tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55958314910938551482024-03-13T22:06:05.085-04:00Yeastly Challenged - A Journey Into BakingYeastly Challengedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05294916218446739191noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595831491093855148.post-62095263099955798362012-03-20T12:43:00.001-04:002012-03-20T12:43:43.681-04:00<span style="color: orange;">Catching up!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="color: black;">Apologies to my fellow bakers! Traveling, work and life in general have made me fall bahind as far as blogging is concerned. Also, being new to this sport, even creating a new entry is not a simple event!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="color: black;">But......... I HAVE been baking. With mixed success but i think (I am afraid to say this out loud) that I am getting a little better. And i mean little.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="color: black;">So to catch up.....</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="color: black;">Here are my Chocolate Truffle Tartlets</span></span><br />
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I didn't have much trouble making them but I did need to use a lot more water than the recipe called for. Having said that they were so rich that i would make smaller ones next time and serve with ice cream. I had to join Weight Watchers after eating a couple!</div>
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And my Rugelach....forgot the egg wash but they were lovely to eat. What a mess though!! <br />
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And finally my Irish Soda Bread</div>
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Not normally a favorite in our house but if you cut a thin slice and grill it its quite nice!</div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="color: black;"> </span> </span>Yeastly Challengedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05294916218446739191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595831491093855148.post-51017647271151655732012-02-14T13:05:00.003-05:002012-02-14T13:05:48.779-05:00Well this did not go as planned!!<br />
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On my first try i ended up with this!!<br />
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Surely this isn't right!!!<br />
I used yeast in envelopes and i found that 1 envelope isn't quite 1Tablespoon so i opened 2. My KitchenAid struggled and gave me this horrible dough!<br />
So i started again and made only 1 loaf (only had enough yeast for 1).<br />
This is what i got<br />
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Better but still.........<br />
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And we ended up with this!<br />
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You think i cracked it right?<br />
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NOT!!!!<br />
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Bread was kinda "wet" and falling apart when sliced. Now can we all agree my blog name is deserved???<br />
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I STILL have no idea what I did wrong which s my biggest problem!<br />
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Oh well! On to the Chocolate Tartlets!! God<br />
help me<br />Yeastly Challengedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05294916218446739191noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595831491093855148.post-19562493315171160362012-01-19T10:54:00.000-05:002012-01-19T10:54:51.991-05:00New BeginningCorny title I know but I am setting this up while working and frankly this is the best I could come up with!<br />
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I am a keen cook and i have always wanted to do more baking but my attempts have been infrequent and success unreliable. I have been searching for the killer chocolate cake recipe for years!<br />
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So, here I am. Joining Tuesdays with Dorie and it seems I need a blog! <br />
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Lets see how this goes!Yeastly Challengedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05294916218446739191noreply@blogger.com0