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Recipe Book Recipe Reviews / Re: EDC Beef Stroganoff Review
« on: July 16, 2010, 07:58:53 am »
Skirt is pretty well always tender if you slice it thinly (i.e. 3-4mm max) across the grain.  The "across the grain" bit is super important as if you do it with the grain it will make leather taste tender!

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Bread / Re: Artisan no-knead bread in 5 mins
« on: June 16, 2010, 05:09:28 am »
I've made this about 4 times now (double mixtures). We go through a loaf a day with 3 kids hence it's great that it's so quick and easy.

I always use bakers flour as the crust is supposed to be the best.  This is the recipe I use allowing for the protein level.

Recipe for artisan bread here (how I make it anyway).
 
Put dry ingredients in bowl and mix together
6.5 cups (970 gms) Wallaby unbleached bakers flour **
16 gms dry yeast
15-20 gms salt depending on taste (I use 20gms).

Blitz turbo a few times to thoroughly mix the dry ingredients.

Add 3.25 cups water (810gms) lukewarm water **
Mix thoroughly on speed 7 for 2 minutes
DO NOT KNEAD the dough.
 
Once mixed put in 6L or so container with lid. Leave lid slightly ajar and put in warm spot for a couple of hours until fully risen. May take longer with current cold conditions. I left it out overnight once and didn't hurt. When fully risen it will start to "flatten" on the top. NFI what this means. Mine just stops rising.
 
Put in fridge.  You can cook at this stage but better to leave at least a day as flavours develop (I did of course cook a loaf the first time immediately after the rising time Smile emoticon)
 
When you want to make a loaf, dust top of dough with some flour. Have some baking paper ready. Oil hands with non-stick spray or oil. Cut off a chunk about 750gms. Roughly mold into shape by pulling tops around the bottom then put on baking paper. If you want to make more of a sandwich loaf put in a loaf tin instead. Mine is about 24cm long, 13cm wide and 7cm high. I use a strip of baking paper across the bottom and 2 sides to stop any sticking.
 
Cover with container or oiled gladwrap and rest for 90 minutes. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top, then dust flour and cut a few slices in top using serrated knife or scissors.  I don't always use the flour as I don't think it looks as good but it's supposed to help with the cutting.
 
Put glass half filled with hot water on bottom shelf of oven
 
Heat oven to 230 C.
 
Put bread in oven for around 30 mins until browned and cooked in middle (190-195 F in centre or cake tester comes out clean).
 
Remove from pan and put on cooling rack until at room temperature. Don't slice before cool.
 
 
Or to do as a "boule", as above but put on baking paper.
 
Don't need the glass of water. Preheat oven to 260 C with enamelled cast iron casserole dish.  After resting, cutting and sprinkling, *carefully* put dough, paper and all into casserole dish and put lid on.
 
After 20 minutes remove lid, reduce heat to 230 C and cook further 10 minutes or until cooked.
 
This last method gives the absolute best crust but is a pain for sandwiches.   
 

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Bread / Re: Artisan no-knead bread in 5 mins
« on: June 03, 2010, 04:52:23 pm »
The "heavy" is what I'm afraid of. I'm trying to find something that the kids will be happy to eat all the time and take for lunches, and not just "cause Dad says it's good for us".  The basic artisan in 5 loaf tastes great, as good as anything I've had from a bakery IMO. The kids all love it, even the 22month old. If I can get a whole wheat (or 50-75%) that is as successful, with wheat I mill myself, I'll be happy!

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Recipe Book Recipe Reviews / Re: EDC Beef Stroganoff Review
« on: June 01, 2010, 04:36:55 am »
Don't say that! It's one of my other favourite cuts. My twice cooked BBQ pork belly is awesome (if I do say so myself  ;D) and always a huge hit at parties.

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Recipe Book Recipe Reviews / Re: EDC Beef Stroganoff Review
« on: June 01, 2010, 04:23:59 am »
Also used a real lot in Asian cooking. In fact I find the best/easiest place to locate it is my local Asian butchery. It's a good tasty cut and cheap to boot!

Also helps to have it partially frozen to get it sliced thinly. I did it about 6mm thick for this recipe but about 2mm for stir-frys.

tony

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Bread / Re: Artisan no-knead bread in 5 mins
« on: June 01, 2010, 04:21:14 am »
As I said, very impressed so I'll certainly keep making this - next a double batch for the fridge!

