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Post by Silver on Jan 15, 2024 16:53:15 GMT -5
10 degrees/-4 degrees real feel. 10 mph wind out of the SW.
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Post by Silver on Jan 15, 2024 16:55:35 GMT -5
I decided yesterday that today I would bake some bread. Got my starter mix and let it sit overnight and put it all together this morning to see if I could get a rise out of it. Two hours later and nothing. Give it a fold and tuck and let it sit another 45 minutes. Again nothing!! The dough was hard and not pliable at all. Almost like biscuit dough. So I was about to chuck it in the bin and go sit and sulk, but, decided to try something else with it. My wife would make something called a Frazzele. It's Italian from her grandmother. So I rolled some out on the cutting board and gave it a good amount of black pepper,I like spicy things, and rolled it up into logs and cut it into 1" pieces. They went on some parchment paper and into the oven for 20 minutes and flipped then back in for another 10 minutes. And what was destined to the bin now is a somewhat tasty snack sized bread slice. Crunchy on the outside and soft in the center. The thicker ones seem to have this texture better but they all taste good! So, salvaged another disaster in the kitchen. Now if I could only figure out how to get the bread to rise??? Bread dough with regular yeast or sourdough? |
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Post by john on Jan 15, 2024 16:57:10 GMT -5
I don't know how many attempted to find the faces Charlie, but, all I could find were 7. Am I one step above the village idjit? |
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Post by trailboss on Jan 15, 2024 16:58:06 GMT -5
I decided yesterday that today I would bake some bread. Got my starter mix and let it sit overnight and put it all together this morning to see if I could get a rise out of it. Two hours later and nothing. Give it a fold and tuck and let it sit another 45 minutes. Again nothing!! The dough was hard and not pliable at all. Almost like biscuit dough. So I was about to chuck it in the bin and go sit and sulk, but, decided to try something else with it. My wife would make something called a Frazzele. It's Italian from her grandmother. So I rolled some out on the cutting board and gave it a good amount of black pepper,I like spicy things, and rolled it up into logs and cut it into 1" pieces. They went on some parchment paper and into the oven for 20 minutes and flipped then back in for another 10 minutes. And what was destined to the bin now is a somewhat tasty snack sized bread slice. Crunchy on the outside and soft in the center. The thicker ones seem to have this texture better but they all taste good! So, salvaged another disaster in the kitchen. Now if I could only figure out how to get the bread to rise??? Set the oven on warm, get it to optimum temp, put the bread in… get a digital wireless oven temp sensor and you can manage that dance. |
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Post by urbino on Jan 15, 2024 16:59:31 GMT -5
Currently 13 degrees here. We've got about 3-4" of snow on the ground. At least the wind has finally laid down, after 2-3 days of howling. Other than going to the mailbox, I shall remain in of doors. You've got more snow on the ground than we do! Some parts of town got 8". |
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Post by john on Jan 15, 2024 17:01:54 GMT -5
I decided yesterday that today I would bake some bread. Got my starter mix and let it sit overnight and put it all together this morning to see if I could get a rise out of it. Two hours later and nothing. Give it a fold and tuck and let it sit another 45 minutes. Again nothing!! The dough was hard and not pliable at all. Almost like biscuit dough. So I was about to chuck it in the bin and go sit and sulk, but, decided to try something else with it. My wife would make something called a Frazzele. It's Italian from her grandmother. So I rolled some out on the cutting board and gave it a good amount of black pepper,I like spicy things, and rolled it up into logs and cut it into 1" pieces. They went on some parchment paper and into the oven for 20 minutes and flipped then back in for another 10 minutes. And what was destined to the bin now is a somewhat tasty snack sized bread slice. Crunchy on the outside and soft in the center. The thicker ones seem to have this texture better but they all taste good! So, salvaged another disaster in the kitchen. Now if I could only figure out how to get the bread to rise??? Bread dough with regular yeast or sourdough? Pete, I was using was Flieshhman's Active Dry Yeast. It's good up til Sep 2024. So I don't know what I did wrong. Never knew there was sourdough yeast. |
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Post by Silver on Jan 15, 2024 17:03:59 GMT -5
You've got more snow on the ground than we do! Some parts of town got 8". !!!!!!!! I didn't know that Memphis got that much snow. |
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Post by john on Jan 15, 2024 17:05:27 GMT -5
I decided yesterday that today I would bake some bread. Got my starter mix and let it sit overnight and put it all together this morning to see if I could get a rise out of it. Two hours later and nothing. Give it a fold and tuck and let it sit another 45 minutes. Again nothing!! The dough was hard and not pliable at all. Almost like biscuit dough. So I was about to chuck it in the bin and go sit and sulk, but, decided to try something else with it. My wife would make something called a Frazzele. It's Italian from her grandmother. So I rolled some out on the cutting board and gave it a good amount of black pepper,I like spicy things, and rolled it up into logs and cut it into 1" pieces. They went on some parchment paper and into the oven for 20 minutes and flipped then back in for another 10 minutes. And what was destined to the bin now is a somewhat tasty snack sized bread slice. Crunchy on the outside and soft in the center. The thicker ones seem to have this texture better but they all taste good! So, salvaged another disaster in the kitchen. Now if I could only figure out how to get the bread to rise??? Set the oven on warm, get it to optimum temp, put the bread in… get a digital wireless oven temp sensor and you can manage that dance. The lowest my oven will go is 215º F. The house is warm 72º so it should have rose at least by 1/2 if not the doubling I was expecting. |
