At first, I thought my attempt to make sourdough was going to be fruitless. I let the dough rise for a few hours and nothing was rising. My husband brought the dough back to life by mixing some yeast and warm water in a bowl, adding a little flour, and then needing the mixture [...]
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Sourdough Attempt
Posted in bread, food, homemade, tagged baking, bread, food, homemade, sour dough, yum on January 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Starter is Done
Posted in bread, food, homemade, tagged bread, dough, food, homemade, sour dough on January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
According to the website, the starter is done when it is this bubbly and smells sour- check and check! It took me alot less time than I thought for the starter to be done. I only fed it once!! Now I am on to proofing! I added one cup of flour, one cup warm water and [...]
Lost Recipes
Posted in food, unique, tagged Family, food, recipes, unique on January 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I came across this site the other day and thought I would share the link…. “Uncle Phaedrus finds answers to questions and solutions to problems. Who? What? Where? When? Why? Which? How? Recipes, food, cooking, beverages, history, science, popular culture, geography, sociology, psychology, trivia, etc…. ”
Sourdough Starter
Posted in bread, food, homemade, tagged bread, dough, food, homemade, sourdough on January 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
After my recent success with raisin bread it was only natural that I ride off on my high horse and attempt to make another one of my favorite breads-sourdough! Basically, its just one cup flour and one cup warm water, you mix it(not with a metal utensil, or in a metal bowl) and then the starter has [...]
Raisin Bread Success!
Posted in food, homemade, tagged bread, homemade, raisin, yum on January 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This was my first successful attempt at making bread! From what I remember, the last time I tried making bread it resembled a brick…. I halved the recipe below and it turned out really well. Just a note….if I can do it-than anyone can!:)) Cinnamon Raisin Bread I Submitted by: Faye Salisbury Rated: 5 out of 5 [...]
How to Make Ice Cream in a Bag
Posted in food, homemade, tagged bag, bliss, ice cream on January 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
If you don’t have a bag handy, check out the ice cream in a coffee can! Ice cream is bliss! http://crafts.kaboose.com/ice-cream-in-a-bag.html
Vanilla Extract
Posted in food, homemade, tagged extract, homemade, vanilla, vodka on January 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I thought I would give this a try- I managed to convince my husband to part with 250ml of his vodka (expensive brand/Christmas present) so I could make some vanilla extract. It is super simple, just take a cup of vodka, add a couple of vanilla beans-seeds and all, put in a jar and in just a [...]
