Baking – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

Peach Cookies Practice Run

These fancy peach cookies, which are more like a full scale dessert item, were created by Rebecca. She’s going to be in her friend’s wedding and she’ll be baking six dozen peach cookies for the big day.

I met Rebecca while I was taking a Sunflower Granny Square Crochet Class, taught by Sarah at Yarns by Design in Oakmont. Rebecca brought a dozen of these peach cookies to share with the Knitters and crocheters. A trial baking run. The verdict was unanimous-excellent job, Rebecca! Delicious.

There are many steps to making these. Baking, hollowing out center to make room for cream. Peach Schnapps is involved. Big sparkly sugar, pastry cream, maraschino cherry for the center. She’ll add a tiny green stem and leaf to the ones she makes for the wedding.

August 15, 2019August 15, 2019 by Ruth Categories: Baking, CrochetTags: baking, bridesmaid, cookie table, crochet, dessert, granny square, knitting, Local Yarn Store, Oakmont PA, peach cookies, photography, sunflower, wedding cookies, yarn, Yarns by Design 5 Comments

Babka or Paska for Easter

This loaf was purchased at Weiland's Market in Clintonville Ohio
Babka or Paksa.  That's what's on the Reinecker's Bakery label.

Babka

“the Polish and Belarusian noun babka and the Belarusian,Ukrainian, Macedonian, Bulgarian and Russian baba means “grandmother” or “old woman”, and as applied to the pastry probably refer to its shape, a tall cylinder, sometimes with corrugations resembling a skirt’s pleats.^[1] “

or Paska.

“Paska breads are a traditional element in the easter holidays of Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Romania, Moldova, Georgia and parts of Bulgaria”

“Paska is made with milk, butter, eggs, sugar, except in Romania, where the recipe most commonly includes sweet cream, cottage cheese and/or sour cream with eggs, sugar, raisins and rum. An egg and water mixture is used as a glaze.”

I can tell you that it tasted delicious. It is said to have a Brioche-like quality and there is a richness due to those moist golden raisins and the bread has just a hit of sweetness. Add a little butter. Mmmmm.

Here is a recipe from the Brown Eyed Baker for Paska Easter Bread and it has FIVE egg yolks.

Here is a recipe for Polish Babka Easter Bread from King Arthur’s Flour with three whole eggs.

April 13, 2019April 13, 2019 by Ruth Categories: BakingTags: Babka, Babka recipe, baking, bread, celebration, Easter, Easter bread, Eastern European, food, holiday, loaf, Macedonia OHIO, Paska, Paska Recipe, recipe, Reinecker's Bakery, traditional, Weiland's Market 3 Comments

Traditional King Cake for Mardi Gras

“The King Cake tradition is thought to have been brought to New Orleans from France in 1870.” Wikipedia

This King Cake created at the Party Cake Shop in Brookline on the Boulevard where I got the Paczki last Thursday.

Here is a Traditional New Orleans King Cake Recipe made with yeast .- a brioche like dough https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/traditional-new-orleans-king-cake/

March 4, 2019 by Ruth Categories: Baking, cake, New Orleans, PhotographyTags: Ash Wednesday, bakery, baking, cake, celebration, dessert, King Cake, King Cake Recipe, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Party Cake Shop, photography, postaday, Pre-Lenten, tradition 7 Comments

Cupcake Amongst the Roses

The pink blush roses in the canning jars, sat on the kitchen counter this morning. We spent the night due to the blowing snow and unplowed roads. We were having coffee and muffins, scrambled eggs at the farmhouse in Crestline.

There were cupcakes, baked by EB Cakes leftover from Saturday night’s anniversary party.

January 20, 2019 by Ruth Categories: Baking, PhotographyTags: Baker, centerpieces wedding anniversary, Crestline OH, cupcake, dessert, EB Cakes, family, food, frosting, kitchen, party, photography, pink blush, postaday, roses 18 Comments

Baking Sweet Potatoes in Cast Iron Skillet

Baking sweet potatoes in a cast iron skillet makes them extra delicious. These I cut in half as they were so big. A 400 degree oven. An hour or ’til fork inserted tells you otherwise.

