What did I cook this weekend.....

[ChefRex]

Made a few more rolls from excess starter, dough soured since Sunday smells outrageous!

 

[mcbaumannerb]

So I promised to share this recipe once I'd finished tweaking it. Since I baked nine dozen tonight, I'd say that I'm finished - enjoy!

Citra-Orange Meltaways

Dredging sugar
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Put 1-2 ounces Citra hop pellets in a hop bag. Tie off open end and place in a large ziplock bag. Add 1 1/2 - 2 cups powdered sugar and seal bag. Shake bag often over the course of a day. Remove hop bag before using.


Ingredients
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1 ounce Citra hop pellets
1 1/2 cup hot (~140 degrees) water
3/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup corn starch
2 teaspoons finely shredded orange peel

1. Add hops to hot water, stir and let sit for 30 minutes.
2. Strain hop matter, retaining water.
3. In a large bowl, mix butter and powdered sugar on high until light and fluffy.
4. Add vanilla and two tablespoons of the reserved hop water and mix until incorporated.
5. Slowly add flour and corn starch alternatively until dough is firm but does not pull into a ball (you may not need all the flour and corn starch.)
6. Add orange peel and mix until incorporated.
7. Transfer dough to a sheet of plastic wrap or wax paper and form into a 10-inch roll, wrap tightly and place in the fridge overnight.
8. Preheat oven to 375 and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
9. Unwrap dough, cut into 1/4-inch thick slices and place on cookie sheet.
10. Bake for 11-13 minutes until edges start to brown.
11. Cool for 10 minutes then carefully dredge cookies in powdered sugar. Finish cooling on wax paper.

Store in airtight container stored in cool space for up to a week. Makes three dozen.

 

[BigDaddyBeard]

Had a busy weekend cooking forgot to post! Made my first spent grain bread and also made spent grain cheesy bread sticks for the kiddos. Also some roasted carrot hummus, braised Sika deer, egg nog, chicken Normandy, and garlic chicken. Might be more but I forget a lot lol.

 

[ja09]

Talk about food porn! Recipe? Please!

Found the recipe but I'm having trouble adding the video to this post...

Anyways, it's the Capicola video halfway down the page here. I pretty much followed exactly what they did in the video. But, just like with brewing, the next one in my fridge is an "experiment".

 

[bigken462]

White bean chicken chilli is good on any cold night - no matter how you slice the cornbread. I think I will.........

 

[Homercidal]

Baked a sourdough loaf 2 days ago. It was a no-knead process, using a dutch oven and 450F oven. Turned out pretty good. The sour was fairly mild, but noticeable, but the crust was fairly hard and chewy. I didn't mind it, but I am wondering if it would have been better had I remembered to put soem water in the oven to up the moisture.

I think this bread would have been better if dipped into some kind of soup. It's too hard and chewy for making sandwiches out with

 

[Melana]

Try a small metal pan with ice cubes in it. And I bet it would be good paired with beef stew.

 

[jsguitar]

I'm going to make this corn chowder recipe this evening from The America's Test Kitchen cookbook.

10 ears fresh corn
4 oz bacon, chopped fine
1 onion, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 cups low sodium chicken broth
2 cups whole milk
12 oz red potatoes cut into 1/4 inch cubes
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon fresh thyme or 1/4 tsp dried
1 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
salt and pepper

Cut the kernels from 4 ears of corn (about 3 cups), grate the remaining ears over the large holes of a box grater into a seperate bowl (it's suppose to release more corn flavor and starch to thicken the soup).

Cook bacon until crisp, stir in onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook about 30 seconds until fragrant. Stir in flour and cook for about a minute. Slowly stir in broth and milk, scraping up brown bits. Stir in potatoes, bay leaves, thyme, and grated corn. Bring to a simmer and cook until potatoes are almost tender, about 15 minutes.

Stir the remaining corn kernels and cream. Continue to simmer about 5 minutes until corn kernels are tender yet slightly crunchy. Discard Bay leaves. Stir in parsley and season with salt and pepper to taste.

I'll take a pic later.

