P&Q: Rick Katz’s Brownies for Julia

You can never go wrong with brownies.

Bake on!

Tricks for Treats

Hello TWD bakers!  This week’s recipe gave me some food for thought for this post.  The recipe this week is supposed to be made in a mini-Bundt pan.  I happen to own one, but what if you don’t?  What can you use?

I found a fabulous conversion guide here.  It shows approximately how many cups of batter that a recipe calls for and what pans you can use if you don’t have the one called for.  While this chart doesn’t specifically address mini-Bundt pans, I think that looking at the ingredients we can reasonably assume that this would make 6-8 muffins or 2 small loaves.  Start with the lowest baking time and check every few minutes from there.

I love the hint that says to fill your pan with water to find out its true volume.  I’ve done that on most of my pans that are oddly shaped or sized.  I keep a handy list on the inside of my cabinet to help me remember for when I want to use my Festival Pan (9 cups) or my tea cake and candy mold (3 cups).

Any other good hints for subbing baking pans?

P&Q: Milk Chocolate Mini Bundt Cakes

There has been much talk about these little cakes already.

Please continue…

February Recipes

February 2, 2010- Kristin of I’m Right About Everything picked Milk Chocolate Mini Bundt Cakes, pages 188 and 189.

February 9, 2010- Tanya of Chocolatechic chose Rick Katz’s Brownies for Julia, page 91.

February 16, 2010- Kait of Kait’s Plate selected My Best Chocolate Chip Cookies, page 68.

February 23, 2010- Michelle of Flourchild decided on Honey-Wheat Cookies, page 81.

P&Q: Cocoa-Nana Bread

Chocolate and bananas, a winning combo don’t ya think?

have at it…

P&Q: Chocolate Oatmeal Almost-Candy Bars

Chocolate, oatmeal, candy bar.. oh yeah this will be a good one. Yes indeed.

Go to it.

P&Q: Mrs. Vogel’s Scherben

I am just going to say it, I am concerned about this one. I am not sure why. I have fried things. Many things. I like fried stuff a lot. Probably too much. It makes no sense, but I am concerned.

Discuss…

Semi-Annual Maintenance

I am cleaning up around here, adding members, removing members, general maintenance. (Don’t worry, no one who has participated in the past 6 months will be removed. If you haven’t participated in that long, you aren’t really a member, are you?!?)

Does anyone have changes I may have missed, members who may have fallen through the cracks, or blogs that have changed their names?

Speak now or forever hold your peace.

Bake on!

LW

Happy New Year!

Well, well, well… 2 years ago today, I posted this on my blog….

“2008 January 1
by L W

After receiving Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan for Christmas, I thought I would try and make a recipe a week till Im through the book. Yes, I know, there are over 300 recipes. It will take me 5 years or more. ha! Nothing like setting a goal for myself, right? (I am horrible at follow through. AWFUL! Who knows how long this will last. Anyone wanna join me, keep me going in this task?? Id welcome a buddy!)

So, for this edition of “Tuesdays with Dorie”, I made Brown Sugar-Pecan Shortbread Cookies. They tasted fantastic. Very buttery, the pecans added a very pecan sandy taste. But they looked so poor. I mean bad, bad, bad looking cookies. NOTHING like the perfect cute little picture in the book. I didnt even bother to take a picture because they just were not at all photogenic cookies. (I dont think you would be able to tell they WERE cookies!) I think I will give them another try, maybe it was the temperature. Maybe they cooled off too much while I was cutting them. They spread WAY out. Did not stay in the cute squares they were supposed to.

I have my eye on many, many recipes from this book. Its more like a bible of baking. Im excited to try something else, and hopefully it will go a little better. Till next week… “

I had no idea how that bright idea would take off in such a big, big way. The past 2 years have been an absolute delight. I have loved reading all of your blogs and getting to know many of you in a personal way. I would also like to apologize for often dropping the ball in adding new members and being slow on the email replies. This hobby sometimes feels like a full time job! I vow to do better this year with communication and blog upkeep.

As we head into another year of Tuesdays with Dorie, I hope you will all stick with me. We have many recipes to go. I look forward to each and every one of them and reading about every success and failure.

Special thanks to Dorie herself. She has been ever so supportive of this ‘fan club’. I appreciate each and every comment she makes on here and on our personal blogs. She has kindly replied to every single email I have ever set to her, and quickly!  Dorie is quick on the email. Thank you, thank you, thank you. BFMHTY has impacted my life in such an extreme way. I wouldn’t be the baker I am now without it.

Wishing you all a very happy and healthy New Year!

Much love. Bake on!

Laurie

P&Q: Cocoa-Buttermilk Birthday Cake

Happy Anniversary! Love you guys! xo