@mirocu - that sounds nice! We're having the Scottish equivalent of a heatwave right now, so I grabbed some ice cream yesterday and have been pondering how hard it can be to make your own milkshakes.

I also approve of this particular necromancy, because I've been thinking of sharing my no-knead bread recipe.

Ingredients:

3 cups flour (you can substitute 1/2-1 cup for wholewheat if you want a darker bread)
1.5 cups lukewarm water
1-1.5 teaspoon salt (depending on how salty you like your bread)
1/4 teaspoon yeast
(possibly) grease for the baking tin

Instructions:

Stir all the ingredients together until they're well mixed. The dough should be pretty wet, drizzle in a bit more water if necessary. Then cover the bowl and let the dough rest at room temperature for around 12-18 hours or so (I tend to err on the high side or even go slightly over because my room temperature is relatively cool.)

Take a rectangular bread tin and grease it if necessary (I have one of those floppy silicone ones so it isn't necessary). Put the dough in the tin, try and spread it evenly. Cover with aluminium foil. You can let it rest for another two hours at this point, but you can also just go straight into baking:

Bake in a preheated oven at 230 degrees C (which I guess corresponds to 450 F?) for 30 minutes. Then take off the foil and bake for a further 20 minutes/until the crust is nicely brown. Take out! Most people would tell you to let it cool, but honestly I tend to go straight for omnomnom delicious bread omnomnom.

This is amazingly easy, no-fuss and DELICIOUS. I generally end up starting the dough just before I go to bed (takes about ten minutes), then baking for dinner or just after dinner the next day.

This post has been edited by Kazaera: Jul 8 2013, 11:07 AM

I might take you up on your self-made potion, Kazaera!

An update on my ice cream adventure

I took one with vanilla and chocolate, topped with cream, fudge and raspberries. Delish! No trinket though, but it was new for this year and I instead bought an over-sized novelty pen!

That sounds delicious, Kazaera!

Here is a quickie bread recipe for college guys who don't have anything in their apartments but beer - beer bread (beer = yeast, in case you don't have yeast):


3 cups self-rising flour
1/2 cup sugar
12 ounces beer
2 tablespoons melted butter


Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Butter a loaf pan and set aside. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, and beer and mix well. The mixture should be sticky. Pour into the loaf pan and bake for 55 minutes. At the last 3 minutes of baking, remove from oven, brush the top of the loaf with butter and return to oven.

Nice bread recipe there, mALX. My mom just baked some bread but I don´t think she used any beer

I gotta admit, this is interesting to know.

It is just like beer though - gotta eat it while it is fresh or it ferments. If it sits over night in my house, it goes into the dog bowls in the morning.

I made a sandwhich....once.

This is from King Coin, not me - looks very easy and VERY delicious:


http://imgur.com/gallery/t12eZ


If I try making that I will gain ten pounds, but I sure would like a taste anyway, lol.

I was just coming over to post that like you requested mALX. Looks like you beat me to it!

Sorry, had to clean out my in-box or all my new PM's would have been bouncing out of the overfull box, lol. I checked, and when I didn't see it here (gave you the credit)

Go ahead and say whatever you were going to say with it! And if you did get your request for them fulfilled, TELL US HOW THEY TASTED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No it was fine, I forgot to do it last night. It'll be a couple of weeks before I get to taste them. I don't have any of the mixing bowls and such that you need for it.

It might be better for me to hear how good they are rather than making them and eating something that rich, lol. I can see it now, "Bring the crane, she needs to go to the Post Office..."

Oreo Lasagna




Thanks for the recipe! You're right about the bowls. It was easy but the kitchen was a mess.

This post has been edited by Grits: Jul 22 2013, 03:30 AM

Ohhhohohohohohoho that looks GOOD!!

My mouth waters just thinking about it, lol.

Where is the recipe?

Here:


Glad you got to make it Grits! I'm still waiting. Hopefully this next weekend!

Now let me tell you of the AMAZING invention....the Crisp Sandwich.

All you need is Crisps,preferibly Tayto(only in Ireland) or Cheese and Onion Walkers(known in America as Lays),and two slices of bread,with butter but if you don't/can't want/eat butter it's not required.

Their eat it.

It's lovely.

To recap

Bread
Crisps
Bread

That's a crisp sandwhich,it's nicer than it sounds.

Rolo Pretzel Candies

You Will Need:

Mini Pretzels
Rolo candies, unwrapped
M&Ms

1. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.

2. Place mini pretzels on a foil or parchment covered baking sheet. Top each pretzel with one Rolo. Bake for 5 minutes until Rolos start to melt.

3. Remove from oven and gently press an M&M into the top of each Rolo.

4. Cool for 20 minutes, then stick in the fridge for at least 10 minutes so they set.

Also great with pecans instead of M&Ms.

That does sound good, Grits

I think I have to try it, that is if I can still find my way to the store. Haven´t been there since I stopped working in May