Comments on: “I hate to tell you…” http://www.culinaryconcoctionsbypeabody.com/2009/06/27/i-hate-to-tell-you/ gaining weight, one pastry at a time Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:49:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Peabody http://www.culinaryconcoctionsbypeabody.com/2009/06/27/i-hate-to-tell-you/comment-page-2/#comment-61446 Peabody Sun, 04 Oct 2009 04:10:29 +0000 http://www.culinaryconcoctionsbypeabody.com/?p=522#comment-61446 Voodoo- thanks for pointing out the lack of walnut listing as well as the salt. Sometimes I type these out late at night and things get over looked. As someone who has had few baking classes in her time as well as someone who has taught them I am aware that salt helps balance. If you are accustom to the muffin method than you should use that. I made several muffins and quick breads using a mixer just fine. And not tough. Good thing I'm not one of your students then. But then again, all I do is run a free website. Voodoo- thanks for pointing out the lack of walnut listing as well as the salt. Sometimes I type these out late at night and things get over looked.

As someone who has had few baking classes in her time as well as someone who has taught them I am aware that salt helps balance.

If you are accustom to the muffin method than you should use that.
I made several muffins and quick breads using a mixer just fine. And not tough.

Good thing I’m not one of your students then. But then again, all I do is run a free website.

]]> By: Voodoo http://www.culinaryconcoctionsbypeabody.com/2009/06/27/i-hate-to-tell-you/comment-page-2/#comment-61441 Voodoo Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:24:12 +0000 http://www.culinaryconcoctionsbypeabody.com/?p=522#comment-61441 I was so excited when a friend dumped on me - er, gifted me with - a giant zucchini because I finally had an excuse to make this luscious sounding bread! Sadly, I had several problems with it - the first being that the ingredients are listed in random order, forcing me to go on a wild goose chase through the list at every step while preparing the recipe. So when I scanned the list multiple times to see how much walnuts to add, I finally realized it was not listed and just dumped until it looked "right". Also, the recipe does not call for salt, which I did not notice until tasting, unfortunately. A little salt in baked goods helps bring the flavors into balance. Also, the recipe only gives instructions for using a stand mixer and not hand mixing. I am accustomed to the "muffin method" of mixing quick breads, which calls for gentle handling of the ingredients, especially after the flour is added, to avoid toughness. As a cooking instructor, I always tell my students to read through a recipe before preparing it. Perhaps I should have followed my own advice here. Had one of my students submitted this recipe, I would have given them a "do-over." Sadly, I tossed the bread out and will not doing this one over. I was so excited when a friend dumped on me – er, gifted me with – a giant zucchini because I finally had an excuse to make this luscious sounding bread!
Sadly, I had several problems with it – the first being that the ingredients are listed in random order, forcing me to go on a wild goose chase through the list at every step while preparing the recipe. So when I scanned the list multiple times to see how much walnuts to add, I finally realized it was not listed and just dumped until it looked “right”. Also, the recipe does not call for salt, which I did not notice until tasting, unfortunately. A little salt in baked goods helps bring the flavors into balance.
Also, the recipe only gives instructions for using a stand mixer and not hand mixing. I am accustomed to the “muffin method” of mixing quick breads, which calls for gentle handling of the ingredients, especially after the flour is added, to avoid toughness.
As a cooking instructor, I always tell my students to read through a recipe before preparing it. Perhaps I should have followed my own advice here. Had one of my students submitted this recipe, I would have given them a “do-over.” Sadly, I tossed the bread out and will not doing this one over.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.culinaryconcoctionsbypeabody.com/2009/06/27/i-hate-to-tell-you/comment-page-2/#comment-59911 Kevin Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:21:57 +0000 http://www.culinaryconcoctionsbypeabody.com/?p=522#comment-59911 I always like those green and/or yellow flecks in zucchini bread. I like the sound of adding white chocolate! I always like those green and/or yellow flecks in zucchini bread. I like the sound of adding white chocolate!

]]> By: Catherine http://www.culinaryconcoctionsbypeabody.com/2009/06/27/i-hate-to-tell-you/comment-page-1/#comment-59908 Catherine Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:11:47 +0000 http://www.culinaryconcoctionsbypeabody.com/?p=522#comment-59908 White chocolate in zucchini bread? Brilliant! White chocolate in zucchini bread? Brilliant!

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