Thursday, February 9, 2012

Tuesdays with Dorie- White Bread

The first recipe on my culinary adventure was White Bread!  I was a little apprehensive at first, but once I pulled those two little buns out of the oven I knew I was hooked. Fresh bread is like nothing I've ever tasted, and the smells coming out of that oven are almost as good as the taste.

I made the recipe with my boss at the bakery. The recipe said you could either use bread flour or all purpose.  For this recipe we agreed to try both. I used bread and she used AP.  We went home made our bread and then came back the next day to compare.
Bread flour resulted in a softer bread, equatable to sandwich bread, and it rose a little higher.
AP flour resulted in a bread that was a little more dense (kind of like a sourdough), and a little less height.

Both breads were delicious!
To find the recipe go here: http://someonekitchen.blogspot.com/
and to read about Tuesdays with Dorie please go to: http://tuesdayswithdorie.wordpress.com/

Mixin' away and comin' together

First Rise

2nd rise in the pans.   My apartment was SO cold  I has to improvise.  Blankets and heaters baby!
It's so cute! It's like my baby :)




Voila!!! Two beautiful golden loaves. I'm so proud of them!!

New Culinary Adventures!

Hello readers!

I have decided to follow a blog called Tuesdays with Dorie. Two Tuesdays every month many food bloggers all over the world will be baking their way through Dorie's book Baking with Julia. 

The first recipe will be posted on the blog and my job is to bake it exactly how the recipe is listed and post in on my blog on Tuesday. I realize that my first posting is late, but I will be more diligent about my Tuesday postings.

I am simply a college student following my passion to make, bake, and create delicious savory desserts.


Rachel :)

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Eye Candy!

I haven't posted anything on my blog for some time now, but that does not mean I haven't been busy baking away! Below are some pictures of the delicious creations I have made since my last post. Enjoy!
Mother's Day Cake








Halloween Shattered Glass Cupcakes

French Apple Tart

My "1st" official birthday cake

50's Theme Night at Church-Milkshake cupcakes

50's Theme Night at Church-Record cupcakes

Chocolate Fudge pie with a Peanut Caramel Sauce

Holiday Cranberry Bliss Bars

Lemon Cupcakes-vanilla cake, lemon curd filling, candied lemon peel

Oat crumble topping with lemon sorbet

Chocolate Ganache tart

Birthday chocolate lava cakes

Nutmeg Beignets 



Birthday cake for Sara!


Serena's 7th Birthday

Homemade Strawberry Pie (slightly deconstructed) 

Tiramisu