Steamer prototype,.

Just a thought.

Spaetzle maker

Prototype for a Spaetzle maker using a baking pan.

Frico slices,

Frico or homemade cheese slices.

ingredients:

shredded cheese
Cooking oil

Method:

Take a metal sheet pan and cover with parchment paper. Lightly oil the parchment paper to make it non-stick, Mound up shredded cheese. Let bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F. for seven to eight minutes. Your oven may very. watch the cheese so it does not burn. Flip the slices when you take them out of the oven. Use immediately.  (The brown around the edge gives them more flavor).

Quick soda bread..

Got back from the store and realized I forgot to get bread. A little kitchen chemistry with soda water and self rising flour and viola easy bread. 2 cups soda + 3 cups (self rising) flour. Add soda to flour slowly, but mix well (not overmix). Bake for almost an hour at 350 degrees F.) in a bread tin with cooking oil and flour coating on the insides. A must for every single person's repertoire.

3 cups flour, pinch or two of salt, 4 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder can be a substitute for self rising flour,
 
Tried gingerale and self rising flour, then baked at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for just less than forty minutes and like the results better.

 Also of significance is that you can also make hotcakes with this same batter.  With no eggs or milk required thereby no refrigeration required, soda water pancakes make the perfect camping out breakfast.

Blooming onion

Blooming onion.

Ingredients

• 1 large yellow onion
• 2/3 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 2 egg whites
• 2 teaspoons of your favorite seasonings

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Use a large knife to cut off the top about 1/4-inch of the onion until a few of the inside layers are exposed. Be careful to cut the top side, not the root side. Peel the outermost layer of the onion down to the root, leaving the root as is.
2. Lay the onion cut side down on the cutting board. Then use a knife to section the onion into 16ths, beginning with your knife 1/8-inch away from the root and cutting straight down. You can cut more sections if you have an especially large onion. Once all cuts are complete, turn the onion over and set on a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet. The onion will fall open, but youâ??ll also want to use your fingers to separate the onion petals and open it completely.
3. In a small, combine bread crumbs, seasonings, and salt. Whisk the egg whites together in a separate bowl.
4. To coat the onion, I started in sections. I would coat each onion petal with egg whites and then sprinkle liberally with the breadcrumb mixture. I worked from the bottom to the top in each section, and then turned the onion to work on the next section. I brushed the entire onion with one more layer of egg white and sprinkled the mixture over the entire onion once done with the sections.
5. Bake covered with aluminum foil for 5 minutes, then uncovered for an additional 10-15 minutes, or until the onion is tender and the edges are browned.

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