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March 25th, 2024

A Very Banana-y Banana Bread from Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook: A Cookbook

This is a wonderful banana bread with bananas as the star and brown butter in the supporting role. No spice, no chocolate chips and no nuts needed. My 4 bananas came in closer to 400-410 grams and the... read more >


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Website: Food Network - Alton Brown recipes

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28th August 2016 (edited: 28th August 2016)

Burger of The Gods

What makes this so great is both the blend of meat and the grinding those cuts yourself. I used the food processor and I think it worked better than my KA grinder attachment. I made my burgers a bit smaller (4.5 ounces or so) and cooked my on the grill.

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21st February 2015 (edited: 21st February 2015)

Savory Polenta

Great polenta - perfect amount of cheese, nice texture and flavor. I like that this recipe includes some garlic and onions for more "savory" polenta. I could certainly enjoy this on its own but I served it with a boeuf bourguinon.

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19th October 2020

Sourdough Cheese Crackers

Sourdough Cheez-its?! Wonderful use of discard. This dough is indeed batter like which meant using lots of flour as I rolled and folded. I struggled with my dough tearing as I passed it thru the pasta maker and just decided to leave them slightly thicker. I ended up going as thin as number 2 and 3 on my Kitchen Aid pasta attachment - the thinner ones burned with the recommended time/temp so watch closely! These have nice flavor and got nice and crisp (when they didn't burn). I didn't experience the flakiness that other reviewers describe but was happy with the results.

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2nd September 2018 (edited: 2nd September 2018)

Southern Biscuits

These really hit the spot! Simple ingredients (as biscuits should be) come together quickly to make a light, moist and flaky biscuit. I subbed 1 tablespoon of butter with lard. They rose high and browned nicely with 20 minutes oven time. This made 6 perfect biscuits.

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1st September 2015 (edited: 13th May 2021)

The Chewy Gluten Free

Great classic chocolate chip cookie made gluten free! I prepared the dry ingredients in the food processor and could not detect any grittiness. I ran a little short on the brown rice flour and subbed in some white rice flour. Also used a combination of chocolate and peanut butter chips and walnuts for the 12 ounces of chocolate chips. I will under bake these a bit next time to ensure the "chewy" texture - mine were a bit more crisp.

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