Tuesday 24 September 2013

Foccacia - Pacific Culinary Institute

 Yeast; it's alive

 add 250 mL flour, then salt and flour until the dough cleans the bowl
looking too sticky
really need (knead) to use more flour......
 cookie sheets; no sides for even cooking
shape into flat circle

 mixture of herbs and coarse salt


 dimple to catch oil and herbs
 cook 12 -15 minutes until they come off the parchment, do not go for golden brown colour
balsamic and olive oil in a ying/yang design
 Chai tea - recipe on line

Monday 23 September 2013

Butter chicken - Chatelaine?

 defrost frozen skinless, boneless chicken breasts then butterfly (buy frozen chicken on sale)








buy pre-packaged seasonings (1 time) to try out a new food or to save on herbs you may not use up
lots of HOT, Soapy water, after rinsing and spraying the raw chicken dish and cutting board

Thursday 19 September 2013

White cupcakes - bake shop icing (allrecipes.com)






 I did not scrape down the bowl enough...a river of sugar crystallized on top!
 After one hour and a powerful stand mixer, the icing worked!





Wednesday 18 September 2013

Company's coming Angel biscuit - jam (bernardin pectin rec)



 dissolve yeast, then into milk....if you forget the yeast, recipe still works, just not as heavenly

use a bench scrapper for every thing:  dough, washing  and of course counter top clean up
 Parchment to keep work area clean






sterilize/sanitize:  setting on the dishwasher
I made 4 different jam types today!!