Real Bagels COOKING LIGHT, NOVEMBER 2011 How hard can it be? To make bagels? Not too, apparently. I didn't have the barley malt syrup. Didn't even want to try to find it. Not that I don't like bagels, but sometimes it's easier to buy them then to make them. I eat them so rarely...I'm not sure if it adds to the taste, but I thought these tasted a bit strange. Maybe they needed to raise more? I don't really know. They just tasted....strange. I can't even quite describe how they … [Read more...]
Rich Chocolate Babka
Rich Chocolate Babka COOKING LIGHT, NOVEMBER 2011 Chocolate and bread...how can you NOT want to make this? I mean...look at that picture! I just want to scarf the whole loaf like a fat chick!!I got a wild hair and made these and the Real Bagels from the same issue. Don't ask me what possessed me to bake bread that day, but I did. *shrugs* The timing wasn't the best for these two recipes. I think the bagels suffered. They should have cooked a little longer, but I needed to get … [Read more...]