Comments on: In which our heroine attempts to bake… with unintended results http://myplasticfreelife.com/2007/07/in-which-our-heroine-attempts-to-bake/ Think we can't live without plastic? Think again. In 2007 I committed to stop buying any new plastic & I've almost succeeded! Won't you join me? Let's see what plastic-free looks like in 2012... for the health of our bodies, our oceans, our planet. ~Beth Terry Thu, 23 May 2013 23:35:26 +0000 hourly 1 By: EcoPeaceful http://myplasticfreelife.com/2007/07/in-which-our-heroine-attempts-to-bake/comment-page-1/#comment-43788 EcoPeaceful Tue, 01 Jan 2013 23:23:27 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/07/in-which-our-heroine-attempts-to-bake-with-unintended-results/#comment-43788 Does anybody know the company or where to buy non GMO yeast without Sorbitan Monostearate or other chemicals in eco packaging or at least in a large plastic packaging? Thanks for any suggestions.

]]> By: David http://myplasticfreelife.com/2007/07/in-which-our-heroine-attempts-to-bake/comment-page-1/#comment-13091 David Wed, 19 May 2010 12:17:20 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/07/in-which-our-heroine-attempts-to-bake-with-unintended-results/#comment-13091 for pita, The Bread Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum has a recipe that has worked consistently well for me. It also has no sugar or honey. I find it best to let the dough rise/rest over night in the refrigerator. I pull it out in the morning, allowing it to come to room temp. before baking that night.

]]> By: Eco-regretsies: When good green goals get ugly | green LA girl http://myplasticfreelife.com/2007/07/in-which-our-heroine-attempts-to-bake/comment-page-1/#comment-12691 Eco-regretsies: When good green goals get ugly | green LA girl Mon, 10 May 2010 15:21:15 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/07/in-which-our-heroine-attempts-to-bake-with-unintended-results/#comment-12691 [...] crap, and to reduce unnecessary food packaging. And fellow Blogher contributor Beth Terry, a.k.a. Fake Plastic Fish, especially wanted to reduce one-use plastic packaging — which is why she decided to bake her [...]

]]> By: Amy http://myplasticfreelife.com/2007/07/in-which-our-heroine-attempts-to-bake/comment-page-1/#comment-2025 Amy Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:28:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/07/in-which-our-heroine-attempts-to-bake-with-unintended-results/#comment-2025 I learned this techniqe for making anything that requires a ball of dough, and the first pitas I tried were great, so maybe it will help. Take the piece of dough and sort of tuck the sides under and towards the middle, almost as if you’re rolling a sock into a ball. Turn it a bit and repeat, still keeping the same side up. This stretches the top surface. Then put the ball on a very lightly floured surface (you want a bit of stickiness or friction, so a wooden cutting board works well), put your hand on top and with fairly firm pressure make a circular motion, keeping the ball of dough more or less in one place. NOW pat it into flat pita shapes and let them rise as recipe directs. Also, I bake pitas right on the oven rack. Keep trying!

]]> By: Anonymous http://myplasticfreelife.com/2007/07/in-which-our-heroine-attempts-to-bake/comment-page-1/#comment-1226 Anonymous Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:34:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/07/in-which-our-heroine-attempts-to-bake-with-unintended-results/#comment-1226 Hi! Found your blog from Crunchy Chicken’s place… Pitas, in my experience, can be difficult to get right. I have found a method that works (usually). I don’t follow the directions fully. Start with the warm water and honey (or sugar) with the yeast, let it sit and do its yeast thing for a bit (no more than the time it takes you to measure out all the other ingredients). Mix and let rise as the directions recommend. When baking them, make sure you not only pre-heat the oven, but the cookie sheet as well! I line my cookie sheet with parchment paper (I reuse, reuse, reuse it for baking all sorts of breads) before preheating. I’ve also found out that the most reliable way to get a pocket is to not mess with the dough before you roll it out – if it’s already got it’s own “sturcture,” for lack of a better word, it seems to pocket better. Also – you can get yeast in glass jars – it seems like a LOT of yeast, but a few loaves or batches of other breads will use up your jar of yeast pretty quick like! Good luck!

]]> By: terrible person http://myplasticfreelife.com/2007/07/in-which-our-heroine-attempts-to-bake/comment-page-1/#comment-35 terrible person Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:50:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/07/in-which-our-heroine-attempts-to-bake-with-unintended-results/#comment-35 My sister said The Moosewood Cookbook has a good pita recipe … don’t we have that? And mooses are the second coolest animal!

]]> By: jo http://myplasticfreelife.com/2007/07/in-which-our-heroine-attempts-to-bake/comment-page-1/#comment-21 jo Mon, 09 Jul 2007 06:51:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/07/in-which-our-heroine-attempts-to-bake-with-unintended-results/#comment-21 This is just all too funny!!!! You look like you have a black “plastic” bag on in front of the oven. ha ha, showed it to Angie and she thinks it’s maybe a black sweatshirt with flour. She could see the finger prints. Keep on blogging girl…….

]]> By: Beth in the Fake Plastic Fish Tank http://myplasticfreelife.com/2007/07/in-which-our-heroine-attempts-to-bake/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Beth in the Fake Plastic Fish Tank Sun, 08 Jul 2007 19:37:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/07/in-which-our-heroine-attempts-to-bake-with-unintended-results/#comment-20 Hey, M. The next time I bake, I think I need some supervision. Or maybe I could come over and bake with you some time. Or watch you bake and take notes. Or just come over and get some bread. Yeah, that’s it!

]]> By: Anonymous http://myplasticfreelife.com/2007/07/in-which-our-heroine-attempts-to-bake/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Anonymous Sun, 08 Jul 2007 16:08:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/07/in-which-our-heroine-attempts-to-bake-with-unintended-results/#comment-19 When last we ran into our plastic avenger, Betty Crocker……

LOL, honey. And only because I have misread recipes- my biggest mistake was 2 TBS salt for 2 Tsp salt-

you now have lovely troll size pavers for your garde? mini frisbees?

helpful hint from Auntie M. you can buy yeast in jars- just let it live in the fridge after opening.

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