It’s unusual to get general requests here on CT. If anything’s asked for it’s usually more specific, in the way of “Help me with this!” rather than a “Tickle my fancy.” Yet it happened.
I’ll take “Things to fool around with on a weekend” for $600, Alex. What is, take a gander at the duck recipe in the recipe forum?
Same for $800. What is, un voir at the pain de campagne recipe in the baking forum?
If you don't know how to break a bird, you'll find some challenge with the duck recipe; but it's a technique well worth learning and the instructions are detailed. Otherwise, the recipe doesn't require much more than perseverance. For the beginning cook, it's a fun way to learn about casseroles which have nothing to do with cream of mushroom soup, noodles or canned onion rings.
On the other hand, the bread recipe can benefit from a experience and technical expertise going in; more so than most of the recipes I post on CT. Not to shoo anyone off something (s)he might like to try, but there are better ways to start baking.
I wrote it with the idea of doing a perfected, rather than an instructional recipe (not that those aren't "perfected"). That is, as a "bread basket" bread for the skilled home baker. But it got very positive responses from people one one step more experienced than rank beginner and ready to try their first, "artisanal," non-loaf pan bread.
BDL
I’ll take “Things to fool around with on a weekend” for $600, Alex. What is, take a gander at the duck recipe in the recipe forum?
Same for $800. What is, un voir at the pain de campagne recipe in the baking forum?
If you don't know how to break a bird, you'll find some challenge with the duck recipe; but it's a technique well worth learning and the instructions are detailed. Otherwise, the recipe doesn't require much more than perseverance. For the beginning cook, it's a fun way to learn about casseroles which have nothing to do with cream of mushroom soup, noodles or canned onion rings.
On the other hand, the bread recipe can benefit from a experience and technical expertise going in; more so than most of the recipes I post on CT. Not to shoo anyone off something (s)he might like to try, but there are better ways to start baking.
I wrote it with the idea of doing a perfected, rather than an instructional recipe (not that those aren't "perfected"). That is, as a "bread basket" bread for the skilled home baker. But it got very positive responses from people one one step more experienced than rank beginner and ready to try their first, "artisanal," non-loaf pan bread.
BDL
