Month: September 2009
Like A Seamstress Exploded
Our back room/dining room looks like a seamstress exploded in it. Scraps of fabric, ends of threads, pins littering the floor like little landmines and in the centre of it all, overseeing the carnage, sits the sewing machine. Yes, we’ve been sewing. DmentD introduced me to the wonders of costume making, from a pattern! Crazy […]
Continue Reading...Victoria Sandwich
6oz Butter 6oz Sugar 1 Egg Milk As Needed 6oz Flour Temperature 350F/180C Grease and line two 8″ 1″ deep tins Cream together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Beat in the egg then fold in the flour. Add milk until dropping consistency. Split between the two tins and spread out. Bake until […]
Continue Reading...Sugar Cookie
227g Butter 300g Sugar 2 Eggs 490g AP Flour 0.25tsp Salt 1tsp Baking Powder Temperature 350F/180C Cream together butter and sugar. Mix in the eggs, and then the flour salt and baking powder. Knead into a soft dough. Wrap and chill for at least an hour. Roll out and cut as desired. Bake for 10-15 […]
Continue Reading...Interview
Friday was it, the big day, the one we’d been waiting for. The day to drive down to San Antonio and face immigration. I was supposed to be driving us down, but in the end DmentD did, and a good job too. It rained heavily the entire way down. And while he does an admirable […]
Continue Reading...Sourdough – Country White
6oz Starter 17oz Bread Flour 10oz Water 3oz Raw Wheat Germ 1.5tsp Sea Salt Temperature 450F Mix the starter, bread flour, water and wheat germ until combined. Leave to sit for 10 minutes. Add the salt and knead until fully developed. Place in a greased bowl to ferment. Knock back, shape on a greased (or […]
Continue Reading...Sourdough Pizza
8oz Starter 7.8oz Bread Flour 1tsp Salt 1Tbsp Olive Oil Temperature 450F Makes two 12-14″ crusts Mix the starter with most of the flour and the olive oil. Start to mix, add the rest of the flour if the dough looks too wet, add a touch of warm water if it looks too dry. Once […]
Continue Reading...Where In The World Is Bready Kruger?
Approximately a year ago, in the first six weeks of class, we made a sourdough starter from grapes. We made ones in pairs then after they were going, once the grapes were removed, we put them all together and gave it the name of Bready Kruger. During the weeks in class that we made bread […]
Continue Reading...Bread – White Farmhouse Loaf
1.5lb Bread Flour 1oz Butter 1tsp Salt 1 Sachet Dried Yeast (0.5oz) 12oz Warm Water Temperature 450F/230C 2lb Loaf Tin, oiled Rub together the flour and butter. Stir in the salt. Once the salt is thoroughly mixed in add the yeast. Slowly add the water and form a dough. Knead until smooth. Place in an […]
Continue Reading...Cheesecake – Easy
1 Packet Chocolate Chip Cookies 2-3oz Butter, Melted 500g Chocolate, Melted 3oz Sugar 200g Mascarpone 200g Plain Yoghurt 240ml Cream, Lightly Whipped 8″ Round tin Crush the cookies and mix with the butter, press firmly into the base of the pan. Cream together the sugar and mascarpone. Stir in the chocolate and yoghurt. Fold in […]
Continue Reading...Garden Update
We’ve been starting our Autumnal crop recently, I believe DmentD plans on going into detail so I won’t say too much. We recently transplanted the broccoli, sprouts and tomatoes from their starting trays into our little homemade paperbag pots. We intend on doing garlic and onions too. The pumpkins are.. going.. we’re not entirely sure […]
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