My gallon jar of honey is in a semi-solid state. This is actually a good thing, since that makes it much easier to measure.
When I'm making bread (like challah [0], for example!), I measure my honey into a bowl (or the bread machine pan). To be completely honest, most times I just use a long-handled spoon to scoop out the honey, and try to guess on the amount. ;)
Then I heat up about half of the water that's called for in the bread recipe. I heat the water really hot (maybe even to boiling!) and add it to the honey in my bowl. Sometimes I add salt or sugar or other things that the recipe calls for, but not eggs, flour, or yeast, for sure. ;)
Then, I get one of my kitchen helpers to come and stir the honey until it melts. Before long, I have some lovely melted honey! I add the rest of the water that the recipe calls for -- only I use cold water this time. This makes the water and honey mixture the right temperature for making bread. And I continue on with my recipe... :)
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Kitchen Tip Tuesdays Participants
| 1. Nicole @The Simple Cajun Life (Homemade Beignets) [1] 2. Rachael @ Beans & Rice (cold/flu fighter from your kitchen) [2] 3. Our Red House (How to Make an Egg with Toast Soldiers for Breakfast) [3] 4. If Only I Had Super Powers (freezing milk cubes) [4] 5. Laura @ Heavenly Homemakers (veggie breakfast recipe!) [5] 6. Niki (trick for apple crisp) [6] 7. Tanya (cleaning off the table with little helpers) [7] 8. Debbie J (Pretty Burner Covers) [8] 9. 5intow (making ground flax seed) [9] 10. 5intow (using ground flax seed) [10] |
11. Miranda (Restaurant style rolls) [11] 12. Candace (freezing stockpiled Pillsbury breads) [12] 13. Lynn (freezer meals) [13] 14. Edi (Quick Healther Biscuits) [14] 15. Julie Stiles Mills (coffee tricks) [15] 16. Sonshine (dirty knife container) [16] 17. Mrs. Mordecai (meatballs and rice) [17] 18. Elizabethsue @Wife [18] 19. Erica (fun in the kitchen) [19] 20. Rebekah (Substitution for Cream) [20] |
21. mom2fur (freezer inventory) [21] 22. Blessings Abound (Cleaning a Burnt Microwave) [22] 23. The Nourishing Gourmet-Lindsay's healthy pizza [23] 24. Mrs. Pear (Using Up Leftover or Stale Bread) [24] 25. DONNA- greasing pans [25] 26. Mrs. S (Feeding Hungry Toddlers) [26] 27. Ann'Re (Fridge Cleaning) [27] 28. Michele (using our foreman grill to cook bacon) [28] 29. Liberty (healthy eating made easy) [29] |
Links:
[1] http://thesimplecajunlife.blogspot.com/2008/03/kitchen-tip-tuesday-homemade-beignets.html
[2] http://crosbeans.blogspot.com/2008/03/delicious-inexpensive-cold-fighter.html
[3] http://ourredhouse.blogspot.com/2008/03/soft-boiled-egg-for-breakfast.html
[4] http://ifonlyihadsuperpowers.blogspot.com/2008/03/freezing-milk-cubes-will-it-work.html
[5] http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/blog/?p=630
[6] http://minimalistmommy.blogspot.com/2008/03/from-cortland-to-macintosh.html
[7] http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Lilyofthevalley4/508302/
[8] http://homemakingdreams.blogspot.com/2008/04/kitchen-tip-tuesday.html
[9] http://delightinginhisrichness.blogspot.com/2008/04/kitchen-tip-making-and-storing-ground.html
[10] http://delightinginhisrichness.blogspot.com/2008/04/kitchen-tip-using-ground-flax-in-recipe.html
[11] http://lifeonhackberryroad.blogspot.com/2008/03/restaurant-style-rolls.html
[12] http://agardenofblessings.blogspot.com/2008/04/freezing-stockpiled-breads.html
[13] http://lynnskitchenadventures.blogspot.com/2008/03/freezing-meals.html
[14] http://exoticeatingexperiment.blogspot.com/2008/04/kitchen-tip-tuesdays-quick-healthier.html
[15] http://pragmaticcompendium.wordpress.com/2008/04/01/love-coffee/
[16] http://glimpseofsonshine.blogspot.com/2008/04/kitchen-tip-tuesdays.html
[17] http://be-it-ever-so-humble.blogspot.com/2008/04/meatballs-and-rice.html
[18] http://www.wifehappens.com/2008/04/kitchen-tip-tuesday.html
[19] http://burganfamily.blogspot.com/2008/04/have-some-fun-in-kitchen-today.html
[20] http://rebekahsfamilyfoodandfun.blogspot.com/2008/04/i-often-try-to-make-dishes-as-healthy.html
[21] http://sortafrugal.blogspot.com/2008/04/kitchen-tip-tuesday.html
[22] http://intricatebalance.blogspot.com/2008/03/cleaning-burnt-microwave.html
[23] http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2008/04/my-favorite-dinner-series-lindsay.html
[24] http://mrspear.blogspot.com/2008/04/using-up-leftover-or-stale-bread.html
[25] http://momsfrugal.blogspot.com/2008/04/kitchen-tip-greasing-pans.html
[26] http://dailyreforming.blogspot.com/2008/04/kitchen-tip-feeding-constantly-hungry.html
[27] http://blog.annre.us/2008/04/kitchen-tip-tuesdays-fridge-cleaning.html
[28] http://koreamom.blogspot.com/2008/04/george-foreman-grill-not-just-for.html
[29] http://healedofdepression.blogspot.com/2008/04/healthy-eating-made-easy.html