Any Home Bakers Here?

[cmom]

I want to try something different for cooking my turkey like a brine of some sort. I'm simple so I have to keep it simple, not exotic. I don't like buying ingredients I'll only use once. Done that been there.

 

[cmom]

Christmas is only 26 days away.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

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I love this spice company, been using them for years!

Thanks, I'll check 'em out!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Christmas is only 26 days away.

Catches me by surprise every year!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

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I love this spice company, been using them for years!

Thanks, @N F C, I've bookmarked them

 

[rjohns39]

Christmas is only 26 days away.

When I make a brine, I use equal parts salt and honey (about 3 pounds of each), onion, celery, carrot, apple, orange, lemon, lime, parsley, sage, thyme, rosemary and oregano. I hold back some of the ingredients and put them in a soup sock to go into the bird. Once you've got the salt and honey what ever flavors you want to work into the bird goes well.

 

[ronott1]

I want to try something different for cooking my turkey like a brine of some sort. I'm simple so I have to keep it simple, not exotic. I don't like buying ingredients I'll only use once. Done that been there.

This is the brine instructions from a recipe by Emeril lagasse. The turkey goes into the brine from 4 to 24 hours.

Brine:
1 cup salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 oranges, quartered
2 lemons, quartered
6 sprigs thyme
4 sprigs rosemary

To make the brining solution, dissolve the salt and sugar in 2 gallons of cold water in a non-reactive container (such as a clean bucket or large stockpot, or a clean, heavy-duty, plastic garbage bag.) Add the oranges, lemons, thyme, and rosemary.

Note: if you have a big turkey and need more brine than this, use 1/2 cup salt and 1/2 cup brown sugar for every gallon of water.

I am attaching the whole recipe to this post

 

[BigBlueHen53]

The sad little loaf on the right is what happens when you don't score your boule before baking. Lesson learned!

 

[BullChick]

The sad little loaf on the right is what happens when you don't score your boule before baking. Lesson learned!

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It looks like a sleeping calico.

 

[ronott1]

The sad little loaf on the right is what happens when you don't score your boule before baking. Lesson learned!

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Nice visual of the difference scoring the bread makes!