I made Dutch Babies for the first time today. In fact, I used my ramekins for the first time today! I've had these since Christmas but never had an excuse to use them. Now that I've broken them out, I need more recipes which use ramekins! Can you guys share links to recipes that use ramekins?

The Dutch Babies were delicious. I've never had one before, but this is definitely going to be a repeat breakfast.

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Hey! I'm new here and I figured I would share one of the recipes from my brand new cooking blog, bakeddict. I hope you'll like it :)

Yesterday was a national day here, so I figured I would make a traditional dessert with a little twist. Flan is usually eaten with a spoonful of dulce de leche and/or a dollop of cream where I live. I thought making a flan alone was too dull so I figured adding the dulce de leche to the flan rather than next to it was a great idea. I really love flans with no additional siders, but I don't mind anything in it. Orange blossom is lovely in it, you should try it!


Look at that lovely beast, it's irresistible!

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http://www.postsecret.com/2012/05/sunday-secrets_26.html

PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail
in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard.









-----Email-----
Dear Frank,
If I had a son and he was at a party, watched a girl drink more than she meant to, saw her pass out, and made the decision to rape her... I would blame him. He would be a rapist.


-----Email-----
I was raped after attending a frat party freshman year. I hope the daughter of the parent who sent this never goes through that; knowing I wouldn't have my parents' support made me never report it.


-----Email-----
My sister went to a frat party alone, drank shots on an empty stomach, and passed out on the couch. No one raped her. Someone made her an omelet.







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-----Email-----
I had to watch the video while my husband was sleeping so he wouldn't see me cry. He's a veteran with PTSD.












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-----Email-----
Dear Frank,

Last night, I attended your PostSecret Event at the University of Oregon. Not only was I blown away by you and everything you do and the secrets that others have shared with you, but I was blown away by the community I am lucky to be a part of.

For months, I have felt so alone here. Last night, I decided to share my secret at the microphone. Right after, I received a hug from the stranger behind me. Not a pity hug, I could feel that she really meant it. After the show, I was approached again a few times and received encouraging words from people I knew and also total strangers. When I returned to my dorm room, I was Facebook messaged by an acquaintance, and emailed by a girl whom I didn't know, but recognized me from a mutual class. It was all so touching, honestly.

Here I have been, in my dorm room for months thinking I'm the loneliest girl in the world, while I'm surrounded by this wonderful community of caring people. What I'm really trying to say is, thank you, Frank, for bringing me closer to my community. And GO DUCKS!


-----Email-----
To the girl that mentioned she was at the Post Secret show at the University of Oregon...
I was the stranger behind you that hugged you.  Your story gives me hope, and even though we are different people with different problems, your story hit home.


-----Email-----
Dear Frank,

I was one of the people that got up to share my secret recently at the Stockton PostSecret event.

I just wanted to share with you just how special it was for me.

I knew that if I could share my secret, the deepest one of all, that I would feel better. When it came time for members of the audience to share, I almost chickened out, I was shaking; I was terrified. I got the first few words out, but I was too overcome to make a single sentence.

And then a girl stood. She walked over, opened her arms, and hugged me. This total stranger, I felt, cared deeply for me. I had never seen her before, nor did I find her after you were finished. But she gave me the courage. Even now, I have goose bumps as well as a feeling of total elation.

It is things like this that give me hope for the future. If a room full of total strangers can band together and support and accept one another unconditionally, then I believe that we're moving in the right direction. PostSecret is so much more than a movement. I truly think that it is a revolution.

I'm making a white cake and frosting the outside with almond Italian meringue buttercream. I'm looking for a recipe for a creamy raspberry filling for the cake that's not too sweet. Maybe something with cream cheese? Or a mousse?
Any suggestions?

This is a lovely and fairly easy dessert which can be made in advance and frozen - I made it today for Sunday lunch, when we have family coming over. Sliced peaches work well because they can be arranged so nicely, but it would be very easy to adapt to almost any fruit. The frangipane filling is from this recipe and to my almond-crazy family (you should see the amount of marzipan on my aunt's Christmas cake) is pretty much ambrosia. I like mine with the peaches set into the frangipane, but if you want them more arranged on top add them on after the tart has already baked for half an hour or so.



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This was my first time properly baking bread, so I thought it would be good to ease myself in with something not requiring long rising times or complicated preparation (it's based on this recipe, which is supposed to take half an hour, although they aren't quite that quick). The rolls came out well - quite dense and flavourful, and very good toasted. The tomatoes can be replaced with sundried tomatoes if you prefer, and the amount I've given for the chilli pickle should be subject to variation based on how hot yours is; I used a pretty spicy one and three teaspoons gave a flavour that was noticeable but not that hot.



Ingredients
- 450g wholemeal bread flour
- 300ml warm water
- 75ml olive oil
- 2 sachets/tablespoons dried yeast
- 2 tsp caster sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 12 cherry tomatoes, quartered
- 3 tsp chilli pickle

Instructions
- Combine the water, oil, sugar and yeast and leave to rest for 15-20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 200°C.
- Use a dough hook to mix in the (sifted) flour, salt, egg, tomatoes and chilli pickle and knead the dough for five minutes with the mixer on medium speed.
- Turn the dough out onto a floured chopping board and shape it into 12 balls.
- Place them on a lightly oiled baking tray and bake for 20-25 minutes, until risen and slightly crisp to the touch.

