First attempt at pancake art

 I tried making pancake art for the first time today and it went a lot better than expected. I mixed up some Bisquik with more water than usual and beat the batter smooth. This is usually a no no since more mixing means more gluten development which means tough pancakes. The batter was split into two colors, orange and brown. The brown was colored with cocoa. The key to pancake art is low heat, start depositing batter in the interior, slowly work outwards and a lot of patience. Yes, after one batch, I’m officially a pancake artist. 

Behold the Halloween pancake breakfast. 

It's just a bunch of Hocus Pocus anyway

I'm back...for now. 

I was sent this super cool looking rainbow brioche recipe back during the summer  https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchen/rainbow-brioche-8532473

In celebration of all hallows Eve, I attempted to make a brioche loaf that was Halloween colored. Bette Midler hosted a Hocus Pocus e-union that was a fundraiser. My hope was to be able to make some sand-witches for movie night. The reunion was totally amazing!! But, it turns out the bread was an epic fail, not enough flour, old yeast, not enough bake time, wrong type of pan, or not enough mixing to get the gluten going.  It was super dense and raw. I’ll give the recipe another shot during the Christmas season. The loaf ended up looking super cool though!

I also made some brownies that were inspired by “Boooook!”