Soft Crust White Bread Just a very short blog today, a recipe that I made for my sick husband. He asked for just some plain white bread, and we have not had any bread for about 5 days now, and it was a pleasure to make. With the wood stove running it was easy to bake and adds a certain flavor that does not come from electric or gas. And the place smells divine. If you like what you see
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Week 4, the next recipe installment of trying to make and photograph a recipe from my 1971 Edmonds cookbook. I am finding it a struggle to keep up with the challenge of doing one every week. But when I do it is worth the wait. Apple Shortcake is an old favorite. When I was a kid, we always used home grown apples. I used apples from my tree for this blog. I found the pastry a little hard to roll
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Keep calm and bake. And it’s sweet, so go ahead and get out your bowl and wooden spoon, whipped up some fun. Post a photo of your creations to my Facebook page or write a comment here. I want to know what you baked. Happy baking!
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Butter Shock Today I was making butter like I always do before I make bread. When I first started making butter, I always used a commonly available cream. It was and is what is available from most major food retailers. And it was also the easiest for the Mycook Premium and Thermomix to processes. See my recipe. And yes I own a Thermomix, I traded up to a Mycook Premium. Anyway a few months ago I switched from using dairy
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Making Butter in The Mycook Premium Butter, there has to be a story about butter. Butter, it has been and is a staple in many houses, it is an old age tradition in making it. Which I have only just learned to do in the past 9 years of my life and I am in my late forties already. And I am not using a butter churn to make it with, like the old days. I used to look
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