I’ve been trying to perfect a healthy pizza for quite some time now. This is by no means perfect, but it is by far the best pizza I have ever made. I actually liked this pizza better than the local Onsted pizza place’s pizza (Hattie’s). Several of the ingredients came from my garden.
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Garden Pizza
Posted in baking, recipes, tagged u on July 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Pocket Pies
Posted in baking, breakfasts on November 26, 2007 | No Comments »
These make a great Saturday morning breakfast. It has taken me about 5-6 tries to get all the kinks ironed out of these, but I’m pretty happy with this recipe now.
1 1/3 cups whole wheat pastry grain (or about 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour)
6 tablespoons rapadura or sucanat
6 tablespoons butter
2/3-3/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon baking [...]
Best Sourdough Yet
Posted in baking, bread, fermentation on September 30, 2007 | 11 Comments »
I started with my version of the No-Knead Bread (or minimal knead bread). I had recently received a copy of Peter Reinhart’s Whole Grain Breads: New Techniques, Extraordinary Flavor. I followed his directions for culturing a sourdough starter. His starter is about 76% hydrated (which means there’s about 3.5oz of water and 4.5oz of flour).
15oz [...]
Peter Reinhart’s New Book
Posted in baking, books, bread on August 24, 2007 | No Comments »
I just received my pre-ordered copy of Peter Reinhart’s Whole Grain Breads: New Techniques, Extraordinary Flavor. I was a little disappointed with some of his previous books, not because they were bad books, but because he seemed to be focused strongly on white breads. While I was only able to read a few pages last [...]
Flakier Scones (and Biscuits)
Posted in baking on August 14, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I recently discovered Cook’s Illustrated. While it certainly doesn’t adhere to Nourishing Traditions principles, it is a very useful magazine for learning techniques for food preparation.
In a recent article on making blueberry scones I picked up a really handy trick for making them flakier. One principle I follow is that grains should be sprouted or [...]
Easy Cinnamon Rolls
Posted in baking, breakfasts, recipes, sweets on June 2, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Here’s a good Saturday morning treat that my grandmother introduced me to. I have tweaked it to make it a bit more nutritious, but the basic concept is the same.
Make a batch of biscuit dough.
1 1/3c soft white wheat ground into flour (about 2c flour)
1/4 cup butter
2/3 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 [...]
No-Knead Bread
Posted in baking, bread, recipes on May 21, 2007 | 10 Comments »
I’ve been refining this bread recipe. The beauty of this recipe is that it is so easy and doesn’t take much time. It seems to stay fresh longer than some of my previous recipes. I make it on Sunday and it is still reasonably fresh for my Thursday lunch sandwich. By Friday it is starting [...]
Grilling; Buns
Posted in baking, bread, cooking, grilling, recipes on April 29, 2007 | No Comments »
The grilling season has begun! (Actually I’ve been grilling for a couple weeks now.) I like to grill pretty nearly everything. One of our favorite grilled vegetables is broccoli with butter, salt, and pepper (various squashes are also quite good). We also like grilled potatoes. Grilled corn on the cob is wonderful.
This is my first [...]
The Cook’s Thesaurus
Posted in baking, cooking, websites on April 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been using The Cook’s Thesaurus for a few months now. It’s a very handy site. Check it out.
Savory Cheese Biscuits
Posted in baking, recipes on March 20, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I was inspired to make these biscuits by Buttermilk Biscuits with Goat Cheese and Chive from Simply Recipes. I didn’t have the ingredients on hand that the author did, so I improvised.
1 1/2 cups freshly ground soft white wheat flour
1/2 cup freshly ground barley flour
1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup buttermilk
4oz grated cheese (I used a sharp [...]
Dead Starter
Posted in baking, bread on March 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Alas, my starter did not succeed. I don’t know what happened, but I will be trying a new one next week. My guess is that my kitchen was not warm enough. I’ll be using my toaster oven as a proof box next time. I’ll have to skip it this week as I’ll be gone skiing [...]
New Starter
Posted in baking, bread, fermentation on March 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I was informed the other day (not the first time either) that my bread is too sour. This even though a great deal of the sour is reduced by my judicious use of the acid removing properties of baking soda. I asked Shari why she thought it was too sour since she does like some [...]
Scones
Posted in baking, recipes on February 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This recipe is based on a recipe from More Than Breakfasts by Sue Gregg.
1 1/3 cups soft white wheat freshly ground into flour (or 2 cups of whole wheat pastry flour)
5 or 6 tablespoons butter
1/2-2/3 cup buttermilk
6 tablespoons sucanat
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
sucanat and cinnamon for sprinkles
Mix flour and [...]
Healthy Tollhouse Cookies
Posted in baking, recipes, sweets on February 10, 2007 | 7 Comments »
A few weeks ago I tried making some healthy chocolate chip cookies. I wasn’t very happy with the results and made another attempt on Sunday. These turned out quite well, and with a few tweaks will be quite excellent. They have already been approved by my kids.
I took the original Nestle Tollhouse cookie recipe and [...]
Tortillas and Burritos
Posted in baking, bread, gadgets, milling, recipes on February 8, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Using my spiffy new Fidibus 21 grain mill and my new tortilla baker (a Christmas gift), I made burritos. I would link to the tortilla baker, but Amazon doesn’t seem to carry it anymore.
I had been making corn torillas with masa harina, but Shari wanted me to try to make flour tortillas. So here’s the [...]
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