TWD/BWD: Lick-the-Pot Chocolate Pudding Pie

 

Who doesn't love homemade pudding, especially chocolate pudding?  For this challenge, the TWD group made the Lick-the-Pot Chocolate Pudding Pie.  I chose to skip the crust, and put the pudding into individual little pots, topped with a whipped cream cheese/heavy cream concoction, which was delicious.  I also made the pudding using a technique I learned years ago, where all the ingredients are combined and then cooked, thus eliminating the egg-tempering step.  No discernible difference in the end results, so why not?

Go to the Tuesdays with Dorie website to see which baked treat the bakers posted today.

BBB: Horiatiko Psomi/Greek Village Bread

 

The Kitchen of the Month for March was Elle, of Feeding MyEnthusiasms.  Elle chose Horiatiko Psomi, or, Greek Village Bread.   My first thought was – Yay!  A bread I can’t screw up!  No special ingredients, minimal kneading, Dutch oven baking.  Ah, but that last item did cause an issue.  Why don’t recipes tell you the size of the Dutch oven?  There are a range of sizes, and mine happens to be a 4-quart.  Many of these recipes require a larger pot.

 

So, I ended up making this bread twice.  First time, I followed the recipe.  The dough was barely contained by my banneton, which did not bode well for my Dutch oven.  It barely fit.

 

For the second bake, I halved the recipe, and experienced no volume issues with either the banneton or the Dutch oven.  In fact, it came out perfectly, and had a much nicer crumb.  Having an analytical mind, I intend to study the ingredient list and make notes for amounts for future bakes based on my Dutch oven size, so I don’t have similar issues.

 

This is a straightforward, lovely bread, which I definitely plan to bake many more times.

For the recipe and instructions, go to Elle's website.

Check out the other Bread Baking Babes:

• Blog from OUR Kitchen – Elizabeth
• Karen’s Kitchen Stories – Karen
• A Messy Kitchen – Kelly
• My Diverse Kitchen – Aparna 
• Bread Experience  - Cathy           
• Thyme for Cooking - Katie
• My Kitchen in Half Cups – Tanna  
• Feeding My Enthusiasms – Elle (Kitchen of the Month)