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Skriven 2013-04-12 14:49:42 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 36025 av Nancy Backus (66213.cooking)
Ärende: Re: La Choy
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Hi Nancy,

>>> had  about 0 in the way of furniture so it was nice getting it then.
>>> Soon after  that purchase though I realized that place for new
>>> furniture was not a house  with babies and dogs (lol).
>> Unless well-protected... which is usually not that easily done... ;)

>> hehe.. You know what happens..  you have to leave the dog alone for an
>> afternoon or a couple hours, and he or she gets bored.. :)

> I understand that's what cages and basements are for... ;)

Sometimes putting them in a basement can work.. if you've dog-proofed it
beforehand.  That's more than necessary - generally there are some very
dangerous items in a basement you wouldn't want your dog investigating. A cage
can work also if you've acclimated your dog to one before hand.

>Not from
> personal experience, mind you, we've only had cats...  for them, a room
> with a door that shuts is probably safe enough... especially if it's the
> bathroom and they have food, water, litter and a rug to sleep on... ;)
> And some of them are well-behaved enough to leave out on their own... ;)

Yep, cats are so much easier, that's the truth.

>> That can be very helpful, for sure :)  In our house in Windsor, the
>> folks that  sold it wanted to leave a number of items like the sofa
>> upstairs, etc. and  given the size of that house, I was happy they did.

> We went from a small duplex apartment (two small bedrooms and bath
> upstairs, small living room, kitchen and what would have been a dining
> area except that it had my piano in it) to a fairly large older home in
> the city (four bedrooms upstairs, three good-sized rooms plus kitchen
> downstairs).  We were glad for anything they wanted to leave behind for
> us... :)

Sure.. it does make it easier.

>> We were just happy to have Easter bread so no one minded brown egg
>> shells :)

> Just a different variant for this season... :)  Do you put anything else
> special in the bread besides the cooked eggs...?  Wegmans had candied
> fruit and raisins in theirs, IIRC from the tastings...

No candied fruit.. that would seem more like a "fruit-cake" - not a big
favorite over here.  Raisins would be good, I add them to the bread dough once
in a while... this bread was a sweet-bread so it didn't really want anything
else added.

===Easter Egg Bread===
This is great breakfast treat on Easter morning.  The dyed raw eggs bake in the
oven so that sections can be broken off with a chunk of bread and egg combined.

9 raw eggs
Easter Egg coloring kit
4  cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 package dry active yeast
2/3 cup milk
2 tablespoons butter
2 eggs
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1 egg mixed with 1 tablespoon of water

Dye the 9 raw eggs and set aside.  Don't cook them.

Mix sugar, salt,  and flour in a bowl.  In a small pot, scald the milk (heat to
almost boiling, 125F) and then add the butter.  When at room temperature, add
the yeast.  Let the yeast dissolve.  Add the liquid ingredients to the flour
mixture and beat 2 minutes.  Beat in the 2 eggs and grated lemon peel. Knead
the dough until smooth and soft.

Place the dough in a clean bowl and pour a little oil over it.  Turn the ball
of dough to coat.  Cover with a dish towel and let it rise in warm place until
doubled, about 1 1/2 hours.

Punch down the dough and knead for moment to redistribute the yeast.  Let the
dough rest for 5 minutes.

Cut the dough in three pieces and form each into a long rope, 25 inches long. 
Place the ropes on an oiled cookie sheet, and braid the ropes.  Join the ends
to form large circle and use your fingers to pinch the dough to seal it.  Place
the dyed raw eggs in the braided loaf, using sections of braid to hold each raw
egg securely.  If the egg isn't in place securely, it will roll off as the
bread bakes.  Brush the dough with the egg mixed with water and let rise for
about an hour.  Bake at 350F for 25-30 minutes or until the bread sounds hollow
when you tap on it and the loaf is golden brown.
===

Take care,
Janis

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