Author Topic: Food (Read 1921 times)

Soukuw · February 13, 2022, 02:41:48 AM

Food thread, post pictures of food, discuss food.

Started making bread for the first time, super fulfilling and tastes better than store bought bread. Flour recommendations highly appreciated. I want to get into milling my own.
https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/back-of-the-bag-oatmeal-bread-recipe

(Hour and a half later, then baked)

Also made fried dough the other day, it didn't really fluff up but tasted good.
https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/county-fair-fried-dough-recipe

Not shilling for king arthur btw, I've been using their recipes since I figured the protein would match as that's what I have and it would be better.

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carolcat · February 18, 2022, 10:53:37 AM

i just use king arthur flour for my baking but it looks like you're already doing that lol

homemade bread is like always 10/10 tbh. you should try making sourdough

shamester · February 19, 2022, 11:13:41 AM

Baking is not my forte. I am gluten-free, so I have yet to find a good bread/dough recipe that doesn't come out to a cracker or dry out the next day. However, this trendy bakery in a neighboring state has pretty decent bread. I usually buy the mixes xd.

Soukuw · February 19, 2022, 01:10:14 PM

Quote from: carolcat on February 18, 2022, 10:53:37 AM

i just use king arthur flour for my baking but it looks like you're already doing that lol

homemade bread is like always 10/10 tbh. you should try making sourdough

I'll keep it in mind, I haven't really liked sourdough in the past but maybe if I make it myself.

Quote from: shamester on February 19, 2022, 11:13:41 AM

Baking is not my forte. I am gluten-free, so I have yet to find a good bread/dough recipe that doesn't come out to a cracker or dry out the next day. However, this trendy bakery in a neighboring state has pretty decent bread. I usually buy the mixes xd.

Could it be how you're storing it? I found my bread got stale very quickly if it wasn't properly sealed in a tupperware. (You can actually see right below I didn't have a tall enough tupperware to fit my bread this time and I plastic wrapped it)

I'm on a quest to make the fluffiest pancakes. Also before I get stuff for the little black specks I made kielbasa in the same pan just before this.

Awesomebread� · February 26, 2022, 01:53:10 AM

those are some nice looking pancakes. lately i've getting the urge to wake up early and make myself a massive breakfast.

Soukuw · February 26, 2022, 06:44:45 AM

Quote from: Awesomebread� on February 26, 2022, 01:53:10 AM

those are some nice looking pancakes. lately i've getting the urge to wake up early and make myself a massive breakfast.

Do it. Pancakes genuinely make any day feel better. Tbh I put fruit on them and I don't eat a lot of fruit so I'm probably just depressed because of that lol

Two things that can help your pancakes: fluff your egg white before adding it and let your mixture settle in the fridge for a little bit (30 minutes is good but less is fine)

Crepes are also incredible and are fairly easy to make. I like them because they cook faster.

carolcat · February 26, 2022, 08:16:46 PM

Quote from: Soukuw on February 19, 2022, 01:10:14 PM

I'll keep it in mind, I haven't really liked sourdough in the past but maybe if I make it myself.

not a fan of the sour flavor?

Soukuw · February 27, 2022, 05:40:15 AM

Quote from: carolcat on February 26, 2022, 08:16:46 PM

not a fan of the sour flavor?

R u flirting with me? But nah not really haven't had in it a long time.

Rye is also ehh

Outpact- · February 27, 2022, 07:33:25 AM

Quote from: Soukuw on February 27, 2022, 05:40:15 AM

R u flirting with me? But nah not really haven't had in it a long time.

Rye is also ehh

rye is so good, havent ate white much since

carolcat · February 27, 2022, 08:28:55 AM

i'm not a big fan of rye tbh. it's probably my least favorite bread. but i mostly had it when i was a kid so maybe my opinion has changed now

Soukuw · March 10, 2022, 11:09:21 AM

Getting better I think. I need a different pan.

I just noticed you can see where I temped it on the left, there's a perfect circle.

carolcat · March 14, 2022, 09:31:15 AM

oh babey the oats on the top, beautiful

hows it taste?

Soukuw · March 14, 2022, 12:23:32 PM

Quote from: carolcat on March 14, 2022, 09:31:15 AM

oh babey the oats on the top, beautiful

hows it taste?

Better when I read the recipe closer. Pretty sure I mixed the rising times up and did 1 hour 30 minutes for the first rise and 1 hour for the second. Pretty sure that's why it's much less dense and much more fluffy than last. Crust is pretty hard which I kinda like but apparently I might be able to soften it up by putting tin foil on for the last 10 minutes to keep the moisture in. I really really need to read recipes closer. lol

I haven't worked the dough after the first proofing as much as they say to do so that might also make a huge difference. Still my best loaf so far I think.

Light Brown Sugar

1 Cup (8 oz/240g) white sugar
1 teaspoon molasses (treacle)

Dark Brown Sugar

1 Cup (8 oz/240g) white sugar
2 teaspoons molasses (treacle)

And it tastes better than regular brown sugar I think. Not my recipe of course.

carolcat · March 16, 2022, 05:02:26 PM

crunchy crust is the stuff. idk why people don't like a good crunch on their crust. give me the heel of the french bread it's the best part baybee

Cortunix� · March 20, 2022, 03:00:46 AM

baguette superior being