Mo, 9. Juli 2007
Alton searches for the mysterious "cake lady" while discovering that to make an Old Fashioned Coconut Four Layer Cake with 7 Minute Frosting entirely from scratch (starting from whole coconuts) takes a heck-of-a long time, but the results are so worth it. Also includes how to make coconut milk, coconut cream, coconut extract, general coconut education and tips on stacking a multi-layered cake.
Mo, 6. Aug. 2007
Alton explores the world of home dried fruit. He offers a lesson on the use of sulfur and its effects on bacteria, why commercially marketed dried fruit is dipped in sulfur and examines options for bypassing the sulfur method for home drying optioning for a citric acid dip. Alton builds a dehydrator using a fan, fiberglass air filters, dehydrator tray liners and bungee cords. As an alternate, Alton demonstrates an in-oven method using a ceramic reptile heater, small fan, thermometer and ball of aluminum foil. Proper storage is explained and recipes using dried fruit are trail mix, savory and sweet compotes and fruit compote pies.