Home(steading) in the Finger Lakes
I’ve baked a lot of bread, but bagels always seemed so intimidating to me. So, I never attempted them before three weeks ago. This is the story of my third batch, and I think these bagels came out exactly as I was hoping for. Tracy seems pleased!
I started my research with the undisputed world’s best bagels in mind: [Read more…] about Can I Make NYC Bagels?
What’s a bagel board?
I discovered bagel boards while searching for techniques on YouTube. A bagel board is a 3 ½ x 12-14 inch long cedar board covered in a couple layers of burlap. You soak the burlap boards in plain water while your dough is rising. The idea is that in order to have a nice, uniform crust you want to pop your bagels into the oven upside down for about 4 minutes, and then flip them off the bagel boards to complete baking right side up. [Read more…] about Making Bagel Boards
Most kitchen gadgets are not worth the hype.
We’ve certainly made our share of purchases over the years, experimenting with different kitchen tools and appliances. Some were worth it (Chinois Cone, for example), some were not. But there is one inexpensive kitchen gadget that we bought, loved it because it was so useful, broke, missed, longed for… and purchased again. [Read more…] about Favorite Kitchen Gadget?
