Well I'm a fish out of water when it comes to bread making..but I'll try anything! My first mistake? Knowing the difference between active dry yeast and rapid/ instant yeast. I figured yeast is yeast right? Wrong! The advantage of the rapid-rise is the rising time is half that of the active dry and it only needs one rising.
Instant yeast is more finely ground and absorbs moisture faster, rapidly converting starch and sugars to carbon dioxide, the tiny bubbles that make the dough expand and stretch.{you learn something new everyday!}Unfortunately I didn't realize that they look exactly the same at the store! So my first attempt was not so good!I made the life less rolls {still ate them!} unsuccessful but it gave me an idea of what I wanted to change from the recipe I pulled from. MORE Cardamom! I love the flavor when most call for recipes called for 1 tsp I opted for 1 tbsp and a half! I know it's a lot of spice! I also added more sugar ! With my "mise en place" another attempt was a project for the next day.
Day twogetting up early again... trying to make this try a success! I had my instant yeast and started back in. After I baked these I realized they still didn't have the texture I was looking for but they had the taste! So I decided... I'm remaking these ..RIGHT NOW!
Third try {Please work!!!}
I figured that the recipe was off and went back to text book bread making Thank goodness I have two text books that have hints and techniques .
I'm going to make this recipe easy to follow
Get your Kitchen aid sift 4 cups of all purpose flour, 1 cup sugar,1 tsp of salt and 1 tsp-1 Tbsp of ground cardamom {to taste I love the spice flavor} with your paddle let it mix up a bit. add 1 stick of butter {cold cut in to 1/2 inch pieces} Mix it up until it looks like corn meal.
warm a 1 1/4 cup of milk to 110-120 degrees add 1 1/2 Tbsp instant yeast let it dissolve a bit
{ you are a bread maker do what ever you do to get your yeast active!} add it to the flour butter mixture paddle for 2 minutes switch to the hook attachment knead it for 3 minutes.
Cover for twenty minutes.
I'm going to make this recipe easy to follow
Get your Kitchen aid sift 4 cups of all purpose flour, 1 cup sugar,1 tsp of salt and 1 tsp-1 Tbsp of ground cardamom {to taste I love the spice flavor} with your paddle let it mix up a bit. add 1 stick of butter {cold cut in to 1/2 inch pieces} Mix it up until it looks like corn meal.
warm a 1 1/4 cup of milk to 110-120 degrees add 1 1/2 Tbsp instant yeast let it dissolve a bit
{ you are a bread maker do what ever you do to get your yeast active!} add it to the flour butter mixture paddle for 2 minutes switch to the hook attachment knead it for 3 minutes.
Cover for twenty minutes.Place on a floured surface 
Cut in to 6 -7 balls let rest for another 20-30 min. Pre heat your oven 350 
Roll out and cut into three strips {then braid}
Roll out and cut into three strips {then braid}
I did a "single layer" flat braid then circled it to form roll.Brush with egg wash I use 1 beaten egg and a splash of heavy cream
sprinkle sugar/ salt topping
3 Tbsp coarse sanding sugar and 1 Tbsp of Kosher salt mix well in a small bowl.
Bake about 30 mins. Let fully cool
{a bit of butter and I'm happy}Home Baked bread is essentially the best check out more helpful hint on real food for real families!
I want some. When you're out here, we either have to make them or take a run to Santa Rosa (or where ever the place is!)
ReplyDeleteGlad you got sucess! When we were in Bend this last trip my sis in law took us to a place that had these "ocean rolls" it was like a cinnamon roll/crossiant with cardamom. They were so yummy! I thought of you while I enjoyed it!
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