For Christmas I received so many great presents! I got a professional cook's jacket, a million GREAT cookbooks, more tips for cake decorating, various fondant tools, and many other great things. Thanks to everyone for contributing to my passion!
The first thing I made from my Baking with Julia cookbook is naan - and it turned out way too good.
Here's a piece of the naan before it was baked. I made the dough, let it rise for 2 hours and then after a few bread-making techniques, I formed them into rounds. What you see here are a bunch of fork marks in the middle to make sure the naan doesn't puff up too much. For this specific recipe, I added coarse salt, chopped green onions and a sprinkle of cumin seeds. Here's what it looked like after baking:
Yummy! I love Julia, because you're supposed to bake these on ceramic tiles, but she gave me an alternative: an inverted baking sheet - yipee! I was afraid the oven was going to explode at 500 degrees, but luckily, I'm still alive.
What will be my next adventure??? I don't know, but I splurged and bought granulated Splenda yesterday - so maybe a healthy recipe to try out next? We'll see...I'll keep you all posted!
What will be my next adventure??? I don't know, but I splurged and bought granulated Splenda yesterday - so maybe a healthy recipe to try out next? We'll see...I'll keep you all posted!