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Bread / Re: No Knead, Sour Dough Oat bread
« on: December 20, 2009, 05:19:14 am »
Thanks for that Chookie, have the recipe all ready to go now and will try it after Christmas/New Year.  Hopefully someone else will have a go before then though.  Sadly, I live too far away to pop in - if I lived closer I'd be popping in quite often  ;D ;D ;D
Bad luck about your dried culture not working but 10/10 for trying  :-* :-*
        And you would be more than welcome. :)

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Drinks / Re: Coffee Liqueur as part of Frangelico cream martini.
« on: December 20, 2009, 02:34:47 am »
scyrene,  thought like you that the cream might be a bit rich, but thought for first time I'd give it a go.  The ballance was just perfect,  but I would be interested to hear how your suggestion goes.

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Drinks / Coffee Liqueur as part of Frangelico cream martini.
« on: December 20, 2009, 12:08:13 am »

180ml. Frangelico
80 ml coffee liqueur
180 ml. double cream
1 tray ice cubes

This makes 4 generous serves

Put all in T.M bowl and mix on speed 9 until ice is incorporated.

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Drinks / Re: Coffee Liqueur
« on: December 19, 2009, 11:59:55 pm »
Made the Coffee Liqueur and used it as part of a cocktail.....Frangelico cream martini.     Very nice!   I'll post it under "Drinks"

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Bread / Re: No Knead, Sour Dough Oat bread
« on: December 19, 2009, 11:42:21 pm »
Me teaching you the odd thing for the computer and this forum Chookwoman is going to be an easier job than you teaching me how to make sour dough bread  ;D ;D ;D  You are a very fast learner. When you say you add a little flour and water each day to the starter, exactly how much is 'a little'?
      About a dessertspoon .     I tried to revive the dried  culture last night but it didn't work.    I must have killed the yeast in drying at too high a temp.     Looks like you will have to grow your own or if you have a  sour dough baker near you  ask if you could buy a small amount of their culture.  If any one is coming this way I would happily give them some ( and a bread making lesson )

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Desserts / Re: Fresh Dates with Kahlua Brulee
« on: December 19, 2009, 11:33:29 pm »
WARNING...... this is VERY sweet.      Next time I make it it will be with dried apricots.

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Recipe Requests / Re: diffrent flavours of Dips
« on: December 19, 2009, 11:27:47 pm »
Thanks Andisenji,   I'll give it a go.

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Starters and Snacks / Re: Chicken liver and pistachio pate
« on: December 19, 2009, 12:36:26 pm »
Thanks for this terrific recipe   Made some up as gifts for Xmas.   Also adapted it to the duck livers that i bought,   Added orange rind, port and hazelnuts.   Good combination.   Used your method and was successful ,thanks again Gertbysea.

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Bread / Re: No Knead, Sour Dough Oat bread
« on: December 19, 2009, 12:15:41 pm »
Thanks again for bailing me out, JD.   To make the starter mix 1/2 cup flour with 1 cup of water.    Put it in a sheltered place.  It is rather good fun making a starter as it is truly a part of your environment.   I call mine the' Cherokee Bug ' as I grew it where we live.  All the cultures have a slightly different flavor.   Mine is similar to the San Francisco culture which is a famous sour dough flavor.  It is fairly mild in flavor, unlike some of the European cultures.   It was just luck that I "caught" a good bug.   If you catch a good bug, and you are happy with the smell, you start to feed it like you would a ginger beer plant.   A little flour and water each day for about a week .  Some people put a couple of raisins in to start as these have a natural yeast on them.   I would only use organic ones.
I will try and reconstitute the dried culture tonight and will know by the morning if it works.




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Bread / Re: No Knead, Sour Dough Oat bread
« on: December 19, 2009, 10:38:59 am »
JD  .you can grow your own or I can send you some.   I have dried some as an experiment.   Will test and if O.k could post it to you with instructions.    I made a mistake with the 5 day bread.  I have posted the correction.  Is it possible to correct the original?
It is quite fun to grow your own,   Just mix some bakers flour with rain water or filtered water,  put it out side for a day or 2 ,covered with a chux or similar.   The aim is to capture the wild yeast in the air.  The mix should be fairly sloppy.    After 3 or 4 days it should start to bubble and smell like yeast. If it smells off... throw it out.Let me know what you would like to do. ::

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Bread / Re: Sour Dough Fridge Bread
« on: December 19, 2009, 07:21:02 am »
This recipe should read 4 cups of flour, and 1 cup of water,    sorry !    this makes a very slack dough.

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Bread / Sour Dough Fridge Bread
« on: December 19, 2009, 05:54:35 am »
This bread is mixed, and put in the fridge for up to 5 days, to be used at your convenience.  A yeast version is all the rage in America at the moment. 
4 cups of white bread flour ( I use Lauke premix)
2 cups of culture ( starter) about the consistency of a thick pancake mix..
enough water to be able to mix (about 1  cups)

Place in T.M bowl mix 5 seconds, speed 7
Rest in bowl for 30 minutes
Knead 1 1/2 mins on interval
Rest 30 mins
Knead 1 1/2 mins. on interval.
Remove from T.M bowl into oiled bowl and allow to rise to 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 times volume (covered) NOT DOUBLE.
Place in fridge in a covered container.

