This should probably be a Page and not a Post, so that I can look back and refer to it easily from time to time. I may convert it later – for now it is just a random jotting. As promised, I am making a list of things I haven’t tried yet. I have been …
Tag archives: Yeasted misc
Whoops
Yesterday’s doughnuts were (technically speaking) a fail. A Big Fat Fail. Worth pursuing, though, as the flavour combination was sensational.
Slumped
It is a filthy, filthy day, following a filthy, filthy night – the barometer bottomed out at ten past six this morning and the storm has eased, but will remain with us all day. There will be no outside activity today, with winds continuing to gust up into the sixties. For once, the power stayed …
Malt Loaf
As I mentioned somewhere yesterday, this recipe felt more like mad scientist chemistry than home-cooking due to the number of specialist ingredients. I am reproducing the recipe in full, as written in the original – I am linking back to the original.
Bill Update 2
Bill, 48 hrs: working! and fed. I missed the initial signs of fermentation, of the first odd few bubbles. I removed Bill’s lid this morning and initially thought that he was still not working, but the smell gave him away. The surface of the brew was dead smooth and almost glassy, but the volume had …
Honey Apple Challah
Sundays often see us having a Brunch and a high-ish tea, skipping a traditional Sunday main meal in favour of things that we like better… ham, bacon, CAKE… This morning saw the advent of the Staffordshire Oatcakes, which are very nutritious and substantial and look like keeping us stoked for most of the day. A …