Well here it goes, trying to post pictures on my blog - today I baked a traditional Jewish holiday treat called Hamantashen. They are popular for the holiday of Purim which is next Tuesday. I made about 110, a mix of prune, cherry and blueberry. I'm not the most careful cookie shaper, but these are disappearing too fast for that to really matter.
Inspired by Hansjoakmin's [url=http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/10753/loaf-and-something-coffee][u]five-grain rye sourdough[/u][/url], I decided to try a sourdough rye. I chose Hamelman's Flaxseed bread, which is a 60 percent rye, because I've never tasted such a rye (let alone baked one). Plus, flaxseed is good for you.
Hamelmans 5 Grain Levain
This is a very nice tender and delicious tasting 100% WW Cinn. Raisin loaf using P.R. recipe. I used dark and golden raisins in the soaker. There were some hungry mouths so it was sliced a wee bit warm...very nice with cream cheese!
I have had this recipe for granola since the 80's. My Mom found it in the Orlando Sentinel. It is the best I have ever tasted. Here is the pic and the recipe.
12c rolled oates
2 c sunflower seeds
2 c ribbon coconut
2 c chopped nuts - I use almonds and/or pecans
2 c sesame seeds
I've been away for a short while developing starters using the technique posted by Debra Wink. I now have two starters that are 7 days old today, one all rye and one that I started with rye until it became active that I now refresh with white KA AP flour. Both are refreshed at 2:1:1 (starter:water:flour)
It was 1 year ago that I last made cheese pockets. I've been good, even if the scale disagrees. So, prompted by Norm's posting his Crumb Buns, I made my annual indulgence.
These are made with a sweet, coffee cake dough and filled with a mixture that is mostly hoop cheese, which is a non-fat cheese somewhat similar to ricotta. (Recipe follows.) For some background on these pastries, please surf to my previous blog entry:
This weekend I decided to get in touch with my sweet side. I made cinnamon buns on sat and croissants, chocolate hazelnut danish and an apricot basket ( unglazed in pictures). I used the recipe out of artisan baking by ciril hitz. My assistant was also helping me out with the weekend bake.
Assistant below:
I have liked the Blog entries so much that I decided to try it myself. I made the Ciabatta from Jason's formula posted here on TFL. I followed the semolina formula. It turned out wonderfully. I have never made Ciabatta before so I am really pleased. It sure is light and disappears with great ease.
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I was looking through my old Betty Crocker's Cookbook a while back, and came across a couple of pudding cake recipes. Does anybody else remember pudding cakes? I'm probably dating myself here. My mom made a chocolate version when I was growing up, so this was like a blast from the past. All the ingredients are usually hanging out in my pantry, so I had to whip one up right away...
