Comments on: Read it & Eat: Secrets of a Jewish Baker (Win a Copy!) http://jcarrot.org/read-it-eat-secrets-of-a-jewish-baker-win-a-copy/ Jews, Food, and Contemporary Issues Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:22:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Ben Rosenthal http://jcarrot.org/read-it-eat-secrets-of-a-jewish-baker-win-a-copy/#comment-9637 Ben Rosenthal Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:46:19 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/read-it-eat-secrets-of-a-jewish-baker-win-a-copy/#comment-9637 But Alla didn't submit a disaster story; just a baking tip. No? But Alla didn’t submit a disaster story; just a baking tip. No?

]]> By: Leah Koenig http://jcarrot.org/read-it-eat-secrets-of-a-jewish-baker-win-a-copy/#comment-7661 Leah Koenig Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:45:19 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/read-it-eat-secrets-of-a-jewish-baker-win-a-copy/#comment-7661 Thanks everyone for sharing your funny baking tales - and congrats to Alla Staroseletskaya who was randomly selected to win a copy of Secrets of a Jewish Baker. Keep checking back for more chances to win other great cookbooks! Thanks everyone for sharing your funny baking tales - and congrats to Alla Staroseletskaya who was randomly selected to win a copy of Secrets of a Jewish Baker.

Keep checking back for more chances to win other great cookbooks!

]]> By: Yael http://jcarrot.org/read-it-eat-secrets-of-a-jewish-baker-win-a-copy/#comment-7430 Yael Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:30:44 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/read-it-eat-secrets-of-a-jewish-baker-win-a-copy/#comment-7430 Trying to make bagels was my biggest disaster. I think I gave myself athritis kneading the dough and they came out horribly ugly. They were tasty, although they didn't really taste like bagels. My husband wouldn't touch them, so I ended up eating bagels for breakfast and lunch for about four days! Trying to make bagels was my biggest disaster. I think I gave myself athritis kneading the dough and they came out horribly ugly.

They were tasty, although they didn’t really taste like bagels. My husband wouldn’t touch them, so I ended up eating bagels for breakfast and lunch for about four days!

]]> By: LIZ KAPLAN http://jcarrot.org/read-it-eat-secrets-of-a-jewish-baker-win-a-copy/#comment-7349 LIZ KAPLAN Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:22:09 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/read-it-eat-secrets-of-a-jewish-baker-win-a-copy/#comment-7349 Phenomenal.......just love the comments and the fact that an opportunity exhists to win a cookbook. When I moved to my mobile home my Jewish cookboook with al way back when recipes was misplaced. BAM Phenomenal…….just love the comments and the fact that an opportunity exhists to win a cookbook. When I moved to my mobile home my Jewish cookboook with al way back when recipes was misplaced. BAM

]]> By: Julie Seltzer http://jcarrot.org/read-it-eat-secrets-of-a-jewish-baker-win-a-copy/#comment-7344 Julie Seltzer Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:23:15 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/read-it-eat-secrets-of-a-jewish-baker-win-a-copy/#comment-7344 I was baking brownies for 100, and the recipe called for 16 cups of sugar. The batter had an odd texture. So odd that it was cause for concern. So even though I was on the Master Cleanse, I tasted it. Good thing I did. The sugar was not sugar at all, but -- count them -- 16 cups of salt. I was baking brownies for 100, and the recipe called for 16 cups of sugar.

The batter had an odd texture. So odd that it was cause for concern. So even though I was on the Master Cleanse, I tasted it.

Good thing I did. The sugar was not sugar at all, but — count them — 16 cups of salt.

]]> By: Mama Beckala http://jcarrot.org/read-it-eat-secrets-of-a-jewish-baker-win-a-copy/#comment-7343 Mama Beckala Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:55:36 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/read-it-eat-secrets-of-a-jewish-baker-win-a-copy/#comment-7343 Just this past Father's Day, I attempted Rye Bread in the bread machine. I followed the directions on the rye flour package but I always use whole wheat flour instead of white. It did not mix at all in the machine but the recipe still sounds great (includes cocoa Powder) so I am going to try it with white flour and use the Kitchen Aid dough hook and bake it in the oven. Just this past Father’s Day, I attempted Rye Bread in the bread machine. I followed the directions on the rye flour package but I always use whole wheat flour instead of white. It did not mix at all in the machine but the recipe still sounds great (includes cocoa Powder) so I am going to try it with white flour and use the Kitchen Aid dough hook and bake it in the oven.

