Any Home Bakers Here?

[Aria]

I have the plant...and I dried it and have it all Winter. LOVE IT.

 

[Sally PB]

I have the plant...and I dried it and have it all Winter.

You dried it for tea? I think I need to do that. The tea was ok, but it would be nice to say I grew my own tea.

I'm drying basil in the dehydrator right now. I'll be doing oregano in a few days.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Use fresh of both make your own pesto

 

[Aria]

You dried it for tea? I think I need to do that. The tea was ok, but it would be nice to say I grew my own tea.

I'm drying basil in the dehydrator right now. I'll be doing oregano in a few days.

Sally I cut stems from the Lemon Balm plant....layed them on a paper towel
left them alone. They dried I put LEAVES only in a glass jar. Sealed did it last
year... it is still green and great to make tea with.

 

[Sally PB]

I have never had pesto...

 

[pennyJo1960]

Use any herb you choose. I do mine do not use the oil until you want to use it. I keep a zar in the freezer of mthe dry parts.
Herb pesto

3 to 4 table spoon of Olive oil

1/2 cup pine nuts

1 cup dried herb

3 fresh cloves or 2 tsp jarred

1 cup Parmesan cheese

 

[Sequel]

I have never had pesto...

Well it’s one of those things that you either love it or hate it. DH does not like it so I don’t bother with it. IMHO it’s overrated.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I put extra oil and use as as the tomato sauce might be. good that way. I make all our pizza here.

 

[ronott1]

Ron how much salt 2 teaspoons?

It depends on how much liquid is in the recipe. My basic recipe has one tsp per cup of water for sandwich bread.

If a recipe has an amount of salt in it, you should use that amount though. Salt in home baked goods is a lot less than what you get in store bread.

 

[Marie2020]

It’s supposed to be a witches finger.

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/witch-finger-cookies-2229436

I'd really like to post that through a certain someone's door the shame is I wouldn't see their shocked expression. I know I'm bad I just can't help myself.

I've never seen anything like that around here.