Home Cooking Here's What Else You Knead to Know Today (with W. Kamau Bell and Stella Parks)
Apr 7, 2020
Comedian W. Kamau Bell talks about his daughters' love for two-ingredient pancakes. Pastry wizard Stella Parks shares tips on baking during a flour shortage, including alternatives to white flour and a specific recipe for whole wheat flour. They also discuss the versatility of bread as an ingredient in cooking, including rehydrating bread, using breadcrumbs, and making bread pudding and panzanella.
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Stretch Tight Food Budgets
- Buy eggs and use them as a foundation for cheap, filling meals like tortilla española to stretch a low budget.
- Consult Leanne Brown's Good and Cheap for $4-a-day recipes and download the free PDF for meal plans and shopping tips.
Pack Roadproof Lunches
- Pack salads and sandwiches that tolerate hours unrefrigerated: grain salads, cabbage slaws, or pressed, marinated sandwiches.
- Add a crunchy element like crumbled chips or furikake to revive texture after soggy sitting.
Dryer Proofing Focaccia
- Nicole proved focaccia dough by putting the bowl in her recently-run dryer to use residual warmth for proofing.
- Samin admired the creative hack and said the dryer trick works well for warm-proofing dough.