What are you baking now?

[Kim_NC]

A.T. Hagan :

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2761/4087666961_49a5b38493_o.jpg

Sour dough whole wheat. It's still not quite what I was getting before I went over to the new mill, but it's close.

.....Alan.

ooOOooo Alan, those look mouthwatering!​

 

[Kim_NC]

My first batch of Amish Friendship Bread starter was ready yesterday. I baked 3 batches (instead of sharing with friends...LOL) and saved one to continue another starter.

The three batches I baked made 5 mini loaves each of:

- Traditional Cinnamon
- Pumpkin and Black Walnut
- Mandarin Orange & Chocolate Chip

DH & I like the Pumpkin and Black Walnut variation best. The pumpkin was from our garden and the black walnuts from one of our trees.

I'm baking these for holiday gifts and farmers market sales. They freeze well. I have lots of flavors/variations to experiment with when the new batch of starter is complete.

 

[bargain]

Okay tonight I actually followed pie recipes....Usually just make the same old pies over and over....


I made snickerdoodle pie and also crumb crusted pie .....I will have to stay out of the kitchen.....My fav is the apple, but hubby's the snickerdoodle!!!!

Oh my, tomorrow, I must double the farm chores....Ate 2 desserts for dinner!

Here is the recipe for snickerdoodle pie:

Ingredients
1 recipe Flaky Pie Dough
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup plus 1 Tbsp. sugar
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
4 large egg yolks
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
Preparation
1. Roll out pie dough on a lightly floured surface into an 11-inch circle. Fit into a 9-inch pie pan and trim edges so they overhang by 1 inch. Fold dough under to create a double-thick edge; crimp decoratively. Place in refrigerator to chill while preparing filling.

2. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Set a rack in lower third of oven. Line a baking sheet with foil and set it on oven rack. In a small bowl, stir together cinnamon and 1 Tbsp. sugar. In a large bowl, whisk together melted butter, buttermilk, egg yolks, flour, vanilla, salt and remaining 1 cup sugar. Pour into chilled pie shell. Sprinkle cinnamon-sugar over custard.

3. Set pie on preheated baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes. Without opening oven, reduce temperature to 325ºF and bake until pie is set, puffed and golden, about 20 minutes longer. Let cool on a wire rack, then serve, or cover loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate to serve cold

(Really good, but I'm thinking of adding a meringe topping on this.....It definitely screams for either one or for some whipped cream! We make our own buttermilk from our fresh goats milk and starter and it's so good!)

Crumb topped Apple Pie:

Ingredients
1 recipe Flaky Pie Dough
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3 pounds Granny Smith apples (about 6 large), peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
3/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Preparation
1. Roll out pie dough on a lightly floured surface into an 11-inch circle. Fit into a 9-inch pie pan and trim edges so they overhang by 1 inch. Fold dough under to create a double-thick edge; crimp decoratively. Place in freezer for 15 minutes.

2. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and set it on lower rack. Combine butter, brown sugar and 1 cup flour in a medium mixing bowl. Pinch with fingers until large crumbs form. Place bowl in freezer.

3. In a large bowl, combine apples, sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon and remaining 1/4 cup flour. Toss to coat and let stand 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to dissolve sugar. Scrape mixture into pie crust, arranging apples as compactly as possible.

4. Set pie on baking sheet and bake for 35 minutes. Sprinkle reserved crumb topping over apples and bake until topping is golden brown, 40 to 50 minutes longer. Let cool on a wire rack before serving.

 

[#1California Chick]

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Where can I find the receipe for the starter??? Is it somehwere in this thread?? I can't find it on Terrilacy's index.


thanks!!!

Cindy

 

[Kim_NC]

#1California Chick :

Quote:
Where can I find the receipe for the starter??? Is it somehwere in this thread?? I can't find it on Terrilacy's index.

thanks!!!

Cindy

If you don't have a friend to share a starter, you can make the starter from scratch using this recipe:

Amish Friendship Bread Starter

1 pkg. active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water (110°F)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
1 cup warm milk (110°F)

In a small bowl, dissolve the yeast in warm water for about 10 minutes. Stir well.

In a gallon ziplock bag, combine 1 cup sifted flour and 1 cup sugar. Mix thoroughly or the flour will get lumpy when you add the milk.

Slowly stir warm milk into the flour mixture. Mix thoroughly, add dissolved yeast mixture, mix again.

Close the bag. The mixture will get bubbly. Consider this Day 1 of the cycle, or the day you receive the starter.

For the next 10 days handle starter according to the instructions for Amish Friendship Starter.

ArabiansRCool has a thread for the AFB starter, the 10 day directions for feeding it, and the basic Friendship Bread recipe here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=3096931#p3096931​

 

[horsejody]

#1California Chick :

Quote:
Where can I find the receipe for the starter??? Is it somehwere in this thread?? I can't find it on Terrilacy's index.


thanks!!!

Cindy

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[jojo54]

Thanks for all the variations to use with my sourdough!

I usually make bread but have some other redipes I use regularly as well. Nice to have a few more.

 

[Kim_NC]

Thanks Horsejody - I had missed your original post. I'll have to try some of your variations.

 

[McCord6]

Usually I am baking up a STORM during this time of the year but this year it's downsized BIG TIME!
Normally I would be baking apple pies, pumpkin pies, sweet potatoe pies, cookies, gingerbreads, apple dumplings, pumkin bread, even banana bread. Unfortunately, I dont have any ingredients currently or the money to get them so Im not doing any baking this year. I might get some store baught cookies to bake for the kids but Im not sure.

 

[horsejody]

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Actually that was from a different post that was just about friendship bread.