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Post by Silver on Jan 15, 2024 17:08:35 GMT -5
Bread dough with regular yeast or sourdough? Pete, I was using was Flieshhman's Active Dry Yeast. It's good up til Sep 2024. So I don't know what I did wrong. Never knew there was sourdough yeast. So, if you used tepid water to bloom the yeast, then the yeast wasn't the problem. If your kitchen isn't warm, you might need to create a warm spot for the dough. I have set my oven to warm and let it heat up for a couple minutes. Then I put my bowl of rested dough in, keeping the door partly open. |
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Post by urbino on Jan 15, 2024 17:20:05 GMT -5
Some parts of town got 8". !!!!!!!! I didn't know that Memphis got that much snow. It's not common, but it happens. Most we've gotten in this area in my lifetime was 16". But that was back when I was in college (and just ol ed was only 70). |
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Post by taiguy66 on Jan 15, 2024 17:24:56 GMT -5
Hello from Kuala Lumpur. Standing in front of the iconic Petronas Towers or Twin Towers.  |
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Post by urbino on Jan 15, 2024 17:27:41 GMT -5
Hello from Kuala Lumpur. Standing in front of the iconic Petronas Towers or Twin Towers. Dang. Looks like something out of Flash Gordon! Hope you're enjoying yourself, Ted. |
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Post by john on Jan 15, 2024 17:35:47 GMT -5
Pete, I was using was Flieshhman's Active Dry Yeast. It's good up til Sep 2024. So I don't know what I did wrong. Never knew there was sourdough yeast. So, if you used tepid water to bloom the yeast, then the yeast wasn't the problem. If your kitchen isn't warm, you might need to create a warm spot for the dough. I have set my oven to warm and let it heat up for a couple minutes. Then I put my bowl of rested dough in, keeping the door partly open. Thanks, Pete n Charlie. I'll try again later in the week... |
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Post by Ronv69 on Jan 15, 2024 18:30:26 GMT -5
Currently 13 degrees here. We've got about 3-4" of snow on the ground. At least the wind has finally laid down, after 2-3 days of howling. Other than going to the mailbox, I shall remain in of doors. Still 20 here, a half inch of snow on top of ice. Pond is frozen thick enough to skate on, for a young person anyway.  |
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Post by Ronv69 on Jan 15, 2024 18:40:30 GMT -5
I had that done last year. Doctor opened my esophagus with a 55 French, whatever that is. It wasn't bad, but I had a hard time getting over the anesthesia. Not fond of this probe down my nose for 24 hours. Unpleasant. I don’t blame you. I've never done that. Makes it hard to retrohale I would think. |
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Post by urbino on Jan 15, 2024 18:41:56 GMT -5
I had that done last year. Doctor opened my esophagus with a 55 French, whatever that is. It wasn't bad, but I had a hard time getting over the anesthesia. Not fond of this probe down my nose for 24 hours. Unpleasant. Ick. |
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Post by urbino on Jan 15, 2024 18:46:01 GMT -5
Currently 13 degrees here. We've got about 3-4" of snow on the ground. At least the wind has finally laid down, after 2-3 days of howling. Other than going to the mailbox, I shall remain in of doors. Still 20 here, a half inch of snow on top of ice. Pond is frozen thick enough to skate on, for a young person anyway. I hate ice. We may get some on Thurs., apparently. Be careful out there. Just went through the house flushing toilets and turning faucets on all the way for a minute, then back to trickling. I've got space heaters going in both bathrooms and the central heat turned up higher than I normally keep it. I'd really like to not have burst water pipes this year. |
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Post by Silver on Jan 15, 2024 19:42:18 GMT -5
Still 20 here, a half inch of snow on top of ice. Pond is frozen thick enough to skate on, for a young person anyway. I hate ice. We may get some on Thurs., apparently. Be careful out there. Just went through the house flushing toilets and turning faucets on all the way for a minute, then back to trickling. I've got space heaters going in both bathrooms and the central heat turned up higher than I normally keep it. I'd really like to not have burst water pipes this year. Good thinking. Don't wanna relive that mess. |
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Post by urbino on Jan 15, 2024 20:16:14 GMT -5
I hate ice. We may get some on Thurs., apparently. Be careful out there. Just went through the house flushing toilets and turning faucets on all the way for a minute, then back to trickling. I've got space heaters going in both bathrooms and the central heat turned up higher than I normally keep it. I'd really like to not have burst water pipes this year. Good thinking. Don't wanna relive that mess. Whatever my electric bill turns out to be, it'll be less than that cost me. |
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Post by Plainsman on Jan 15, 2024 20:25:04 GMT -5
My drive is such an ice rink that I got myself a pair of alpine crampons to stay upright. Great traction! Just what I needed. We’re getting -15 or lower every night and the past few days haven’t been above 1 or 2 above zero. “Feels like” today was -26. The pups are being real good about the confinement but Eli is about to bust.
