The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

[ronott1]

I just baked a pan of brownies. I screwed them up. I had it in my head I was making cake. Apparently there is a correct order to mixing thingsAnyway…I was not impressed with it. I was expecting bold chocolate. For what it costs, I’ll stick with Hershey’s. It was $33 for a 2.2 lb bag. I was influenced by a baker I follow. Her cakes are good.

Rodelle makes a good cocoa but is hard to find. I currently have: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BA6GX4U?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1

Non dutch cocoa is better for Brownies. I have mixed black cocoa with dutch cocoa in recipes and it tasted good.

 

[N F C]

That would be fun!

Hi Ron, you'd be great as a baking instructor. I'm not sure how many people bake (or even cook) any more, you might end up with a ton of students!

 

[N F C]

DH just checked our rain gauge...we're up to 3.5" over a 24 hour period and it's still coming down. It's a good day for ducks

 

[ronott1]

DH just checked our rain gauge...we're up to 3.5" over a 24 hour period and it's still coming down. It's a good day for ducks

That is a lot of rain!

 

[N F C]

That is a lot of rain!

It really is with maybe another 3" expected by Saturday.

Last month when we drove to the Maker's Mark Distillery, we saw areas about 26 miles from our house that were flooded and that same area is in trouble again with this weather system:

I'm really glad we aren't close to that river.

 

[DigMyChicks]

Hope you didn't waste time/money on something that won't work for you. It's nice that it's fine enough to not need sifting (Hershey's is kind of lumpy).

I tried a brownie again tonight. It was ok. Hubby thought they were ok. I won’t waste it…too expensive. Hersheys is always lumpy. I have to strain it every time.

 

[DigMyChicks]

Rodelle makes a good cocoa but is hard to find. I currently have: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BA6GX4U?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1

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Non dutch cocoa is better for Brownies. I have mixed black cocoa with dutch cocoa in recipes and it tasted good.

I usually use non Dutch for everything. Thanks for the link.

 

[DigMyChicks]

Good morning all.

 

[N F C]

Good morning all.

Good morning DMC!

I'm off to a late start today. We were up most of the night keeping an eye on this rain situation. We've had over 5" so far and it's still coming down.

 

[janiedoe]

Good morning all.

Good morning, DMC ️