A Halloween Treat

 Hullo! Yes it's us again! We were going to pass on the Halloween treat category for Jerry & Ben's contest but... we pulled an entry together!!!

"First, we **cough** made a pie crust..."

I dare you to stare into the steely-eyed gaze of this little fox and challenge that claim...

Then we **cough** made the filling!

Yes we did... eggs, milk and pumpkin stuff!

"Don't forget to prick the pie shell...."

Then we poured the filling into the pie shell. Easy peasy!!

And shoved it in the oven and waited...

Until it came out! Yum!!!

Then we looked through Pinterest for decorating ideas...

Ooohhh... this one is cute!!!

What do you think??

We like the maple leaf bits... but should they not be placed on the pie half way through? Or... hmmm... baking is not our forte! 

Ohhhh... this one!!!

Look at those! Maybe they could be baked separately and put on later??

O... M... G... 

Awwww this one is perfect!!!!! It's got ghosts on it!

Or... hang on... what's this...

No wait this one!!! LF! Come and look at this one... It would be amazing!!! 

Errr... LF??? Where'd you go??

Now... where did that fox get to??? Uh-oh... I hear noises in the kitchen!!!!

GASP!!!! Oh my... our pie!!!

Is Jerry in the house????!!! Or has Little Fox taken a page out of his book!?

Ummm... LF... did you seriously eat a piece of pie?? That big?

"Heck NO! I heard noises and I came out here to check and... voila... The Case of the Missing Piece of Pumpkin Pie!"

Me thinks I smell a human at work!!

Ah-hah!!!! Caught pumpkin-pie handed!!!! 

How could you!!??? Our pie??!!!

What do you mean "payment for services rendered"... we didn't even get a chance to decorate it!

Our poor pumpkin pie... oh well... Ben will understand what this is like... and Jerry will just start drooling...

Sandy's Epic Spring Adventure - Gluten Free Bread Baking

 Hullo stuffie pals!! Today, Chef Sandy will be supervising the baking of some gluten free bread. Gramma has been experimenting with different recipes and has tweaked a GF rye bread recipe. It is beary complicated!

First we have the dry mix of various flours and starches....

This is the yeast blipping away in some warm water...

And psyllium husk turned into goo in some water and honey.

Alright Gramma... show us what we do!!

Ewww... plop psyllium mix into dry mix.

And the yeast mix...

And mix it all up with gloves on... it's beary sticky...

Then plop it on counter with some olive oil (so it doesn't stick so bad).

And punch knead it...

Then it goes into an oiled metal bowl.... and covered with a warm, damp cloth napkin and popped into a microwave that has 2 cups of water in it that have been heated for 2 min. And it sits in the microwave and rests for an hour (the microwave is not on)....

Then it comes out... and it's risen a bit!!! It gets kneaded a bit more...

And shaped...

And then put in a proofing basket with cheesecloth...

Then it goes back into the microwave with it's damp warm napkin and warm water to rise for another hour...

I told you it was complicated!!!

Seee... it's risen some more!!!

Then it gets dumped on parchment paper...

Funny looking dough!

Shape it a bit...

Score it...

Have 4 icecubes ready to go...

I know... I know... weird!!

Then... you slip the break into a cast iron pan that has been heating in the oven... slip 4 ice cubes into each corner of the cast iron pan, under the parchment paper and shut the door. All quickety-split!!

Seee... ice cube!!! It makes steam in there, which helps the bread get a brown crust... don't ask me... it is magic!

And you bake it about an hour... and...

Lift it out...

Voila! GF rye bread!!! Oh... and there are some seasonings in there... ground caraway (for that rye flavour) and... wait for it... poultry seasoning!!! Go figure... but Gramma says you can use whatever you like.

It is seriously yummy and has the texture of rye bread!! It just takes forever to make!

Thanks Gramma!!!!