/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>17594401
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>>17594453
Ok well um I made a chocolate pie dough. It is chilling now.

AP flour, butter, salt, msg, toasted sugar, cocoa powder, glycerol monostearate (moisture), sodium stearoyl lactylate (also for moisture)

and some local milk I picked up from a dairy (I also got a quart of black walnut ice cream, and 2 containers of fresh cheese curds maybe for poutine)

I'm going to blind bake the dough in an 11 in pie pan I have - and then chill it - and then add the chilled choccy mouse - and maybe top it with glazed walnuts, freeze-dried raspberry powder, or both

>>17594401
>I also, of course, added a smol pinch of msg
Because you need help making your cooking more flavorful? It's okay bro, you'll get to the point where you will be a good cook and don't need to add it

>>17594401
Pic looks like a literal pile of shit, you're off to a good start

>>17594576
don't tell him about the blueberry empanada fiasco
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I dunno can u really make choccy mouse and NOT have it look like poop? That's why I'll cover it up with raspberry powder or something.

>>17594401
I love creampies as much as the next guy

>>17594600
ok but like actual pies, you know?

I finally got to use my 4 cup gravy separator! I saved the chicken drippings from the bottom of the pan I baked it in and then it has a lever to release a hole at the bottom and you transfer the juices into a container and throw out the fat layer.

I'm also making chicken stock with roasted chicken wings so I will make a real gravy with the drippings and some chicken stock as well.

Chocolate crust is chilling in the freezer for a bit - then I will bake it all the way through.

I decided on a whim to make honey glazed walnuts - except I used half pecans, half walnuts cuz that's what I have. They smell fragrant. When they are done I will blind bake my pie shell.

https://www.marthastewart.com/315925/honeyed-walnuts

So, these candied nuts will be added atop the crust base of my creampie. I don't want them to deflate the chocolate mousse. So crust, honeyed nuts, choccy mouse, then a dusting of raspberry powder on top to finish. I probably won't finish making it till tomorrow but I'll post a pic somewhere here if anyone is interested.

honey + melted butter + salt + msg +. (walnuts and pecans, roughly chopped) + a little cinnamon and vanilla extract

350 for ~16 min

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>>17594401
this looks like what my dog left after he ate a whole bar of soap

>>17595283
yeah but it tastes delicious. I'm covering it with freeze dried raspberry powder ok?

anywys, choccy crust is baking. Not sure for how long 350f for 40 min then I'm gonna check it.

I made one two weeks ago. They're very good.

>>17595299
vanilla pudding atop nilla wafers? What am I looking at?

>>17595303
Graham cracker, vanilla custard poured over banana slices. I didn't do a side crust for some reason. Extra dick egg yolks because I had a lot to get rid of.

>>17595368
Did you at least make the vanilla custard yourself (i.e. not instant pudding mix)?

Love creampies

>>17595425
I make everything from scratch most of the time.

>>17595465
oh yeah I kinda remember this. You claimed you overcooked the crust - but really imho pie dough better a bit overcooked than undercooked - just gets it a bit crispy.

Well that's good.

Anyways I set aside a pre-ferment for sub rolls for cheesesteaks I'm making soon. I'm boiling down the chicken stock I made, then I will store it. And I just took the chocolate crust out of the oven and will let it cool.

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>>17594587
>I dunno can u really make choccy mouse and NOT have it look like poop?
How often do you think about eating shit, anon?

>>17595652
Like never. I didn't bring it up - others did.

>>17595691
Keep it up. Want to see that cross section

OP?

>>17596642
He died. It wasn't chocolate after all...

>>17596642
I just woke up!

While you wait for my creampie - I breaded some eggplant fries. I seasoned them with salt, pepper, za'atar (middle eastern oregano, sumac, sesame herb and spice mix), lemon juice, a touch of maple syrup and msg

and then breaded them in a mix of white and buckwheat flours (sifted) to which I added a bit of milk so you would get bigger chunks on the breading.

They are going to top a pizza (dough is in the fridge) with cilantro/spinach pesto and a smol can of cherry tomatoes, and I also roasted red peppers and I have a roasted whole chicken to dice up and put on some of it (some meat, some veggie).

I think the glazed nuts can be used on both the choccy creampie AND to top the pizza.

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finished frying the eggplant fries!

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Finished prepping dinner I think! Just have to assemble the creampie.

I made cilantro-spinach pecan pesto with a can of cherry tomatoes added.

I've got roasted orange bell pepper strips and eggplant fries to top the pizza - as well as diced chicken from a whole chicken I roaasted, and grated parmesan and (low-moisture, whole milk) mozzarella cheese.

>>17598341
Those look tasty. I think I'm going to make some tomorrow

>>17598981
They are tasty - I tried them.

So I cut the ends off the eggplant, peeled them, then tried to cut them into wide matchsticks - but really my lesson was it would have been a LOT easier to bread them if I made them a bit wider - so keep that in mind.

To get the "crumbed" effect on the breading - you mix in milk, buttermilk, or other liquid, a small amount, into the (seasoned) flour, a little at a time, then stir until it's a good mix of chunks and powder.

I like to add a generous amount of water to my beaten eggs - I find it helps the coating adhere better.

I added some za'atar seasoning to the fries, but I do recommend adding SOMETHING herby/spicy to the eggplant strips themselves - they would be a bit bland without it.

And make sure to FREEZE the breaded eggplant strips for 20-40min before frying so the breading stays on.

Be generous with the salt and I added a bit of lemon juice to the cut eggplant strips so they wouldn't be too rich.

I finished making the creampie! I dusted it with freeze-dried strawberry powder.

Pink on the outside, deep rich chocolate within, and a generous layer of glazed nuts buried deep.

I'll post a dissection later when I serve it if anyone is interested in getting a closer look at my creampie.

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I'd like to see more of your creampie

>>17599238
See you back here in a few hours I hope!

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>>17599192
Nice job sir

>>17599192
that looks like the surface of Mars. Hope it's good

>>17599487
He needs to recharge between pies.

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>>17600248
it's a little messy but here's the closeup

my dad CANNOT GUESS what the red/pink powder is on top

I told him "common red fruit"

he has guessed pomegranate, cherry, apple, nectarine, grape, all wrong

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>>17594401
That looks like something a gay overweight nose-tribe male with a gay voice would make, but I reckon thats not you OP? Hopefully its not kosher.

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>>17600279
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Cmon man get a pic of a slice out on a plate
Looks amazing. Its dessicated strawberry powder

>>17594587
>can you make choccy mousse without it looking like poop
see p. 344 of the Ferrandi French Pâtisserie book or make whipped ganache if you want something simpler

>>17600279
okay now show the actual slice

>>17602591
Didnt get a pic of that sorry

>>17603320
It's only been 18hr. Did your family eat a whole pie already?

>>17594401
>get a sweet bagel roll
>mix some mascarpone and instant cocoa drink powder
>combine the two
Wa la, a home made chococreampie.

>>17603325
I saved a quarter, they got half, we ate a quarter.

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