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Building a Pantry for Asian Dumplings - Asian Dumpling Tips. All-purpose flour, bleached and unbleachedGold Medal, available at regular markets, is my go-to brand.

Building a Pantry for Asian Dumplings - Asian Dumpling Tips

It’s similar to wheat flour in Asia in terms of having a moderate protein level (10 to 11 percent). It’s not as heavily bleached as Asian flour and actually tastes better. King Arthur all-purpose has too high of protein count to produce tender dumplings. Regular Rice flour Buy this fine flour at Asian markets.

Use a Thai brand, such as Erawan with the 3-headed elephant logo. Glutinous (sweet) rice flourI use both domestic and Thai glutinous (sweet) rice flour for making Asian dumplings. CornstarchPretty straightforward, but I stick with Kingsford for consistency in developing Asian dumpling recipes. Tapioca starchAny Thai or domestic brand will do. Soy sauce (light and dark)Pearl River Bridge is my standard brand. Oyster sauceAt a regular market, go with Lee Kum Kee’s standard Panda oyster-flavored sauce.

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equivalent amounts conversion

Enter Butter Amount: Precision: Choose a butter From unit: Choose a butter To unit: This automatic butter weight versus volume conversion calculator lets you instantly convert measurements of butter and margarine from cups (US and Metric), sticks, grams g, ounces oz, pounds lb, tablespoons tbsp, teaspoons tsp and from/to dekagrams dkg or dag amounts into scale needed.You may enter whole numbers, decimals or fractions ie: 7, 29.35, 15 3/4 Butter or Margarine volume vs. weight conversions Block of butter of sizes Width 75mm x Depth 50mm x Height 35mm weights exactly 125 grams and, 125g or any other measure in ounces - grams of butter equals how many cups?

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How To Make Cake Flour

Cake flour. Let’s face facts: I never have cake flour on hand when I need it. Luckily, there’s a super easy way to turn good old all-purpose flour into cake flour, lightening your cake crumb, making it super soft and delicious. Maybe you already know this trick. It’s a good one. Here’s a step by step. How to Turn All-Purpose Flour into Cake Flour Print this Recipe! Step One: Measure out the all-purpose flour that you’ll need for your recipe. Step Two: For every cup of flour you use, take out two tablespoons of flour and return it to the flour bin. Step Three: Replace the two tablespoons of flour that your removed with two tablespoons of cornstarch. Sluttishly Sweet: Rhubarb and Strawberry Jam.

Last year I planted a little rhubarb crown in my tiny veg patch, well now its a bit of a monster and I'm pretty sure, if left untamed, will soon be taking up residence in my living room and stealing my remote.

Sluttishly Sweet: Rhubarb and Strawberry Jam

Today I decided to show it who's boss so I opened up a can of Whoopass gave it its first pruning session. Despite still looking like a giant rhubarb monster I now had lots of rhubarb stalks to play with. Fish Pie Mix - Fowey Fish and Wines, Cornwall. Crab Meat - White - Fowey Fish and Wines, Cornwall. Weeknight Suppers from Italy: 20 Dinner Recipes Inspired by Italy. Cuor d'Italia Farina Per Pasta (Pasta Flour) Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. It's that time of year again.

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Around about now, I find myself starting to nudge, nag and cajole pretty much anyone in earshot into growing some of their own fruit and veg – or, if they already grow some, into growing more. And one thing I'm telling everyone to grow (if they're still listening) is sorrel. It is quite possibly the easiest crop in the world to raise (though really not that easy to buy). Sara Venn’s Herb Gardening Course at Common Farm in Somerset. Sara Venn is a plantswoman, and like all professional horticulturalists I have ever met she has an enthusiasm for gardening, nature and passing on knowledge that is infectious.

Sara Venn’s Herb Gardening Course at Common Farm in Somerset

She teaches gardening skills at Common Farm, a hub for lifelong horticultural learning on the outskirts of Wincanton, near Bruton in Somerset. From planting your own cut flower garden to making wreaths for Christmas and designing your own kitchen garden, you can spend a day here and learn from experienced professionals who pass on their wisdom and secrets at a fraction of the cost charged by many other schools and workshops in Britain.