Bake Like It's 1908

I decided to open up my recipe selection to the whims of my facebook friends. I've been immediately punished for that decision as they chose something ominously named Vinegar Pie. Since posting about my dismay I've heard from quite a few people that they have vinegar pies that they love including at Cincinnati pie favorite O pie O. I'm assuming the pies the reference use more for flavor than sugar and vinegar but we'll bake it and see how it goes. Let's break this down 3 Eggs 2 Tablespoons Flour 1 Cup Sugar 1 Cup Vinegar Pie Crust Here's how I tackled this I checked the entire book and there isn't a single recipe for pie crust. I assume this is because it was just a given that anyone could make a pie crust so I went online and grabbed Mary Berry's recipe . Crust! I somehow don't own a rolling pin so I used a can which led to a crust that isn't the prettiest but I think it'll get the job done. MB...

This week's recipe is one I'm very excited for because it used choux (pronounced shoo) pastry. I like the challenge to try to shoe horn in a choux related pun (nailed it) . This recipe really has two parts, the dough and the filling. The choux dough provides comprehensive instructions but that filling is really just a list of ingredients so we're talking quarter final level technical challenge here in Bake Off  terms. Let's break this down into ingredients Dough 1/2 cup Butter 1 cup Hot Water 1 cup Flour 3 Eggs Filling 2 cups Milk 2 Eggs 1 cup Sugar 1/4 teaspoon Corn Starch Vanilla to Taste Here's how I'm going to tackle this I am pleasantly surprised by the level of instruction in the dough portion of the recipe. I'm going to get a pot going on the stove with the butter and water in it. I'll give it a stir once the butter has melted and then let it get up to a boil. When it's rolling I'll add 1 cup of flour a...

There are a few recipes that have multiple versions. Lemon ice is one of them. I'm providing you both recipes below, and I used the version on the left, mostly because the version on the right seemed too full of itself. I just spent a hot and mildly humid week in Georgia with my husband and the idea of a lemon sorbet style dessert was too tasty to pass up, even after we got back to chilly Ohio. Figured out how to put pics over her  Let's break this down into ingredients 3 Lemons Lemon Squeezer 1 Pint Sugar 1 Quart Sweet Milk 3 Egg Whites Freezer Here's how I'm going to tackle this All in all this is a pretty straightforward recipe. It even suggests that I freeze it which is more descriptive than some of the other recipes 1. Cut the lemons in half and juice the heck out of them into a bowl. I have a handheld squeezer that makes me feel strong I suggest you look into them. If you're like me and get seeds in there, scoops those out. Or p...