For all of us that remember neapolitan ice cream - this cake is those tastes, only in cake form. Brownie bottom, Strawberry Cheesecake filling, Vanilla Bean cake top.

For the recipe (it's long, but not complicated), including a .pdf of it, head on over to my blog. Or, continue reading.


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Oh my, these are delicious! The crust is buttery and crunchy with oats.
The filling is full of rhubarb and topped with crystalized ginger.

Lots more photos and info at The Alchemist.


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Hi fellow bakebakebakers,

I'm planning to make lemon-poppyseed muffins for a uni meeting on Thursday but time will be short then. So I was wondering if it works to make ahead the batter tomorrow and then put it into the fridge until I bake it the next day.

I'm also a bit worried the lemon juice or rind might turn it bitter after some time. Could this happen?

If you've tried this with a muffin batter before and have some experience, I'd be glad to hear your advice.

Thanks a lot.

xx Sun

So in my post on apple fritters I mentioned that this past semester I cooked, as a part of a team, Sunday brunch for the members of my co-op. Because Sunday is traditionally a day for several members of the house to sleep in or be hung over we only had to prepare a buffet for about half the house, say 30-35 people. At the end of the semester several people complimented us saying that Sunday brunch was the best meal of the week. One of the most common reasons they said that was because of the apple turnovers I baked about every other week. Well I can tell you I was doubly flattered. These turnovers are bit time consuming to prep and are easiest to assemble quickly with at least two people but they are very tasty. Once again the recipe the recipe was modified from one on allrecipes.com and is scaled to produce 45 servings, that way people at my co-op could have seconds if they wished.

Also keep in mind that because the co-op kitchen is designed to feed between 70-80 people three times a day it is basically an industrial kitchen. We even get inspected twice a year. (This past February we earned a 97). Therefore the baking sheets and ovens are rather oversized and I can do things like put 45 turnovers in the same oven at the same time. Heck I could double the recipe and do 90 if I used our second oven. This may seem like a no-brainer, but if you make the full recipe you'll probably be able to put 9 turnovers per standard sized baking sheet and one sheet per oven so you'll need to do about five full trays. Granted because they cook in about 10-12 minutes it's not totally horrible but still, I thought people might appreciate a heads-up.

Now that I've finished blathering, here they are.


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friends brought us a potato/ parsnip galette
& tiramisu last night. so good. i wish they had
stayed & eaten with us but they went home after
chatting a bit. on friday braxton's aunt & sister
& her kids will be here for the weekend--that will
be nice :)

still trying to figure out the baby carrier thing.
i got a ring sling from sleeping baby--i think i like it?
his bum isn't low enough but this was easier to put on.
need to work on it. he spit up on it as soon as i put him in it,
of course. now i have this sbp rs, moby, ergo + insert, zolowear rs &
new native pouch. i kind of want a fancy wrap, too, after
looking at all the fsot posts on thebabywearer, but
i will wait on that. ha.

after i get my license (i need to schedule a road test!!)
i want to go to a babywearing meeting. there is a group
in dayton & one in cincinnati, too.

well, i tried again... a little better? his head still slumps forward,
though, so his chin is pressed against his chest aeghghghghghgh what do i dooooooo.






have to get my license soon because i need to drive
to dayton airport at the end of june to go to idaho to see
my brother do iron man in coeur d'alene. braxton
will be away at a conference, so baby & i need to drive
him there, back home, & back to the airport... my mom
wants me to take a shuttle, but i am not sure what to do
about a car seat, then? do shuttles have car seats?
i'm not taking baby's car seat because my parents are driving
to idaho from california & they have one... less for me to lug...
i guess i could put baby's car seat in the shuttle and then stash it
in our car in the parking lot, if braxton drove himself and
left it there.... ugh.

sleepy me.

Okay, as soon as I read this month's theme was South America I had to post something. I have many ideas and I think I'll be posting them too, as soon as I make them, but I posted a recipe for a South American dish on a blog I had last year and I am sharing it here now. 

Originally posted by foodstory at Aidina's carrot cake for my granny

Need help BBBers! A friend wants almond cake cupcakes for her daughter's graduation open house. Her family-favorite sheet cake recipe that she normally makes did not do well as cupcakes. It was too... I dunno. Heavy I guess is a good word. I've been trolling through the archives looking for an almond cake recipe and the only thing I saw was a "box mix then add almond extract" recipe and I just don't want to do that unless there are no other options. Does anyone have a favorite almond cake recipe to share? Or would I just add almond extract to a yellow or white cake recipe and if so... how much? I personally can not stand almond anything so I don't have anything "almond" in my recipe repertoire.


ALSO I am looking for a peanut butter cream recipe to use as a filling for some peanut butter cupcakes I'm making for a bday party this week. Anyone happen to have a good one?


Now for the ethical question. I never use shortening in frostings because... ew. But a couple of weeks ago I did some cupcakes and it was very hot and humid so for the first time ever I swapped 4 tablespoons of shortening for butter into a buttercream recipe that called for 16 tablespoons of butter. The question- can you still call it buttercream? I mean I would never lie about it. If someone asked what was in it I would def tell them that I swapped a couple of tablespoons. But can you still call it buttercream if it's not 100% butter?

Thanks in advance!