Taking it back to the old school…
As in hand written recipes! we are moving out this FRIDAY. We have disconnected our internet and I have returned my library borrowed Bread Bakers Apprentice book. I feel like i have really stepped back in time; baking homemade bread without my laptop by my side.
This will be my last post from this kitchen. I just have to stop making a mess in the kitchen. Not to mention that there really aren’t enoough ingredients left to make anything… Fortunately this was a very simple recipe (ingredient-wise). I made the pate fermentee a couple days ago and have kept it in the fridge. The dough ball had definitely doubled while it was sitting in there. I think it would be interesting to try (though maybe a waste of flour) making french bread without this starter.
My pizza stone broke a week ago so i just baked the loaves on the pan that they proofed on after shaping. One thing i would do differently is spaced the loaves at least 3″ apart when on the pan. The second thing i would have done differently is make BIGGER SCORES in the loaves! Because i had placed the loaves too close together, i had a hard time manuvering my knife around to score them. In the end, they still look okay, but not as dramatic and delicious as they could have.
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oh la la! the first sign of spring. crepes and a spritz. the spritz’s are no longer around to photograph – sorry. they are a uphoric combo of 3/4 prosecco and 1/4 aperol. they are ‘supposed’ so include seltzer water, but i don’t bother.
the crepes are a simple recipe from ‘The Cook’s Companion’. cooking is simple in theory, but the first time i make them, i inevitably under cook the first one and fail to flip it without ripping. keep the oven heated to 25o and keep the first ones warm, while cooking the remaining batter. i sure wish we had nutella!
- 3/4 C all purpose flour
- 1/2 t salt
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 1/4 C milk
- butter for the pan
- mix flour and salt in a meduim bowl and create a well in the middle
- whisk together milk and egg in the flour well, gradually incorporating flour. then slowly whisk in remaining milk.
- let batter sit in fridge for 30 min before cooking
- heat in skillet to medium. when fully heated, melt a teaspoon of butter and pour just enough batter in to coat the pan.
- let it cook for at least 30 seconds – till the crepe begins to bubble away from the pan and steam a little bit.
- flip it and cook 20-30 more seconds on the other side.
two skinny jenkins 