Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Prison Wheat



One of my favorite shows on TV is AMC's The Walking Dead. Now that the second part of the third season is back on air, the one week wait between shows is torturous. To make my passion for the show worse, TWC currently has a great commercial featuring Daryl. Needless to say, this show and the anticipation of what happens next has been on my mind all the time! So to pay homage to the show, I am naming this heavy hitter beer, Prison Wheat.




Prison Wheat (yields 5 gallons)

  • 3 lbs. Pilsner malt
  • 2.5 lbs. Flaked wheat
  • 1.13 lbs Flaked oats
  • 0.2 lbs. Munich malt
  • 0.25 lbs. Rice hulls
  • 3.3 lbs. Wheat LME
  • 1 oz. German Hallertau (4.3%) 60 minutes
  • 0.2 oz. German Hallertau ~ 15 minutes
  • 1 tsp. Irish moss
  • California Ale Yeast
Mill grain. Mash for 90 minutes at 152F.

Sparge with 150F water into brew pot.

Bring to boil. Remove from heat and add LME. Stir well.

Return to boil. Add 1 ounce of German Hallertau hops. Begin 60 minute boil.

After 45 minutes, add remaining 0.2 ounces of German Hallertau hops and Irish moss.

After 15 minutes, remove from heat and let cool for 15 minutes.

Transfer to fermenter. Add enough cool water to bring total volume to 5 1/8 gallons.

Once wort has reached 70F, pitch yeast.

Seal with lid and airlock. Let the yeast do its business then bottle or keg like usual.

O.G. - 1.080
F.G. - 1.012

Enjoy!


Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Banana Apple-Butter Yogurt Bread

I couldn't resist this recipe, I mean bananas and apple-butter!... Yum!


Banana Apple-Butter Yogurt Bread (yields 1 loaf)
1 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 c. spent grain flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
2 eggs, beaten
3/4 c. white sugar
2 bananas, mashed
1/2 c. apple butter
1/4 c. yogurt

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Preheat oven to 350F.

Grease a loaf pan and line the bottom with a piece of parchment paper (if not using parchment paper, just grease and flour a loaf pan).  Set aside.

In a large bowl, mix the flours, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nutmeg. Make a well in center of the flour mixture.  Set aside.
 
In a medium bowl, combine eggs, sugar, banana, apple butter, and yogurt.  Add banana mixture to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy). Spoon batter into prepared pan.
 
Bake in a 350F oven about 45 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely on a wire rack. 
 
Enjoy!
 
 

Monday, March 4, 2013

Glazed Grapefruit Yogurt Bread

I know... you're thinking grapefruit?!  Why?!  Hold your horses, this citrus bread is amazingly yummy.  Give this recipe a try... you'll be glad you did!

Adapted from SmittenKitchen.com's grapefruit yogurt cake.


Glazed Grapefruit Yogurt Bread (yields 1 loaf)
1 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 c. spent grain flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. plain greek yogurt
1 c. white sugar
3 large eggs
zest of 2 grapefruits
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 c. vegetable oil

1/3 c. freshly squeezed grapefruit juice
1 tbsp. white sugar

Glaze:
1 c. powdered sugar
2 tbsp. freshly squeezed grapefruit juice

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Preheat the oven to 350F.  Grease a loaf pan and line the bottom with parchment paper (this makes for super easy removal).  Set aside.

In a medium bowl, mix together flours, salt, and baking powder.  Set aside.

In a large bowl, whisk together the yogurt, 1 cup sugar, eggs, grapefruit zest, and vanilla.  Gradually whisk in the flour mixture.  Using a rubber spatula, fold in the oil until fully incorporated. 

Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.  Bake in preheated oven for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center of loaf comes out clean.

While the loaf is baking, in a small saucepan, mix the 1/3 cup grapefruit juice with the 1 tablespoon of sugar.  Stir the mixture over medium heat until the sugar has dissolved.  Set aside. 

After the loaf has finished baking, let cool on a wire rack for at least ten minutes.  Remove bread and place on wire rack over a baking sheet.  Slowly drizzle grapefruit sugar mixture over loaf.  Let bread cool completely. 

While bread is cooling, prepare the glaze.  Mix together the powdered sugar and the 2 tablespoons of grapefruit juice.  Drizzle over bread. Let glaze set.

Enjoy!