My holiday baking thread in the lounge sunk like a stone

[tigereye]

I guess everyone's at work - I have Fridays off, so I am baking a bunch of breads for party and teachers at my son's school.

[kfred]

1. We can't bring homebaked thing to school

I just send personal notes of thanks. I DO have dough rising for rolls - they'll go straight to the freezer. I have three "do's" starting Christmas Eve so am trying to do stuff in advance. The garage is about to be adopted (with cooler) as the alternate freezer. It wouldn't be so bad in the actual freezer except I have a big roast in there and the other stuff. Normally we have to keep frozen jugs of water in there to fill it up.

The white rolls I made today are the KingArthurFlour ones with potato flakes and powdered milk. I've never made them before, wish me luck!

[grasswire]

2. that sounds like an interesting recipe

maybe when you get some time after the holidays you could post it here for us?

[housewolf]

3. I'm not Kfred, but here's the recipe

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/soft-white-dinner-rolls-recipe

:hi:

[Tesha]

4. oh, those are the best!

I've made them twice and we never see any leftovers...

Hippywife gave me the link and here are some pictures of the outcome...

most excellent! thanks again... :hi:

[hippywife]

8. Actually, housewolf gave you that one.

I gave you one from allrecipes.com that I use on occasion.

[Tesha]

9. ah, yes...

I noted HW for the reference

House Wolf
Hippy Wife

You're both cooks I look up to - thank you both:grouphug: (along with many others who post here)

[hippywife]

10. LOL.

I can see how that happened. I really appreciate this group, too, very muchly.

[tigereye]

6. I'd be afraid to put food in my garage - it's a converted barn of sorts and

too many birds and squirrels like to hang out in there when it's cold...

:rofl:


Our school is very small and no one seems to have major food allergies that I cam tell.

[Tesha]

5. I mean HERE...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=236&topic_id=53036

are the pictures... sorry!:9

[blue neen]

7. Hey tigereye! I'm on a baking spree!

Last night I made the most wonderful little ginger tea cakes. They turned out beautifully. The recipe should be on the Rachael Ray website.

Tonight I am making M&M's cookies for my niece and nephew who will be visiting over the holidays. I actually picked out the red and green M&M's so the cookies would be "holiday correct". My husband says I am out of my mind. :crazy:

Tomorrow I'm thinking about making cranberry pistachio biscotti. This one will be a first. Wish me luck!

What are you baking?