Any Home Bakers Here?

[jnicholes]

I forgot to mention, I have good news. Due to recent events, I am now able to do the bear hunt again!

 

[jnicholes]

And my poor sister just returned to Idaho from her vacation in Alaska... she must be miserable.
It is hard to sleep when it is hot at night.

Tell me about it!

 

[pennyJo1960]

I forgot to mention, I have good news. Due to recent events, I am now able to do the bear hunt again!

Great news !

 

[ronott1]

We had a heatwave last night, reached 80°.

We are moving up in temps to a heat wave. It will be between 101F and 107F starting Saturday and through next week

 

[N F C]

Yes, I chose one of the folding ones that has multiple thickness. I'm pretty sure the thinest is too thin for the bread I've been making and I probably don't want the thickest - kind of "Texas Toast" thick. Probably not as convenient as all 1 size since there are 3 groups of thicknesses so I'll have to slide the bread to the middle as I slice. It has a board that slides in the slots to push the loaf against.

I ended up with this one It has a tray that catches the crumbs and if one wanted to be kinda fancy and serve sliced bread at the table, the slicing guide comes out of the tray and the tray has handle holes.

Hope you like the slicer Bruce.

That link reminded me we need a new bread knife. Anyone have one they especially like?

 

[N F C]

Anyone ever bake a pound cake batter in muffin tins?

I want to make a Maple Pound Cake, but baking it in the bundt pan just makes too much cake for the 2 of us to eat. If I split the batter between a loaf pan and a muffin pan full, it would make small pound cakes to put in the freezer for me to take for lunches later in the month.

Putting the batter in muffin tins should work fine.

I've seen where King Arthur has some mini bundt pans that take just 1/2 cup of batter per mini bundt. mini-swirl-bundtlette-pan

 

[wyoDreamer]

Thanks for the reminder, @N F C I just remembered that I have a pan that will make 6 small angel food cakes, that should work also.

Grease and flour the tins, or just grease?

 

[ronott1]

Thanks for the reminder, @N F C I just remembered that I have a pan that will make 6 small angel food cakes, that should work also.

Grease and flour the tins, or just grease?

Grease and flour is safest

 

[N F C]

Thanks for the reminder, @N F C I just remembered that I have a pan that will make 6 small angel food cakes, that should work also.

Grease and flour the tins, or just grease?

For pound cake, I'd grease and flour.

 

[cheepteach]

Grease and flour is safest

for cakes, I have changed from dusting with flour after greasing to dusting with regular sugar--especially with chocolate cakes. Chef Carla Hall does this--I tried it and liked it