Crumbshots

…with the other Chris..

Taught my friend Donna to bake bread today – here are her star loaves !

I wish I’d had a chance to take a picture of the finished pizzas, but they disappeared as fast as they came out of the oven!  Here’s a photo of some ready to go into the oven.

From front to back, we had :
The Kids’ Pizza – tomato base topped with ham, mushroom, spanish olives, anchovies, [...]

Vegemite and cheese scrolls, version 2.0. I think I got it right this time. I used a microplane to grate the cheese and I undercooked them slightly. They look a little pale and are soft and chewy … just the way the kids like. T ate one warm and declared them “delicious”. She disappeared for [...]

This tastes like brioche, only it has sourdough starter in it! Ok, I must confess, AND some yeast.

This loaf has layers of sliced apples and sugar interwoven into the dough.  The sugar caramelised, to give it a gorgeous sticky finish.

Rolls filled with Belgian chocolate baking sticks!

My attempt at a traditional brioche loaf.

Chris’ recent experiments with overnight retarding of dough inspired me to try it for myself.  Dough was made yesterday, and bulk fermented for about 6 hours.  Shaped and laid into baskets, then each loaf was placed into a large freezer bag, sealed up, and put into the fridge overnight.  There was very little rise at [...]

You should have come for dinner, Chris, this was really good!  We bought two boxes of apples from the markets, so lots of apple dishes on the menu at present.  The pastry was a simple, homemade pate sucree, included here in case Dan feels inspired :

125g unsalted butter (cold)
2 cups plain (all purpose) flour
60g (1/2 [...]

So I think I may have done the stoopidest thing that I have ever done in my life last night … I am confessing to the deed and hope that it not not grounds to revoke my Crumbshots account. I assure you, my personal torment has been punishment enough. I have learnt a valuable lesson [...]

Tried some cheese and vegemite scrolls. T loved them despite the fact that I overcooked them. They were a little too crusty for M. T made up for it though and ate three in one sitting, deciding they were called vegemite scones. Will definitely do these again but will aim for a less crusty version. Used [...]