First, a non-religious confession: Many years ago in Washington, D.C., my dear friend David (who also has Irish heritage) raised a glass and said “Sláinte,” which I heard as (and
Hello! I'm hoping someone is able to help me with an issue I've been seeing with my bagels. I've been baking bagels for a few months now and I've had a consistent problem with big holes and tunnels in the crumb, I assume from large fermentation bubbles. I've tried different proofing times, shaping techniques, aggressive degassing, types of yeast, flour types and brands,
What recipe did you use?
enaid
I have Delia s cook book and have made Delia s hot cross buns many times. However, although they were very nice, I have since found Dan Lepard s recipe, available elsewhere on this site, which I think is far superior. Give it a try and compare, but don t make too many. Hot cross buns are great but are very fattening. A good thing Easter only comes around once a year!
busy lizzy
Hi , I would also like to know what recipe you used.
erdosh
I love making hot cross buns, too. But you didn t quite get the crosses right: they should be like a crucifix as they were originally inteneded to be. And the crosses are drawn with a pastry bag containing thick icing sugar paste. I just made some too but my pastry bag broke and I had to smear icing sugar over top like on cinnamon buns.
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