Bakery!

[syredronning]

After a rather productive day, I had a weird moment and tried another round of "Hildabroedle". Last time, they tasted well but looked terrible, because they are made of shortpastry which sticks to everything, everywhere.

This time I worked around that problem by a) using my rolling pin of doom and b) gigantic amounts of flour. Therefore, they almost look like they should.








However, AFTER they were in the oven, I had a closer look at the recipe again and found that you should actually bake the Broedle in halves first and assemble the unit with jam afterwards *bonks head*

Well, next time...husband will eat them anyway, and they taste great.

And the 1$ question about a Backbrett (wooden pastry board with one slat up on one side and another one down on the other side). Until tonight I thought it's a common German bakery tool, but it's not...? But at least I found it also on US websites!
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Comments

[mecurtin.livejournal.com]

I made my bread & pastries on a faux marble slab I keep on the counter.

[syredronning.livejournal.com]

That sounds good too. But do you know wooden pastry boards like the one I linked above? When I talked to husband and friends tonight, I found out most of them don't know that particular tool *surprised*

[mecurtin.livejournal.com]

I've seen them in stores, but I'm not actually *familiar* with them -- I don't think I've ever known anyone who has one.

[syredronning.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Seems it's a niche thing and I only was expecting everybody to know it because it was a standard tool in my family.

[d-drusilla.livejournal.com]

They look quite yummy! *wink*

The Backbrett is not something we use in my family now, but I'll ask tomorrow (a part of the family comes from Lothringen, and maybe we used to use one - the Italian side is using marble).
^_~

[syredronning.livejournal.com]

They are very yummy!

This Backbrett things starts to get interesting (and a bit of annoying, because friends are always saying "piece of wood" but it's more; usually they are well-crafted and with the slat, you can pin them down between you and the edge of the table which makes them very stable when you start with the rolling pin.) Anyway, I'm looking forward to getting one soon :)

[d-drusilla.livejournal.com]

It looks like a very useful kitchen utensil. ^_^

[mrs-picard.livejournal.com]

My grandmother has a Backbrett! ^_^
We don't, though... simply because no one ever bakes anything... my mom doesn't have the time and I neither have the patience nor the necessary skills to do so...

You know, if you didn't live that far away, I'd come over and steal some of your Hildabrötle... :D

[katharinakatt.livejournal.com]

I'd eat them anyway... they look totally yummy!