msmofet
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I baked chocolate chip, peanut butter (thanks for the meat mallet tip Katie it worked great and love the waffle design!), and chocolate macadamia white chocolate chip cookies.
The recipe I have was given to me by the Chef at the Beaver Club. My version uses 6 really ripe bananas, 4 c sugar, 4 c flour, 1 T vanilla, 1/2 c oil, 4 eggs, 1 c buttermilk, 1/4 tsp salt. The Chef wrote on the recipe slipped under my door at the hotel that the secret was to take a brown paper bag cut to fit the bread pan, smear each side with butter (messy, but it works). And yes, you do have to let it bake at 275 for 2-1/2 hours. It is moist, gooey, and being that I don't like bananas, the only way I eat bananas. I have a call in to the neighbour to come up and get a loaf since it makes 2. It freezes well.
The recipe I have was given to me by the Chef at the Beaver Club. ... The Chef wrote on the recipe slipped under my door at the hotel that the secret was ...
The amount of sugar in the recipe makes it quite gooey. The heavy paper helps so it doesn't burn because of the long cooking time. It is quite dark when it comes out, and the paper does make it easier to unmold from the pan. Give it a try. I have never cut the recipe in half--the Chef scaled it down considerably for me, so I have been afraid to cut it in half.That's fascinating. I'm looking for a good banana bread recipe.
Is that so it will unmold correctly? Or does it magically make the bread goo-ier?
I didn't get the French Onion Soup recipe--but it was good! I have the Chocolate Mousse recipe as well. I'll trade your sister the French Onion Soup recipe for the Chocolate Mousse recipe! And yes, it was/is in the Queen Elizabeth. When I worked as a Tour Manager, I was there every 8 days for 12 weeks.Are you talking about the Beaver Club in Montreal? If yes, that is just too funny... obviously Montreal Chefs have a hard time keeping their secrets. My sister has a recipe for French Onion Soup from the Chef at the Queen Elizabeth, many many years ago!
What are "Alice cookies", CW? I did a Google search, but nothing looked like a recipe....Baked a batch of Alice cookies...
I'm happy for you that you had a good day. My Mom was stricken with short-term memory loss following surgery complications. It took her about six months to remember that she had memory problems. I can't imagine how tough it is to deal with someone with your Mom's level of dementia. I hope you have many more days like today....Today was a good day. It is tough having a parent with dementia--you never know if the day will be a so-so day, a bad day, a really rough day, or a good today. Today was good...
Alice Cookies are a sugar cookie. The recipe has been in the family for forever--none of us know who Alice was. My Dad thinks she might have been one of his grandma's servants, but he is not sure. He remembers eating the cookies as a child...What are "Alice cookies", CW? I did a Google search, but nothing looked like a recipe.
I'm happy for you that you had a good day. My Mom was stricken with short-term memory loss following surgery complications. It took her about six months to remember that she had memory problems. I can't imagine how tough it is to deal with someone with your Mom's level of dementia. I hope you have many more days like today.
Can you bake in that or just proof?On a learning curve today. Dug out a few bread baking books from the garage. Might try a recipe from Artisan bread in 5 min a day. Don't know if that's the correct way of working with this new thing.
https://www.amazon.com/Banneton-Pro...spons&keywords=banneton+proofing+basket&psc=1
I've never used a Banneton before.I have 2 now.
Oh, what to do on a rainy day? Bake.