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muck_a_luckThe Bosch is now named Tungsten.
We did Christmas Eve today, so that I could have my Christmas Eve present to cook with.
Here is the slightly sad story. I made the babka. Babka is a tough bread to make by hand and is, in fact, the only bread that I really actively dislike making by hand. The egg and sugar content make it very tough to knead. Since it is seasonal for us, and I was planning to make it anyway, it seemed like a great way to put Tungsten through his paces. And Tungsten did an *amazing* job. Then, as I wanted to do errands, I left the dough to rise while I was out of the house. Babka is slow to rise, as well, full of all that enrichment, so I usually do not have a lot of patience with it and I rush it. The result of inadequate kneading followed by inadequate rise is usually a pretty dense bread. Well, this time, it rose probably three times in bulk. The dough was light and fluffy to shape, and after it baked, had a gorgeous, fluffy, open crumb. It looked fantastic when I cut it. An absolutely beautiful result.
And Husband and The Barbarian were very sad and disappointed by it. AG33 also said it "does not taste like I expect babka to taste." Husband was very diplomatic, as well. But I guess I will not be making babka like THAT again! :D
Cookies have also been made.
Meanwhile, Husband has totally bough it (no pun intended) on the whole Bosch idea. This morning, he went out shopping for it and in about 10 days we will be fully outfitted with blender, food processor, an extra bowl, and a few more accessories. After watching some demonstrations on the internet, however, Husband elected not to get any attachments that required the meat grinder. And we both agreed that making your own pasta seems a lot like trying to make a cheap, homemade version of holy water.
Welcome, Tungsten!
We did Christmas Eve today, so that I could have my Christmas Eve present to cook with.
Here is the slightly sad story. I made the babka. Babka is a tough bread to make by hand and is, in fact, the only bread that I really actively dislike making by hand. The egg and sugar content make it very tough to knead. Since it is seasonal for us, and I was planning to make it anyway, it seemed like a great way to put Tungsten through his paces. And Tungsten did an *amazing* job. Then, as I wanted to do errands, I left the dough to rise while I was out of the house. Babka is slow to rise, as well, full of all that enrichment, so I usually do not have a lot of patience with it and I rush it. The result of inadequate kneading followed by inadequate rise is usually a pretty dense bread. Well, this time, it rose probably three times in bulk. The dough was light and fluffy to shape, and after it baked, had a gorgeous, fluffy, open crumb. It looked fantastic when I cut it. An absolutely beautiful result.
And Husband and The Barbarian were very sad and disappointed by it. AG33 also said it "does not taste like I expect babka to taste." Husband was very diplomatic, as well. But I guess I will not be making babka like THAT again! :D
Cookies have also been made.
Meanwhile, Husband has totally bough it (no pun intended) on the whole Bosch idea. This morning, he went out shopping for it and in about 10 days we will be fully outfitted with blender, food processor, an extra bowl, and a few more accessories. After watching some demonstrations on the internet, however, Husband elected not to get any attachments that required the meat grinder. And we both agreed that making your own pasta seems a lot like trying to make a cheap, homemade version of holy water.
Welcome, Tungsten!
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Date: 2011-12-24 04:53 am (UTC)