How much is a smidgen?
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How much is a smidgen?
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Re: How much is a smidgen?
#2No tads?
Edit: hmm, apparently labeled measuring spoons exist that were calibrated for tads and smidgens.
Re: How much is a smidgen?
#3“A smidgen is just a teeeenie, little bit…
3 smidgens make one pinch.
4 pinches equals one little bit.
4 little bits equal one midlin’ amount.
3 midlin’ amounts equal one right smart and it takes 5 right smarts to make a whole heap.” -Jed Clampett of Beverly Hillbillies
Re: How much is a smidgen?
#4I’ve decided to entirely disregard the suggested measurements provided in recipes, which means that I guess I’ve decided not to follow recipes at all anymore.
Except for bread, but as soon as I can commit a recipe for bread to memory, I’m through!
Re: How much is a smidgen?
#5I’ve decided to entirely disregard the suggested measurements provided in recipes, which means that I guess I’ve decided not to follow recipes at all anymore. Except for bread, but as soon as I can commit a recipe for bread to memory, I’m through!
Same, I mean who only uses 1 clove of garlic?! At that point of the recipe it's clearly written by a mad person ;)
Re: How much is a smidgen?
#6dae ye no ken smidgen a wee bit less than pinch init ya eejit!!
Re: How much is a smidgen?
#7I’ve decided to entirely disregard the suggested measurements provided in recipes, which means that I guess I’ve decided not to follow recipes at all anymore. Except for bread, but as soon as I can commit a recipe for bread to memory, I’m through!
recipe for bread? throw a reasonable amount of yeast and some sugar in a bowl of room-temperature-to-warm water, wait 5-10 minutes, pour in flour while kneading, until you get a wettish dough, let it rise for 30 minutes, then put the dough in the oven on basically any temperature until it looks done
Re: How much is a smidgen?
#8I’ve decided to entirely disregard the suggested measurements provided in recipes, which means that I guess I’ve decided not to follow recipes at all anymore. Except for bread, but as soon as I can commit a recipe for bread to memory, I’m through!
Lol. I grew up in southern Louisiana, the only time I follow a recipe and measure things out is during the holidays when I'm cooking for lot of people.
I wing it, and may have lived dangerously once or twice due to my love of hot foods.
Re: How much is a smidgen?
#9I’ve decided to entirely disregard the suggested measurements provided in recipes, which means that I guess I’ve decided not to follow recipes at all anymore. Except for bread, but as soon as I can commit a recipe for bread to memory, I’m through!
Easy bread using bakers ratios. I make this bread all the time. This will take about 2.5 hours from start to finish:
1. Flour 100%
2. Water 60% [0]
3. Salt 2%
4. Yeast 1-1.5% (active dried or instant) [1]
Instructions:
1. mix it all together
2. knead it for 10 minutes (or until it passes the window pane test) [2]
3. let it rise for 1 hour at room temperature.
4. knock it down to release most air. Shape and place in a bread pan. Let it rise again for another 40 minutes.
5. Cook at 220°C (200 in a fan oven) for 40 minutes.
[0] 60% (~65% for brown flour) is the sweet spot for easy to make bread. Any higher and you are going to have to use a "stretch and fold" technique to knead the dough which is more time consuming.
[1] Active Dried Yeast will need to be mixed with some luke warm (blood temperature) water before hand and left to sit for about 10 minutes. Instant Yeast can be mixed straight in with the flour!
[2] https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/blog/2022/10/14/what-is-the...
Re: How much is a smidgen?
#10I’ve decided to entirely disregard the suggested measurements provided in recipes, which means that I guess I’ve decided not to follow recipes at all anymore. Except for bread, but as soon as I can commit a recipe for bread to memory, I’m through!
Same, I mean who only uses 1 clove of garlic?! At that point of the recipe it's clearly written by a mad person ;)
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