Share what you bake!

[acidcookie]

Any bakers here? I LOVE baking and I thought it'd be fun for us to see what others have done. With pictures to drool over, of course!

[acidcookie]

Last night I made an orange chiffon cake with a chocolate glaze:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5298/5475017453_262563b032.jpg

I used this recipe (http://www.bhg.com/recipe/layer-cakes/orange-chiffon-cake/) for the cake, but baked it in an angel food pan since that's closer to a chiffon pan than the two round pans the recipe calls for.

Instead of the frosting I made a chocolate glaze using this recipe (http://www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-chocolate-chocolate-bundt-cake-with-chocolate-glaze-27144).

We had some last night and it is deeeelish! I think a real chiffon cake needs more than just 2 eggs, and the sugar shouldn't be whipped into the egg whites, so this didn't rise nice and tall like a chiffon, but still very tasty.

[saltyveruca]

I'm not much of a baker, but occasionally I will make banana bread when I have a couple overripe bananas. And I love making quiches, but they are dangerous to have in the house. :lafhard:

[NOTKT]

I've been baking bread lately. I'm into the small artisan loaves because they make great gifts. :)

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Here is my sourdough that I used to make. After Pete left, I couldn't keep up with the starter, so no more sourdough!

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Also, I love making pies. My DH, Pete, loves pies. So that's my motivation.

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Banana bread


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[acidcookie]

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How cute!!

[NOTKT]

How cute!!


Thanks! :yesnod:

[WebLady]

Love the heart pie Katie!

I made a "fluffed up" box cake for DH's birthday the other day. I didn't take a picture, but I added orange liquor in place of the water in the recipe. Then added orange zest, orange extract and food coloring to the some regular butter cream icing.

[pinkbride]

This thread is making me drool!! haha! I love to bake, I was going to make a pineapple upsidedown cake tonight but not sure I have enough butter or sugar!

Everything looks sooo yummy on here!! xx

[WebLady]

I made cupcakes today; we are having a little doggie playdate party tomorrow for my Roxy's birthday (yes, I am that crazy lady ;)) ... the ones on the bottom are for the dogs, the others are for the people :)

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[xxeverafterx3]

Ugh I made cupcakes and cookies yesterday and didn't take pix! Everything you guys are baking looks great though!!

[KMS]

What a fun baking thread. :) Everybody's goodies look so beautiful that I'm a little ashamed to show mine!! Today I tried out a recipe for garlic rolls for Paisley's birthday. I didn't have the kind of flour that I wanted, but I decided to experiment with the recipe anyways. I made this pizza dough recipe - http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/bread-machine-pizza-dough/Detail.aspx for this garlic roll recipe - http://www.mamajanskitchen.com/2010/04/easy-peasy-garlic-rolls.html. Just a little bit of tinkering and they're going to be amazing!!

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e102/keelyhealthnut/photo32.jpg

[acidcookie]

Not a dessert, but the other night I made spinach calzones again. I make the dough from scratch. Yum!

http://i993.photobucket.com/albums/af54/anneohirsch/IMG_2605.jpg

[savepaws]

Oh yum! I :heart: this thread!!

Katie - I want to make bread so badly but I am so intimidated by it!! I read recipes and I'm like "what do they mean by that?" Like when they say punch it, do you really punch it?? LOL

Whenever I bake, it usually turns out like this:

http://www.visualphotos.com/photo/2x2911026/burnt_cookies_cb009850.jpg

I know that my main problem used to be that I needed a thermometer to be sure that my oven was the right temp and I burn stuff a little less than I used to...but all in all, I suck at baking.

[NOTKT]

^ Bread is really easy! When they say punch it, they mean its risen, just use your fist and push it down so its flat. I love baking bread!

I made some easy french loaves for church yesterday. It was so good, I actually had a few pieces. I never eat my own bread!

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[savepaws]

Haha...see, I imagined punching it like a punching bag. :doh:

Oh so yummy!! Do you mind sharing the recipe so I could try making it? That way if I have any questions, I have someone to ask! :)

[acidcookie]

So one time, according to Flickr in August 2009, I experimented with making a green grape pie because I had all these bruised grapes. I know, sounds weird, but it was delicious! Tasted sort of like white wine since the grapes were a bit old, haha. I just boiled the grapes down, smashed them, and then added some corn starch to gelatinize the mixture a bit.

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The pie crust is made from scratch and I made the top crust by using my crimped quiche pan as sort of a large cookie cutter. I decided to make the hearts since I had leftover crust.

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[WeFinallySayIDo]

^ Bread is really easy! When they say punch it, they mean its risen, just use your fist and push it down so its flat. I love baking bread!

I made some easy french loaves for church yesterday. It was so good, I actually had a few pieces. I never eat my own bread!

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Looks SO yummy...could I possibly...perhaps..maybe..pleaseee have the recipe? =D

[hsteward90]

oh wow! these all look sooo good...this is not a good thread for me to be in while I'm trying to lose weight! haha!

[NOTKT]

I made a thread about my bread here: http://forums.onewed.com/showthread.php?p=576955#post576955

Just so I can answer questions without ruining all the wonderful pictures in this thread! :lafhard:

[MrsDM]

Not a dessert, but the other night I made spinach calzones again. I make the dough from scratch. Yum!

http://i993.photobucket.com/albums/af54/anneohirsch/IMG_2605.jpg

OH YUM!! Could you share your recipe? I've always wanted to make calzones, but never knew where to start!

[acidcookie]

OH YUM!! Could you share your recipe? I've always wanted to make calzones, but never knew where to start!

