Introduction To Baking In Crock-pots #2 Recipe
Yield: 1 servingsYield: 1 servings
Recipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
DEIDREANNE PENRODFGGT98B
Directions:
About Baking Recipes When you are baking in a slow cooker, prepare the
dough or batter as you would when cooking in conventional utensils; then
pour the batter or place the dough in a container the right size to fit
inside your slow cooker. The large cookers will take 1-, 1 1/2-, and 2- or
3-quart molds. The molds high sides are important. The dough or batter
needs space to rise under a cover. Since molds dont come equipped with
covers or lids, use a plate or piece of foil to cover the mold and to keep
steam from dampening the dough. A mold can sit on a Pyrex cup if you have
no trivet. Some doughs and batters dont need to be protected from the
steam - for instance, Plum Pudding is steamed rather than baked. Other
batters are dense enough to take all the steam likely to fall on them
without harm. But other batters, such as Pound Cake, should be kept away
from steam. Moist cakes and tea breads come out very well in the slow
cooker. And youll find it is fun to experiment with making homemade breads
of all sorts from scratch. Among the recipes that follow are some basic
combinations. Use these to adapt your own favorite recipes for fruit
breads, yeast breads, and buns.
Using the Timer for Baking While some baked goods turn out well cooked on
Low, many of the recipes call for cooking on High for just a few hours (not
8 to 10 hours!). Mix your batter and use a timer to start the slow pot
going in your absence. That lets you leave whenever you like and come back
to the aroma of ready- to-eat muffins or cake. If you delay baking goods
containing baking powder and baking soda, they may end up flatter than they
should be. This may be because the baking powder or baking soda warmed up
as soon as the ingredients were mixed and had lost its rising power by the
time baking began. Keep all the ingredients cooled when you time your
baking to start several hours after the batter has been mixed. If the
recipes call for water in the slow cooker before baking starts, add an
equivalent of ice cubes for timer-started baking. You wont get the kind of
richly browned tops on goods baked in slow cookers that you get in an oven.
Icing or glaze will mask that for party occasions. But in truth its such a
treat to have comfort foods without seeing the cook slaving over the stove
for an hour before it is served that no one will mind much.
Dont Lift the Lid During Baking During the early part of the baking, dont
lift the lid. You will let out heat and delay the baking process. When the
baked goods are almost done, lift the lid and test quickly for doneness by
inserting a toothpick in the center of the cake or bread.
Puddings, Custards, and Compotes Some other breakfast foods from
Grandmothers day are stewed dried fruits such as prunes, raisins, and
apricots. These (as well as fresh fruits) can be cooked overnight in the
cooker and be ready to eat when you get up. Or they can be cooked overnight
and chilled all day, to provide economical and richly nutritious desserts
for dinner. In many areas, electrical rates are lower at night than during
the day. In these areas, overnight cooking has a double appeal: you rise to
a delicious breakfast at half the price! Custards and puddings respond
beautifully to the slow, gentle heat of the slow cooker. Some require
covering to keep steam from the ingredients. Ive included two basic rice
pudding recipes that will give you an idea of what the cooker can do in
this area. Caramel Custard - one of the worlds favorite desserts - also
turns out well in a slow cooker.
Source: "Clear & Simple Crockery Cooking", by Jacqueline Heriteau, Grosset
& Dunlap, NY, c1975
From the Recipe Files of: Deidre-Anne Penrod, FGGT98B on Prodigy,
J.PENROD3 on GEnie
Yield: 1 servings
Source from luhu.jp
dough or batter as you would when cooking in conventional utensils; then
pour the batter or place the dough in a container the right size to fit
inside your slow cooker. The large cookers will take 1-, 1 1/2-, and 2- or
3-quart molds. The molds high sides are important. The dough or batter
needs space to rise under a cover. Since molds dont come equipped with
covers or lids, use a plate or piece of foil to cover the mold and to keep
steam from dampening the dough. A mold can sit on a Pyrex cup if you have
no trivet. Some doughs and batters dont need to be protected from the
steam - for instance, Plum Pudding is steamed rather than baked. Other
batters are dense enough to take all the steam likely to fall on them
without harm. But other batters, such as Pound Cake, should be kept away
from steam. Moist cakes and tea breads come out very well in the slow
cooker. And youll find it is fun to experiment with making homemade breads
of all sorts from scratch. Among the recipes that follow are some basic
combinations. Use these to adapt your own favorite recipes for fruit
breads, yeast breads, and buns.
Using the Timer for Baking While some baked goods turn out well cooked on
Low, many of the recipes call for cooking on High for just a few hours (not
8 to 10 hours!). Mix your batter and use a timer to start the slow pot
going in your absence. That lets you leave whenever you like and come back
to the aroma of ready- to-eat muffins or cake. If you delay baking goods
containing baking powder and baking soda, they may end up flatter than they
should be. This may be because the baking powder or baking soda warmed up
as soon as the ingredients were mixed and had lost its rising power by the
time baking began. Keep all the ingredients cooled when you time your
baking to start several hours after the batter has been mixed. If the
recipes call for water in the slow cooker before baking starts, add an
equivalent of ice cubes for timer-started baking. You wont get the kind of
richly browned tops on goods baked in slow cookers that you get in an oven.
Icing or glaze will mask that for party occasions. But in truth its such a
treat to have comfort foods without seeing the cook slaving over the stove
for an hour before it is served that no one will mind much.
Dont Lift the Lid During Baking During the early part of the baking, dont
lift the lid. You will let out heat and delay the baking process. When the
baked goods are almost done, lift the lid and test quickly for doneness by
inserting a toothpick in the center of the cake or bread.
Puddings, Custards, and Compotes Some other breakfast foods from
Grandmothers day are stewed dried fruits such as prunes, raisins, and
apricots. These (as well as fresh fruits) can be cooked overnight in the
cooker and be ready to eat when you get up. Or they can be cooked overnight
and chilled all day, to provide economical and richly nutritious desserts
for dinner. In many areas, electrical rates are lower at night than during
the day. In these areas, overnight cooking has a double appeal: you rise to
a delicious breakfast at half the price! Custards and puddings respond
beautifully to the slow, gentle heat of the slow cooker. Some require
covering to keep steam from the ingredients. Ive included two basic rice
pudding recipes that will give you an idea of what the cooker can do in
this area. Caramel Custard - one of the worlds favorite desserts - also
turns out well in a slow cooker.
Source: "Clear & Simple Crockery Cooking", by Jacqueline Heriteau, Grosset
& Dunlap, NY, c1975
From the Recipe Files of: Deidre-Anne Penrod, FGGT98B on Prodigy,
J.PENROD3 on GEnie
Yield: 1 servings
Source from luhu.jp