Trying New Recipes

Quiet days are perfect for me to try out interesting new recipes or experiment (play time!!), always looking for ways to make a Bed & Breakfast stay a bit more special and memorable for our guests. Lately, my experiments have centred on sourdough and Amish Friendship Bread (AFB) starters since they need to be fed to keep them alive and happy, and that results in excess amounts of fermenting formulas. So, unless it's put to use (or, heaven forbid, thrown away!!) I get to have some fun. Hence my winter compulsion with baking bread and other goodies.

Today's endeavors, besides baking 4 loaves of bread, included reducing and testing a recipe to make an individual German /Dutch Baby Pancake, except incorporating a starter to make use of my lovely, bubbly ferments.

The results are pretty evenly matched, but a bit more custardy texture from the sweeter and more hydrated AFB starter. Otherwise, they are equally good and will each get their 5☆ rating in my file and be added to my recipe repertoire here at Bentpath Getaway.
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I'm including a picture of admittedly "slightly" overbaked cheese crackers, made Sunday when I had company for late lunch, and which I've been nibbling ever since. The sourdough matches perfectly with the sharp cheddar. Such an easy, tasty way to use up some discard, and particularly good with soup and salad.