Unanticipated baking problems

[mme_hardy]

 It is really damn difficult to determine whether bread made from brilliant magenta dough is baked.  You still have the cue given by the sound of a thump, but judging the crust color is a lost cause.

Will post beet bread recipe later (probably tomorrow) after I've had time to figure out the success or otherwise of the experiment.  It rose beautifully, smells nice, and is very pretty.

Comments

[nineveh_uk]

Leaving only the crucial issue of taste...

[wordweaverlynn]

Thermometer. I always use it.

[mme_hardy]

The old-fashioned thump-and-listen worked quite well in this case.

[vom_marlowe]

Hahahahah. That's great.

I once made beet chick-pea patties (kind of a tapas thing, very delicious) and had a devil of a time telling when they were done.

Also, I neglected to wear gloves when grating the beets. I looked like an axe murderer for a while, all bloody hands and MacBeth scene.

[tavella.livejournal.com]

Aw, no pictures?

[mme-hardy.livejournal.com]

There will be; I am currently collapsed in a chair.

[tavella.livejournal.com]

This is a reasonable thing to do after baking!

[mme-hardy.livejournal.com]

It took a *lot* longer to knead than I was expecting, and I wound up doing most of the kneading by hand rather than Kitchenaid.

[tavella.livejournal.com]

Back when I was young and energetic, I used to enjoy kneading as a soothing exercise. It's been a long time since I was that young :)

[sabotabby]

How does it taste? That sounds amazing.