Thursday, March 23, 2006

the last couple of days i have been baking:

genoise! the recipe is here:
baking911.com -basic genoise . this recipe by flo braker is also in Baking with Julia by Julia Child.

genoise is a delicious french sponge cake much like an American sponge cake; the difference being that genoise has less sugar, uses clarified melted butter, and whole eggs are brought to triple the volume. In American sponge cakes, the eggs are separated...the whites being folded into the yolk flour sugar mixture. And when doing folding, one must use a light touch while being thorough.

folding info here:
baking911.com - how to fold.

my first try went totally flat, because i had overworked the egg mixture too long and i was totally not following the directions. :P the whole cake deflated and had two yucky layers. it tasted like crap and of course went into the garbage. of course, i had also used my last cup of cake flour. *blah*

but i didn't give up...i really wanted to make genoise.

having no cake flour, i used all purpose flour minus two tablespoons. i timed how long i had whipped the egg mixture according to the recipe about 4-5 minutes. and voilĂ , i had a decent genoise. all cake, no yucky layers! i made two. need to post pictures of course!

note to self, need to get more cake flour!

family stuff:

my children's pediatrician wants button to start solids. good news is that she likes them. :)

i've been trying to make up for all the sleep i missed since my little girl came home. nope, ain't gonna happen. :P

i feel broken. lol. i think i could lie on the floor. i think i've even repeated this for the homecoming of my little boy practically two years ago.

they grow up so fast...you don't know until it hits you when they start talking and running away from you naked after having a bath. or smiling their first smile with a loaded diaper.

my son is getting most of his baby teeth. he sees his sister with a paci he wants one too. he's using it as teething soother. he is also screaming out his displeasure at the top of his lungs.

joys of motherhood.

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