Andrew, I love your blog and your recipes. I also love that you have a point of view and try to live an ethical life. It’s easy to ignore things like Martin’s and pretend that not buying them doesn’t make a difference. But it does.
Ugh, this is just so upsetting. Martin’s really is delicious, and my kids (20 months and 4.5 yrs) really like it. But I can never support them again! So hard to find things kids will eat. I love to bake, but haven’t tired your version yet, because you know, two young kids and no free time for myself. Martin’s was such an easy option, and honestly, Kings Hawaiian is really good too. Just don’t know how to make sliders work in place of regular sized buns.
I didn't know that about Martin's and actually don't think I've ever bought any but I definitely won't be buying any in the future. As for shake shack we don't have them here.
I’m baking potato buns for a couple restaurants in CT for this very reason. They’re finicky, but we seem to have finally mastered them. I’m interested to see your recipe!
Hawaiian sweet bread is inspired by the Portuguese sweet bread pao doce brought to the islands by immigrant workers. Purchased fresh from a specialty bakery or made from scratch at home, it resembles choreg a bit. Everyone goes to Leonard's on Waikiki for malasadas, but don't skip the pao doce! Packaged King's is good, but nothing beats the freshness of a newly made loaf or rolls, as with all baked goods. King's consumed on the mainland is baked on the mainland, but it brings a little aloha and Portugal to your day. King's bakery has a very interesting history too.
Thank you Andrew for making note of the situation. I live in Pennsylvania and have always used Martins rolls and potato sandwich bread. That immediately stopped after reading about their donation and their steadfast support of a candidate that intends to enact laws that should not take place. As for shake shack there were always better burger places. I never quite understood the hype.
I ran across this recipe in an article online about Martin's poor choice in politics. I made it and everyone loved them to the very last crumb. I wish I had recorded the source. Sandy
1 egg
463 g flour
14 g yeast
31 g sugar
9 g salt
41 g butter
30 g milk powder
220 g Luke warm water
Combine all dry ingredients and whisk to combine well.
Add liquids in. Mix and then knead.
Rise 1 hour
Form into 6 parts for large or 8 for smaller buns. Make balls and place in pan lined with parchment. Brush with olive oil.
Let rise 1 hour.
Brush with egg wash and sesame seeds
Bake 425 degrees for about 20 minutes until golden brown.
Just a quick question about the recipe for potato buns you posted… the recipe calls for cool water, but in the first step you mention to let the water/turmeric/annato/potato flake mixture to cool for 10 minutes before the next step. However, you only call to mix it with a paddle for one minute, which to me doesn’t seem like it would increase the temp very much at all. Did you mean to ask for hot water? Thank you!
Now that we're in the midst of lobster roll season, I'll have to ask what brand of buns my favorite spots use--or just enjoy them at home (which living with you makes not only possible but more tasty). Thanks for making it easy to make choices that fit with my values.
Hey man, new here... Not at all happy with politics (especially leftist authoritarian politics) with bread talk.
Funny that in the olde days...most of us realized that the government is not and has never been our friend. I only hope that the current rush to embrace government authoritarianism is a phase that you younger people will get over.
I would think that the fiasco that was the COVID debacle would have taught you that...but some are slow to learn.
At any rate, I hope to keep reading your excellent bread adventure without being insulted with fascist propaganda.
Hey man, sorry, but...this is my newsletter, and if you don't like politics and bread talk, you can always get your bread content elsewhere. Of my nearly 10k readers, you are one of the handful of people who have a problem with it. Also: I don't know how "olde" you are, but I'm guessing that I am not as young as you think.
Also: bonus points for insulting me before asking me to change my ways so you can enjoy my "excellent bread adventure" in a politics-free context. Good strategy.
Andrew, I love your blog and your recipes. I also love that you have a point of view and try to live an ethical life. It’s easy to ignore things like Martin’s and pretend that not buying them doesn’t make a difference. But it does.
