DO YOU MAKE SOFT PRETZELS?
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I consider that baking...so no  I dont...I just go to costco or the mall....I HATE baking...lol |
WHAT! You're a kitchen designer goddess and you don't bake??? Darcy, Darcy, Darcy! I'll send you a loaf of my freshly baked french bread one of these days, so you can see what you're missing  |
| Or I can send you one of my freshly baked baguettes and see what you're NOT missing (I am a HORRIBLE baker). You could probably use it for protection, though |
| It's not that tough. Basically you make a bread dough, let it rise once or twice. Roll out a portion into a rope. Twist as desired. Drop into boiling water with baking soda, foil about a minute, flip it boil it another minute. Remove, dry, sprinkle with salt and bake.
Same way you make bagels tho I don't put the baking soda in the bagel water and the ropes are thicker. Try some frozen bread dough to skip the messy part. |
Ahh if it is boiling and I can buy the dough premade, Id give it a shot....I just dont like baking....BUT, you want appetizers or dinner, Im your person....I guess Ive never been interested in baking, I find it boring and besides, everything that you bake, you probably shouldnt eat  |
| Actually you boil, then bake. Have to laugh about whatever you bake you probably shouldn't eat. Isn't that the truth.
I made vegetarian pizza for husband tonight. Very little cheese, lots of veggies. I allowed myself about 3 inches measured at the crust. Gosh it was good. Figure that amount of wheat isn't going to hurt. sheepieboss |
| BUY PREMADE DOUGH??? Not in my house you don't! That's my absolutely favorite part, making yeast doughs... I love the smell, the feel... I love love love it!!!! It's so relaxing to knead dough... I did find an online recipe that looks fairly straightforward, I'll let everyone know how it goes. Sheepieboss, can you share your bagel technique? I've been thinking about trying those too!!! |
| Yes, I get in the car and drive to Einsteins!
Actually before bagels became "in" I had to make my own. Dough is stiff, about 3 cups unbleached to 2/3 cup potato water (I just add a dash instant potatoes), 1 tsp salt, 1-2 tablespoons sugar (I often cut this out or way back), about 3 tablespoons oil, 2 eggs and 1 yeast. Let rise 2X. Divide in 12+ portions or ropes about 6" and less than an inch thick. Form into rings, pinch to seal. In a big pot of boiling add 2 tablespoons sugar. Drop in bagels one at a time, but no more than 4 to a pot. Cook about 5 minutes from time they surface. Lift out with fork and place in lightly greased sheet or you can use corn meal. Let cool 5 minutes. Then bakd 375 about 30 minutes + or -. (One local bagel shop steams their bagels instead of boiling, makes a different crust) Of course this is basic, make additions to dough when you knead. Add toppings of choice before baking. |
| Mmmmmm!!! that sounds so good! Maybe I shouldn't visit the cooking forum right before lunch time! |
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