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Make the Bread, Buy the Butter: What You Should and Shouldn't Cook from Scratch -- Over 120 Recipes for the Best Homemade Foods
By Jennifer Reese
Free Press - 2011
Cocoa : page 59
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Everyday Bread : page 8
I wasn't sure what this recipe would be like, since the bread has only one rising and there isn't any sugar for the yeast to feed on. It's pretty much as Reese describes: "hard, chewy crust and the texture of a peasant loaf," but because I'm not very patient yet at letting my bread rise, even the taller of my loaves (dough had risen just to the top of the pan) is a little small for lunch-size sandwiches, unless I make two little ones. Lesson learned: the dough has to rise as high as you want it before baking, because it doesn't rise much more in the oven. Also, my kitchen is on the chilly side year round and my bread took three hours to rise rather than two, and it might have been even longer had I not turned my oven on warm and let the loaves sit on top. Still, this recipe was dead easy--easier than no-knead bread and less time--plus it made a lot, and the bread made a great accompaniment with dinner.
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Granola : page 44
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Popcorn : page 122
I feel a little silly reviewing a recipe for popcorn of all things, but stovetop popcorn has been my favorite new/rediscovered thing of late. After I made it, I wondered why I wasted my time with microwave popcorn during the past 20+ years. When we made stovetop popcorn when I was growing up, there were always some kernels burnt to the bottom of the pan, but I use a nonstick pot now and haven't had any problems. Using a glass lid provides additional entertainment. I've always found the smell of microwave popcorn artificial and overwhelming; stovetop that you've seasoned yourself is much more fresh and delicious. On my electric range, the whole process took about six minutes, including measuring and heating the oil--just a minute or two more than microwave popcorn. Also, there were hardly any unpopped kernels, which my microwave popcorn bags always had plenty of, despite manufacturers' claims to the contrary.
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