Yesterday I got a crazy hair up my ass and decided I was going to cook. All day. For one meal. Then it got crazier. Lets go ahead and invite two friends over to eat said meal. I do wish Josh would have gotten pictures of all the food I made. They were beyond impressed by my dishes and so... if any of you have any inclination to cook I would make this meal. Maybe a special date night for you and whomever or for a group of friends.
So below is the spread, menu, and instructions. Have fun!
Menu:
1 loaf basic bread
Lamb chops w/vermouth sauce
Mashed potato's
Sauteed green beans
Banana Cream Pie.
Ingredient List:
Basic Bread:
1 cup flour
3/8 teas yeast
1 1/4 teas honey
1 1/3 cup warm water
2 cups flour
1/2 teas yeast
1 1/2 teas salt
Banana Cream Pie:
3/4 plus 2 tablespoon sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/8 teas salt
3 cups milk (use whole or 2%)
3 egg yolks
3 tabls butter
1/4 vanilla bean
1 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup sugar
2-3 banana's diced
White chocolate grated
1 pre-baked pie shell
Lamb:
2 tabls steak seasoning
1 tabls rosemary
1/2 lb lamb per person (I prefer rib, but you can use whatever)
1/2 cup dry vermouth
1 tabl flour
1-2 cup beef broth
Veggies:
1.5 potatoes per person
1 tabls butter per potato
2-3 tabls milk per potato
salt, pepper, garlic powder
1/2 lb green beans per person
1 clove garlic per 1/2 lb
1/8 cup onion per 1/2 lb
salt, pepper
Instructions:
For a 7pm dinner time....
Start the bread at 12pm. Mix the first group of ingredients in a large bowl, it should look almost like pancake mix. Mix the second grouping in a small bowl. Pour this flour mix over the top of the large bowl mix. Cover with plastic wrap, walk away, and forget it exists for 3 hours.
At 1pm start the pie. Pre-bake the pie shell if you haven't already. Combine the sugar, cornstarch, milk, and egg yolks in a medium saucepan. Add the vanilla bean. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly with a whisk. Make sure to scrape the bottom of the pan every now and again to avoid clumps. The mixture in about 10-15 minutes will thicken. Remove the bean. It happens quickly! Let cook for another minute or so and it will be the consistency of pudding. Remove from heat, add butter and stir till melted. Pour in the pie shell, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate.
At 3pm come back to the bread mix. It should be bubbling through the flour mix. Grab a wooden spoon and stir it all together. It will form a nice looking dough. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead for about 2-3 minutes. Add flour a little at a time if its too sticky. Cover with the bowl inverted over it for 20 minutes. Come back and knead another 2-3 minutes adding flour a tiny bit at a time to keep from really sticking. Put the dough back into the bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and forget it for 1 hour.
At 4 pm the dough for the bread should have risen almost to double. Punch it down, pick it up gently and fold it like a piece of paper. Don't push the dough just fold it over. Cover with plastic wrap, forget its existence again for an hour.
At 5pm punch the dough down again, it should have risen a little less than last time. Punch down, remove from bowl, and shape into a loaf on a greased cookie sheet. Sprinkle some flour on top and cover with plastic wrap. ( I have used the same piece over and over)
Back to the pie. Put the cream and sugar in a bowl. Mix on high speed with beaters until it starts to thicken. Do not over beat! You will get butter! Beat until it looks like whipped cream. Remove the pie from the fridge and spread the banana's sliced on top. Cover with the whipped cream and sprinkle grated white chocolate over it. Put back in fridge.
Preheat oven to 425 F. Peel potatoes and prep the green beans. Chop your onions and garlic and add to the same bowl as the beans. Set aside. Chop the taters and put them in a large pot with cold water. Bring to a boil over the stove. Trim excess fat from the lamb. If you have rib portions cut the ribs into 1 rib each.
Put bread in the oven. Cook until golden and when tapped sounds hollow. Should take 30-35 minutes.
It's 5:45.
Ok, I am going to finish this post tomorrow. I am beat. I do know where I left off.
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