After 24 hours,  remove whatever portion you require to make .(replacing remainder in fridge)
Form into whatever shape required (loaf or rolls or bread stick) and cover with plastic and allow to double in size.
This rise will take longer than normal as the dough is cold and has to reach room temp. then rise.   Could take from 1 to 4 hours depending on the warmth of the room.
Bake at 200 to 220 ,time will depend on loaf/bread stick/ rolls.
This will make 4 bread sticks and is preferred by small households.

You should make this when you are not needing the T.M for  about 1 1/2 hours.


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Bread / Re: Herb and Garlic bread
« on: December 19, 2009, 05:09:37 am »
This looks so good I can almost smell the garlic.   I must have a go, truely inspirational.

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Bread / No Knead, Sour Dough Oat bread
« on: December 19, 2009, 04:55:24 am »
Nothing could be easier than this recipe.   You mix in T.M at about 4pm. one day and form it to cook at 10 am the next morning.   It will need to double on the second rise,  so should be ready for lunch.    Because it is 18 hours ( mostly overnight) a good flavour develops.

90g. oats
90g whole wheat flour premix ( I use Lauke)
300g white bread flour premix ( I use Lauke)
1 cup of starter ( about the consistency of thick pancake batter)
1 cup of water, warm
AT 4pm...........
Weigh above ingredients into T.M bowl  Mix 5 seconds on speed 7.
Knead 1min 30 seconds on interval speed.
The mix should be a bit sticky,  if not add another Tablespoon of water and mix at interval for 15 seconds.
Oil a large bowl and pat mix into a round shape and place in bowl.
Spray with water and cover with plastic,a shower cap, glad wrap,or into a plastic shopping bag tied so that it is fairly air tight.
Dont worry if nothing seems to have happened by the time you go to bed  .Just leave it in a warm place.
NEXT MORNING.........
It should have nearly doubled,  by about 10 am. tip it onto your bench and form it into  whatever shape you wish.
Leave on the bench while you prepare tin, Pyrex cooking dish, cast iron pot . or what ever you choose.
Oil tin, coat generously with rolled oats, bottom and sides.
Place dough into tin with any folded seams underneath.   Spray with water, sprinkle with oats, spray again (this helps the oats stick)
Cover with plastic, place in warm place to double.    Should take about an hour to 1 1/2.   If it is cold and the dough is slow to double,  fill the sink with boiling water and place a rack over the water , place the bread on the rack and cover the lot with a table cloth.  or put it in the car which is in the sun, or in the over set at 50 or in the bed with the electric blanket on.

Heat oven to 220
Make a "tent" with foil allowing for a little more "bounce"(growth) in the oven.
Make 1cm. slashes across the top, spray again with water.
Place in center of oven.cook for 30 mins with "lid" on , remove lid and cook for 20 mins. more. Take out of tin turn upside down and bake for a further 10 mins.
Resist cutting, if you can, for 1 hour.

This is a basic loaf that can be adapted in many ways,  but is best to start out simple and get the feel of the bread.
The texture is good fresh but also very good toasted.

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Desserts / Fresh Dates with Kahlua Brulee
« on: December 19, 2009, 03:55:52 am »
This is especially for JD who continues to get me out of computer trouble.

120g caster sugar
250g water
250g fresh dates or( 200 g of dried ones 0
1 /2 cup Kahula

1 quantity of egg custard as in EDC page 155. (creme patissere) with an extra 100 g milk

extra caster sugar for dusting

Place all ingredients for date mixture in T.M bowl,  cook 20 mins., 100 gentle.
zap 3 times on turbo to loosen the stones from the dates.    With mix still in bowl pick out stones.   Scrape down and zap again.
You will hear if any stones are left in. pick these out  They will probably be on the lid.
Pour the mixture in to 6 heat proof ramekins.  3/4 cup size.

Clean out bowl and make custard,  including the extra milk.
Pour custard over date mixture and smooth the top.
Refrigerate until about 1 hour before needed ,  
Dust top with caster sugar and place under a preheated grill.   WATCH   when they start to bubble give them another coat of sugar.
( I place the 6 dishes in a tray so I can move them and remove them easily.)

The date mixture can be spread on tinned pineapple rings, covered with a pavlova mixture and browned quickly in the oven.

members' comments
JD - Chookie I finally got around to making this dessert today and because I only had 100g dried dates, made 1/2 quantity of the date mixture.  Because of your comment about it being very sweet, I reduced the sugar for this 1/2 quantity down to 40g. Although this should have only been enough for 3 small ramekins, I decided there was enough mixture to cover the bases of 6 ramekins thinly (about 2-3mm thick) & made the full quantity of creme patissere which was perfect to fill the 6 ramekins.  It is really nice and not too rich because of the lesser amount of the date mixture in the bottom.  Had one warm after bruleeing the top and will have the others cold. Thanks for posting the recipe, sorry it took me so long to get around to it. 
1/2 quantity - 40g sugar
                    125g water
                    100g dried dates
                    1/4 cup Kahlua








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