Ugh, this is just so upsetting. Martin’s really is delicious, and my kids (20 months and 4.5 yrs) really like it. But I can never support them again! So hard to find things kids will eat. I love to bake, but haven’t tired your version yet, because you know, two young kids and no free time for myself. Martin’s was such an easy option, and honestly, Kings Hawaiian is really good too. Just don’t know how to make sliders work in place of regular sized buns.
I didn't know that about Martin's and actually don't think I've ever bought any but I definitely won't be buying any in the future. As for shake shack we don't have them here.
I’m baking potato buns for a couple restaurants in CT for this very reason. They’re finicky, but we seem to have finally mastered them. I’m interested to see your recipe!
Hawaiian sweet bread is inspired by the Portuguese sweet bread pao doce brought to the islands by immigrant workers. Purchased fresh from a specialty bakery or made from scratch at home, it resembles choreg a bit. Everyone goes to Leonard's on Waikiki for malasadas, but don't skip the pao doce! Packaged King's is good, but nothing beats the freshness of a newly made loaf or rolls, as with all baked goods. King's consumed on the mainland is baked on the mainland, but it brings a little aloha and Portugal to your day. King's bakery has a very interesting history too.
Keep up your fantastic work! I love to your newsletter. Quite uplifting.
I make my own buns...I even made a Hawaiian bun too... Shameless bun company funding that idiot.. an insurrectionist at that!
Thank you Andrew for making note of the situation. I live in Pennsylvania and have always used Martins rolls and potato sandwich bread. That immediately stopped after reading about their donation and their steadfast support of a candidate that intends to enact laws that should not take place. As for shake shack there were always better burger places. I never quite understood the hype.
Hi Andrew,
I ran across this recipe in an article online about Martin's poor choice in politics. I made it and everyone loved them to the very last crumb. I wish I had recorded the source. Sandy
1 egg
463 g flour
14 g yeast
31 g sugar
9 g salt
41 g butter
30 g milk powder
220 g Luke warm water
Combine all dry ingredients and whisk to combine well.
Add liquids in. Mix and then knead.
Rise 1 hour
Form into 6 parts for large or 8 for smaller buns. Make balls and place in pan lined with parchment. Brush with olive oil.
Let rise 1 hour.
Brush with egg wash and sesame seeds
Bake 425 degrees for about 20 minutes until golden brown.
Just a quick question about the recipe for potato buns you posted… the recipe calls for cool water, but in the first step you mention to let the water/turmeric/annato/potato flake mixture to cool for 10 minutes before the next step. However, you only call to mix it with a paddle for one minute, which to me doesn’t seem like it would increase the temp very much at all. Did you mean to ask for hot water? Thank you!
Now that we're in the midst of lobster roll season, I'll have to ask what brand of buns my favorite spots use--or just enjoy them at home (which living with you makes not only possible but more tasty). Thanks for making it easy to make choices that fit with my values.
Hey man, new here... Not at all happy with politics (especially leftist authoritarian politics) with bread talk.
Funny that in the olde days...most of us realized that the government is not and has never been our friend. I only hope that the current rush to embrace government authoritarianism is a phase that you younger people will get over.
I would think that the fiasco that was the COVID debacle would have taught you that...but some are slow to learn.
At any rate, I hope to keep reading your excellent bread adventure without being insulted with fascist propaganda.
Hey man, sorry, but...this is my newsletter, and if you don't like politics and bread talk, you can always get your bread content elsewhere. Of my nearly 10k readers, you are one of the handful of people who have a problem with it. Also: I don't know how "olde" you are, but I'm guessing that I am not as young as you think.
Also: bonus points for insulting me before asking me to change my ways so you can enjoy my "excellent bread adventure" in a politics-free context. Good strategy.
Great. I'll point out that you didn't worry at all about insulting me.
However, I tried to be "nice", but your kind is all the same.
Good luck sweetie. I hope you find what you're looking for, and that you eventually grow up.
I'm not holding my breath.
Don't worry. I'm unsubscribing and you can continue on with your fellow useful idiots without "insults" from your betters.
too bad you've left, now I'll never know which part of your comments were you being "nice"