I don't have an exact recipe, but for the dough I just followed the instructions on the back of my pizza yeast packet. Last time I went to buy yeast, I saw packets specifically for pizza dough! So I followed that recipe, split the dough into 4 smaller pizzas, 2 on each greased cookie sheet, and then just filled each with whatever I want, however much would fit. In this case I used low fat ricotta cheese, low fat mozzarella cheese, and some frozen (thawed & squeezed) spinach. I put all the fillings on one half of the dough and then folded it over, and just sort of worked around and crimped it closed. Then I cut a few slits on the top of each (so they don't balloon up) and brushed some olive oil on top. I baked according to the time & temp instructions on the yeast packet. But mostly I just watched it in the oven until it was browned.

[NOTKT]

That looks really good! Mmmmm

[acidcookie]

Tonight I made a pavlova (meringue in sort of a cake form) with whipped cream & strawberries. I couldn't get the meringue stiff enough to make the well in the middle stay well-formed, so most of the whipped cream is just on top. On well, tasty anyway, but so so sweet. Probably not a regular dessert I'll make, but I thought I'd try it once.

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[NOTKT]

Oh my gosh! That looks awesome! The whipped cream is gorgeous! I've never made whipped cream, it makes me nervous!

[acidcookie]

Oh my gosh! That looks awesome! The whipped cream is gorgeous! I've never made whipped cream, it makes me nervous!

Oh, whipped cream is so easy! Literally pour the cream in a bowl and whip with a hand mixer. It stiffens up pretty easily. To sweeten it, pour in powdered sugar a bit at a time as you mix. I flavored this one with a bit of orange extract. Before whipping I keep the (metal) bowl and the whisk for the mixer in the fridge so everything stays nice and cold.

[saltyveruca]

I made cake pops with my friend this past weekend. I gave 90% of them away because they are dangerously addictive. I got a request for more for a family get together this weekend, so I might make more tomorrow.

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I also made about 1,000 things with some spent grain left over from homebrewing a couple weeks ago. The best thing was dog cookies! I have some pizza dough frozen but yet to be used. The bread didn't turn out wonderfully because the grain was too chocolately, but I will definitely try again next time.

[Heywie]

How am I just now seeing this thread?! YUM!

My mouth is watering looking at everything!

I love to bake - now I'll have to be better about sharing pics of it all!

[lize566]

I love to bake, too, and just made a bunch of things over the weekend for a Pampered Chef party (I'm a consultant) and completely forgot to take pictures!! The skillet cake we made was so pretty, too! I'm going to try to make banana bread this weekend...I just started making it from scratch and I'm addicted to it!

[britTANNY]

I love to bake, too, and just made a bunch of things over the weekend for a Pampered Chef party (I'm a consultant) and completely forgot to take pictures!! The skillet cake we made was so pretty, too! I'm going to try to make banana bread this weekend...I just started making it from scratch and I'm addicted to it!
OMG i love going to the pampered chef parties :)

[KMS]

I made some garlic rolls a few days ago. They're sooo good!!

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Here are the 2 recipes -

http://pleasantlyplumpvegan.blogspot.com/2007/11/caponata-perfect-pizza-dough.html
http://www.mamajanskitchen.com/2010/04/easy-peasy-garlic-rolls.html

I do let my bread machine knead and rise the pizza dough, then I punch it down and let it rise once more, and then follow the garlic rolls recipe. The one change I make is to drizzle the garlic oil over since I found when I tossed it in the oil that too much of the garlic fell off of the rolls.

[NOTKT]

Those look yummy!

[savepaws]

Where do the moms of babies find time to bake???! Everything looks so yummy. I'm dying to try Katie's bread recipe but never have time for anything!

[f77g4]

Everything looks so delicious.

I wish I could bake. I think for me the reason I don't is because I feel like we don't have the right tools and ingredients in our house. We're simple people and I just don't have a lot confidence in my abilities to bake based on past experience and I don't have a lot space to buy extra supplies that may or may not get used.

[KMS]

As Paisley has gotten older, it's gotten a lot easier to get a few things done here and there...especially when daddy is home! ;)

Ashley, my advice would be to start out with simple things that don't require yeast. It took me quite a while to learn how to work with yeast and was very frustrating. I'm continually getting better though! I used to bake cupcakes and brownies a lot because the ingredients are few and they're pretty simple, even when they don't always turn out perfect!

[NOTKT]

I know most of you saw this on Facebook but here is the pie I made for DH last week. I have to say, its the best pie and crust I've made. The crust was absolutely amazing. It was so flaky and just melted in your mouth. I worked really hard on making sure I didn't add too much flour or water and I succeeded! It was just the perfect balance.

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[sandy03]

I made some pies yesterday, but they were the "no bake" kind - peanut butter and key lime! I'll have to go back and get pictures (if DH hasn't gotten into them by the time I get home tomorrow!)

[hleef]

as im drooling everywhere :drool: this thread is great... and that pie is sooo cute!!

we bake here and there but i dont have any pictures but i am famous for deviled eggs (not really baking) and for making prosciutto and parmesan pinwheels http://images.media-allrecipes.com/site/allrecipes/area/community/userphoto/small/152956.jpg (http://forums.onewed.com/Recipe/prosciutto-and-parmesan-pinwheels/Photo-Gallery.aspx) like these (stole the pic lol) and they are super yummy esp when you serve them with dijon mustard...

[KMS]

Here's the herbed bread that I've been making and freezing for Paisley's birthday. It is a basic white bread recipe with olive oil, garlic powder, dried thyme, and a lot of dried rosemary. It is so heavenly. I hope that it defrosts just as good! :crossfingers:

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e102/keelyhealthnut/photo-1.jpg

This is the puff pastry that we've made to wrap around veggie dogs to make "pigs" in a blanket for her party. We have had a heck of a time and went through several batches before we got it just right. I'm a little apprehensive about this recipe performing every single time! It's so labor intensive.

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