Ciabatta overflow

I love to bake, especially during the cold long winter month.
Since last Christmas I have been experimenting with ciabatta bread. I love the texture and taste especially for sandwiches. In my last trial I had a bit of a over rising/ not enough space in the bowl problem...

Never fear even messes like this can turn out some great bread. (and some good stories too!)

Still tasting great one headache of a mess in my oven later :)

Chocolate angel food cake made simple

Growing up my birthday cake was always angel food cake. One year when I was about 10 I wanted it to be chocolate so I found a recipe and learned how to make it from scratch. Eventually I took that cake to the county fair, and won a purple ribbon plus the change to take it to the state fair. At the state fair I got a blue ribbon. Yum! Its a lot of work to make an angel food cake from scratch so after that I searched for a faster way to get that chocolate taste. After much experimenting with cake brands and cocoa powder brands I came upon the correct solution. I am not a "brand loyalty" person for many things, however, for this cake you must use these brands to get it to work correctly and taste great!

What you'll need:

1 box Betty Crocker white angel food cake mix

1/2 cup Hershey's cocoa powder

water (as directed on box)

What to do:

1. Mix cake mix with water according to package directions. (hint start with a little water and little mix and work your way up to all of it being added this will give you maximum cake "lift")

2. Add in 1/2 cup cocoa powder. Mix your cake until it holds a stiff peak (this is hard to get with box kinds, do your best so that if you lift a bit of the batter up it makes a "mountain")

3. Pour into un-greased angel food cake pan. "cut" through with a knife to ensure no air bubbles. Tape lighly on the counter to make the top even.

4. Bake according to package directions.

Brown Rice Flour Bread

Brown Rice Flour Bread

(for the bread machine)

From the Bread Lover’s Bread Machine Cookbook by Beth Hensperger

What you’ll need (1 ½ lb loaf):

1 ¼ cup water

2 Tbsp Olive Oil

2 Tbsp Honey

1 ¼ cup whole wheat flour

1 cup white bread flour

¾ cup brown rice flour

1 ½ Tbsp nonfat dry milk

1 ½ Tbsp gluten

1 ½ tsp salt

1 Tbsp yeast

How to make it:

1. Place all ingredients in the bread pan according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Set crust to dark and use the whole wheat cycle. You may make this recipe with your delay timer setting. Press start
2. When the baking is done remove from the bread pan. Let cool to room temperature for the best slicing. Enjoy!
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   Notes: 
   *This bread is amazing for sandwiches.