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GloBug
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My DD is 20 yrs old, and basically, has her first boyfriend. He is a horticulturist in training, a musician and just a great guy. DD has been inspired to learn to cook for him, and today she decided to roast veggies and make foccia bread to take him lunch since he works on weekends.
When she's cooking, I've learned to stay around the house, because I know I am her at-home reference source!
At one point, I demonstrated what "kneading" bread dough means, and about putting it in a bowl, covering it, setting it in a warm place, and letting it rise. After 30 minutes, it hadn't even started to rise. I checked her yeast, asked her what she did, everything seemed right. I told her to start it over again. I watched as she measured the water to add to her yeast and saw her put it in the microwave. WOAH. WAIT A MINUTE. DID YOU USE BOILING WATER? I had to put on my Alton Brown cap and explain about blooming your yeast and not killing it... yadda yadda yadda...
So, she used warm tap water, redid her dough, and 30 minutes later, it had doubled in size.
She made foccia bread and roasted veggie sandwiches with goat cheese and balsamic vinegar, and the Italian cookies she made for dessert turned out yummy.
Lucky boy.
When she's cooking, I've learned to stay around the house, because I know I am her at-home reference source!
At one point, I demonstrated what "kneading" bread dough means, and about putting it in a bowl, covering it, setting it in a warm place, and letting it rise. After 30 minutes, it hadn't even started to rise. I checked her yeast, asked her what she did, everything seemed right. I told her to start it over again. I watched as she measured the water to add to her yeast and saw her put it in the microwave. WOAH. WAIT A MINUTE. DID YOU USE BOILING WATER? I had to put on my Alton Brown cap and explain about blooming your yeast and not killing it... yadda yadda yadda...
So, she used warm tap water, redid her dough, and 30 minutes later, it had doubled in size.
She made foccia bread and roasted veggie sandwiches with goat cheese and balsamic vinegar, and the Italian cookies she made for dessert turned out yummy.
Lucky boy.