Category: Baking

Banana bread

So tasty, I must write it down. (Baker’s Illustrated crossed with Joy of Cooking.) 240 g (2 c.) flour 1/2 t salt 3/4 t baking soda 3/4 c. brown sugar 2 eggs, beaten 1/4 c. sour cream 1 t vanilla 6 T melted butter 3 overripe bananas, mashed Whisk dry. Beat wet. Fold bananas into

Cheese straws

1 lb. shredded cheese 1/4 lb. butter 2 cups (240 g.) flour 3/4 tsp. cayenne 3/4 tsp. turmeric 3/4 tsp. paprika 3/4 tsp. salt Makes several dozen. Sprinkle with salt after extruding. Bake 7.5 min. at 325ºF (convection oven; more like 8 minutes at 400ºF in a regular oven). Extruding tip: use a cookie press