Subj : Apricot-Almond Bread
To   : Ben Collver
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Thu Jun 05 2025 13:12:35

Hi Ben,

 BC>   Re: Apricot-Almond Bread
 BC>   By: Ruth Haffly to Ben Collver on Sun Dec 03 2023 20:22:19

RH> Given that you're useing only one cup of flour, you probably need only
RH> half a cup of water.

 BC> That's cool that you can remember so clearly a loaf of bread that you
 BC> cooked one time many years ago.  Sometimes my mind works that way too.
 BC> And then suddenly, that river that went underground so long ago
 BC> surprisingly resurfaces and i feel that "i've still got it!"

Given how much baking I've done over the years, some things stand out
more, like the proportion of liquid to solid (flour, etc) looks "right".
You don't want soup; one time I dictated a pizza crust recipe over the
phone to a friend. She thought I said "3-4 cups of water" when I
actually said "3/4 cup of water". She called, in a panic, a bit later,
saying that the dough was soupy. I asked her what she'd done, so she
read back what she'd written down. Turned out she had too much water so
I told her how much extra yeast, salt, oil and flour to add, knead well
and put extra dough in the freezer for later use. From then on, we
referred to that time as her "pizza soup".

 BC> Thanks!  I bet it was closer to half a cup of water.  Since
 different BC> flour has different absorbancy, i'd probably improvise
 and aim for BC> what i've already learned as optimal pizza dough
 consistency.

 BC> I am house sitting and will be cooking for an elderly dog.  Due to
 BC> health problems, he has become very picky about what he will eat.
 BC> His human family recently and discovered, thanks to Thanksgiving
 BC> leftovers, that he is much more enthusiastic about eating food if
 BC> it is warm and topped with gravy.  So i will be making chicken &
 BC> gravy dinners for him.

Sounds good. We used to fool Sam into thinking he had gravy on his
kibble by just adding a bit of water. Gravy would have tasted better but
didn't have any on hand all the time. Crazy dog, but a loveable one.

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Ruth
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