This evening I baked some rolls using a recipe from Richard Bertinet's book Dough which I bought last week. This is a book that promises to provide countless hours of entertainment!
I started with this, one of the simplest recipes in the book. The tricky part of cooking from this book is that the author asks you to believe that, however wet you think the dough might be, it WILL turn into a 'proper' dough and make a wonderful bread. He's not wrong, of course, but it IS very difficult, indeed, to stay the course. My dough was very wet and sticky but, after about 4 minutes of 'working' it, a transformation took place and I had in my hands some of the most amazingly elastic, pliable dough I have ever touched in my hands. Amazing!
Upon opening the oven I saw (before my eyes) the most beautiful buns I have ever made. The crust was golden and tight, the bread itself felt springy and light and, cutting it open after it cooled revealed a beautiful, even crumb. I really enjoyed working this dough and making this bread. I recommend this book very highly!
Happy baking!
Sunday, March 02, 2008
Double Happiness Wonton Soup
It was Saturday night. We were tired after a long, hard week at work and doubly tired from walking all over Cambridge earlier in the day. We were cranky. I wanted to make wonton soup for the first time. We were hungry. At first it was very quiet in our kitchen while we struggled with trying to wrap the filling in the wrappers - that was after the disagreement over how to interpret the instructive photos in the cook book. Then we fell into a rhythm and started talking again. Not long after that we were beaming at our accomplishment and fretting over whether they'd all stay together in the pot of boiling water. They did. Then we made the simple broth to go with them.
At the end of the meal, we were both stuffed full of wontons, chatting merrily away; our troubles all but forgotten. For this reason I'll call this dish 'Double Happiness Wonton Soup'!
At the end of the meal, we were both stuffed full of wontons, chatting merrily away; our troubles all but forgotten. For this reason I'll call this dish 'Double Happiness Wonton Soup'!
P.S. - If you want to double your happiness, the recipe can be found here...
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