The apples were added later. They were on my Wordless Wednesday this week and yes, that’s Irish butter in the center of each Granny Smith Half. No other seasoning.

December 13, 2018 by Ruth Categories: Baking, PhotographyTags: baking, cast iron, cooking and eating, eating, family, food, kitchen, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, skillet, sweet potatoes 7 Comments

Hungarian Nut Roll

Hungarian Nut Roll. A Pittsburgh Christmas tradition.

Hungarian Nut Roll video -Pittsburgh

https://youtu.be/mMQsI98tmEY

Post from five years ago 2013

Today Jaclyn and her sister Shannon baked nut rolls together, carrying on family tradition.

Their mother, Theresa, passed last February. (2013) This post is to remember Theresa, those who knew and loved her and to send hugs to Jaclyn and Shannon as they are missing their mom, especially at Christmas time.

Theresa was one of the four sisters in this slideshow (baking the pizelles) showing the three sisters making nutroll in Pittsburgh- Linda, Georgeann and Theresa, while the fourth sister Marlene communicated via SKYPE in Virginia.

You might remember the previous post of the 15 greased nut roll pans where the retro recipe card is photographed in case you want to make them.

Marlene and I share grandchildren and her daughter Erika is married to my son Mark.

One of my favorite photos from long ago, taken by unknown photographer. Theresa, their mother Marion, Bride Linda, Marlene and Georgeann

https://rutheh.com/2013/03/01/a-mother-grandmother-sister-aunt-and-friend-remembering-theresa/

December 5, 2018 by Ruth Categories: Baking, PhotographyTags: baking, Christmas, cooking and eating, dessert, family, food, grandchildren, Hungarian Nut Roll, kitchen, memories, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, sisters, traditions, youtube 5 Comments

Aftermath of Christmas Cookie Baking

When I saw MESSY was the WordPress Daily Prompt for today, I had to respond.

From the archives

ChristmasCookieDecorating

Aftermath of Christmas Cookie Decorating in Ohio. The colored sugar is green mixed with red.

https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/messy/

March 3, 2018 by Ruth Categories: Baking, PhotographyTags: baking, Christmas Cookie Baking, Columbus OH, cookies, daily prompt, granddaughters, holiday, kitchen, messy, rolling pin, sprinkles 5 Comments

Granny Smiths

Yes, it’s winter. Seriously cold winter.

What better time to bake apples?

I used my sister’s method and added a few tablespoons of Balsamic vinegar in the bottom which I later spooned onto the apples’ core opening. Nothing else. No cinnamon or raisins or butter or sugar. Granny Smiths snd Balsamic vinegar.

I used an apple shaped Glasbake Vintage baking dish (a gift from Molly) and baked them at 350F for an hour.

The kitchen was warm from the oven and the whole house smelled delicious. Looks like an electric element but it’s gas.

January 15, 2018 by Ruth Categories: Baking, food, PhotographyTags: apple, baked apples, baking, balsamic vinegar, cooking, eating, food, glasbake, Granny Smith, kitchen, photography, postaday, vintage, weather, winter 28 Comments

And in VIRGINIA FF Mar Bakes Cookies, Too

Maternal grandma (FFMarlene) baked peanut butter chip cookies for our grandkids Anna, Michael, Jack and Maura.

We are going to have a doubly sweet family weekend together. Our tins of cookies will disappear at lightning speed.

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October 12, 2017 by Ruth Categories: Baking, PhotographyTags: baking, chocolate, cookies, grandkids, grandmother, kitchen, photography, postaday, travel 7 Comments

A Tin of CHOCOLATE Chip Oatmeal Cookies

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October 11, 2017October 11, 2017 by Ruth Categories: Baking, PhotographyTags: baking, chocolate chip, cookies, kitchen, photography, postaday, travel, vintage tin 8 Comments

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Babka or Paska for Easter

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Granny Smiths

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