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A subreddit dedicated to going beyond traditional cooking recipes.

Posting Guidelines:

1) The emphasis of your post must be uniquely "from scratch". Simply cooking a meal from beginning to end is not enough to satisfy this requirement. Check out the top scoring links for an idea of what to expect before posting.

2) Include a recipe. You WILL be asked for one.

3) Recipe requests are okay!

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/r/fromscratch

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Help! My mayo keeps coming out watery and not white. I've followed this recipe many times but today twice and still no mayo

Trying to make mayo from scratch but it's not coming out. I've followed my trusted recipe twice and it's failed both times.

One egg farm fresh (the first time I added another to no avail) 1/2 tsp salt 2 tsp vinegar 5 ounces avocado oil 5 ounces olive oil

Edit: I have since made mayo a few times, and it's come out every time thanks to all of your advice. Ex:

  1. room temp eggs (recipe didn't say that)
  2. changed the vessel in which I'm making mayo (bowl to cup that fits blender)

Sad to say I did not add mustard like a few of you suggested, again because I'm allergic. However jalapeño was a good additive once.

Thank you all for your help.

29 Comments
2024/09/15
17:14 UTC

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Made Cheeze-its!

The taste is PERFECT but they need to be thinner! Next time I am using my pasta maker for the dough!

Recipe here! https://www.biggerbolderbaking.com/homemade-cheez-its/#wprm-recipe-container-48384 It's such a workable dough too...I could make these once a week, and not even stress.

5 Comments
2024/09/07
03:43 UTC

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Beef Bulgogi served over homemade alkaline noodles (ramen)

3 Comments
2024/08/23
04:26 UTC

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Granola bars keep falling apart

I’ve tried to bake granola bars about 3 times now and I’ve gotten close but they whether they are soft or more dry, they just seem to crumble apart. How can I get them to stick together better?

7 Comments
2024/08/21
13:53 UTC

178

Homemade Sage Sausages with Mash and Onion Gravy

4 Comments
2024/08/17
04:45 UTC

9

does anyone have a baked Lays recipe? only ones im finding are people making regular potato chips

these things...so good.

4 Comments
2024/08/16
21:20 UTC

33

homemade bread, cheese, sauce and eggplant parm coated in breadcrumbs from scratch

2 Comments
2024/07/20
09:52 UTC

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our neighbor gave us a bunch of apples so I made some homemade apple crisp muffins.

3 Comments
2024/07/18
08:20 UTC

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What went wrong with my chicken and dumplings.

Cooked in crockpot and the dumplings fell apart. I'm not sure what went wrong. Still gonna eat but was hoping to have chicken and dumplings

5 Comments
2024/06/29
20:34 UTC

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Need butter make heavy cream, but need heavy cream to make butter???

Essentially, the title, but I think I'm going insane lol. So I was looking up how to make homemade butter, and what I've gathered is that it's basically heavy cream that's whipped/shaken/churned and then chilled. Okay, cool.

So then I want to learn how to make heavy cream...and it's whole milk and melted butter?? Logically this makes sense, you're kind of just taking "milk + butter" and separating it to get butter and buttermilk.

But then how can you make either fully from scratch if you need one for the other? Am I missing something? Is this something I have to buy? Thanks in advance!

4 Comments
2024/06/23
21:00 UTC

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Homemade McChicken

Did my best to make a soft brioche bun, handmade chicken patties (which could’ve been more peppery like the original, admittedly) and all I had was spinach instead of iceberg lettuce. But still pretty good. The only thing I didn’t make from scratch was the mayo!

0 Comments
2024/06/21
21:57 UTC

75

The sour cherry pie that science made

I made a sour cherry pie on Monday, and it may be the finest pie I have ever made, in my 30 years or so of pie making. Omg, it turned out so well!

This is the pie that science made, for sure. Tapioca starch is the best thickener for fruit pies, especially acidic fruits. But there is a very specific ratio of starch + sugar + water from the fruit that is then cooked to a specific temperature in order to achieve gelatinization. The resulting fruit has the perfect set, your pie slices hold together exactly so, but when you bite into it, you just get fruit, perfectly cooked. No starchy flavor, no gummy texture, just fruit, seemingly magically held together. Thanks, science!

