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Sushi Rice Secrets 2: Working with sushi rice

It looks so simple when you see someone work with sushi rice. It’s not. Sushi rice is incredibly sticky.

But there is a trick to it. Or actually, several.

I’m no expert. But because I’m not, I don’t take anything for granted. I have to learn it the hard way.

So let’s do it!
The things to keep in mind:
  1. Sushi rice is sticky and you can’t do anything about changing that!
  2. Have clean cold water close to hand at all times. I’m never far from the tap, but I always have at least one small bowl (like a breakfast bowl) with cold water next to my rice.
  3. Wash away the rice that sticks to your hands, but learn to ignore the starch! (Just ignore it! I know, this is horribly hard, but this is a big secret! You have to tolerate that the starch builds up on your hands, otherwise you’ll end up scraping away starch and not doing anything else.)
  4. Everything you work with has to be washed in water, but not dried. (Huge secret! This makes the rice not stick to your tools. You have to know this, especially when working with onigiri moulds!)
  5. Dip your hands in water as soon as you get rice to stick to them. (Ignore the starch, se point #3!)
  6. Perseverance!
  7. And finally, when you’re done: Wash your hands with soap to get rid of the starch!
That’s all!

 

 

Baking · experimental cooking · Food

Bondens marknadskakor med havre och honung (-två versioner)/Farmer Cookies with Rolled Oats and Honey (- two versions)

Mina favoritkakor är gjorda av havre och honung. Problemet är bara att jag har haft extremt begränsad tillgång, för de görs av ett litet bageri som ligger långt bort och därför kan jag bara få tag på dem ett par gånger per år…

Ibland kommer jag ihåg att mina kemikunskaper faktiskt kan användas kullinariskt. Det är då jag hittar på sådana här saker – jag gör min egen version. (Men ibland hittar jag på något helt nytt, som mitt “Dynamitbröd”, men det är något för ett senare inlägg.)

Jag fick alltså ta mig en funderare, skaffa smakprov på orginalet, provbaka, uppskatta och mäta…

De blev väldigt nära orginalet. Jättenära. När jag gjorde sista ändringen, använde lite mer honung och la till farinsocker, då kom jag så nära att jag faktiskt inte känner någon skillnad på orginalet och kopian!

Men båda versionerna är väldigt goda.

Här är de:

Bondens marknadskakor med havre och honung  (smälter i munnen)

(9 kakor, en plåt)

4 dl havregryn

1,5 tsk honung

0,5 dl socker

100g smör (rumtemperatur)

Valfritt: 1/5 – 1/2 tsk salt

Mixa i en matberedare. Gör en rulle, ungefär 7-8 cm i diameter. Skär upp den i 1,5 cm tjocka skivor, lägg dessa på en ugnsplåt.

Sätt plåten i mitten av ugnen på +175°C i 15 minuter (ungefär).

Låt kallna på bakgaller.

Bondens marknadskakor med havre och honung (krispigare –  som orginalet)

(9 kakor, en plåt)

4 dl havregryn

1 msk honung

0,5 dl socker

1 msk farinsocker

100g smör (rumtemperatur)

1/5 – 1/2 tsk salt

Mixa i en matberedare. Gör en rulle, ungefär 7-8 cm i diameter. Skär upp den i 1,5 cm tjocka skivor, lägg dessa på en ugnsplåt.

Sätt plåten i mitten av ugnen på +175°C i 15 minuter (ungefär).

Låt kallna på bakgaller.

My favorite cookies are made of oats and honey. The problem is that I have a limited supply, because they’re made by a very small bakery that’s not very close and as result, I can just get them a couple of times every year…

I think that my chemical knowledge ought to be put into culinary use, once in awhile. That’s when I come up with stuff like this – making my own copy. (Or inventing something new, like my “Dynamite bread” for example, but that’s another post for later.)

I had to do some thinking, tasting, estimation… and test baking.

They came out close to the original. Very close. When I changed my first recipe by adding a bit more honey and brown sugar: Honestly, I can’t taste the difference!

Both versions are very tasty.

Here they are:

Farmer Cookies with Oats and Honey  (melts in the mouth)

(makes 9 cookies, one tray)

4 dl rolled oats

1.5 teaspoon honey

0.5 dl sugar

100g butter (room temperature)

Optional: 1/5 up to 1/2 teaspoon salt

Mix in a blender. Make a roll, about 7-8 cm in diameter, cut round slices (about 1.5 cm thick) and put them on an oven tray.

Bake in the middle of the oven at +175°C for 15 minutes (approx.)

Let them cool off at a baking rack.

Farmer Cookies with Oats, Honey and Brown Sugar (crispier, almost the original)

(makes 9 cookies, one tray)

4 dl rolled oats

1 tablespoon honey

0.5 dl sugar

1 tablespoon brown sugar

100g butter (room temperature)

1/5 up to 1/2 teaspoon salt

Mix in a blender. Make a roll, about 7-8 cm in diameter, cut round slices (about 1.5 cm thick) and put them on an oven tray.

Bake in the middle of the oven at +175°C for 15 minutes (approx.)

Let them cool off at a baking rack.

Approved by the Cookie Tester!

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My Heart of the Clock Fairy

Some weeks ago, I attended all four Finnabair classes in Sjöbo at Skaparlusten. (Huge thanks to wonderful Ilona who helped me to make it possible, when it was so close to not work out at all!)

Today I’ll publish what I created during one of those classes, “Heart of the Clock”.

I had an idea that I wanted to have a photo of my own fairy inside my clock. Finnabair taught me how to tweak the original idea and I’m more than happy how it turned out. If you ask me, Finnabair is a genious! (She’s also humble – and hillarious. She’s the kind of teacher who makes me giggle constantly, it’s a true joy to be taking a class – or four – taught by her.)

I’m so happy I’ve been able to learn so much from the very best! Thank you, Finn!

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My little fairy stepping into her world of magic…

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Den magiska tratten/The Magic Funnel

Jag vet egentligen inte varför,  men ibland kan väldigt små saker lysa upp min dag oproportionerligt mycket. Som randig latte!

Jag har haft många kaffetrattar, men bara en som gör min latte randig. (Och den fungerar alltid!)

Ibland är vetenskap väldigt nära magi.

I don’t know why, but very small things can brighten my day – unproportionally much. Like striped latte!

I have had many funnels, I have many funnels, but only one that makes my latte striped! (And it always does.)

Sometimes science is very close to magic.

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