Chili and Baugettes on a Snowy Day

[mneeley490]

Nice day to stay inside near Seattle.

Leftover brisket made for a good, smokey chili. Also tried my hand at French baguettes from scratch.

 

[Brokenhandle]

Definitely a good chili day! Those baguettes look amazing. Great job on them and the chili!

Ryan

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Looks tasty!

 

[Fueling Around]

Baguettes on the grill is amazing.
Slow cooker chili? Not dissing as it is my favorite method to bloom the flavors between smoked meat and the spices.

Lived in the PNW many, many years ago. I had to call in sick one day which happened on a snow day.
Food poisoning kept me at the throne all day.

 

[chef jimmyj]

Looks Belly Warming for sure. The bread looks great...JJ

 

[Hamdrew]

Chili looks pretty great and that's a beautiful baguette!!

 

[forktender]

mneeley490
That all looks Killer and I bet it taste great on a colder than usual Pacific Coast Sunday.
I can't believe that is your first attempt at baguettes I don't mean this personal at all.....I hate you.
Damn, you nailed those baguettes do you care to share the recipe that you followed?

Thanks a bunch.
Dan

 

[yankee2bbq]

Yeap! Looks good!
Stay warm!

 

[SmokinAl]

Very nice!
Both the chili & the baguettes look fantastic!
Al

 

[Smoking Allowed]

The baguette looks phenomenal and I love it. I've never been any good at bread making, but may have to put some more effort into it...

 

[JLeonard]

Oh man! That's a great soul warming bowl of goodness right there!
Jim

 

[chopsaw]

I bet that hit the spot . All looks great , but that bread is fantastic .

 

[Hamdrew]

The baguette looks phenomenal and I love it. I've never been any good at bread making, but may have to put some more effort into it...

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[mneeley490]

This was the Youtube baguette recipe I went by.
I modified it just a bit to make 2 larger ones instead of 4 smaller, (because I sold my hardly ever used baking stone years ago) and now only have a 2-baguette pan. I placed a couple stacked sheet pans in the oven to heat up, and then set the baguette pan with parchment paper under the dough, on top of those. I also omitted the bowl over the top and instead placed a small pan underneath to heat, and splashed some water in it immediately after I put in the dough, to create some steam. Probably not as good as the baking stone version, but they still came out well.
French Baguettes

 

[mneeley490]

Baguettes on the grill is amazing.
Slow cooker chili? Not dissing as it is my favorite method to bloom the flavors between smoked meat and the spices.

Yes, I Like slow cooker chili, too. I put it the crockpot on high at about 11am, as only the brisket was pre-cooked. It was ready by 3, and delicious.

 

[sandyut]

Both look great man! Send the snow to Utah! We are beggin for it...not much winter happening here...

 

[Teal101]

Oh cmon, thats perfect smoking weather up here! Chili looks good as does the bread!

 

[Fueling Around]

Yes, I Like slow cooker chili, too. I put it the crockpot on high at about 11am, as only the brisket was pre-cooked. It was ready by 3, and delicious.

Try adding 1 or 2 smoked dried tomato pieces. That adds a unique flavor.