Baking Questions
by I'm comfortable cooking, but definitely not baking. I'm going to put all my baking questions here, and hopefully, you guys will be able to help me out.
I was preparing this lavender honey tea bread last night, and I messed up on the first step.
You're supposed to combine the milk and honey, then simmer the milk for just a second, then let it steep. I mixed the honey and milk in a really small saucepan, put it on the lowest possible flame, then watched it carefully. As soon as it started to bubble just slightly around the outside, I turned off the flame and put the lid on for it to steep.
About 10 minutes later, it congealed. Yes, I had milk colored honey jello. What did I do wrong?
(BTW - Juicy, I know you're growing lavender, and this would be a fantastic cake for you to try. If only the recipe were simpler!)
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i enjoy baking, but i wish i didnt have to do the cleanup...between all the bowels & measuring cups & spoons...your kitchen is a wreck!
whoah this sounds tasty
Huh, I don't know much....
"Bring milk to simmer in small saucepan; add honey and 1 tablespoon lavender blossoms. Stir until honey dissolves. Remove from heat; cover and let steep 30 minutes."
That, definatly sounds like you simmer (almost boiling, but not rolling the whole time), add the honey & blossoms, THEN remove from heat.
Any experts... care to chime in?
I'm just a guy
You know what - I put the honey in the milk before I heated it - maybe that was my problem. I went dyslexic when I read that direction.
maybe you should remove it from the pan and then cover it? it depends on the quality of your pan, but it might be retaining the heat too well.
Hmmm... I was using one of my older pans, not the ones I consider great quality. Am I an idiot about the recipe, though? It didn't say to remove it from the pan. I'm just annoyed because I don't want to try it again and have the same thing happen, you know?
it didn't say that at all i just thought it might help. were both ingredients at room temperature? that would probably prevent curdling.
I wasn't trying to be a punk, I just thought I might've missed something. The honey was room temperature, but the milk was cold. Maybe that was my problem...
haha let's not get into a food debate on what's punk and what's not. the different temperatures could do it. let us know what you find out.
lol - my comment sounded snotty after I wrote it. I'll try again with room temperature milk and let everyone know. :)