Any Home Bakers Here?

[R2elk]

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[Ladies-Eight]

24°F

The picture is gorgeous.

Wish we lived where we could get light snows.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Looking around in my kitchen today,,, I see a batch of ripe bananas. So naturally an IDEA pops into my thinking. I jump into the index and pull up @Aria Banana bread recipe.
Here is the link.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/any-home-bakers-here.921333/page-1231#post-19496984
I doubled the quantity of the recipe, and used machines to do my work for me. That is the reason I'm posting Play By Play.
Followed the recipe to a T
Play by Play.
Took a pix of the screen so I can just have on the counter on my phone,,, Handy place, rather than running to computer screen. I DOUBLED THE QUANTITY OF RECIPE.
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7 Peeled bananas
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Used potato masher to smash.
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Set out my ingredients. Aria,, there is a violation in this picture. Yes,, It is the HONEY. It is by your inspiration I often use a quantity of honey in my Baked goods.
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Bananas, oil, eggs, sugar, and all spices, including Baking soda, and Baking powder, plus Honey are in bowl,, ready to be mixed.
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This is how it looks well mixed. Now ready to add flour.
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Mixed with flour included.
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Measured out Chopped Walnuts.
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Added walnuts, and mixed
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This is how dough/batter looks with all ingredients, and well mixed.
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Poured into 2 round pans,,,, lined with parchment. Violation #2 Yes you do see my addition of streusel. I keep a quantity on hand for next baking in refrigerator. This way I don't need to make it every time. I consider this a cake, not a bread.
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Out of oven. I bake @ 350°F for 35 minutes,, Toothpick did not come out dry,,, so continued for additional 10 minutes. Total time for me was 45 minutes.
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On cooling rack.
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Looks pretty cute. The cake is not over tanned,,,, The cinnamon and other spices turned the dough light brown in color.
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Does anyone suspect that cake is somewhat warm
Of course it is,,, as well as Delicious
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Cross section cut.
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Looks delicious.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

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The snow is gorgeous.

I realize it is not wanted at this time of the year.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Bakers good morning one and all!

The baked goods look great.

Temperature is in the 70s.

Have a great day!

 

[Sally PB]

Colorado for example claims ownership of all rainwater. It is illegal there to capture the rainwater for a person's own use..

The first time I read about a state NOT allowing rainwater collection, I thought it was a joke. Thank goodness Michigan doesn't do that.

Making yogurt today. Chilly (40s), rainy, chance of severe storms tomorrow. We have been SO LUCKY with our weather. Not like much of the country. DH can complain about the lack of skiable snow, but we have been very fortunate, and I keep reminding him.

 

[R2elk]

Wish we lived where we could get light snows.

There is nothing light about this snow. I need to find a way onto the deck so I can move enough snow to be able to open the door.

 

[R2elk]

The snow is gorgeous.

I realize it is not wanted at this time of the year.

I'm thankful that there are no leaves on the trees.

 

[bruceha2000]

On April 14th, I am heading to North Idaho for a wild turkey hunt. Season starts April 15. I will be hunting for about a week.

Good luck!

It took over 8 weeks to get it replaced ( of course the hottest 2 months) and the government is considering putting meters on garden wells so then you’d have to pay as much as using city water

Put an old fashioned rope and bucket over the well then see if the government can figure out how to meter that without someone watching each bucket come up

I do have a 5000 L tank, but since our soil is almost all sand, it is empty after a week of irrigating the garden when the sun shines and no rain ( as usual) has fallen

Do you have a drip watering system? Much less wasted water when you water each plant or row of plants rather than "raining" on everything.

 

[ronott1]

I sometimes long for the cold! We have hot summers which sometimes last til the end of September…temperatures usually go up in May and the heat wave stays til the middle of September , very little precipitation, only bearable in fall cos the days finally get shorter ! We’ve got a serious water shortage problem, with receding ground water, so, be happy you have it wet I do have a garden well (17m deep) but last year the only 2-year old pump died on me, thank God it still had warranty but…. It took over 8 weeks to get it replaced ( of course the hottest 2 months) and the government is considering putting meters on garden wells so then you’d have to pay as much as using city water

My City will not let you use a well if in the city. One of the high schools got caught and fined for doing that!