Pequod Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 (edited) This is my November Guru entry for the "Let Us Give Thanks" challenge. My niece's family -- all eight of them -- will be out of town for Thanksgiving and Christmas, so today is our holiday celebration. We started yesterday with the sourdough. This is a 78% Hydration dough with 30% whole wheat flour and 10% of the entire flour coming from the starter. Here it is after mixing and before the folds and overnight bulk fermentation. Today we did final shaping and into the bannetons for proofing. We baked these in the oven because the KK was busy with other things. A dark chestnut. Just right for this loaf. Early this AM we put the pork loin into a brine of apricot nectar, water, garlic (lots), salt, and sugar. Recipe from Adam Perry Lang. After eight hours, we mixed the rub, and then rubbed up the loins. Onto the KK, using the cold smoker with apple wood chips. Need more pics of that KK: Meanwhile, I prepare the glaze of apricot preserves, cilantro, garlic, and lemon juice. Next, I'm making the prune, rum, chocolate cake. Recipe from Milk Street Kitchen. The prunes, rum, and molasses after a short turn in the microwave. The mixed cake into the springform pan, then into the oven: Out of the oven: Our guests arrive, and Kodi gets re-acquainted with my grand nephew. He's wondering whether this little dude is a puppy or something he can eat: Next, use the indoor grill to pre-char a cedar plank: The pork loin comes off the grill. And the Camembert goes on after cranking the temp to 400. Still cranking apple wood smoke: Finally, everything is ready: Satisfied customers: Edited November 14, 2016 by HalfSmoke 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Beautiful, everyone is looking very happy and I can see why. Just look at that delicious food, everything came out perfect right from the bread to the cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve M Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Outstanding meal halfsmoke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyfish Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Now thats a group of happy people. The meal sounds wonderful. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosco Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 This looks incredible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pearson Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 WOW that is so neat. A happy family gathering what could be better than that. You have a great looking komodo and what a beautiful backdrop. The food looks deeeeeelicious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Really great looking family meal. Good entry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 First off, gorgeous backdrop to your KK pics! Food looks amazing, especially that bread! Finally, great family photo and the one with the dog and your grand nephew is just adorable. Happy Holidays to you and the family! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ora Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Everything looks tasty what a great feast Sent from my SM-P600 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hephaestus Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Food looks delicious! What is the dog's name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pequod Posted November 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 On 11/14/2016 at 4:07 PM, MacKenzie said: Beautiful, everyone is looking very happy and I can see why. Just look at that delicious food, everything came out perfect right from the bread to the cake. On 11/14/2016 at 8:18 PM, Steve M said: Outstanding meal halfsmoke! On 11/15/2016 at 4:23 AM, tinyfish said: Now thats a group of happy people. The meal sounds wonderful. Good luck. On 11/15/2016 at 7:20 AM, bosco said: This looks incredible! On 11/15/2016 at 8:40 AM, ckreef said: Really great looking family meal. Good entry. 10 hours ago, Aussie Ora said: Everything looks tasty what a great feast Sent from my SM-P600 using Tapatalk Thanks! It all came out VERY well. On 11/15/2016 at 8:18 AM, Bruce Pearson said: WOW that is so neat. A happy family gathering what could be better than that. You have a great looking komodo and what a beautiful backdrop. The food looks deeeeeelicious. 22 hours ago, tony b said: First off, gorgeous backdrop to your KK pics! Food looks amazing, especially that bread! Finally, great family photo and the one with the dog and your grand nephew is just adorable. Happy Holidays to you and the family! Yup, love my back yard. I live in a zoo -- the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC. We needed an oasis to preserve our sanity, so when we found this house we pounced on it. Unfortunately, as the leaves fall we can start to see neighbors' houses on the other side of the creek that runs through the woods. But we also see more deer and foxes. 3 hours ago, Hephaestus said: Food looks delicious! What is the dog's name? The dog is Kodi. He's old and super-friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
