CoTT 2 House of Cards

[dughlas]

36 minutes ago, Marty said:

 

I use dried active yeast as well.

 

Google gives me the following for "All-Purpose flour" ....

 

In Canadian recipes calling for all-purpose flour, you can substitute American all-purpose flour or UK plain flour except when the recipe is a bread recipe. Canadianall-purpose is a truly all-purpose flour, being very high in gluten, and can be used for bread, but American all-purpose and UK plain flour cannot.

 

Seems that might be your problem. Another Google search suggests that British (or Irish, in my case) Strong flour is called Bread flour in the US.

 

https://separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/2017/01/flour.html

I've made some very good loaves using Gold Medal All-purpose flour though I prefer their bread flour. I also like King Arthur brand for baking bread.

[clochette]

We have like 5 different kinds of flour in this house: all purpose, white bread, whole flour, brioche, whole flour and grains. Oh and the sarrazin flour.

[Headstall]

2 hours ago, Marty said:

I know I said yesterday that I have basically given up using FB...

 

But sometimes it can be useful for getting up to date information a lot quicker than when I Google for the same information.

 

A few minutes ago I received a text message on my phone to say that the camera club meeting planned for tonight has been put off till next week due to the "weather warning". When I checked FB I found the following message from "Metalert Ireland" (I live close to where the number 104 is on the map - that's the likely wind speed in kilometres per hour).

 

Yeah, stay safe, buddy.  

[Page Scrawler]

49 minutes ago, Timothy M. said:

 

Happy to hear that. You can think of me and @Thorn Wilde  (a fellow Nordic person) in the future. And of course we need a SATW comic about watching a movie.   Oh and for the ladies: https://satwcomic.com/girl-s-night

Knew you'd find a way to plug that. 

[Page Scrawler]

Thanks for the information, everyone. I never knew that AP flour was exempt from bread-baking. Now I'll have to get a good flour at the store. 

[Marty]

42 minutes ago, clochette said:

We have like 5 different kinds of flour in this house: all purpose, white bread, whole flour, brioche, whole flour and grains. Oh and the sarrazin flour.

 

I currently have 5...

• Strong wholemeal flour (for bread)
• Plain white flour (for cakes and biscuits)
• Self raising flour (for cakes - basically plain flour with added raising agents)
• Cornflour (for thickening sauces, etc - I think it's called Cornstarch in the US)
• Almond flour (for certain cake and biscuit recipes)

 

39 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Yeah, stay safe, buddy.  

 

Cheers, bud! I intend to.  

 

12 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

Thanks for the information, everyone. I never knew that AP flour was exempt from bread-baking. Now I'll have to get a good flour at the store. 

 

Always glad to help!

 

Edited March 12, 2019 by Marty
Tidying up

[clochette]

3 minutes ago, Marty said:

 

I currently have 5...

• Strong wholemeal flour (for bread)
• Plain white flour (for cakes and biscuits)
• Self raising flour (for cakes - basically plain flour with added raising agents)
• Cornflour (for thickening sauces, etc - I think it's called Cornstarch in the US)
• Almond flour (for certain cake and biscuit recipes)

Oh yeah I didn't count the cornstarch. I didn't think of it as real flour, more like the magic ingredient you sometime use. I don't think we have self rising flour. Hmm, interesting.

[clochette]

Time for me to get some shut eye Hopefully the cats won't wake me up at 5 to go out this time. 

[Marty]

Just now, clochette said:

Oh yeah I didn't count the cornstarch. I didn't think of it as real flour, more like the magic ingredient you sometime use. I don't think we have self rising flour. Hmm, interesting.

 

If I haven't got any self raising flour when a recipe calls for it, I can always add baking soda, or bicarbonate of soda, or even cream of tartar, to plain flour. (Yea, I'm aware that some of ye may not know some of those terms, but that's where Google is your friend, or whatever your search engine of choice might be.)

 

I only found out what cornstarch was when I had to Google it because the care instructions for a certain toy I once bought online recommended dusting it with cornstarch when it was not being used every day....   

 

4 minutes ago, clochette said:

Time for me to get some shut eye Hopefully the cats won't wake me up at 5 to go out this time. 

 

Sleep well, clo!  

[Thorn Wilde]

1 hour ago, Timothy M. said:

 

Happy to hear that. You can think of me and @Thorn Wilde  (a fellow Nordic person) in the future. And of course we need a SATW comic about watching a movie.   Oh and for the ladies: https://satwcomic.com/girl-s-night

Speaking of Scandinavian movies, there's this one as well: https://satwcomic.com/funny-movie

 

(Hi, everyone.)

[Albert1434]

Aloha All 

[Albert1434]

1 hour ago, dughlas said:

Look for a flour made from hard wheat it will have more gluten. I use King Arthur. Hard wheat is commonly grown in the northern part of the US and in Canada and produces what Marty knows as "strong" flour also known as "king" flour. Soft wheat is typically grown in the south. It is often found in cake or pastry flour. White Lily is a well known brand. I believe it's the reason that southerners make such tender flaky biscuits.

I use King Arthur flour as well Dughlas 

[Albert1434]

I love there xmas scone mixes 

[Valkyrie]

7 hours ago, Headstall said:

Here's a little something for Marty...       

 

 

Spoiler

You could cut glass with those nipples!    

 

[Valkyrie]

6 hours ago, Timothy M. said:

 

Very polite, Clo. My reactions were more in the line of           

Aww... bears need love too    

[Albert1434]

He looks more like Big Foot 

[Valkyrie]

6 hours ago, Headstall said:

6 hours ago, Headstall said:

    ... hey... everyone needs love...  

What? It's almost spring and the bears come out of hibernation.  

*high five* WQ    

[Valkyrie]

*Happy Snoopy dance*  The bathroom renovation is done!   It looks amazing   I'll upload a pic to the Gallery.  I can't use the shower until after 7 pm tomorrow night, but that's ok   

[Albert1434]

Woot Graz Val 

[Valkyrie]

Pic of my new bathroom is now in the Gallery  

[Marty]

50 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All 

 

Bonsoir jeune Albert!

 

Comment vas-tu?

[Albert1434]

Night Marty 

[Page Scrawler]

1 hour ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All 

Hey, Albert.      How's you and Steve? 

[Drew Espinosa]

Going through nuking withdrawals...  

[Page Scrawler]

34 minutes ago, Drew Espinosa said:

Going through nuking withdrawals...  

Hey, Drewbear.      How goes the studying? 

Note that I'm not saying anything provoking.