I'd also like to try their whole grain recipe. (Well actually 75% whole grain is the only one they have on the web).  I have a 20kg bag of hard wheat and obviously easy enough to mill this in the TMX. Need to purchase some Vital Wheat Gluten before I try it though.

Will keep everyone updated.....

tony

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Recipe Book Recipe Reviews / Re: EDC Beef Stroganoff Review
« on: May 31, 2010, 12:01:52 pm »
A definite "make again" from the wife and kids!

Used yoghurt instead of sour cream to keep the fat down. Also used skirt sliced thinly across the grain to keep it tender.

Very easy and tasty, though not really what I'd call a traditional Stroganoff; more just beef and mushrooms.

I served it with a large amount of rustic mashed pototoe to soak up the excess sauce. I was thinking about adding extras to it next time but on balance think I'll keep it as it is. It would also be great with fettucine due to the extra sauce.

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Bread / Re: Artisan no-knead bread in 5 mins
« on: May 31, 2010, 11:55:06 am »
I made the "master" Artisan 5 minute recipe tonight. I only used the TMX to mix the ingredients but I'm still sure this saved a lot of work given how hard the TMX had to work at the end!

The only changes I made from the original were to use bakers flour instead of all-purpose, as they specifically mention you need to use unbleached all-purpose, and all of the "all-purpose" flour I found over here is bleached. My bakers flour is unbleached. I had to add and extra 1/4 cup of water per the directions on the site.

Well I must say this bread is awesome. For something so simple to make it came out spectacularly. I also used the dutch oven option as I don't have a pizza stone and the process with it seems easier.

In particular the crust is fantastic. The initial loaf has only a small amount left after minutes. Really should have taken a photo as with the sesame seeds on top looked great.

tony

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Breakfast / Re: Valerie's Yoghurt & Yoghurt Cheese
« on: May 25, 2010, 08:38:43 am »
In terms of keeping it warm (as our house is freezing at the moment). I placed my batch in the oven on top shelf with the light on. Not sure if that's your problem though...

tony

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Breakfast / Re: Valerie's Yoghurt & Yoghurt Cheese
« on: May 22, 2010, 12:21:34 am »
How do you prepare it for them for 'normal' eating? My kids are 5 & 7 and used to the typical small tubs at the supermarket.

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Breakfast / Re: Valerie's Yoghurt & Yoghurt Cheese
« on: May 22, 2010, 12:01:06 am »
We use a similar system for home brewing. Called an immersion chiller.

I think my biggest problem was putting it in the fridge in the thermoserver  :-)). It really insulates well!

My batch turned out well.  Now I just need to find uses for 2L of yoghurt!

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Breakfast / Re: Valerie's Yoghurt & Yoghurt Cheese
« on: May 21, 2010, 08:31:48 am »
Using that recipe, with the variation discussed on one of the (many) pages of this thread to change to 900 and 15 minutes.  I didn't think that this is how they're normally written (including by me with my recipes :)). 

Also must remember next time not to put it in the Thermoserver before I put it in the fridge :-)). I somehow forgot that it insulates and that would slow down the cooling heaps.....  Oh well, long day and was in a hurry to free up the TMX to make Pizza dough... yum...

tony

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Breakfast / Re: Valerie's Yoghurt & Yoghurt Cheese
« on: May 21, 2010, 05:49:03 am »
Quick question; using the 900 15 minute method, is it 15 minutes from the time the milk reaches 900 or 15 minutes from the time you put it in the TMX?
Well in the absence of any reply (yes I'm impatient  ;)) I decided to go with my gut which was the former (i.e. 15 mins from the time it reached 900. It took almost 15mins to get to 15 so is about 30 mins in total.

In the fridge now cooling to 370. I have a remote probe that I use for roasts and this really does the trick here as well!

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Breakfast / Re: CarolineW's Husband's Scrambled Eggs
« on: May 21, 2010, 05:46:19 am »
Can't say this is a recipe I'll be doing again. Goes against the TMX "creed" as it took longer than my usual pan recipe (basically the way Fast Ed does them), tasted a lot tougher, and was a nightmare to clean at the end. I really hate having to use my fingernails to scrub something clean!

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Breakfast / Re: Valerie's Yoghurt & Yoghurt Cheese
« on: May 21, 2010, 03:21:32 am »
Quick question; using the 900 15 minute method, is it 15 minutes from the time the milk reaches 900 or 15 minutes from the time you put it in the TMX?

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