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Baking Bread

Pesto Flat Bread

Currently I’m playing around with yeast rise times at different temperatures. Having a lot of carrot top pesto left I tried to combine them and ended up with this flat bread snack. Pretty delicious and for sure just the first version I made. Different toppings and sourdough variants are things I want to try in the nearish future.

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Shelfable Curing

Failed - Cured Meat Second Try

This is the second try on curing meat. This time I decided for a pork loin cut. I altered several variables and it did not work out this time.

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Shelfable Pesto

Carrot Top Pesto

This pesto is a delight. The combination of carrot tops and sunflower seeds works really well. Its the first pesto I made that does not require parmesan.

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Shelfable Curing

Cured Meat - First Try

Curing meat is something Id like to try for quite a while now. I finally decided to give it a go and I’m looking forward to the results and lessons learned. This post is more or less a journal of what I did and what it ended up being.

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Anchovy Garlic Spaghetti

I love Spaghetti Aglio Olio. This version differs quite a bit from that as it adds anchovies to the mix. There are still things Id like to improve with this recipe, but the current state is a good base recipe.

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Fast Mapo Tofu (15 minutes dish)

This is a very easy mapo tofu inspired dish. Altering some ingredients and basically removing all cooking techniques this dish can be prepared within 15 minutes.

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Baking Bread Timetable

Short Sourdough Timetable Experiment (4h)

This experimental timetable for sourdough bread squeezes bulk fermentation, proofing and baking into 4h. Weirdly enough, it works. In general I like longer fermentations more, but its great to have a faster way at hand.

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Spicy Pork Tenderloin

This recipe just came about due to left over tenderloins from my meat curing project. I did not really have a plan what to go for, but the end result is pretty nice. It does not take much time with hands on, though for the best result you have to let it cook for a few hours.

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Bread Baking

Cheaty Lye Rolls

Lye rolls are a very well known in Austria. As baking rolls in my oven is a pain (I don’t get the required temperatures for a good oven spring) I adapted the recipe a bit to get a decent looking result. Using a cake spring form allows for an easy process but still ends up in a beautiful shape.

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Fast Asia Noodles

This is a very easy and fast to prepare asia noodles recipe. Its nothing special, but if you ever crave for korean style street food noodles, this is the recipe for you.

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Wip Baking Bread

W.I.P. - Dense White Bread

This is still work in progress. Its not there yet. The goal is to create a more dense white loaf with a round full taste. It does not aim for the exceptional taste or consistency, but rather to be a perfect neutral base for any kind of toppings.

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Fleischkrapfen

Fleischkrapfen are a filled variant of ‘Blattlkrapfn’. I’m trying to recreate ones from a mountain hut where we went to go sledging as a kid. This is my first try, and it does taste good, but there will be more versions to come until I’m fully satisfied.

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Blattlkrapfn

This is an amazing austrian dish. It used to be a poor peoples dish as the ingredients were cheap and common. Though these days it’s quite hard to get one’s hands on proper made blattlkrapfn.

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Dessert

Linzer Tart

Linzer Tart is an amazing austrian cake. There are a lot of different recipes out there. Taste wise my recipe is close to what I envisioned, though I do want to change some steps and maybe the dough to make it more presentable.

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Bread Baking

Easy Tangy Sourdough Bread

This recipe is following the beginner sourdough bread guide and combines the ingredients of two of my favorite bread recipes with high hydration and an amazing tangy flavor that can hardly be archived when baking without baking forms.

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Meatloaf

Meatloaf is a pretty often served meal in austria though I have not made it often. Right now this recipe is a good base, though its nothing special. Ill have to play around a bit more to make it outstanding.

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Bread Baking

Light Seeds Bread

This light seeds bread was a reminder to write down when ingredients when experimenting. First version was amazing, but reproducing it was a pain. Took me about 5 iterations to get to a point where it is near to what I want it to taste.

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Chicken Soup Dumplings

These are the dumplings I got as a kid when being sick, usually in chicken soup. I still directly associate them with being sick, though I do like them nevertheless.

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