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Things To Make in Pottery

The Great Pottery Throwdown is a reality TV show which really inspired me to take my first pottery class and shows the real possibilities in clay. It highlights all the different methods of working with clay from wheel throwing, slab building, handbuilding ..etc. It is definitely worth a view!

My main focus has been throwing clay on a wheel, which is still very much a work in progress for me but here is my “To Do” list and record of my attempts

Decorating ideas

Shapes to make

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Combinations of glazes

Northern Lights

A great combo with little movement beyond margins

Base- Obsidian x 3 both inside and outside

Bands /swirls of

seaweed x 2

smoked merlot x 3

Breads/Muffins

Fluffy Pancakes

A great idea for a Mother’s Day breakfast surprise. If you can make pancakes, you can make these. Basically it is just folding fluffy whipped egg whites gently into the flour batter to create thick fluffy pancakes.

Fluffy Japanese Pancakes

These thick pancakes are like little souffles: custardy on the inside and golden and crispy on the outside.
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Course Breakfast

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 
  • 1 1/4 cups milk
  •  4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus more for serving 
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg yolk plus 3 large egg whites
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • Nonstick cooking spray
  • Maple syrup, for serving

Instructions
 

  • Whisk together the flour, confectioners' sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Whisk together the milk, melted butter, vanilla and egg yolk in a medium bowl until combined. 
  • Beat the egg whites and cream of tartar in another large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form, about 2 minutes. 
  • Stir the milk mixture into the flour mixture until just combined (it's OK if there are a few lumps).
  • Stir one-third of the beaten egg whites into the flour-milk mixture. Then gently fold in the remaining egg whites until just combined (take care not to overmix).
  •  Lightly spray the inside of four 3-inch-wide-by-2 1/2-inch-high ring molds with nonstick cooking sprayCoat a large nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray and heat over medium-low heat. Put the prepared ring molds in the middle of the skillet and fill each with 1/2 cup of batter (it should fill each ring mold about halfway).
  • Cover the skillet with the lid and cook until the batter rises to the tops of the ring molds and is golden on the bottom, about 5 minutes. Release the bottom of the pancakes with a spatula. Grasp the sides of the ring molds with tongs to stabilize them and then carefully flip. Cover and cook until golden on the other side, about 5 minutes more.
  • Transfer to a plate and remove the mold. Serve with butter and maple syrup. The pancakes should be eaten before they deflate.
  • Lightly spray the ring molds and coat the skillet with nonstick cooking spray and repeat the cooking method with the remaining batter. 

Notes

Cook’s Note

When measuring flour, we spoon it into a dry measuring cup and level off excess. (Scooping directly from the bag compacts the flour, resulting in dry baked goods.)
 
Reference-https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchen/fluffy-japanese-pancakes-3686850
Desserts

Rice Krispies Squares/LCM

Rice Krispie Squares or LCMs

This is a classic school bake sale treat from my Canadian childhood. It really has only become possible to make it here with the introduction of big fluffy white marshmallows- no pink in this recipe! There have been a prepared packaged treat called LCMs but once you try these you won't go back
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Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 package big Fluffy WhiteMarshmallows , like what you make smores with
  • 3 Tbsp butter
  • 6 cups Rice Bubbles

Instructions
 

  • In large saucepan melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat.
  • Add Rice Bubbles cereal. Stir until well coated.
  • Using buttered spatula or wax paper evenly press mixture into 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan coated with cooking spray. Cool. Cut into 2-inch squares. Best if served the same day.

Notes

To freeze, place in layers separated by wax paper in airtight container. Freeze for up to 6 weeks. Let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes before serving.
Breads/Muffins

Cardamom Buns

 Swedish kardemummabulle, a sweet bun perfumed with the southern Indian spice. These are a fusion of a cinnamon bun and a danish with a flaky bread texture flavoured with real cardamom seeds and cinnamon. Once you taste them you will understand why they have become the next best thing in New York !

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