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Does bread improver and vital wheat gluten affect water absorbency in wholemeal bread?
I have been having inconsistent results using the following wholemeal bread recipe:
https://robynonthefarm.com/blogs/news/1-hour-honey-wheat-bread-%F0%9F%8D%AF%F0%9F%8C%BE%F0%9F%8D%9E-quick-easy-...
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Can a chocolate bar contain alcohol naturally?
Disclaimer: I know "chocolate liquor" has nothing to do with alcohol.
Some chocolate bars, even when the number of ingredients is low, have strong flavor that sometimes can taste similar to ...
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Bought my turkey late Sunday night fresh [duplicate]
Bought my turkey late Sunday night fresh how can I make it last until Thursday’ will brine help
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Solid Matrix with Insoluble Calcium in Low pH 2% Salt Solution - How to Limit Calcium "Escaping"?
I have a solid soft structure that is made of a matrix containing insoluble calcium. I put it to a water solution with pH of about 5, and 2% salt - this likely breaks the matrix by exchange of the ...
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Thawing Spring Roll Wrappers
What’s the best way to thaw them without having them stick together or dry out, they were bought frozen as a block with multiple
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Keeping thawed spring roll wrappers
I want to make spring rolls with frozen wrappers i found, but there are many so i’d like to make them throughout the day not all at once, is it possible to keep them thawed? or should they be used up ...
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Did I take the turkey out of the freezer too soon?
On Thursday, I bought a fresh 22 pound turkey and put it in my deep freezer at 11:30 a.m.
I took it out of the deep freezer on Friday at 10:30 a.m. (so almost 24 hours) and put it in the refrigerator. ...
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What is the best cheese to use in Mac and cheese to make the topping very stringy gooey yummy?
Okay, real newbie here I’ve been looking up some recipes and came across American style Mac and cheese. It says about a Monterey Jack cheese in it. I am not very up on cheese. Is this available in the ...
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How do burger vans cook hamburgers?
Years ago, when I was in the Royal Navy, each evening a burger van would sell their wares on the camp. I remember the burgers were softer than beefburgers, probably hamburgers, but I remember them ...
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Is Vegemite particularly useful for brewing?
It is reported that Vegemite is banned in prisons in Australia in part because it can be used for brewing alcohol:
State authorities say inmates may use the strong-smelling condiment to disguise ...
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Reason for not using metal spoon in apple sauce
The other day I was checking an apple sauce jar at the local supermarket; it's not a product I usually purchase, and was thinking of maybe using it somewhere in my meals.
Reading its label I noticed ...
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Is it normal to find an egg with 3 yolks?
This morning I cracked open a brown egg that was extremely large and there were three (3) yolks inside the egg.
Is this rare? Why does a hen lay a 3 yolk egg?
By the way, the hen is a Buff Orpington.
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Why do white bubbles appear on the dough when it is baked?
Sometimes I make pizza dough using the "straight" method, without any special preparation, using all-purpose flour and letting it rise for a couple of hours with regular yeast, at about 70% ...
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Rescuing a runny homemade mascarpone
In the past, I boiled heavy cream and was able to add an acid, like lemon juice, to make a thick, spreadable cream product. I called this "creme fraiche" unsure of exactly how creme fraiche ...
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Would I be able to cut this recipe in half, and still have it taste just as good?
I’ve made this recipe many times and it’s always very good, but it also ALOT of cake for me, even when I share it with friends. I was wondering if I would be able to just cut everything in half and ...