i like baking... i do. it's one of the little things that makes a house a home. but i was intimidated after the big move to start up again in my little kitchen because everything is so different here! for instance...
1. there are so many different types of sugars, and they go by different names such as royal icing sugar (instead of confectioner's sugar).
2. the eggs just sit out on the shelf -room temp. is that weird/sanitary?
3. baking soda = bicarbonate of soda. that's not a big deal, but still different!
4. ok. this is the hardest thing to get used to... butter does not come in sticks!! and it is not measured in tablespoons! it is marked off every 50 grams (if you're lucky). so when a recipe calls for "2 sticks of butter" you have to translate that to grams. 1 stick = 1/2 cup = 113 grams. so 113 x 2 = 226 and one block is 250 grams. i finally got it down (thanks to kendall)! woohoo!
muffin tray vs bun tray. i accidentally bought a bun tray (i was ordering from a catalogue so it was hard to see the difference) - i started laughing when i received my purchase! it is so shallow, there's no way you could make muffins or cupcakes in it. i'd never heard of a bun tray (have you??) so i was easily thrown off. it sits, very lonely, in my bottom cabinet, totally untouched. what on earth would i make in it? buns? what does that even mean?
the itty bitty oven. well, it's really not that bad. it's actually a double oven but i'm pretty sure the bottom one doesn't work. anyway, it's in celcius! that's a problem! i've learned that 350 = 180c so i can kinda judge everything else from there.
the itty bitty oven. well, it's really not that bad. it's actually a double oven but i'm pretty sure the bottom one doesn't work. anyway, it's in celcius! that's a problem! i've learned that 350 = 180c so i can kinda judge everything else from there.
there are so many other little things that make me laugh (and cry) like no chocolate chips, hershey kisses, peppermints... however, the local store does have betty crocker cake mixes that taste exactly the same so that's nice to have on hand!
ok well for some reason i thought this post would be interesting but now i'm thinking maybe it's only interesting to me... haha. oh well, i'll post it for record-keeping's sake...
the end!
and now... please join me in singing:
happy birthday to you
happy birthday to you
happy birthday dear craaaaig
happy birthday to you!!!
2 comments:
Hey chaiss i enjoy reading your blog so much. when we lived in germany i had the tiniest oven and it had no numbers for the temp. at all just lines!! i figured it out really quick cause you know i need me some treats. also i have an old bun pan like the one you bought and i bake little corn muffins in it :) so good
I wonder is the bun tray would make good muffin tops? Have you ever had them at Einstein's Bagels? They only give you the tops of the muffins- the best part!! Yum!
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