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Post by urbino on Jan 15, 2024 20:32:55 GMT -5
My drive is such an ice rink that I got myself a pair of alpine crampons to stay upright. Great traction! Just what I needed. We’re getting -15 or lower every night and the past few days haven’t been above 1 or 2 above zero. “Feels like” today was -26. The pups are being real good about the confinement but Eli is about to bust. Get Eli some crampons, dang it! (And stay warm.) |
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Post by don on Jan 15, 2024 20:58:13 GMT -5
My drive is such an ice rink that I got myself a pair of alpine crampons to stay upright. Great traction! Just what I needed. We’re getting -15 or lower every night and the past few days haven’t been above 1 or 2 above zero. “Feels like” today was -26. The pups are being real good about the confinement but Eli is about to bust. Sounds pretty much identical to our WX here in Denver, Bob. Supposed to be -15 tonight without wind chill. Yikes! |
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Post by Plainsman on Jan 15, 2024 21:00:52 GMT -5
Keep warm, Don.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jan 15, 2024 21:41:17 GMT -5
I hate ice. We may get some on Thurs., apparently. Be careful out there. Just went through the house flushing toilets and turning faucets on all the way for a minute, then back to trickling. I've got space heaters going in both bathrooms and the central heat turned up higher than I normally keep it. I'd really like to not have burst water pipes this year. Good thinking. Don't wanna relive that mess. I would say that you have had the worst experience I have heard of. |
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Post by urbino on Jan 15, 2024 21:49:43 GMT -5
Good thinking. Don't wanna relive that mess. I would say that you have had the worst experience I have heard of. I’ve had better 2-month periods in my life. |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Jan 15, 2024 22:13:26 GMT -5
Mother-in-law's hip replacement surgery went fine. Surgeon ended up having to do a bit more than he initially expected from the images but it all turned out well. They’ve had her up and walking this evening and she may go home tomorrow.
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Post by coalsmoke on Jan 15, 2024 22:24:41 GMT -5
Mother-in-law's hip replacement surgery went fine. Surgeon ended up having to do a bit more than he initially expected from the images but it all turned out well. They’ve had her up and walking this evening and she may go home tomorrow. Good news, John. If she's up and about then she'll be okay. |
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Post by olbluesmoke on Jan 15, 2024 22:43:39 GMT -5
Happy Birthday to us!! I'm a 9th baby too. Hey Olblue, Sorry I missed this. Happy Belated Birthday!  Thank you, sir.🥳🥳🥳 Hope you had a great birthday! |
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Post by Silver on Jan 15, 2024 22:56:05 GMT -5
Mother-in-law's hip replacement surgery went fine. Surgeon ended up having to do a bit more than he initially expected from the images but it all turned out well. They’ve had her up and walking this evening and she may go home tomorrow. Good news, John. If she's up and about then she'll be okay. Great news! Might be a while before she plays hockey. All the best to her. |
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Post by urbino on Jan 15, 2024 23:09:25 GMT -5
Mother-in-law's hip replacement surgery went fine. Surgeon ended up having to do a bit more than he initially expected from the images but it all turned out well. They’ve had her up and walking this evening and she may go home tomorrow. It's astonishing how far that surgery has come. That used to be one you spent ages in the hospital recovering from. |
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