Quantum Multiverse of Cooking ..... or How I Learned to Bake a Croissant

Quantum Multiverse of Cooking

or .....

How I Learned to Bake a Croissant

Well, bake a croissant ..... might ..... be a stretch. I know how to defrost it and then bake it until brown.

BUT THAT COUNTS!!!!

And a very busy ..... Quantum Multiverse ..... of baking and cooking this weekend, so just the quick update with photos! LOL!

First BREAD! Decided to make a 2 lb. loaf of garlic cheese, and it mostly turned out. Not that garlic-ey, so need to put more garlic in. Not quite that cheesey, so need more Parmesan, and definitely won't do the 2 lb again. Bread machine STRUGGLED to keep up, and I had to add some water to make it a bit more consistent, part way through. Top part still looks a meteorite landed in my backyard ..... but I like crusty bread anyways!

Then, made the croissants from frozen, leaving overnight to puff up ..... but they didn't! So baked them anyways and they turned out perfectly!!! DELICIOUS! Just beginner's luck though! 

Then, leftovers ..... LOTS OF THEM! Grabbed the last few chicken breasts from the freezer, and oven roasted them all! About half were with Panko, the other half with cracker crumbs and lots of leftovers now!

Then a busy weekend down to the museum to see IMAX and the MAMMOTH! My favourite part of the museum! Wonder what THAT tasted like! LOL!

Quantum Slow Cook Pot Roast and the Uncertainty Bread Principle

Quantum Slow Cook Pot Roast

and the

Uncertainty Bread Principle

MORE QUANTUM POT ROAST! And another try at bread making, but with fresh yeast and special flour for bread making! The right tools in the ..... right hands! LOL!

Standard ingredients: pot roast, onions, garlic, mushrooms, potatoes, carrots, beef broth, red wine, all sorts of spices to suit your taste buds, etc. Easily found on The Google.

Quantum ingredients, but CERN not needed. But I am fairly sure they like pot roast too! Red wine for sure!

Just like when getting ready for winter, layering is important!

And prepped this all the night before, kept in the fridge and then just had to pop it into the tray and turn it on! First 1/3 of the time on LOW, then the last 2/3 on HIGH. Works like a charm!

And at the same time, started a 'New Adventures in Bread Making' as last time, it was a complete and utter disaster. This time, fresh yeast, fresh bread flour and a clean conscience! 

And was also trying to time it all, so below are the time lapse videos of ingredients, start, mid-way through and .. THE REVEAL!!!!!!

 AND THE BREAD TURNED OUT FABULOUS TOO!

Perfect timing too for dinner with some special home made smoked cheese from a new colleague!

DELICIOUS ON FRESHLY MADE BREAD!!!!

Add some fabulous red wine, freshly made and cut bread, smoked cheese, crunchy kale salad with fresh tomatoes, lemon poppy seed dressing, grated smoked cheese on top and it is a Top 10 Meal! EASY TOO! Oh, and of course, some World Class Crown Royal Rye Whiskey afterwards!!

 AND LEFTOVERS!

I HAVE LEFTOVERS FOR THIS WEEK!!!! 

残り物には福がある。 (Nokorimono ni wa fuku ga aru) Literally: Luck exists in the leftovers.
Meaning: There is luck in the last helping.

Quantum Bread Making Disaster, or....Making Dough is the Yeast of my Problems!

Quantum Bread Making Disaster

or....

Making Dough is the Yeast of my Problems!

Well, quite the Bread Making Disaster of the Year! Making bread is not exactly Rocket Science....it is ... CHEMISTRY!

So, the usual ingredients, in any bread making recipe book. Use The Google to find out what. This was as basic as possible, and I had never messed up before!

And the Terminator of Bread Making started......

All going well...for about 3 minutes....and then....it just did not seem like everything was ... coming together.....

So, no sense in stoppling it...just let it grind, growl and grow...

Until finally, it was done.......about 3 hours later!!!!

And the results speak for themselves.... because I certainly won't speak for them!!!!!

Yes, the bread came out that way! My best guess is the flour was a little old, and the yeast was a little...dead! So next time, fresh stuff and it will turn out!