Originally Posted: Saturday, August, 17, 2019
Stayed up late last night because I had laundry to do and didn't want to do it during the day (even with smud no peak hr on weekends) Since I was going to be up past midnight...why not bake?
I made ground pork lettuce wraps for dinner from a center cut pork loin roast and had massive amounts leftover, so I sectioned off some and turned them into meatballs for Vietnamese Xiu Mai. Yes VIETNAMESE .. not the Chinese dim sum dumplings. It's basically an Italian meatball sandwich but on a French loaf, no cheese, and the meatballs are steamed in tomato sauce with a flair assortment of Asian seasonings.
I've been baking bread for a while now and with tried and true practices... Using very sharp knives and even crafting blades to try to score bread, and yet always fails or looks sloppy. So I broke down and bought a bread lame. Sure enough Amazon was stalking me... It was on sale with added bonuses.
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| $10.99 on Amazon |
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| Super Super Sharp! |
And I will say, good investment! I just now need to work on my techniques a tad more (learn something new everyday right?)
Was slightly disappointed there weren't as much air bubbles in the French loaves but the inside was soft and incredibly fluffy with the outside nice and crisp, I'm sure they will hold up when I build the sandwiches later today.
Was slightly disappointed there weren't as much air bubbles in the French loaves but the inside was soft and incredibly fluffy with the outside nice and crisp, I'm sure they will hold up when I build the sandwiches later today.
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| Worth all that effort, it was delicious! |
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-i.am.linda.nelson
Ruler of my Kitchen