]]> By: Atarah http://jcarrot.org/read-it-eat-secrets-of-a-jewish-baker-win-a-copy/#comment-7325 Atarah Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:43:49 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/read-it-eat-secrets-of-a-jewish-baker-win-a-copy/#comment-7325 I recently made some gluten free brownies - based on black beans rather than flour. For some reason, I also got it in my head that they were also vegan, so in copying the recipe down I failed to see and note the EGGS. I did get a lovely pudding-like substance in the end. I've subsequently made it with eggs, and it's a really yummy recipe. People have no idea it's made from beans. I recently made some gluten free brownies - based on black beans rather than flour. For some reason, I also got it in my head that they were also vegan, so in copying the recipe down I failed to see and note the EGGS. I did get a lovely pudding-like substance in the end. I’ve subsequently made it with eggs, and it’s a really yummy recipe. People have no idea it’s made from beans.

]]> By: Tara http://jcarrot.org/read-it-eat-secrets-of-a-jewish-baker-win-a-copy/#comment-7321 Tara Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:36:36 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/read-it-eat-secrets-of-a-jewish-baker-win-a-copy/#comment-7321 The story my mother never stops telling...... When I was nine or ten there were some cake mixes that came with a little pan that you bake the cake in. The instructions say to mix the cake in the pan, place it on a cookie sheet, and bake. (There is a picture of the cake pan sitting on top of the cookie sheet) For some reason when I read the part about the cookie sheet I thought it meant the batter not the pan. So I took the battter out of the pan and spread it onto a cookie sheet. Needless to say the cake was only about 1/4 of an inch thick and it burnt very quickly. My mom never bought that again. The story my mother never stops telling……

When I was nine or ten there were some cake mixes that came with a little pan that you bake the cake in. The instructions say to mix the cake in the pan, place it on a cookie sheet, and bake. (There is a picture of the cake pan sitting on top of the cookie sheet)

For some reason when I read the part about the cookie sheet I thought it meant the batter not the pan. So I took the battter out of the pan and spread it onto a cookie sheet. Needless to say the cake was only about 1/4 of an inch thick and it burnt very quickly. My mom never bought that again.

]]> By: Kate Halloran http://jcarrot.org/read-it-eat-secrets-of-a-jewish-baker-win-a-copy/#comment-7306 Kate Halloran Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:01:03 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/read-it-eat-secrets-of-a-jewish-baker-win-a-copy/#comment-7306 I swear I was following my boyfriend's mother's recipe. But the Kahlua cake was so boozey that you could get a buzz from the smell of it! There was no saving it. Sigh, it had such good potential . . . I swear I was following my boyfriend’s mother’s recipe. But the Kahlua cake was so boozey that you could get a buzz from the smell of it! There was no saving it. Sigh, it had such good potential . . .

]]> By: Alicia Pearlman http://jcarrot.org/read-it-eat-secrets-of-a-jewish-baker-win-a-copy/#comment-7304 Alicia Pearlman Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:33:14 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/read-it-eat-secrets-of-a-jewish-baker-win-a-copy/#comment-7304 My husband and I were having a friend over for dinner and I was making brownies. I put the brownies in and about ten minutes later they smelled like they were burning. I went over to the oven and the temperature was changed to 475 degrees. My two year old daughter had changed the temperature while I wasn't looking. I had to throw out the brownies and make a new batch. My husband and I were having a friend over for dinner and I was making brownies. I put the brownies in and about ten minutes later they smelled like they were burning. I went over to the oven and the temperature was changed to 475 degrees. My two year old daughter had changed the temperature while I wasn’t looking. I had to throw out the brownies and make a new batch.

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