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rabbithorns
True Blue Farmgirl
544 Posts
Allison
Fort Scott
KS
USA
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 Posted - Jul 26 2004 : 07:52:27 AM
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I've tried the bakeovers three times and each time the bready part has come out kind of flat and hard. I'm using one package in an 8 inch pan.
Should the biscuits, etc. rise more? Or is it supposed to be more like a pizza crust?
The first time I made it, I actually made the package according to the regular baking directions by accident instead of the bakeover directions and it came out more substantial.
Has anyone tried the bakeover with their own homemade baking mix or storebought, like Bisquick?
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cecelia
True Blue Farmgirl
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cecelia
new york
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2004 : 09:55:41 AM
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I tried the bakeovers in a pan, and my has risen quite well; maybe it's the temperature or humidity that's the problem. I've used Bisquick mix to make a type of bakeover - the recipe is on some of the boxes (I think it's for a cheeseburger "pie", but you can leave out the burger part, or substitute soy "meat"). Just experiment!
Cecelia
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2004 : 1:19:18 PM
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I have used my own cornbread with added grated cheese over a chili mixture and it came out good. Havn't tried bisquick yet, but HAVE made the cheeseburger pie recipe on the box in a regular pie pan and it was tasty!
Jenny in Utah
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Julie
MaryJane's Farmgirl
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Julie
Moscow
ID
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2004 : 1:58:40 PM
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Hi Padma,
With your dry climate, you may want to add a teaspoon of baking powder to your dry mix and see if it will rise for you. If this does not give you the results you want, try using 2 package mixes. Isn't this a great way to feed your family.....One dish meal. How much better can life be.....Less time with the dishes and more time for me!!!!!!!!!
See ya Farmgirl in Training
Julie
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Julie
MaryJane's Farmgirl
60 Posts
Julie
Moscow
ID
USA
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Posted - Jul 27 2004 : 08:47:26 AM
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If your crust is to hard, try using 2 tablespoons butter rather than oil. Butter will make your crust tender.
Hope this will work for you,
Julie
Food Styl'in & Fancy Free |
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rabbithorns
True Blue Farmgirl
544 Posts
Allison
Fort Scott
KS
USA
544 Posts |
Posted - Jul 27 2004 : 10:34:31 AM
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Thanks for the feedback. I will definitely try those suggestions out. We are just beginning monsoon but I tried them before the rains came. The best one was the one where I made the mix according to the "non" BakeOver directions by accident (more water added) and it was cooked slower outside in a solar reflector oven. |
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HiDez Gal
True Blue Farmgirl
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Roberta
Joshua Tree,
CA
USA
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Posted - Aug 12 2004 : 5:49:34 PM
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Rabbithorns,
I think your problem could be one of oven temperature (if i am understanding you right that you have been using the reflector oven to bake these). The reason i say this is that i have the "Outback" backpacker's oven that i use on camping trips. What i have noted is that if the temperature is too slow the breads do not have quite the same lift. Basically what your result has been sounds like a flatbread or tortilla. Adding a bit more liquid might do the trick...i know with a bread machine that can sometimes help the bread to rise more if it has turned out too flat in the past.
Another thought that occurs - particularly if you are using a regular oven and not just the reflector oven...could you be beating the mix too much?
I have used Bisquick as well as my own "homemade" baking mix.
From my favorite coffee cup:
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TheSoapMaven
True Blue Farmgirl
691 Posts
Susan
LA
USA
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Posted - Jan 16 2005 : 06:15:54 AM
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Wonder if we could share some actual recipes here. I am perusing all the issues of the magazine looking and making myself a file of recipes (are y'all just TOO excited about the book????? I know I am!). I don't have the pan she suggests but I use my old faithful cast iron skillet and a Revereware one that has a metal handle- simply because I have to make a larger amount. Most of the time I feed at least 5 - sometimes as many as 11.
This morning I made a peach bake over from some peaches I had in the freezer...yummy. I am ordering some of MaryJane's mixes to try too...may add the skillet to my order!
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TheSoapMaven
True Blue Farmgirl
691 Posts
Susan
LA
USA
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Posted - Jan 16 2005 : 06:20:00 AM
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Okay...I didn't look far enough back!!! I see where MaryJane started a thread about the bake overs ---sorry I will go read there now.
Blessings & Bliss!.· ´¨¨)) -:¦:-
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((¸¸.·´ .·´ -:¦:-~Susan~
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Wife, Mother, Natural Woman, Savonnière, Writer, Baker, Gardener.
Soulmate to Jerry for 30 years
Mom to Zach, Gesikah, Nathan, Hannah, Rachel and Benjamin
Yetta to Sam
"It's no bad thing to celebrate a simple life" ~ Bilbo Baggins
If your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you need to seriously re-examine your life. |
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Jan 16 2005 : 5:21:45 PM
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Susan-- there are places for recipes here and under Across the Fence.
There are alot of good recipes already posted but we're always looking for some new ones! What have you got?
with a happy heart |
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Whimsy_girl
True Blue Farmgirl
576 Posts
USA
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Posted - Jul 14 2005 : 7:29:59 PM
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bisquick actually works pretty well!
you can be oh so smart, or you can be oh so positive. I wasted a lot of time being smart I prefer being positive. James Stewart in the movie HARVEY |
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