Mary Berry is disappointed in you.
She really is.
I set aside half the dough; I wonder if I can sprinkle salt in between the layers and do a few more folds...
Dawn: Any luck? Willow: If you define luck as the absence of success--plenty.
'Touched'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Consuela - Jan 22, 2018 2:43:10 pm PST #21309 of 30002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Jesse - Jan 22, 2018 3:00:27 pm PST #21310 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That sounds like it could be extra amazing.
sarameg - Jan 22, 2018 3:34:28 pm PST #21311 of 30002
Is the butter salted? Honestly, I could see the croissants being fine minus the added salt, depending on toppings, filling. They're all about the butteriness.
Oh, I've not told you about my new favorite market treat: spinach & feta croissant. It's glorious. And the Pumpkin tries to steal it from me.
I got about an hr reprieve between the migraine painless thing and a massive sinus headache, so that was fun. I'm blaming hormones and the weather being unsettled (chance of thunderstorms tonight. & it was in the 60s.)
Connie Neil - Jan 22, 2018 3:43:01 pm PST #21312 of 30002
brillig
From what I've learned from GBBO, salt interferes with dough rising, so salt-less croissants may be even more puffy.
Steph L. - Jan 22, 2018 4:06:06 pm PST #21313 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
chance of thunderstorms tonight.
It's 57 and thundering RIGHT NOW. This weather is bonkers.
sarameg - Jan 22, 2018 4:06:36 pm PST #21314 of 30002
That might not be a bad thing. Messier eating. (My cats would love that.)
sarameg - Jan 22, 2018 4:07:17 pm PST #21315 of 30002
You're usually a few hours ahead of me in bonkers weather, so ....
Dana - Jan 22, 2018 4:08:12 pm PST #21316 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I have no croissants, and this really doesn't seem fair.
I had weird vertigo yesterday, which I'm guessing had to do with whatever front was blowing in. Either that, or it's related to whatever husband and I came down with. We're wondering if it might not have been a really mild case of the flu, mitigated by the flu shot. We just each keep getting random bursts of feeling like hell.
EpicTangent - Jan 22, 2018 4:32:27 pm PST #21317 of 30002
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
I may have to go home and make the croissants from the can in the fridge. I know, they will be as nothing compared to homemade, but they're as close as my home is likely to get anytime soon.
Not commenting on our weather, so I still have friends tomorrow.
Ugh, feel better Dana & DH.
Consuela - Jan 22, 2018 5:05:52 pm PST #21318 of 30002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
The croissants came out disappointing. I think I picked a poor recipe: Bittman uses just a regular puff pastry for them, without any yeast. So they didn't rise at all, and are bland because of no salt in the dough.
I hope they'll be edible, but I will save the second half of the dough for something else.
Went to get a mammogram, and I'm so tired I am skipping chorus rehearsal, even though I haven't been since before Christmas. I am beginning to wonder if I have something really wrong, I'm just so sleepy all the time this weekend. I feel like I could go to bed right now and sleep through until 6 am. That's not right.