Baking

bellelamb

Now that it's getting cool I'm thinking about baking, what's your favorite thing to bake?

I'm going to try apple pumpkin muffins and pumpkin snicker doodles tonight after work

selockar

We are going to go apple picking next week! They also have great sugar pumpkins! I'm going to bake apple cake, apple crisp, and a pumpkin pie. I also plan on making squash and apple soup, chicken pot pie (has apples), and maybe some applesauce.

najzomax

I made apple crisp this morning for breakfast and apple muffins the other day.

MrsH11710

I love baking. Period.

I baked a vanilla cake yesterday as I'm trying out some new recipes for my sister's very informal wedding ceremony next month. It was the 2nd fail for this cake. The cake was wayyyyy to sweet. I'll make my 3rd attempt next weekend.

Apple crisps sound so yummy! Anyone want to share a recipe?

GromMom

Macarons for sure, I love the challenge! :-)

bellelamb

zoeygirl1105 said:

GromMom said:

Macarons for sure, I love the challenge! :-)

I failed miserably at macaroons.


I love baking but don't do it has much anymore...because then I eat it all.

This I why I've been trying to find recipes for muffins and such that are lower fat and higher nutrition

najzomax

Apple crisp - 3/4 cup brown sugar, 3/4 cup oats, 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 cup margarine or butter, cinnamon to taste. Chop apples and fill small casserole dish 3/4 full (apples will cook down) Sprinkle apples with cinnamon Mix oats, sugar, flour, butter, and more cinnamon. Pour on top of apples and pat down a little. Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes If you want to make a 9x13 pan you need to double the recipe. This is my mom's recipe and I have yet to find one that is even close to as good!

Legallyshe

I bake cakes, buy I don't love the baking as much as I love the decorating. MrsH, I have a few good vanilla cake recipes if you're interested

MrsH11710

najzomax said:

Apple crisp - 3/4 cup brown sugar, 3/4 cup oats, 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 cup margarine or butter, cinnamon to taste. Chop apples and fill small casserole dish 3/4 full (apples will cook down) Sprinkle apples with cinnamon Mix oats, sugar, flour, butter, and more cinnamon. Pour on top of apples and pat down a little. Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes If you want to make a 9x13 pan you need to double the recipe. This is my mom's recipe and I have yet to find one that is even close to as good!

Thanks Najzomax! Can I ask what type of apples you use?

MrsH11710

Legallyshe said:

I bake cakes, buy I don't love the baking as much as I love the decorating. MrsH, I have a few good vanilla cake recipes if you're interested

Yes please!!! I only have a few more weeks to play with recipes and I am running out of options. Thanks.

BTW, I love decorating too. I wish I had more time to do it (and a little more talent, lol), but I really love it.

Legallyshe

MrsH11710 said:

Legallyshe said:

I bake cakes, buy I don't love the baking as much as I love the decorating. MrsH, I have a few good vanilla cake recipes if you're interested

Yes please!!! I only have a few more weeks to play with recipes and I am running out of options. Thanks.

BTW, I love decorating too. I wish I had more time to do it (and a little more talent, lol), but I really love it.

Yes, decorating is so much fun, but hard to do with little ones.

Here's the recipe I just tried for a friend who specifically wanted a fluffy vanilla cake.  After trying it, I REALLY liked the flavor, but it wasn't fluffy at all.  The recipe calls for way too much mixing, but if you scroll down to the comments, Rosie, the baker, corrects the instructions in comment 136.  Otherwise, it was a great cake:

https://sweetapolita.com/2011/07/fluffy-vanilla-cake-with-whipped-vanilla-bean-frosting/

This recipe has been my go-to recipe, always without fail & super easy.  It's a doctored box mix that makes about 1 1/2 of a regular recipe, so you'll have more than enough batter:

https://cakecentral.com/a/white-almond-sour-cream-cake-wasc

The last one also had a great flavor.  It's pretty dense, which is perfect for carving, but if you don't want a dense cake, it may not be "the one."  Sorry, I don't have a link for it, so I have to paste it here:

VANILLA CAKE BY ELISA STRAUSS

This is a delicious white cake with a slightly crunchy top and is the perfect texture for creating sculpted cakes. The recipe calls for egg whites only, which makes it nice and light. Add extra fla­vor to this cake by brushing layers with flavored simple syrup.

INSTRUCTIONS

1.            Preheat the oven to 350 F (170 C). Brush the bottoms and sides of the pans with melted butter and line the bottoms with parchment paper.

2.            In a large bowl, sift together the cake flour, all-purpose flour and baking powder. Set aside.

3.            In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the butter and sugar and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy.

4.            Add the salt and vanilla.

5.            Set the mixer to low speed and gradually add the egg whites, scraping often.

6.            Alternately add the flour mixture and milk to the butter mixture in two batches, starting with the flour. Scrape down the bowl between each addition and beat until thoroughly combined. Set the mixer to medium-high speed for about 20 seconds then stop and scrape the sides of the bowl.

7.            Divide the batter evenly between cake pans or muffin tins. For 9" (23 cm) cake pans, bake 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean; for half-sheet pans, bake 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean; for cupcakes, bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until they spring back after being touched.

