Sweets – Page 8

Domestic, Foreign Saga

Interview

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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 […]

Recipes

Sourdough – Country White

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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 […]

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Sourdough Pizza

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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 […]

Random

Where In The World Is Bready Kruger?

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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 […]

Recipes

Bread – White Farmhouse Loaf

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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 […]

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Cheesecake – Easy

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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 […]

Decorating, Domestic, Photos

Garden Update

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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 […]

Cooking, Random

Recipes

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The observant among you will have noticed a new tab up there at the top – Recipes. Created primarily so I can save and back up all those recipes I have sat all over the place, on my desk, in scattered notebooks, some typed up all neatly but still a pain to sort through. Plus […]

Recipes

Chocolate Self Saucing Pudding

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250g AP Flour 1tsp Baking Powder 165g Sugar 2tbsp Cocoa Powder 125ml Milk 1tsp Vanilla 30g Butter, Melted 150g Brown Sugar 25g Cocoa Powder 430ml Water, Boiling Temperature 350F/180C 9×11 Serving Dish Mix together the flour, baking powder, sugar and cocoa. Stir in the milk, vanilla and melted butter until thoroughly combined. Spoon into dish. […]

Domestic, Photos

Dancing Through Life

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We’ve had a fun couple of weeks since my last post. Most notably I have finished my externship and am now working an honest to goodness job, that I’ll actually get paid for! *grins* It’s entertaining how exciting that is, but the thought of my first pay check in over a year is definitely a […]