Came home wasted at 1am and made English muffin dough that rose overnight. They turned out to be my best batch ever and I have no idea how to replicate what I did.
Came home wasted at 1am and made English muffin dough that rose overnight. They turned out to be my best batch ever and I have no idea how to replicate what I did.
by sassyvixenpixie
28 Comments
wildestdarlingdoll
I appreciate you all telling me to drink and try it again. It’s the only way to know for sure what the secret is.
pokermaven
Step 1 Get wasted. Step 2 make dough. Step 3 sleep.
Inquirous
I have a problem with creating delicious things when drunk too. Annoys me when I can’t recreate tthem
DishSoapedDishwasher
Well if overnight fermentation isnt’ your typical thing that’s probably it. Longer fermentation = better flavour. I routinely bulk ferment things for around the typical timeframe then cold proof in the fridge until the next day. This makes them taste dramatically better.
Also in things like english muffins, a little whole wheat does wonders, so if you need to up the flavor more try adding more whole wheat but ideally no more than 20% (30% alternative flour is the pro rule of thumb to not exceed) before it starts to take it’s toll on the gluten strength. I personally use about 10-15% einkorn whole wheat but be careful as this will make the dough a LOT more stretchy if your hydration is off; this is because einkorn improves the extensibility of dough by A LOT.
In other words, instead of trying to recreate it, just do things to maximize the flavor with good technique and see if you can end up on something just as good or better.
Hopeful_Conclusion_2
State dependent learning. Look it up. You just need to get wasted again. Lol
Levols
It’s the touch
dykezilla
You have my sympathies. This post is reminding me of when I got blackout drunk at the friendsgiving after party and made the best baked cheese and onion dip of all time by drunkenly throwing chopped veggies and all the remaining cheese from the cheese plate in a Pyrex and baking it for however long it took to remember not to burn the house down. This was like 15 years ago and my friends and I were never able to replicate it.
hawkeyejw
You know what you must do.
catgrandpa
my girlfriend’s mom injured herself while we were baking lemon bars. i had to drive us to the ER, so i shut off the oven and left the bars inside because i had just poured the lemon mixture over the shortbread. they were the best fucking lemon bars i have ever had and i have not been able to recreate it. i hope your trial ends before mine, good luck making them again!
fuzzius_navus
Like Jackie Chan, you must be a drunken master.
The only way to achieve success again…
chapswithnocaps
This is often the brewer’s dilemma
peanut-butter-qUEEn
I once made the best brownies in the middle of a mental breakdown. That was 3 years ago and I have had many breakdowns since then, but I haven’t been able to make them as tasty.
edit: I have been informed by my psychology major best friend that it was in fact, an emotional breakdown and not a mental breakdown lmao
psychlloyd
Share your recipe?
juniper-berry9
Amazing haha
PantheraAuroris
Ask your drunk self wtf they did because these look so perfect I swear you bought them at a bakery.
delhigal107
Looks amazing!! Can you share the recipe pls
bebejeebies
Drunken recall. We learned about this in Beerfest. You will only be able to make these little blessings when you’re hammered. A gift from Dionysus the god of tits and wine.
Diablos_Mom
Those are gorgeous! I hope you can perfect this perfection!
Positive-Path-6965
Looks really good actually
kemide22
They look fantastic! The crazy thing is that in England we just call them …muffins! 😜
Whose_my_daddy
I think you’re obligated to get wasted again
KEENobserver-i
The drunken baker. Hahaha
PerennialGeranium
Once I perfectly recreated El Pollo Loco chicken flavor totally on accident while improvising. Multiple attempts could not recreate it.
Truly, we must appreciate these beautiful accidents when we have them, for they will forever stand alone. Eat your English muffins with a love for their ephemerality. We are dewdrops.
shakriv
one time i came home blackout and woke up to bagel dough resting in the fridge shaped and everything. amazing surprise
Mekurilabhar
‘no idea how to replicate what I did’ – is pretty much my baking behaviour as well coz i rarely measure anything 🤣
jandalnanna
Wow, they look exceptional 🤩
ohshecurious
These look amazing. Care to share the recipe?
LollyDollerSkates
E=mc hammered. You need to do all exactly again. Haven’t you seen beer fest?
28 Comments
I appreciate you all telling me to drink and try it again. It’s the only way to know for sure what the secret is.
Step 1 Get wasted. Step 2 make dough. Step 3 sleep.
I have a problem with creating delicious things when drunk too. Annoys me when I can’t recreate tthem
Well if overnight fermentation isnt’ your typical thing that’s probably it. Longer fermentation = better flavour. I routinely bulk ferment things for around the typical timeframe then cold proof in the fridge until the next day. This makes them taste dramatically better.
Also in things like english muffins, a little whole wheat does wonders, so if you need to up the flavor more try adding more whole wheat but ideally no more than 20% (30% alternative flour is the pro rule of thumb to not exceed) before it starts to take it’s toll on the gluten strength. I personally use about 10-15% einkorn whole wheat but be careful as this will make the dough a LOT more stretchy if your hydration is off; this is because einkorn improves the extensibility of dough by A LOT.
In other words, instead of trying to recreate it, just do things to maximize the flavor with good technique and see if you can end up on something just as good or better.
State dependent learning. Look it up. You just need to get wasted again. Lol
It’s the touch
You have my sympathies. This post is reminding me of when I got blackout drunk at the friendsgiving after party and made the best baked cheese and onion dip of all time by drunkenly throwing chopped veggies and all the remaining cheese from the cheese plate in a Pyrex and baking it for however long it took to remember not to burn the house down. This was like 15 years ago and my friends and I were never able to replicate it.
You know what you must do.
my girlfriend’s mom injured herself while we were baking lemon bars. i had to drive us to the ER, so i shut off the oven and left the bars inside because i had just poured the lemon mixture over the shortbread. they were the best fucking lemon bars i have ever had and i have not been able to recreate it. i hope your trial ends before mine, good luck making them again!
Like Jackie Chan, you must be a drunken master.
The only way to achieve success again…
This is often the brewer’s dilemma
I once made the best brownies in the middle of a mental breakdown. That was 3 years ago and I have had many breakdowns since then, but I haven’t been able to make them as tasty.
edit: I have been informed by my psychology major best friend that it was in fact, an emotional breakdown and not a mental breakdown lmao
Share your recipe?
Amazing haha
Ask your drunk self wtf they did because these look so perfect I swear you bought them at a bakery.
Looks amazing!! Can you share the recipe pls
Drunken recall. We learned about this in Beerfest. You will only be able to make these little blessings when you’re hammered. A gift from Dionysus the god of tits and wine.
Those are gorgeous! I hope you can perfect this perfection!
Looks really good actually
They look fantastic! The crazy thing is that in England we just call them …muffins! 😜
I think you’re obligated to get wasted again
The drunken baker. Hahaha
Once I perfectly recreated El Pollo Loco chicken flavor totally on accident while improvising. Multiple attempts could not recreate it.
Truly, we must appreciate these beautiful accidents when we have them, for they will forever stand alone. Eat your English muffins with a love for their ephemerality. We are dewdrops.
one time i came home blackout and woke up to bagel dough resting in the fridge shaped and everything. amazing surprise
‘no idea how to replicate what I did’ – is pretty much my baking behaviour as well coz i rarely measure anything 🤣
Wow, they look exceptional 🤩
These look amazing. Care to share the recipe?
E=mc hammered. You need to do all exactly again. Haven’t you seen beer fest?