In order to achieve those temps, this pie is baked for about an hour and fifteen minutes at 400°F (200°C), which is quite a long time for pie. The pastry gets browned sometime around 45 minutes for the crust to an hour for the lattice. This is where pie shields or foil come in handy. You just cover the top strategically to prevent further browning.

I also use science for the pastry. I used to use a classic French method that yielded incredible, flaky dough… sometimes. I got so frustrated with the inconsistency, I stopped making pastry altogether, for years. Then I came back to it as if I knew nothing, followed the science, tried several methods, and ultimately landed on adding alcohol to the pastry in order to inhibit gluten production. This makes for a flaky crust every time. And when made in a food processor and then rested in the fridge, the resulting dough is workable enough to be used for all kinds of sweet and savory pies, including weaving lattice crusts, etc, for hand pies, for blind baked pie shells (where this recipe really gets a chance to show off), it is a one size fits all dough, which is what I needed.

Food is one of my special interests. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk. Recipes in comments.

3 Comments
2024/06/19
16:32 UTC

36

Key Lime pie

Made the graham crackers from scratch and with homegrown limes. Crust is a game changer this was perfect for summer

3 Comments
2024/06/18
18:03 UTC

15

Homemade chicken broth

I’m told you know you’ve made a good stock when it becomes gelatinous. Not sure how true that is but I’m very proud of my most recent chicken stock! I used an instant pot, frozen veggie and chicken scraps, water and a little chicken bouillon. I put it on the “broth setting, high pressure for about an hour. Any tips that would make this even better?

0 Comments
2024/06/14
21:17 UTC

4

Butter

Hi,

I love making butter but I know it’s a waste as normal American heavy cream doesn’t produce anything more special than I could just buy.

So what type of cream should I buy to make a butter that really is special?

3 Comments
2024/05/28
04:35 UTC

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Do you use preservatives?

Does anyone use preservatives in their food? (E.g. citric acid) I am tired of having to freeze everything! I live in an apartment complex and everything gets moldy super fast. 😬😭

How can I extend the shelf life?

3 Comments
2024/04/30
04:16 UTC

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Vegan self-stable food options?

Vegan self-stable food options?

Hey I don't have refrigeration yet and no cookware besides a occasionally a public microwave and is looking to expand my food choices meeting the following criteria:

  • Vegan
  • Self-stable for a few days during mid-summer
  • High voluminous food
  • Low calorie density
  • Affordable
  • Tasty (an/or) can be made tasty
  • Recipes (an/or) food is non-cook (an/or) can be cooked by the microwave.

Some optional criteria would be:

  • Decent grams of protein per calorie

My current diet is mainly the following:

  • Canned chickpeas
  • Canned Fire roasted tomatoes
  • Favored water
  • Teriyaki sauce
  • Spice blends
  • Multivitamin
5 Comments
2024/04/22
13:45 UTC

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Multicultural mix

Salad with yogurt and chutney
Grilled peanut chicken
Sauteed Vegetables
Yellow spicy rice

https://preview.redd.it/veabd6qe82tc1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bf1af69c6048d554e0679ad07cdf13c7e493a8b2

0 Comments
2024/04/07
13:34 UTC

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Seeking recipe requests to use up my cinnamon peaches

I got a bit carried away this canning season with cinnamon peaches and now I’m not sure how to use them. Dessert is an obvious choice, but looking for ways to use them in a savory dish for a meal prep. Any ideas?

13 Comments
2024/03/25
16:35 UTC

15

Green Spinach curry with Basmati Rice

1 Comment
2024/03/25
04:20 UTC

68

Chicken tikka makhani beer battered onion bhaji and roti all from scratch

3 Comments
2024/03/23
17:26 UTC

60

Crispy treats with homemade marshmallow fluff and browned butter

6 Comments
2024/03/22
21:50 UTC

6

Is it better to make; chicken stock powder or stock cubes from scratch?

I want to make chicken stock powder/cubes but I'm not sure which one is better to make.

1 Comment
2024/03/13
08:11 UTC

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