Food

[geoffbot]

I see!

[skywatch]

Seasonal super spice gingersnaps. I have worked out a blend over the years that includes homemade dried ginger (powdered in a spice grinder), candied ginger, black and white pepper, cloves, cinnamon, clove and cassia oil, vanilla, star anise, cardamon, nutmeg... yummy and lingering strong flavor.





Here is a recipe: Starting with this
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/incredibly-crisp-gingersnaps-recipe-1937407

My additions instead of the cinnamon, ginger and clove in the recipe: 2 tsp cinnamon, 3 tsp very strong home-dried thin-sliced ginger (powdered in grinder), 1 tsp white pepper, 1/2 tsp black pepper, 1/4 tsp nutmeg 2 tsp star anise, 1 tsp cloves (all of the above freshly ground in blender) also add to wet ingredients when blending: 1/2 tsp vanilla, 3 drops cinnamon or cassia oil, 3 drops clove oil. Also chop up several large chunks of crystalized ginger and mix into dry ingredients just before adding them to the wet ingredients.

[Henry Krinkle]

Lemons, sliced, brushed with honey and then dehydrated. More to come tomorrow.

[geoffbot]

Lemons, sliced, brushed with honey and then dehydrated. More to come tomorrow.

Mulled wine?

[Henry Krinkle]

Mulled wine?

Nope. I'll be doing some non-bread baking.

[Henry Krinkle]

Never got around to bothering with pictures but what I made was this. I have never baked a real cake before, nor made icing. These were incredibly delicate and tasty.

https://flourist.com/blogs/recipes/l...1aaeb213&_ss=r

[geoffbot]

You've never baked a cake nor made icing?

[Henry Krinkle]

You've never baked a cake nor made icing?

Never. Mrs K does all that and very well. Also, we hardly eat sweets.

[geoffbot]

Fair enough. I think I've only done one ever tbf - for the ex's birthday. She said it was one of the best cakes she's had

[Dan R]

Fair enough. I think I've only done one ever tbf - for the ex's birthday. She said it was one of the best cakes she's had

Well, that is quite good. I used to make them for my wife. They tasted a whole lot better than they looked. In the end, she decided I should put my efforts into making her the pizz she likes for her birthday and buying a cake. And that is where we stand today!