Bread
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Another Croissant with rolled vegetables (commonly known as cigars) — celebrating the National Croissant Day / January 30th
There’s something mysterious– even alchemical— about the qualities that have to come together to yield the ideal croissant. It needs to be buttery and tender, but never mushy or overly moist. It requires a delicate flakiness-to-slight-chewiness ratio, and the layers of all-butter puff pastry should be well differentiated, without falling apart into a crumby mess…
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Mistake Noted!
A stated situation is that blueberries will rise, or move freely. Thus, they do not block, do not form a body, a wall. Basil leaves are different, obstructing the body of the bread to be freely moved by the heat. This seems to have prevented the wanted fluffiness. Lesson learned! Just like in the case…
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Wiener Schmäh, the mindset
Once more, this morning I sensed that impulse in the mindset of freezing frames, commonly known as photographing. Simultaneously, I was overwhelmed by the thought of delighting in the air of the city of Vienna. Not precisely to relive what the Viennese take pleasure in with their palate but rather to set myself in their…
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