Anyone Here Like To Cook/bake?

Are you guys trolling each other or is this altitude stuff a real thing :D ?
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Oh, it’s a very real thing. I live at about 7500 feet (2286 meters).

I increased the amount of water, so maybe reduce it a bit.
 

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Are you guys trolling each other or is this altitude stuff a real thing :D ?
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The altitude is a real thing. I see it always mentioned in baking recipes in my cook books.
 

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I made 2 Fudge Cakes.
Well OK, I filled 2 cake molds with fudge.
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That is the one made with mysost. The other is more conventional and had raspberry flavoring added.
I have since reprocessed that one to add a lot more mysost but now suspect to balance it out I may have to add peanut butter.
 
I made 2 Fudge Cakes.
Well OK, I filled 2 cake molds with fudge.
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That is the one made with mysost. The other is more conventional and had raspberry flavoring added.
I have since reprocessed that one to add a lot more mysost but now suspect to balance it out I may have to add peanut butter.
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But isn't fudge like, candy? Why would you want a whole cake of it, let alone 2? :O
 
But isn't fudge like, candy? Why would you want a whole cake of it, let alone 2? :O
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I have been bored. Boredom is the mother of questionable invention.
Remember the kiwi brittle?
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Don't worry. I wasn't going to throw it away just because it failed. So I added a little corn syrup, stick blender, and stuff and then spend not enough time stretching it on a clothing hook over a door and now have a green ball of "taffy". I should take a photo of that it looks more appealing. I'm going to feed the "taffy" to my brother when I remember to give it to him.


Besides who wants to make what others are making. Why not make something new. Do try to find a dumping ground for your high cal stuff before making too much of it. Right now we are feeding an Ex and her wife. They are ore furnaces when it comes to calorie use. Very active people.
Still keeping the "Keto Torpedo" a device made to totally torpedo a diet, in our freezer (it also contains fudge).
 
I have been bored. Boredom is the mother of questionable invention.
Remember the kiwi brittle?
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Don't worry. I wasn't going to throw it away just because it failed. So I added a little corn syrup, stick blender, and stuff and then spend not enough time stretching it on a clothing hook over a door and now have a green ball of "taffy". I should take a photo of that it looks more appealing.


Besides who wants to make what others are making. Why not make something new. Do try to find a dumping ground for your high cal stuff before making too much of it. Right now we are feeding an Ex and her wife. They are ore furnaces when it comes to calorie use. Very active people.
Still keeping the "Keto Torpedo" a device made to totally torpedo a diet, in our freezer (it also contains fudge).
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I got growing kids so calorie dumps are already in place.
 

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Remember the kiwi brittle?
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That thing looks like it belongs in "Breaking Bad", although I'm not sure whether as a failed batch from Walter's lab or as one of less valuable minerals in Hank's collection.
 
Fresh baked homemade gluten free bread. Still warm out of the oven. Mmmmm.64346A09-C020-403B-A1FD-A318880CC172.jpeg
Plus gluten free cinnamon bread/poundcake something or other (idk what to call it, it just tastes good)
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If you'd share, I'd love to try both of those recipes! Do you use a store bought gf blend or do you make your own?
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Both recipes are from Gluten Free habit (Here is the link- GLUTEN FREE RECIPES Gluten Free Breads Gluten Free Appetizers Gluten Free Desserts Gluten Free Dinners)
I think I’ve shared the bread recipe before, but this was my first time making the pound cake. Also, just a tip on the pound cake, it takes a really long time to bake. No matter how done it looks, don’t pull it out till it reads at least 206 in the middle. I pulled it out after 1:10 (it was like 192° in the middle) and it wasn’t done (the bottom layer still a bit dense and gooy).

Another tip with her recipes, mix them as long as you can. The longer and faster you mix it, the fluffier it will be. I let the bread mix for a solid 10 minutes in the kitchenaid and it comes out perfect. if you don’t mix it long enough it will just be solid a brick of flour after you bake it and taste no good.

I think it’s something to do with the xanthem gum. The more it gets whipped up, the more it acts like gluten and makes stuff fluffy.

I love Gluten Free Habit though, she has the best recipes.
 

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I decided to bake this afternoon. I'm making cornbread, using a recipe I've loved for over 25 years, maybe as many as 40! I've tried other recipes occasionally, out of curiosity, but this is the one! "If it ain't broke, don't fix it", lol. I usually end up baking one every other day, because it's so delicious I eat it all up. I haven't made it since before my stroke in December, so I'm really missing it. Another 15 minutes...

It's yummiest when warm. I like to have it with some butter or with butter and jam or with butter, jam and cottage cheese. I am salivating!
 
I decided to bake this afternoon. I'm making cornbread, using a recipe I've loved for over 25 years, maybe as many as 40! I've tried other recipes occasionally, out of curiosity, but this is the one! "If it ain't broke, don't fix it", lol. I usually end up baking one every other day, because it's so delicious I eat it all up. I haven't made it since before my stroke in December, so I'm really missing it. Another 15 minutes...

It's yummiest when warm. I like to have it with some butter or with butter and jam or with butter, jam and cottage cheese. I am salivating!
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Mmmm cornbread! I like to eat it warm with butter and maple syrup! Or corn syrup.
 
