Posts Tagged by dough

Dough (D’oh!): On learning from failure

October 12, 2010 Posted by Lindsay under Baking, Recipes, What's for Dinner
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I have always thought that dealing with dough, like gardening, has an element of magic. The ability to make yeast rise and gluten gel for the perfectly elastic pizza crust is some kind of fantastical skill one is born with. When it comes to dough, I’m a muggle. After some spectacular failures with P’s bread… more

Empanadas: Spanish for Comfort Food

July 8, 2010 Posted by Laura under Adventurous Cooking, Baking, Entertaining, Recipes, What's for Dinner
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After months of waiting, I’ve finally received my first issue of Cook’s Illustrated, and I was immediately intrigued by the article “Bringing Home Empanadas.” After all, how can you not love a food whose name translates literally as something like, “embreadinated.” more