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Millet dumpling update
Jul. 16th, 2006 05:04 amSo here's the story on the microdumplings:
1. The millet was not ground anywhere near as well as I thought. So when I slapped together a very experimental mixture, there turned out to be a LOT of unground seed, leading to semi-cohesive piles of grain rather than, you know, anything resembling dough. XD
2. I came perilously close to setting fire to them. 8D I left the burner on high, which boiled away all the water in no time so when I finally came back to check on them, the cupcake wrappers I had chosen to steam them in were looking a bit charred. 8D Fortunately, no harm done.
3. Obviously the flour was very VERY coarse so there was an awful lot of husk and that was kind of off-putting. Wasn't much taste and I could barely make out the honey I'd used. They weren't BAD, they just weren't very exciting.
So, all in all I'd call it a good starting point, but not quite a success. ... I think if I try it again I will just buy the millet flour. XD Or at least get a machine to grind it.
On that note, sleep.
1. The millet was not ground anywhere near as well as I thought. So when I slapped together a very experimental mixture, there turned out to be a LOT of unground seed, leading to semi-cohesive piles of grain rather than, you know, anything resembling dough. XD
2. I came perilously close to setting fire to them. 8D I left the burner on high, which boiled away all the water in no time so when I finally came back to check on them, the cupcake wrappers I had chosen to steam them in were looking a bit charred. 8D Fortunately, no harm done.
3. Obviously the flour was very VERY coarse so there was an awful lot of husk and that was kind of off-putting. Wasn't much taste and I could barely make out the honey I'd used. They weren't BAD, they just weren't very exciting.
So, all in all I'd call it a good starting point, but not quite a success. ... I think if I try it again I will just buy the millet flour. XD Or at least get a machine to grind it.
On that note, sleep.