Erm... not me. These are the “pancakes” I cooked at school. The temperature was set too high and the mix went crusty the second it landed in the pan... :D
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Anyone want some? :)
 
Well my wife is trying Keto again (still? 2 years and can't make the 2 weeks to get it to kick in) and wanted me to make something.
Meat = chicken breast sliced thin. 3-5Lbs.
Veg = sambal + fresh spinach + the 2nd attempt to deep fry walnuts (squirrels will not eat the 1st attempt).
Sauce = Japanese mayo + Miso + Cabralles DO blue cheese + toasted sesame oil.

I do not eat or taste walnuts but she says it is made of dark and wonderful things. It is a sickness that needs to spread across the world.
Yeah, I'm not sure the world likes walnuts. Now if pecans were the request I would have gone a different direction and then I could recommend it.

Is "soul consuming disease that NEEDS to spread" a compliment or just a sign someone has a problem with their walnut addiction?

If actually true, do I want to eat something that will put hooks in my soul?

Walnuts and I are not friends.

Well off to make humiliating attempts to shoot baskets while she laughs and films.
I suspect I'd rather be creating another tasty abomination.
 
Yeah, I'm not sure the world likes walnuts. Now if pecans were the request I would have gone a different direction and then I could recommend it.
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But they're almost the same? I guess pecans are a bit more delicious because they're less bitter/astringent, but to me that's the only difference, their aroma is the same and I'm not sure if I could tell good quality walnuts from pecans with my eyes closed.
 
It's Mother's Day, so that mean daddy cooks supper! I think we should be alright...
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Hey I never thought of cinder blocks! Our smokey Joe is sitting inside the old large Grill....lol
 
Hey I never thought of cinder blocks! Our smokey Joe is sitting inside the old large Grill....lol
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It works perfectly lol!
 
Amaretto ice cream. The dark things are dried cherries.
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Cranberoons. Macaroons made with dried cranberries instead of coconut. The light things are white chocolate chips.
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I've made this a couple of times, and they're really good. I fill them up to the very top of the cup, so the recipe has been adjusted for 24 large muffins or 36 regular muffins.


Blueberry muffins

• 6 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 cups white sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1-1/3 cups vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 1-1/3 cups milk
• 4 cups fresh blueberries

Crumb Topping
• 1-1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup butter, cubed
• 1 tablespoon and 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with muffin liners.
2. Combine 6 cups flour, 3 cups sugar, salt and baking powder. Place vegetable oil into a bowl; add the egg and milk. Mix this with flour mixture. Fold in blueberries. Fill muffin cups right to the top, and sprinkle with crumb topping mixture.
3. To make the Crumb Topping: Mix together 1-1/2 cups sugar, 1 cup flour, 3/4 cup butter, and 1 tablespoon and 1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Mix with fork, and sprinkle over muffins before baking.
4. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until done.

If you make more/less, adjust the Crumb Topping only if you're making normal sized muffins, since you can cover 24 jumbo muffins made with the same amount of topping as normal muffins. Adjust for the jumbo one's if you're going to make a lot less/more of them.

Enjoy!
 
these do sound really good, and I love a good muffin! I'll have to try it sometime :)
 
my black garlic should almost be done! They has been "cooking" for 3 weeks so far.
 

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Dang, everyone talks about Idaho’s potatoes, but does anyone talk about our cherries? Just pulled these off the tree in the back yard. Only took about 5-10 minutes to fill a bucket, big bunches of flawless, perfectly symmetrical cherries coming off by the handfuls. These are a variety of pie cherry though, so they are kind of tart.

Definitely making pie tonight! If anyone has a good cherry pie recipe, please post, I need some inspiration! I already have a good crust recipe, but I don’t have a filling recipe, so I might have to eyeball the sugar and flour.
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Did my meal prep for the week today!

Since it's a 4-day week for me, I did two servings of homemade chicken noodle soup and two servings of chicken fried rice. I should have taken pics, but I didn't know this thread was a thing!
 
Ove the weekend I made yellow raspberry sorbet.
When I was making the sugar solution some extra salt dumped in, I looked at it and though, Meh, I have a lot of berries, that should be fine.. It was not fine. The whole batch had to be pitched. :(
 

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Brought some of my leftover burgers from last night to work for lunch. Almost better the 2nd time around!
 
I have accidentally discovered how to make incredibly gluten reduced pizza crusts/dough.
You absolutely do not want to know how... or why my Emp are now very fat.
 
Finally remembere to pick up "propane and propane accessories" today. So now i am cooking.
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I LOVE BANANA BREAD! I’m gonna make some today!
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Me too! And zucchini bread, which we’ve had a lot recently to use up the zucchini’s growing in the garden . Now it’s almost fall, time for pumpkin bread.
 
Not sure if I posted these. As this is a fish forum..
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Me too! And zucchini bread, which we’ve had a lot recently to use up the zucchini’s growing in the garden . Now it’s almost fall, time for pumpkin bread.
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Use up the zucchinis? Do you not have plecos?
I really need to grow zuchs as my plecos are eating me out of house and home.
 

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