...well that was interesting..

[rkold]

The bagels turned out surprisingly good, though I think next time I need to bake them longer to make the outside crisper. The inside had the right texture though which is a major accomplishment. I also baked some cookies.. because I needed cookies.

I harvest my first cauliflower head! I forgot to cover it so it did not blanch properly and I will need to be more careful with the newest head. It tasted fine cooked but was a little mealy raw.

Cookie and Basil have a vet appointment later today. Shhhhhh don't tell them.

Comments

[lbmango.livejournal.com]

My guess, (not being an expert on baking by ANY means) is that longer wouldn't make crisper. Starting out higher temp and then lowering would make crisper?

I'm not sure about that though, but it might be worth considering...

[rkold.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure that would work. Its the first few bagels I made that are not quite crisp enough which makes me think it is the baking since I was not as good about timing them. I also was not as good about getting the water at a boiling temperature which might also be affecting.

I shall let you know how my second try goes since if Kennis is willing to eat them it is much cheaper to make bagels than to buy them as theyre up to $10 a dozen now and it is under $10 to buy enough supplies to make 10 dozen bagels lol