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unicornduke) wrote2024-06-30 09:54 am
unicornduke) wrote2024-06-30 09:54 am
I regret not checking the weather
But I'm almost done baking. It is currently 80F outside but it was 75F overnight, with a storm that made it 90% humidity. I turned on the AC units and baked because I need food for the next two weeks.
Made yogurt, which is currently fermenting, granola which I need to add hazelnuts to.
Then bread which is in the oven now and rose spectacularly and I'm very happy with. Turns out the dough should be a little wetter, and probably the water I was using was a tiny bit too cool for the yeast. Plus I started rising it on the oven at all times. Recipe is Basic Sandwich Bread from America's Test Kitchen How Can it be Gluten Free book (not the actual name I think but close enough)
Also made chocolate chip scones for snacks for this week, cream scones from a giant Baking basics book that I like a lot for fancier things. I've made this a ton and it's pretty good if a little crumbly.
Final thing in the fridge chilling is puff pastry with the filling from a chocolate babka. The gluten free puff pastry from Baked to Perfection by Katarina Cermelj is just amazing. I got the book as recommended byrunpunkrun here
I probably will share those with friends. Unless it's really really good. But I was going to make it into twists, but I'm a little worried about the pastry cooking in time, so I might actually slice them and they'll be weird little puff pastry bites.
I made a trip to the farmers market yesterday and got apricots (yay finally in season! PLUMS SOON), blueberries and sweet cherries for munching. I also picked up supplies for camping next weekend with my sister. The weather looks warm but not unbearable so we'll see. Might be camping at home
Made yogurt, which is currently fermenting, granola which I need to add hazelnuts to.
Then bread which is in the oven now and rose spectacularly and I'm very happy with. Turns out the dough should be a little wetter, and probably the water I was using was a tiny bit too cool for the yeast. Plus I started rising it on the oven at all times. Recipe is Basic Sandwich Bread from America's Test Kitchen How Can it be Gluten Free book (not the actual name I think but close enough)
Also made chocolate chip scones for snacks for this week, cream scones from a giant Baking basics book that I like a lot for fancier things. I've made this a ton and it's pretty good if a little crumbly.
Final thing in the fridge chilling is puff pastry with the filling from a chocolate babka. The gluten free puff pastry from Baked to Perfection by Katarina Cermelj is just amazing. I got the book as recommended by
runpunkrun here I probably will share those with friends. Unless it's really really good. But I was going to make it into twists, but I'm a little worried about the pastry cooking in time, so I might actually slice them and they'll be weird little puff pastry bites.
I made a trip to the farmers market yesterday and got apricots (yay finally in season! PLUMS SOON), blueberries and sweet cherries for munching. I also picked up supplies for camping next weekend with my sister. The weather looks warm but not unbearable so we'll see. Might be camping at home