What are you baking now?

[Dragonfly Ranch]

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Happy Birthday to your sweet boy and what a nice mom to make him such a special cake.

Sandee

 

[Patchesnposies]

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Happy Birthday to your sweet boy and what a nice mom to make him such a special cake.

Sandee

He's a good boy and does all of his chores without my asking....so he deserves it.

(And you, Sandee, are too funny!

)

 

[Happy Chooks]

Too hot today to bake.

But I'll be baking zucchini bread and berry scones. Haven't made the scones before, just found the recipe and thought it would be good with my blackberries and blueberries. All of you are ahead of us west coast people. We have had a weird weather year, my peaches haven't even ripened yet and I usually have them in early June. Got my first round of figs, 2nd harvest probably won't be until September. Plums are starting to ripen now.

I'd love the egg custard recipe, looks so yummy!

 

[Dragonfly Ranch]

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Ditto on the strange weather in No. California - not sure where you are but the same our peaches are just starting to get ripe, figs still green and garden is very slow this year. What type of Blueberries do you have that can take the heat?

Can't wait for the peaches so we can make some Peach salsa and of course Peach pie to go with homemade ice cream.

Sandee

 

[TipsyDog]

Just finished my last chocolate zucchini cake. I made 8 of them (9x12), cut in quarters and freeze. My DH loves to take a piece out all winter for his lunch snacks. This cake freezes so well that even after almost a year, it still tastes like fresh.

 

[Dragonfly Ranch]

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Looks wonderful. We didn't really get any squash this year and I'm really bummed since I love the bread and of course Zucchini Patties.

Sandee

 

[texasgal]

Oh, the baking thread ..

I've not read the entire thread so forgive me if this has been discussed.

Do any of ya'll use a propane or natural gas oven to bake in ..?

I'm very frustrated with it .. my breads don't have crusts .. etc.

How do I adjust??

 

[Happy Chooks]

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Ditto on the strange weather in No. California - not sure where you are but the same our peaches are just starting to get ripe, figs still green and garden is very slow this year. What type of Blueberries do you have that can take the heat?

Can't wait for the peaches so we can make some Peach salsa and of course Peach pie to go with homemade ice cream.

Sandee

I'm 1/2 way between Sacramento and Truckee. Outside of Auburn, if you are familiar with the area.

For blueberries, I have Blue Ray and Blue Crop. You need 2 different varieties to cross pollinate. All the berries are doing well this year with all the rain we had. I picked 5 strawberry baskets full of blackberries after getting 3 baskets 3 days ago. They are just going crazy. Also have raspberries, but they are pretty much done until the fall crop.

My DH's grandmother gave me a great tip on freezing peach pie. Make the inside of the pie like normal. Line a pie plate with saran wrap and pour the filling in and smooth out. (no crust) Stick it in the freezer until firm, then pull on the saran wrap to get it out of the pie plate. (so it holds the shape of the pie plate) Wrap it up and stick it in a freezer bag and put back in the freezer. When you are ready for the pie, make the crust and stick the frozen pre-formed pie insides on the crust, top with your top crust and bake it a little longer than normal. It is a little juicier, but fantastic!

 

[cmb19]

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Did you already post this recipe somewhere on here and I missed it and/or forgot about it? Those looks awesome and I have lots of zucchini I'm gonna be getting pretty quick.

 

[TipsyDog]

Zucchini Cake

1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1/2 cup butter melted
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup milk

2-1/2 cup flour
1-1/2 cup sugar
4 Tbs. cocoa powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon

2 cups grated zucchini
1/2 cup (or to taste) chocolate chips

Mix all wet ingredients together
Mix all dry ingredients together

Blend both and add zucchini

Pour in a greased 9x12 pan and sprinkle with chocolate chips. Bake 325 for 40-45 minutes.