[blindcooks] Re: An afternoon of baking
- From: Carolyn Ranker <carolynranker@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: blindcooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:09:53 -0400
Jon, Glad the bread turned out fabulous without the egg lol!
Would you please post the recipes for the buns and the cookies?
Thanks.
Blessings,
Carolyn
On 4/17/14, Jon Rawlings <twosocks76@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Susan:
> I place the balls of cookie dough on a rimmed cookie sheet lined with
> parchment or waxed paper, then freeze for two hours before removing from the
> paper and placing them in the Ziploc bag. That is just enough time for the
> dough balls to harden without any risk of freezer burn and ensures they
> won't stick once they're in the bag. Jon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Susan Tabor
> To: blindcooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 9:10 PM
> Subject: [blindcooks] Re: An afternoon of baking
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> Hi, Jon:
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> How do you keep the cookie balls from sticking together in the bag in the
> freezer? Thanks!
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> Susan
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> From: blindcooks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [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
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> 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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