in the fridge. Is yeast getting hard to find too?

A check today shows some of the GF flours I need are starting to come back in stock online.

 

[Sequel]

I did another go at sourdough. The time got away from me and it was 48 hours from start to finish. I tried the floured tea towel and it stuck so bad I almost cried. I figured I might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb and baked it ! The darker loaf was baked in a cast iron skillet with a cast iron lid. The lighter was in the steel Cuisinart Pot. I turned the oven up to 550 and set off the smoke alarms. Won’t do that again. The bottom of the darker loaf is almost burned. I will look for a cast iron Dutch oven though because cast really does a superior job!

 

[pennyJo1960]

I have seen them at Ace hardware about 50 they where like 85 when my Ma bought the 6 quart I have

 

[Sequel]

I have seen them at Ace hardware about 50 they where like 85 when my Ma bought the 6 quart I have

I used to have one that was actually a chicken fryer. No feet like on a Dutch oven And a skillet handle. But actually until my technique improves the regular skillet worked very well. I’m looking forward to the thrift shops opening!

 

[Skyleen13]

Would love to share some of my pie & cookie recipes! Some I’ve come up with on my own. A few others are passed down from my grandparents. Let me know if anyone wants one of these!

Nutella cookies
Triple chocolate cookies & cake
Buttery almond cookies
Mixed berry pie
Blackberry pie
Strawberry rhubarb pie
Apple cinnamon crisp pie
Vanilla blueberry pie
Rhubarb pie

 

[Sequel]

Would love to share some of my pie & cookie recipes! Some I’ve come up with on my own. A few others are passed down from my grandparents. Let me know if anyone wants one of these!

Nutella cookies
Triple chocolate cookies & cake
Buttery almond cookies
Mixed berry pie
Blackberry pie
Strawberry rhubarb pie
Apple cinnamon crisp pie
Vanilla blueberry pie
Rhubarb pie

Rhubarb pie please! I make them but always looking for new ideas!

 

[N F C]

Some more of my GF books arrived and I found a sourdough recipe that's called "Soft Sourdough" and it calls for using a sponge. That's all, just the sponge.

The directions call for making a sponge with a little bit of yeast and put it in the fridge for 3 hours. Then sprinkle the dry dough materials over the sponge and back in fridge for 4 to 6 hours. Then mix in wet ingredients and beat with a paddle attachment in a stand mixer until it's a soft sticky dough. Turn into a buttered bowl, covering with butter (oil for us), and back in to the fridge for overnight. When ready let it sit out and rise for about 30 min then bake.
(our dough is treated differently, no punch downs and usually not as long of a rise)

So is this really a sourdough then? Since it comes from a sponge and not something that needs to be made over 7 to 10 days? What am I missing here?

If this is really a sourdough then I'm all for it!! No discards to deal with or wasted flour to cry over. With the cost of GF flours you better believe if I spill even a tiny bit on the counters, I'm scraping it up and putting it in the bowl!

Keep us posted on how this works for you!

Would love to share some of my pie & cookie recipes! Some I’ve come up with on my own. A few others are passed down from my grandparents. Let me know if anyone wants one of these!

Nutella cookies
Triple chocolate cookies & cake
Buttery almond cookies
Mixed berry pie
Blackberry pie
Strawberry rhubarb pie
Apple cinnamon crisp pie
Vanilla blueberry pie
Rhubarb pie

Hi, it's nice to have you here with us bakers! Feel free to share anything you'd like (like the buttery almond cookies )!

 

[rjohns39]

The recipe Sue used was from Jill @ The Prairie Homestead

Cranberry Orange Soda Bread (From the Prairie Homestead Cookbook) Yield: One 10-inch loaf 3 & 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons sugar, preferably organic whole cane sugar 1& 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda 1⁄4 cup cold unsalted butter 1 cup dried cranberries 1 large egg 1 teaspoon orange zest 1 cup orange juice 3⁄4 cup buttermilk​

Preheat the oven to 375°F.

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, and baking soda. Cut in the butter using a pastry blender or two knives (you can also use a food processor) until pea-sized crumbs form in the dough, then stir in the cranberries.

In a separate bowl, mix the egg, orange zest, orange juice, and buttermilk, then add them to the dry ingredients. Stir until a shaggy, sticky dough forms.

Scrape the dough onto a baking stone covered in parchment and form it into a 10-inch round mound. (Use floured fingers to lightly shape the dough, if needed.

Sometimes it’s sticky.) Cut a deep X in the top using a serrated knife. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Let the loaf rest on a wire rack for 30 minutes before slicing.

 

[Aria]

Newly opened jar in the fridge. Is yeast getting hard to find too?

A check today shows some of the GF flours I need are starting to come back in stock online.

SnapdragonQ, Amazon has yeast. Aria