Pastries, baked goods, and donuts thread

Stabby said:
Pro tip: Only purchase pastries that are the same size as your cat's head.

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Dirty chai sticky bun, muhamarra focaccia (there's red pepper paste inside), and halva croissant from Librae Bakery.
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i don't know what any of those words mean but they all look delicious
 
when my kids were younger they liked to join in and help bake. my mom loves to bake so when they were with her, she kept them busy futzing around in the kitchen.

i attempt to bake and cook, and they would be in the kitchen watching, talking, helping, etc.

oldest has tailed off a bit owing to the fact that she now has school + a job but the youngest has found her solo baking groove and, frankly, it's killing me. just in the past week she has made chocolate chip cookies, monster cookies, fudge brownies, brookies, chocolate chop cookies and banana bread. i can only get so fat.
 
furley said:
when my kids were younger they liked to join in and help bake. my mom loves to bake so when they were with her, she kept them busy futzing around in the kitchen.

i attempt to bake and cook, and they would be in the kitchen watching, talking, helping, etc.

oldest has tailed off a bit owing to the fact that she now has school + a job but the youngest has found her solo baking groove and, frankly, it's killing me. just in the past week she has made chocolate chip cookies, monster cookies, fudge brownies, brookies, chocolate chop cookies and banana bread. i can only get so fat.
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theLostWizard said:
Would she share the recipe with a bunch of degenerate beer nerds?
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Her original recipe was for 6-7 loaves and I have it pared down to 2 here;

Preheat oven to lowest setting turn off once up to temp, about 100F

2/3 cup milk
1/3 cup unsalted butter
- Warm up in small pot on stove to melt butter, then allow to cool to room temp

1/2 cup water, warm
1 tsp sugar
2-1/4 tsp active dry yeast (1 packet)
- bloom yeast in water / sugar

2 large eggs, room temp
1 Tbsp olive oil
3/4 cup sugar
2 tsp anise extract
1/6 tsp salt
- all into stand mixer bowl, mix with whisk

Add milk / butter, mix until combined
Add bloomed yeast mixture, mix until combined

Switch to dough hook
Add 4-5 cups AP flour, looking for dough that isn't too sticky, drier than pizza dough. Probably closer to 4-3/4 cups

Once all flour is incorporated, dump onto counter and knead by hand for 5 min, unless your mixer can handle

Place ball of dough into lightly oiled bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and towel. Place into warmed oven.
Let rise for 2 hours

Prepare sheet pan with parchment
After rise, punch down and remove from bowl

Dough should weigh around 1400g
To make two loaves, 3x braid similar to this video


Divide dough into approx 700g, then into 233g pieces
Press out air and tuck/roll into preformed cylinders
Place on parchment lined pan, cover with towel and rest 15 min
Roll out each cylinder into 1-1/2” diameter strand, about 16” long?, slight bulb in the middle and taper the ends
Line up beside each other, and braid; 1 over 2, 3 over 2, etc
Place on parchment and proof for 2 hours

Preheat oven to 350F
Place pan with both loaves in center position
Bake for 30 min
Brush with egg wash and bake addl 5 min
 
We teamworked the lines this morning, Fear hopping in the RSD line while I parked and hopped in the Mindy’s Bakery line. Not pictured, two donut holes and a mortadella breakfast sandwich we split in the RSD line.
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This is a rhubarb and passionfruit kolach (have still never spotted a savory kolach in Chicago, but Lithianian bacon or mushroom buns are legit).
 
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