[blindcooks] Re: An afternoon of baking
- From: "Susan Tabor" <souljourner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <blindcooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 23:10:58 -0500
Hi, Jon:
How do you keep the cookie balls from sticking together in the bag in the
freezer? Thanks!
Susan
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[mailto:blindcooks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jon Rawlings
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 10:46 PM
To: Blind Cooks List
Subject: [blindcooks] An afternoon of baking
In my continuing efforts to prepare for my little girl's arrival into the
world, I decided to try a recipe today for potato burger buns from Cooks'
Illustrated Magazine. I have made potato bread before with excellent
results, and the description of these buns was most promising. The buns
were made with bread flour and fresh mashed potato, plus potato water and an
egg, which I forgot, and were sold as very light and soft. I had to add
extra water to get the dough to come together, but in the end, the results
were fantastic! The buns had a thin crust on the top, but the inside crumb
was as light as a cloud. In the past, my efforts to make sandwich rolls and
buns haven't gone so well because the bread is often too dense for one
reason or another. Now that I know this recipe really works, I'll be making
another batch very soon to keep in the freezer. I'll also make a dozen or
so burger patties that will also live in the freezer until the moment we
need them. With any luck, the burgers can go from freezer to plate in 15
minutes, provided I give the burgers time to defrost overnight in the
refrigerator. I also made Emily's favorite cookie, which is a peanut butter
cookie with big chunks of butterfinger candy bars mixed in. I didn't bake
them, but instead shaped them into balls, froze them, and stuck them in a
big bag for baking later. I'll be adding several other cookie varieties to
the freezer stash in the near future as well. I love this method of cookie
making because I can bake as many as I want when I want, and I'm not stuck
with a bunch of fresh baked cookies with limited time to enjoy them in their
prime. Jon
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