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Pizza bread. Rollout the bread, before you shape the loaf, brusk lightly with marinara/pizza sauce. Sprinkle with shredded mozzerella, top with pepperoni or cooked Italian sausage. Don't overdo it on any of these, roll and shape the loaf, allow to rise and bake. I like to dip this in more marinara while it's still warm.

Isn't that called Stromboli - Simply Scratch » Homemade Stromboli

Just sayin'.

Seeeeeya; Chief Lognwind of the North
 
Mine is more of a hint of pizza bread, Stromboli is PIZZA Bread...

I will also use porcini powder with butter as a similar filling in bread. Roasted garlic and butter.

Parmesan...
 
My pies were well received. I found out that the slices went very quickly. My co-worker that's the volunteer fireman said they were outstanding. I love that swelled-head feeling, though I try very hard to not let anyone know that it's there. Humility is something I try to maintain, though sometimes, it's fun to basque in the glow.

Ok, I'm humble again. I had to shake off the verification of my work. Now I have to concentrate on how to avoid the pie crust failure I had in San Diego a few weeks back while making pie for my dear MIL. It was close to 90 degrees in the house, and yet, others make perfectly flaky crusts in such conditions. I have no problems with crust at room temps up to 75' F. Above that, I start running into problems, especially where there is no room to chill the table surface, or chill the dough in the fridge, etc., like at MIL's house.

Seeeeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North
 
Apple cake, of a sort.

3 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
2 apples
+ sugar and cinnamon for sprinkling


Beat eggs and sugar till soft picks
add flour, mix well. Pill and slice apples thinly. Mix 50/50 sugar and cinnamon sprinkle over apples, fold the apples into the batter. Pour into a form, sprinkle some more sugar/cinnamon on the tom. Bake 325 deg about an hour, but check, could be more, could be less. Just baked 6 full size aluminum trays. It was recipe times 18. Yum.


And here is the picture, though it did not came out, the picture did not come out.
 

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bethzaring - looks good! I am trying to understand the high altitude reference re. the cookbooks. I googled it and it seems to be cooking high up i.e. not on the ground (which is what I thought but could not believe). :huh:
 
bethzaring - looks good! I am trying to understand the high altitude reference re. the cookbooks. I googled it and it seems to be cooking high up i.e. not on the ground (which is what I thought but could not believe). :huh:

It has to do with high altitude cooking. The higher you go up the mountains, the more challenging cooking becomes. Water boils at a lower temperature than 212ºF. Beth lives at a higher altitude in New Mexico than say I do at sea level. So my water boils at 212ºF. There are special cookbooks for those that live in higher altitudes. :angel:
 
I'll have our grandson after school today and tomorrow so I baked his favorite chocolate cake with chocolate ganache topping. Not only that, I have a primo dessert for myself tonight.
 

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Martha Stewarts' recipe for banana bread

A clarification...high altitude baking is much more difficult than high altitude cooking. The baking adjustments change for each 1000 feet change in altitude.
 
Just an observation - addie and bethzaring having the same breed of dog? I guess you have both discussed this in the pets section.
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Re: pumpkin cake. I had a recipe for this (using baked pumpkin that was then pureed/blended) and it was quite bland, even the 2nd time with amendments (e.g. orange zest and spices).

Today I had a slice of pumpkin cake (from a famous cafe chain) and found it disappointing also. My tastebuds are not the best but, when I have carrot cake, at least I usually can detect the carrot.

Anyone got a tasty pumpkin cake recipe?
 
Just an observation - addie and bethzaring having the same breed of dog? I guess you have both discussed this in the pets section.
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Re: pumpkin cake. I had a recipe for this (using baked pumpkin that was then pureed/blended) and it was quite bland, even the 2nd time with amendments (e.g. orange zest and spices).

Today I had a slice of pumpkin cake (from a famous cafe chain) and found it disappointing also. My tastebuds are not the best but, when I have carrot cake, at least I usually can detect the carrot.

Anyone got a tasty pumpkin cake recipe?

I like this recipe baked in a sheet pan. Frost with cream cheese frosting and sprinkle with chopped walnuts.

[FONT=Verdana, serif]Pumpkin bars/cake[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, serif]Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, serif]Ingredients[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, serif]2 cups AP flour[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, serif]11/2 cups granulated sugar[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, serif]1/2t salt[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, serif]2 t baking powder[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, serif]2 t ground cinnamon[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, serif]1 t baking soda[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, serif]1/4t ground cloves[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, serif]4 eggs beaten[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, serif]1 16 ounce can of solid pack pumpkin (you may also use two cups of mashed or pureed pumpkin, winter squash, sweet potato or carrots.)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, serif]1 cup of canola oil[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, serif]½ cup of chopped walnuts[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, serif]½ cup of raisins[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, serif]Combine dry ingredients.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, serif]Stir in eggs, pumpkin and oil.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, serif]Add nuts and raisins.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, serif]Spread batter into ungreased pan and bake.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, serif]Test with a toothpick to see if it comes out clean.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, serif]For bars bake in a 10x15x1 inch pan for approx... 25 – 30 minutes.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, serif]For cake bake in a 9x13 pan for approximately 35 -40 minutes.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, serif]For 9 inch layers grease and flour the pans and bake for 35 – 40 minutes.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, serif]When cool spank with powdered sugar or frost with cream cheese frosting.[/FONT]
 
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