I'm on a real soup kick lately. I have a cream of poblano recipe that I got from a restaurant in Houston that is pure food for the soul. I'll try to remember to post that one up some time.

 

[brewguyver]

Scrounged around the fridge for a late lunch, ended up with eggs, herbed polenta, and shi****o peppers. Topped with some fresh grated asiago.

 

[brewguyver]

I got bleeped! Those are Japanese shi-shi-to peppers.

 

[Melana]

It's a home made Mac and cheese kind of night here in Massholeville

 

[jsguitar]

I got bleeped! Those are Japanese shi-shi-to peppers.

Funny!

I thought when I saw them that they looked a lot like these 'twist' peppers I picked up at the Asian market last weekend and it turns out the twist pepper is a hybrid version of the shi****o pepper.

That looks great BTW.

 

[jsguitar]

Corn Chowder, Rosemary Breadstick, HB IPA

I got skunked on the fresh corn as you might imagine this time of year. I used frozen, 2 cups as is and 4-5 cups pulsed in the Cuisinart.

 

[bigken462]

Scrounged around the fridge for a late lunch, ended up with eggs, herbed polenta, and shi****o peppers. Topped with some fresh grated asiago.

Man alive, I'm just getting to work and seeing this is making my stomach roll with hunger pains. I'm starving!

 

[brewguyver]

Funny!

I thought when I saw them that they looked a lot like these 'twist' peppers I picked up at the Asian market last weekend and it turns out the twist pepper is a hybrid version of the shi****o pepper.

That looks great BTW.

There was a chain yakitori place in Austin at "the domain" that served them back in 2011. I probably ordered them once a week. Delicious and cheep.

 

[ChefRex]

Scrounged around the fridge for a late lunch, ended up with eggs, herbed polenta, and shi****o peppers. Topped with some fresh grated asiago.

Please explain how's the polenta done? The round shape and waffling, commercial? Or do you have a process to do this, looks interesting.

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

I'm enjoying some sausage gravy and biscuits (made with sourdough starter...don't miss the buttermilk at all).
Nothing says "Happy Sunday" like a distressed heart at 7:30 AM

 

[LakesideBrewing]

It's cold here in New England, time for some comfort food!
Homemade chicken pie, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, and peas with panchetta.

 

[brewguyver]

Please explain how's the polenta done? The round shape and waffling, commercial? Or do you have a process to do this, looks interesting.

Round shape was from using a pre packaged "sausage" of polenta (round package closed at both ends). Waffling was from my grill pan - I decided to use the weighted press that came with it to get a better sear. Ended up getting the waffling, which was pretty cool. I was also impatient and threw these in the pan cold - not sure if that caused it.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

It's cold here in New England, time for some comfort food!
Homemade chicken pie, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, and peas with panchetta.

That looks so awesome, I can almost smell it from here!
Regards, GF.

 

[Homercidal]

I took the weekend off. Oldest is on break from school for the Holidays. She's moving from the dorms to an on-campus apartment with a friend to split rent.

So she asks me if I would teach her how to cook...

My response was, "What about all those times I tried to get you to pay attention to my cooking growing up?"

Her, "I KNOW!"

So she cooked Hamburger Helper for the family last night. Yes, she's at that stage.

 

[jsguitar]

I had breakfast but I just went back through this thread and now my stomach's growling at me already.

Melana, how do you do that braided bread? Is it really just one long piece of dough braided while wet? Seems like quite a challenge. (edit: kind of answered my own question with a quick search: still, that's cool!)

Also, I'm impressed by the clarity of some of the photos here. Some of them are just like magazine shots.

 

[Melana]

I had breakfast but I just went back through this thread and now my stomach's growling at me already.

Melana, how do you do that braided bread? Is it really just one long piece of dough braided while wet? Seems like quite a challenge. (edit: kind of answered my own question with a quick search: still, that's cool!)

Also, I'm impressed by the clarity of some of the photos here. Some of them are just like magazine shots.

Wait, you looked it up? They have instructions for everything on the web. I taught myself.... I was bored doing the 'same old thing'....

