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November 18, 2008

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A Simple Dutch Oven Yellow Layer Cake

A few weeks ago, I went out and did something I haven’t done in a very, very long time. I bought a brand new Dutch oven. I haven’t done this in a very, very long time mostly because I haven’t really had a need to buy a new one. I’ve seen quite a few that I’ve liked a lot, and that I’ve wanted to buy, but I never really NEEDED them. There are those, true, that would argue that you don’t actually have to NEED, nor to even USE all of the cast iron you acquire. But, for me, to spend the money, I have to need it. And the need and the money never came together at the right moment. Until last week. I’ve been wanting to get good at cakes, see, and I really think that cakes do better in 10” Dutch ovens. You can do one in a 12”, but the recipes are usually designed for a 9” circle, which will make just the right amount for a 10” oven. So, if you do it in a 12” oven, it will be thinner, and bake out faster, and end up a bit drier. Just plain not as good. W...

SCHWÄBISCHER APFELKUCHEN - SWABIAN APPLE CAKE

Hier geht's zur deutschen Version dieses Posts I wanted to make a seasonal, early spring cake - with fruit. Apples were the obvious choice. You can use them the same day you buy them, unlike pears, you don't have to wait days for them to ripen, or even longer to turn dark, like bananas. They are always aromatic, even if they are imported, unlike the sour, tasteless strawberries from California, or the bland, watery blueberries from South America. I have no shortage of apple cake recipes, even one cookbook solely dedicated to them, but this time I wanted something fancy, not just Grandmother's homey kuchen, but a real Konditor piece (Konditor is a German pastry chef.) How beautiful can apples look in a cake? SCHWÄBISCHER APFELKUCHEN Short Crust: 230 g/8 oz. all-purpose flour 70 g/2.5 oz. whole wheat pastry flour (or all AP flour) 75 g/2.7 oz sugar 200 g/7 oz. ...

Dutch Oven Cornbread Cake

I had a great big Dutch oven weekend! It started with a demo at the Sportsman's Warehouse here in Midvale, UT. Those folks are great! I arrived and they had tables and canopies all set up for me in front of the store. It was a brisk day, but not really cold. There were a couple of spots where it drizzled, but we had good traffic all day. I cooked chili and pulled BBQ chicken with my own flavorful sauce. I got a lot of compliments as well. I sold and signed a bunch of books, too. I didn't keep count, because the actual sales happened inside. At the end, my body was tired and sore, but my spirits were high. It was really a lot of fun. Then, the next day, some old family friends invited us over to a "family chili cookoff". Of course, I obliged, and made some more. I also made some cornbread. My favorite way of making cornbread in the past was to do up a cornbread mix, then a yellow cake mix, and finally to stir the two...

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