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(A High-Fat-Weight Control Moment)<\/p>\n
During this past year of COVID, there were a potpourri of projects that<\/p>\n
I was going to accomplish.<\/p>\n
For example, early on, I discovered an unfinished needlepoint<\/p>\n
from years past.<\/p>\n
So long ago, in fact, I had to purchase a magnifying lamp to see the canvas clearly.<\/p>\n
I did create and complete cake designs using various techniques<\/p>\n
that I wanted to try<\/p>\n
and shared the results on social media.<\/p>\n
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Most of those \u201cprojects\u201d, however, centered around<\/p>\n
preparing sweet and savory recipes clipped from magazines and newspapers.<\/p>\n
And lots of those projects got stacked in a to-do pile under a kitchen workbench.<\/p>\n
Some weeks ago, when I was decluttering my Pandemic accumulations,<\/p>\n
I had to laugh out loud when I reached near the<\/p>\n
bottom of the stack!<\/p>\n
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There was a long-lost recipe shared by Lasheeda Perry for the Food Network<\/p>\n
that I had downloaded for Raspberry Fritters.<\/p>\n
But the laugh was because it was \u201cfiled\u201d<\/p>\n
between<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0the pages of \u201c<\/b><\/strong>Thinner in 30\u2033<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0by Jenna Wolfe!<\/p>\n Now this book offers lots of great suggestions to maintain one\u2019s weight but<\/p>\n preparing Raspberry Fritters is not one of them!<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n In what month was the book pulled from the shelf and<\/p>\n how did this type of \u201cfiling\u201d occur?<\/p>\n The recipe was shared by Chef Perry because of Juneteenth.<\/p>\n Was I thinking weight loss in June rather<\/p>\n than in January-which is usually when I think of that topic?<\/p>\n At any rate, no judgments here!<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n It is now October 2021, and since I have been reminded of the recipe,<\/p>\n the ingredients are calling to me once again.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n My choice to prepare the recipe was due to my mind\u2019s image<\/p>\n of freeze-dried raspberries used in the glaze as well as<\/p>\n sprinkled-over the fritters.<\/p>\n In addition, the raspberry jam and fresh raspberries added to<\/p>\n the orange zest and nutmeg-enhanced yeast-raised fritter dough,<\/p>\n still sounded mouth-watering!<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Because sharing food that I prepare is a way that I let people know<\/p>\n how special they are to me,<\/p>\n and fried pastries are part of my holiday mix,<\/p>\n and since the holiday season is approaching,<\/p>\n now is the time to finally get this project to the finish line!<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n An important note-<\/p>\n before I decide to include a product for giving,<\/p>\n I test the recipe to be sure<\/p>\n that it will meet my expectations.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n One major thing that I do first when I bake is to<\/p>\n rid a recipe of volume measurements and<\/p>\n change all amounts needed into weights<\/u>\u00a0needed.<\/p>\n Professional bakers use weights to get consistent results.<\/p>\n And, yes, you need to purchase a scale to have by your side in the kitchen!<\/p>\n The reason?<\/p>\n One person\u2019s \u201ccup\u201d may not be the same as someone else\u2019s.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n One other thing, be careful when converting<\/p>\n volume measurements to weights because liquid weights<\/p>\n differ from dry ingredient weights.<\/p>\n In other words, a cup of flour will not weigh the same as<\/p>\n one cup of water.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n In addition, if I enlarge the recipe, which is usually what is necessary to<\/p>\n feed everyone on my share list,<\/p>\n weighing ingredients is one key technique<\/p>\n that is used to streamline the production process.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n I will share my final formula for the Raspberry Fritters with you<\/p>\n while I maintain the \u201cThinner in 30\u2033 <\/i><\/em>mantras and share even the testers<\/p>\n to avoid tasting too many of them myself.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n I know that I will relive<\/p>\n the funny HIGH FAT-WEIGHT CONTROL moment<\/p>\n each time I prepare them from now on.<\/p>\n Let baking make you happy!<\/p>\n Chef Susan<\/em><\/p>\n susan@bakingandcakeart.com<\/p>\n Note: Please let me know if you enjoyed reading my blog and if you tried the modified formula.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n