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KitchenKatalog: Blog 272
Sunday, December 08, 2013, 11:27 AM
I tried to make cauliflower pizza crust again. I used the same recipe as last time but I used towels to really squeeze the crap out of the cauliflower this time. Also, I squeezed the cauliflower on Saturday night but then used it on Sunday. Finally, I did it right on a pan instead of on a pizza stone / cast-iron pan. I had to cook the crust alone for 20 minutes. In that time, I threw together a sauce with 1 14 oz can of tomatoes, a tiny bit of olive oil, sriracha, balsamic vinegar and seasonings. I also immersion blended a bit of it while keeping some chunks.
I definitely likes it more than last time. It was a lot thinner and less wet. However, it didn't really hold together like pizza crust should. I am far from convinced that this is a viable alternative to pizza. And as long as we are willing to have fake-crusted pizza, I could make two tortilla pizzas for 260 calories (not much more than this crust). Still, I am open to trying it again. I'm just not in any hurry.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 7003, 2013-12-08_112747
Saturday, December 07, 2013, 07:16 PM
I brewed cider like last time using the following:
My notes are below but I am filling in a lot of it (also note that the juice came in plastic so I was adding it to the glass)
Took about 20-30 minutes. Would have been shorter had I not lost the yeast pack and had to find it
Out of curiosity, I took SG readings on the juice and the concentrate. The juice was 1.050 and the concentrate was off the reading by a huge margin.
Note that this was also my first time using a refractometer so I used both that and the hydrometer. It has been 36 days since it was brewed.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 6989, 2013-12-07_191646
Saturday, December 07, 2013, 07:10 PM
Brew 2013:09 - Milk Stout (2013-12-07)
I brewed a milk/sweet/cream stout using the recipe from Brewing Classic Styles. The only thing I really tweaked was that it called for Black Patent 525L and my shop's Black Patent was 625. However, I read that Carafa III (525L) is also the same as black patent. So I used that.
The recipe and notes are below:
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Milk Stout
By BCS with small changes
Method:
All Grain
Style:
Sweet Stout
Boil Time:
60 min
Batch Size:
1.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size:
2.1 gallons
Efficiency:
77% (brew house)
Boil Gravity:
1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Original Gravity:
1.065
Final Gravity:
1.024
ABV (standard):
5.34%
IBU (tinseth):
28.02
SRM (morey):
39.98
Fermentables
Amount
Fermentable
PPG
L
Bill %
2.5 lb
United Kingdom - Pale 2-Row
38
2.5
75.5%
4 oz
German - Carafa III
32
535
7.5%
4 oz
Lactose (Milk Sugar) - (late addition)
41
1
7.5%
3 oz
American - Caramel / Crystal 80L
33
80
5.7%
2 oz
United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate
33
207
3.8%
Hops
Amount
Variety
Time
AA
Use
Type
Boil
0.41 oz
Kent Goldings
Pellet
5
Boil
60 min
28.02
Mash Guidelines
Amount
Description
Type
Temp
Time
4.4 qt
Heat to 162-163
Infusion
151 F
60 min
1.9 qt
Mash Out with boiling H20
Temperature
165 F
10 min
3.1 qt
Dunk / Batch Sparge
Sparge
168 F
10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.45 qt/lb
Other Ingredients
Amount
Name
Type
Use
Time
0.13 tsp
Yeast Nutrient
Other
Boil
12 min
0.25 tsp
Irish Moss
Fining
Boil
12 min
Yeast
Wyeast - White bread Ale 1099
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 75 F
Starter:
No
Priming
CO2 Level: 2 Volumes
Notes
Based on Brewing Classic Styles' Sweet Stout (Triple-X)
Below are my notes. Note that I was also bottling the Brown Ale at the same time. Note that I did NOT have the grains double milled!
I need to figure out what is going on with my efficiency numbers. They really do not make sense. I checked the hydrometer and it reads correctly in water. I checked the volume and it is pretty darn close. Also, my boil-off was too low. I need to adjust these different things for next time.
Also, I am worried about the fermenter being so full but I couldn't get my tubing to work as a blow off so it'll have to do. Hopefully it won't make too much of a mess
It didn't seem to need the blow-off. When I went to bottle it, there was krausen on the lid but only in a few spots. I got really lucky! Anyway, below is my bottling notes
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 6986, 2013-12-07_191047
Thursday, December 05, 2013, 09:23 AM
I made Chicken Enchilada Casserole. Meredith and I have done this a few times before with beef but this time I actually followed the recipe and used chicken. Also, I went heavy on the salsa. I also used frozen broccoli, carrots and water chestnuts. They were bigger pieces than, say, peas+corn+carrots but I wanted more veggies and something healthier.
I used canned chicken as the recipe suggests but I didn't love it. Canned chicken always tastes a bit too much like canned tuna to me. I would use it again in a pinch but I think I prefer beef or maybe shredded chicken next time.
