Cinnamon Rolls Mon......

No problem!

Late yesterday afternoon the better half announced a craving for cinnamon rolls.

Would I, she asked, make some  dough?

Does a bear shit in the woods?
 

Yes I did, and she took over, and the results were outstanding.
Nancie managed a bakery a while back, and she can really get her bake on!
All from scratch.

Rising up.

Risen.

Fresh out of the oven.

Add a little glaze.

Viola'!

My kind of cross-section!

Love buns, simply love 'em.....

Dhorst- Bagels, Bread, and Pizza.....

Our friend Diana, who hails from the suburbs of Syracuse has got her bake on.

Daily, she bakes bread, pizza or in today's case bagels, that are simply awesome.

She buys flour by the 50 lb. sack and blows through it like Hurricane Sandy.

Master baker extraordinaire!

Here's some of her artwork.

Enjoy!

Seriously, cheddar cheese and jalopena's!

Yes.

 Then there's the bread, Fred!

Love me some baguettes!

We're talking crumb structure here kids. If you know not about crumb structure, look it up!

Bam!

Thanks Di for the pics!

GP

October 31st.......

Seriously, tomorrow is November 1st? How the hell did that happen?

Like, 2 weeks ago it was July 4th.

I dunno about you but the older I get, the faster time flies by, and I'm not really happy about it, but it is what it is.

Next comes Thanksgiving, then Christmas, then New Years and BOOM! It's Halloween 2013.

Somebody's got to hit the brakes on this time thing, really.

That said, here's the pics of the week- I ain't no chef, but every now and then dumb luck prevails and I make something palatable (Hey Pav, I said palatable!)

Amish White Bread-Looks good, but really wasn't. 

I rushed it, no patience equals bread that doesn't reach its potential.

 Lesson learned!

Well, it wasn't that bad....

Then I made a Stromzoli-Kind of a cross between calzone and stromboli.

Now that, was wicked good!

Finally , there was the Apple Pie.

Good stuff!

This pic will never make Foodgawker, but that's my 2nd slice, with Edy's Creamy Vanilla Ice Cream.

Damn!

That's all kids-see ya! 

GP

Bagelssssss...

Had the urge to make bagels yesterday.

So I came home and started the process.

Here's the recipe I used, it's simple, well, it's simple for me, and I'm a simple man (love Lynyrd Skynyrd.)

Got the recipe off of King Arthur Flour.

Didn't use KA flour, any APF will do.

Mixed all of the dry ingredients and wetstuff and let it do a first rise,

Then I realized I didn't want to mess with it anymore, so I covered it with plastic and threw it in the fridge.

We'll call that the ferment!

So today, I finished it off.

Threw the dough, rolled it, made little bagel balls, poked a hole, let 'em rise again, boil 'em and bake!

The better half rolled 'em in onion flakes, poppy seeds and garlic flakes.

Everything Bagels!

After the boil, before the bake!

The finished product.  Seriously, if I can do this so can you!

 I just slathered a little Land 'o Lakes butter on one-it's almost criminal!

GP