8.            Allow the cake to cool for 20 minutes. Once the cake is cool, release it from its pan by running a metal spatula or knife along the sides of the pan. Flip the cake over onto another pan or cake board and peel away the layer of parchment.

INGREDIENTS

Yield: Three 9" (23 cm) rounds that are 1" (2.5 cm) high or one half sheet (13"x18" or 33 cm x 45 cm) that is 1" high

           2 cups (227 g) cake flour

           1¾ cups plus 1½ teaspoons (227 g) all-purpose flour

           2¼ teaspoons baking powder

           1 cup (8 oz; 227 g) unsalted butter

           3 cups (595 g) granulated sugar

           ¾ teaspoon salt

           1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

           1 cup (about 7 eggs; 236 ml) egg whites or pasteurized egg whites in liquid form

           1½ cups (354 ml) milk

MrsH11710

@Legallyshe, I sent you a PM

bellelamb

I made the pumpkin snicker doodles and wow they are a hit! Pinning it to our board

[Deleted User]

gluten free choco chip cookies are the bomb, yes from the box!  i don't cook and the only kind of baking i do might be considered... special.  

bellelamb

dayzchic9 said:

gluten free choco chip cookies are the bomb, yes from the box!  i don't cook and the only kind of baking i do might be considered... special.  

Are you gluten free?? My sister and mom are celiac's and mil has a wheat intolerance so I have some super easy go to gf recipes if you want

najzomax

MrsH11710 said:

najzomax said:

Apple crisp - 3/4 cup brown sugar, 3/4 cup oats, 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 cup margarine or butter, cinnamon to taste. Chop apples and fill small casserole dish 3/4 full (apples will cook down) Sprinkle apples with cinnamon Mix oats, sugar, flour, butter, and more cinnamon. Pour on top of apples and pat down a little. Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes If you want to make a 9x13 pan you need to double the recipe. This is my mom's recipe and I have yet to find one that is even close to as good!

Thanks Najzomax! Can I ask what type of apples you use?

I generally prefer a tart apple to balance the sweetness of the crisp. I used Nova Macs this week but regular Macs are good. The only problem is they don't hold up to baking so you get lumpy applesauce under the topping. I don't see that as a problem personally, I actually prefer it that way. Granny Smiths would be good too. If you use a sweeter apple I would recommend reducing the brown sugar to a 1/2 cup.

bellelamb

najzomax said:

MrsH11710 said:

najzomax said:

Apple crisp - 3/4 cup brown sugar, 3/4 cup oats, 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 cup margarine or butter, cinnamon to taste.

Chop apples and fill small casserole dish 3/4 full (apples will cook down)

Sprinkle apples with cinnamon

Mix oats, sugar, flour, butter, and more cinnamon. Pour on top of apples and pat down a little.

Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes

If you want to make a 9x13 pan you need to double the recipe.

This is my mom's recipe and I have yet to find one that is even close to as good!

Thanks Najzomax! Can I ask what type of apples you use?

I generally prefer a tart apple to balance the sweetness of the crisp. I used Nova Macs this week but regular Macs are good. The only problem is they don't hold up to baking so you get lumpy applesauce under the topping. I don't see that as a problem personally, I actually prefer it that way. Granny Smiths would be good too. If you use a sweeter apple I would recommend reducing the brown sugar to a 1/2 cup.

If you can get them Cortlands are great!!

GromMom

zoeygirl1105 said:

GromMom said:

Macarons for sure, I love the challenge! :-)

I failed miserably at macaroons.


I love baking but don't do it has much anymore...because then I eat it all.

What can I say, I'm a glutton for punishment, it took be a dozen batches before I had presentable cookies, but I just ate them, win win!

[Deleted User]

bellelamb said:

gluten free choco chip cookies are the bomb, yes from the box!  i don't cook and the only kind of baking i do might be considered... special.  

Are you gluten free?? My sister and mom are celiac's and mil has a wheat intolerance so I have some super easy go to gf recipes if you want

I am!  By choice but it's done wonders for my weight and physique!  We have tried a lot of different flours (Red Mill brand usually) and so far so good!  If you have any easy bread recipies I'd love to see some!  Feel free to PM me!  Thx!

bellelamb

dayzchic9 said:

bellelamb said:

dayzchic9 said:

gluten free choco chip cookies are the bomb, yes from the box!  i don't cook and the only kind of baking i do might be considered... special.  

Are you gluten free?? My sister and mom are celiac's and mil has a wheat intolerance so I have some super easy go to gf recipes if you want

I am!  By choice but it's done wonders for my weight and physique!  We have tried a lot of different flours (Red Mill brand usually) and so far so good!  If you have any easy bread recipies I'd love to see some!  Feel free to PM me!  Thx!

I have yet to find a bread I love but if you follow me on Pinterest I have a gf borded of some great recipes!

EMOmamma

Brownies are what I'm known for with my family and friends. I make awesome chocolate covered cherry brownies.
I also love making biscotti. Thinking I'll try a pumpkin spice biscotti this year.