Finally, I used flour tortillas. I used two medium-sized regular ones. They are 130 cal each which is kind of high but considering this may four medium-sized or three large servings, that still not too bad. I also used light instead of fat free cheese. (I'd rather have the extra calories with the better flavor). The first layer was mozzarella and the top was a mix of mozzarella and cheddar
The original recipe is on page 66 of Hungry Girl 1-2-3 but I also wrote it up in "My Recipe Book"
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Original Wordpress ID and Date: 6973, 2013-12-05_092308
Monday, December 02, 2013, 08:43 PM
I made lentil taco cupcakes (with the regular method) as I have done before. I reduced the lentils to 3/4 cups (and 1.5 cups water, simmered for 10 min then drained). I sautéd half an onion, a julienned zucchini, half a green pepper, and a jalapeño. I then added the lentils. Instead of just taco seasoning in water with extra spices, I did about 1/3 cup hot salsa, some water, taco seasoning and other spices. The other spices included chipotle powder which added a nice extra punch. When I mixed that into the rest, it was not wet enough so I added some white wine and let that cook down.
They were really good today. Last time I wasn't as impressed but they were better tonight. The shells were nicely crispy and the filling was well seasoned and flavorful. The filling was just enough making me thing that 3/4 cups lentils==2/3 lbs beef is a pretty good relation.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 6967, 2013-12-02_204347
Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 05:45 PM
I made my Bailey's Irish Cream Cheese cake. I did the pretty regular recipe. I do have two notes. First is that this was the first time that I actually used a 9" pan and therefore the original recipe numbers. However, I realized that the way that my Dad had scaled it wasn't overly clear. And I always knew liked to have extra crust. So what I did was use the 10" pan numbers for the crust. And for the rest, I did a 4/3 x multiplier. It was a bit too much but it was better than not having enough.
The only other note was that I had to buy a type of fake Bailey's that has less alcohol. It didn't taste like it had the same bite which I attributed to the lower alcohol. So, I used Irish Whiskey to scale the recipe.
I usually have V cups of 17% ABV Baileys. I have 13% fake irish cream and 40% irish whiskey. So, the math is as follows: (Vb= Volume Bailey's, Vw= Volume Whiskey)
Vb+Vw=V
0.13Vb+0.40Vw=0.17V
in matrix form, this is [1 1;0.13 0.40]*[Vb;Vw]=[V; 0.17V]
V=0.44 cup so we find that Vb=0.3748 cups and Vw=0.652
Overall, the cake came out pretty good. I think maybe a bit undercooked. And it was served the first day too cold and the second too warm so it was hard to get a great idea of it. Oh well. What was amazing was how much easier it is to make this as I have done it many times and I am comfortable following complex recipes.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 6959, 2013-11-26_174505
Saturday, November 23, 2013, 05:28 PM
I made cauliflower dough pizza. I had seen various recipes for it in the past but I was hesitant because I though any calorie savings were negated by the cheese. But I cam across it again and realized that it was really not that much cheese.
I followed the recipe below. After making the cauliflower "sand" and cooking it, I laid it out on a pan sandwiched with paper towel and pressed it (stood on it). I wonder if that was not enough because it was pretty wet when I added the egg. Still, I made it as large as I thought it would fit on the bottom of my cast iron pan. Here is where I made another mistake. I should have just split it since it was a bit too thick. After I cooked it (see below), it was still pretty wet. I would have preferred it to be smaller and thinner.
Anyway, because it was so thick, it didn't really crisp very well, even though I did the first cook for about 15 minutes. I made my own sauce with 1 14 oz can of tomatoes. I immersion blended it a little bit and added oregano, a bit of olive oil and seasonings (oregano, basil, salt, pepper, etc). I also topped it with some ham (from a ham steak) and peppadews.
The whole thing was pretty good and I'd do it again but I would improve it as I mentioned above. I had to eat it with a fork a knife but hopefully I won't have to next time if I cook it well. I do think that the idea is pretty cool, even if it will never be as good as the_real_thing.
Cauliflower Pizza Crust (from Tasty Kitchen)
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Original Wordpress ID and Date: 6955, 2013-11-23_172820
Thursday, November 21, 2013, 08:36 PM
I made a lentil version of my normal taco stew. I did the normal recipe without the meat and I separate simmered 3/4 cup lentils in 1-1/2 cups water for about 10-15 minutes until it was mostly cooked. iI then added the lentils to the stew base.
I also added a big squeeze sriracha and a tiny bit of apple cider vinegar for some tang.
I really liked it with the lentils. I actually think I tend to like most ground beef things with the lentils. I guess I did miss the beef a bit but the lentils also had a bunch of flavor unto itself.
Oh, I also added a potato since I had them.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 6937, 2013-11-21_203622