Any Home Bakers Here?

[Bonkerelli]

Morning/afternoon/evening everyone. Want to bake a simple dessert today. I have no idea what I want to make. Ant suggestions of a dessert that is simple, easy, and/or quick to bake?

 

[BullChick]

@R2elk I thought you’d laugh at the idea of me whacking him in the head.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

OK, I give .... what is an Excalibur other than King Arthur's sword?

Sorry about that. Yeah, as Sally said a dehydrator. Nice big one and worth every penny.

Speaking of, I'm getting ready to load mine up with fresh ginger.
I've been growing my own and finally have enough to fill all 9 trays.
Turmeric rhizomes are coming next week and I'll start growing those as well.

Haven't yet figured out how to grow my own matcha/green tea.

 

[Show Sebright]

Morning/afternoon/evening everyone. Want to bake a simple dessert today. I have no idea what I want to make. Ant suggestions of a dessert that is simple, easy, and/or quick to bake?

Cookies are always a go too or brownies

 

[samanthaoverton]

Morning/afternoon/evening everyone. Want to bake a simple dessert today. I have no idea what I want to make. Ant suggestions of a dessert that is simple, easy, and/or quick to bake?

Peanut butter silk pie..totally awesome..super easy.

 

[Bonkerelli]

Cookies are always a go too or brownies

Haven't made brownies in awhile....

 

[Bonkerelli]

Peanut butter silk pie..totally awesome..super easy.

I've heard of it but never made it. Do you have a go to recipe for that?

 

[Sally PB]

Speaking of, I'm getting ready to load mine up with fresh ginger.
I've been growing my own and finally have enough to fill all 9 trays.
Turmeric rhizomes are coming next week and I'll start growing those as well.

Oh, man, I wish I could grow ginger here (zone 5), but nope. How long did it take to grow enough to fill all 9 trays? If I could grow ginger, I'd use a ton of it.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

Oh, man, I wish I could grow ginger here (zone 5), but nope. How long did it take to grow enough to fill all 9 trays? If I could grow ginger, I'd use a ton of it.

You probably can grow ginger there. Google growing ginger in pots, that's how I do it here in 6b and it's easy peasy.

I used to live in zone 5 and now that I've been growing for 2 seasons I'm confident you could do it up there. I have enough that I'm trading about 4 pounds to a friend down in GA for some of her turmerics. Turmeric is grown the same way.

Neither will flower for you up there, but you are after the rhizomes anyway, and a good bright location in zone 5 should enable them to grow without issue. They like moisture, but not soggy soil. I use a decent potting mix with a large run off tray (for humidity) and water weekly.

In the winter I pull my pots inside to a bright window, water lightly, let them go dormant on their own, and grab fresh green ginger from the pot as I need it. It stays green and plump all winter despite no growth on top, and in the spring I set the pots outside for another season. Works like a charm.

I only plan to dry as much as will fit the trays., which is maybe half of what is left after mailing to my friend. I started with 1 pound of organic, sourced from a local organic store, right before everything shut down in March 2020, and probably have over 12 pounds now.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

So as to not clog up the baking thread, if anyone wants more ginger info PM me. I had someone else here on BYC who needed detailed instructions last year, so I wrote it up in a convo and I can easily just copy/paste the info. I have pics of the pots I use too because ginger likes a large surface area. The pots are easy to find.