 

[Melana]

I just made some rosemary balsamic candied walnuts. They are yummy.

 

[jsguitar]

....They have instructions for everything on the web.....

Well sure, but HBT is the best source for everything don't you know

It's on my list of things to do.

I'm making a mushroom, leek, Gorgonzola tart later but I'll spare you the mushroom pictures

 

[mattmmille]

So, making my Scottish Shortbread...a holiday tradition for 30 years. I know they're awesome with milk and coffee, but what brew would be the best pairing? A stout?

 

[passedpawn]

I'm making a mushroom, leek, Gorgonzola tart later but I'll spare you the mushroom pictures

Hey,you didn't like my mushroom pic?!? I'm getting hungry just thinking about them again.

 

[Stauffbier]

Hi everyone!

Melana, this is a great thread. There are a lot of really tasty looking goodies in it!

I already posted this photo in the "I like this time at night" thread, but this thread seems like a more appropriate place.

Linzertorte. Half cherry/half blackberry..

 

[niquejim]

I took the weekend off. Oldest is on break from school for the Holidays. She's moving from the dorms to an on-campus apartment with a friend to split rent.

So she asks me if I would teach her how to cook...

My response was, "What about all those times I tried to get you to pay attention to my cooking growing up?"

Her, "I KNOW!"

So she cooked Hamburger Helper for the family last night. Yes, she's at that stage.

My daughter(16 and in her 2nd year of college) told me thanks for ruining her ability to eat things like hamburger helper

The other day I did a tomato tart that was fantastic
Crust
1 1/2 cups flour
7 Tbls butter
1 1/2 Tbls corn starch
1 tsp salt

Filling
1/3 cup mayo
1/3 cup milk
1/3 cup chopped basil
1/3 cup chopped scallions
1/4 cup grated parmesan
1/4 cup grated guoda
spread onto prepared crust then cover with grape tomatoes and bake for 45 minutes at 375. Rest for 10 minutes ...then enjoy

 

[finsfan]

My daughter(16 and in her 2nd year of college) told me thanks for ruining her ability to eat things like hamburger helper

Your daughter is only 16 and is a sophomore in college?! I didnt know they let 14 year olds graduate HS

 

[niquejim]

Also remember that dinner is cooking and desserts are baking

 

[Melana]

Hi everyone!

Melana, this is a great thread. There are a lot of really tasty looking goodies in it!

I already posted this photo in the "I like this time at night" thread, but this thread seems like a more appropriate place.

Linzertorte. Half cherry/half blackberry..

You're welcome. So glad that I can add value to this forum.

 

[Melana]

Linzertorte. Half cherry/half blackberry..

And I still want one of those....

 

[jsguitar]

Hey,you didn't like my mushroom pic?!? I'm getting hungry just thinking about them again.

Ha ha! I didn't like your mushroom pics....I LOVED them!

Melana said somewhere back there that she didn't like them (mushrooms that is). Shocking....but she clearly makes up for it in other ways.

 

[passedpawn]

but she clearly makes up for it in other ways.

Namely, the avatar, which has some mysterious magnetic attraction for my eyes. What the heck is wrong with my peepers?

 

[Melana]

Ha ha! I didn't like your mushroom pics....I LOVED them!

Melana said somewhere back there that she didn't like them (mushrooms that is). Shocking....but she clearly makes up for it in other ways.

Correct. I do not like mushrooms, not even a little. And thanks, I try...

 

[jsguitar]

... What the heck is wrong with my peepers?

Sounds like they're working!

 

[Melana]

Namely, the avatar, which has some mysterious magnetic attraction for my eyes. What the heck is wrong with my peepers?

Only a few more days then back to the '68.

 

[brewguyver]

So, making my Scottish Shortbread...a holiday tradition for 30 years. I know they're awesome with milk and coffee, but what brew would be the best pairing? A stout?

I don't suppose you can share the recipe or that. Shortbread is one of my all time faves.

 

[mattmmille]

Also remember that dinner is cooking and desserts are baking

What if dinner is lasagna? Remember, baking is a form of cooking ;0)