I baked!
I'm sure this is not terribly shocking to anyone, but I did attempt something new. I've been wanting to try my hand at kolaches for a while now. I have very vivid memories of how these tasted from the local bakeries in and around Weimar...who am I kidding, Jonathan and I still stop at Weikel's Bakery almost every trip to Weimar. Until Jonathan met me, he thought the best kolaches were in West, but he has since learned about the greatness of Weikels.
I used a recipe from Rebecca Rather of Rather Sweet Bakery, and adapted the toppings to my preferences. I made poppyseed, cheese and raspberry. I'm a little disappointed with the dough...it didn't rise enough and ended up pretty dense. I'm thinking the water was not hot enough when I put the yeast in. It wasn't fluffy and light. But for a first attempt...it wasn't a complete failure, and they are still edible...trust me I've eaten my share over the past few days!
A few weekends ago, Staci sent us home from Kelsey's party with about a dozen lemons. I left them sit on the counter for about a week because they smelled so good! Then, I made lemon bars and pitchers of fresh squeezed lemonade...which I don't think I've ever made before. These have to be the juiciest lemons ever! It only took about three lemons to get one cup of fresh juice. Unfortunately, I only have two left, but I'm seriously considering planting a lemon tree in the backyard. I wonder if Flash would eat the lemons as they fell to the ground?
I'm sure this is not terribly shocking to anyone, but I did attempt something new. I've been wanting to try my hand at kolaches for a while now. I have very vivid memories of how these tasted from the local bakeries in and around Weimar...who am I kidding, Jonathan and I still stop at Weikel's Bakery almost every trip to Weimar. Until Jonathan met me, he thought the best kolaches were in West, but he has since learned about the greatness of Weikels.
I used a recipe from Rebecca Rather of Rather Sweet Bakery, and adapted the toppings to my preferences. I made poppyseed, cheese and raspberry. I'm a little disappointed with the dough...it didn't rise enough and ended up pretty dense. I'm thinking the water was not hot enough when I put the yeast in. It wasn't fluffy and light. But for a first attempt...it wasn't a complete failure, and they are still edible...trust me I've eaten my share over the past few days!
A few weekends ago, Staci sent us home from Kelsey's party with about a dozen lemons. I left them sit on the counter for about a week because they smelled so good! Then, I made lemon bars and pitchers of fresh squeezed lemonade...which I don't think I've ever made before. These have to be the juiciest lemons ever! It only took about three lemons to get one cup of fresh juice. Unfortunately, I only have two left, but I'm seriously considering planting a lemon tree in the backyard. I wonder if Flash would eat the lemons as they fell to the ground?
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| My favorite...poppyseed! |
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| The juiciest lemons ever! |
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