The Old Folks Home

[ronott1]

Ur right I start turning eggs at day 5 and keep turning until they chip

It is good to have you here!

 

[336White Phoenix]

 

[chickadoodles]

Sorry Clue.

Misty I am keeping you both in my prayers.

I just put the bread on.

 

[CapricornFarm]

wait! That might just make you hungry.


What about this?

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Beautiful!

 

[chrisb01]

A pair of my green/gold x severums with eggs (those pearly things on the terra cotta turtle).. Just found them when I went to feed a little while ago.. They will lay over 300 eggs.. Pls excuse the mess, I just threw food in there when I saw the eggs.. Tho severums can reach 10-11 inches in growth the free swimming fry will hatch at the size of a pin head.. I then will use a fine mesh net to net them and separate them from the rest.. This particular pair are good parents and will protect their young, but I have other fish in the tank that run the danger of harm and even death, these guys will kill for their babies..
Edit: Pls also excuse the glare, I like daylight and have all the curtains open, thus all the reflections..

 

[chrisb01]

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Nice pic..

 

[Myrth]

Has anyone noticed a change in your bread from the stores for awhile. I have been buying diffrent kinds ar diffrent stores trying to find one that tastes like bread should. And worse with guns! A couple weeks ago I made hamburgers and we had buns we bought from Walmart. After dinner I got so sick I vomited! I've been telling dh for a couple months something is wrong with the bread. I even told my sister. Have you noticed no matter how long the bread sits on the counter it does not mold!
It used to mold before the week was out! Now you can keep it a month and it won't mold!
I can't help but wonder what they are putting in it to stop it from going moldy. What is it going to do to us?
After dh saw how sick I got from that Hamburg bun dh won't eat any more of them. Now we have to wonder how long they are sitting on the shelf before we buy them! My son said he's also noticed his bread does not mold even past the expectation date.
Does anyone know what's going on with our bread these days?

This is one of the reasons why I started baking all our bread. And that is how I ended up getting into sourdough baking. The sourdough started by accident. LOL

But now I cannot stand the stuff from the store!

 

[ronott1]

Brioche Buns (makes 8)

1 Cup warm water
3 Tab warm milk
2 tsp active dry yeast
2 1/2 Tab sugar
2 large eggs
3 Cups bread flour
1/3 Cup AP flour
2 1/2 Tab unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 tsp salt
Sesame seeds if desired

1. Whisk together the warm water, milk, yeast and sugar. Beat 1 egg.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the flours, salt and butter. Using the paddle attachment, mix the ingredients until the butter is the size of crumbs.
3. Stir in yeast mixture and beaten egg. Run the mixer on medium-low until soft dough forms, about 5-8 minutes. (This is a tacky dough.)
4. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and shape dough into a ball (I just kept the dough in the mixer bowl for this step). Cover bowl with a damp kitchen towel and let dough rise until it has doubled, about 1-3 hours.
5. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Using a floured dough scraper, divide the dough into 8 equal pieces. (The scale helps with this.)
6. Shape each dough ball. Put them on the baking sheet a few inches apart. Cover and rest for 1-2 hours, or until puffy and slightly risen.
7. When the buns are finished with the 2nd rise, gently brush each one with egg wash. (Whisk the remaining egg with a splash of water to make wash.) If you want to sprinkle with sesame seeds, this is the time to do it.
8. Preheat oven to 400* and place a baking dish filled about 1/2 with water to create steam. Bake buns 15-20 minutes or until brown. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

 

[chickadoodles]

Al those are beautiful pics you shared with Diva.

Beautiful pics of the spiders even though they creep me out.

Love the fish pics Chris.

 

[chickadoodles]

My local news said they would look into the bread situation.
I hope they find an answer.