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25.01.2022 Every so often I return to the age-old quest of gluten free pastry. Today's puff pastry is a mixture of flours and starches, a heart-stopping quantity of butter, a bit of baking powder and not much water. Pastry, for me, is an indulgent time-out pleasure, and here's a portion today's result. The rest will end up as sausage rolls. I want to offer this as a premix, and if you need help send me an SOS! Believe me when I say it's too easy for words!

25.01.2022 BREAKING NEWS.... Today Sky Ranch Bakehouse operations have been transferred to new owners. The business remains in Launceston and further details will be posted by the new owners. Thank you seems inadequate for so much valued support from everyone over the last ten years, helping us to grow a unique business.... We have met (and fed) so many wonderful people during that time. It's been a truly enlightening and pleasurable experience.

25.01.2022 Last weekend saw Mr & Mrs Sky Ranch deliver pastry samples to the West Coast Wilderness Railway cafe. Then we ventured deep in the back blocks of a misty, wet Queenstown so one of us could fish the King River. The other one spent time in the mobile Sky Ranch Office labelling bags... listening to thunderous roar of the tumultous waters thundering downstream joined by the viaduct waters! The serene quietness of the wet bushland helped along a little snooze too... Economica...l little van travelled from Launceston, up and over the Cradle Mountain-West Coast link road,, down to Queenstown, side bush drive, then from Queenstown back to Derwent Bridge, Lake St Clair, Bronte Park and over the Marlborough Highway back to Miena at Great Lake, down the Golden Valley to the Bass Highway and on to home. Around 9 hours of driving time and guess what??? Less then half a tank of fuel used. That's about $30. No grizzling from us. See more

25.01.2022 What's that quacking??? In the oven?? Those amusing bunskys have hatched a duckling this time!

25.01.2022 Gluten free....and....DAIRY FREE. Readers, look at this little beauty! Dark Teff bread - one we first baked in 2009 but chose not to include it due to the breathtaking cost of Teff flour. (Far more reasonable a price now). Here's what's going down next week: because this bread is very quick and very easy to prepare we're going to bake several loaves for tastings and also make up some premixes (premixes are cheaper for you to purchase than the loaf). So if you want to taste this superb, moist, tasty loaf get yourself to Grain Grocer in Launceston next Tuesday around 11.30am and Natures Works at Kings Meadows at around 11.30am next Thursday.

24.01.2022 here's a giggle to share: one of our gals has been buying glam hats at 2nd hand shops. No complaints from the bunskys so they must be just the ticket

24.01.2022 A new take on the Turkish rolls: added seeds of red, black and white quinoa plus amaranth grain. Healthy alternative!

24.01.2022 Here's a favourite biscuit of ours, and while not strictly gluten free, we feel it's worth sharing. As you know, most coeliacs need to avoid oats. It is now possible to purchase gluten free certified oats in the USA. Australia is not far behind. When testing for gluten free status Australia's benchmark is less than 3 parts per million but the USA's benchmark is 20 parts per million. So for coeliacs who wish to try this recipe you can use g.f. oats. These delights are simple, to make, and far too easy to eat - spreading waistlines watch out!

23.01.2022 Sneak preview of our latest offering, although we've been chasing our tail on this one for several months trying to tweak the flavour to the enth degree.... STRAWBERRY BREAD! A sweet offering as toast for breakfast or a small snack size bun. Strawberry essence, dried strawberries, dried strawberry powder compliments of Super Sprout Australia, sugar, milk, eggs, flours etc....Not yet certified but it will soon be in our range.

23.01.2022 So, following the success of our Rough Puff and Short Crust pastry last week, this week the wiz decided it was time for PUFF pastry. Oh my goodness me! So lost for words at the taste, texture, and appearance. Although the dough had 14 laminations during the process it was worth EVERY minute. Today's offering to the kitchen elves was a baked tart shell. Once baked, a thin layer of melted 150g each g.f. white chocolate and sour cream was poured into it then left to set. Freshly picked raspberries and some blueberries topped it off. And thanks for asking - yes, it did disappear in record time! psst:. you don't know how lucky you are that we have given up our secret tart filling.

22.01.2022 Here's what we baked for you this morning: Paleo loaves (top right), Crusty White loaves (2nd & 3rd rows) Seed loaves (4th and 5th rows), large sized Raisin Cinnamon loaves (bottom) and, lets not forget the all-time favourite, Bunskys. See retail outlet and cafe list on our website, www.skyranchbakehouse.com.au

22.01.2022 Gluten free and vegan: Playing around with pastry this afternoon, here is a crunchy, almost shortbread-textured, pastry covering a raspberry-boysenberry and black cherry pie. Whilst the pastry procedure was overly fussy, the result was a delicious afternoon tea. Samuel Pepys Cafe staff received this treat to finish off another busy, busy day.

22.01.2022 Play time again. Using our turkish bread dough we kneaded and shaped long lengths, and wrapped them together then wrapped around a well greased, upside down, metal bowl. Once baked the bowl was removed and when we turned over the bread we had ourselves a clever dip bowl. Just break off a chunk of bread and feed yourself!

21.01.2022 Today, readers, was one for the records. After seeing a facebook site yesterday for sliders with fillings, we found time to play. Here's the result. These tasty morsels were made from our turkish dough, so all gluten free, of course. Here's where I saw the you-tube clip: Google RECETAS CITY SLIDER RECIPES. There will be four short, video clips to watch. So, why not get yourself a premix of Turkish bread (which makes two normal rolls). After you've made the dough (dead easy and fast) you're going to weigh out 6 x 60g balls, place in greased tin rather close together then bake for between 18 and 22 minutes. Bon Apetit! Never forget that we are always Busily Baking For You! 1 and 2: scrambled eggs, ham, bacon, cheese, spinach 3 and 4: cooked chicken, bbq sauce, red onion, parsley, cheese.

21.01.2022 Today's Cob loaves - delicious, hearty, rustic. These six are going to The Sebel restaurant in Launceston.

21.01.2022 Sky Ranch's ShazzleBedazzle couldn't resist trying on our new, super glamorous RED HAT. Makes kitchen work so much more fun

20.01.2022 Pastry posts: some of you are keen for pastry recipes, especially you, Lara Ann. Can you all email me, [email protected], and I'll answer with attachments. Recipes too big to type here.

20.01.2022 Christmas is near...mmmmm smell the fruit and spices in these delicious mini plum puddings. Just finished 250 of these little cuties now south-bound to Wrest Point Casino.

19.01.2022 Visiting Hobart? Looking for the finest gluten free breakfast ever tasted?? Okay, here you go: visit Jackman & McRoss (Hampden Road, Battery Point or The Greenstore at 134 New Town Road, New Town, and collect some of our products also) for this utterly sensational, divine, sublime, offering. Featuring a savoury tomato sauce with black beans, one meatball made from Chorizo, slab of baked cornbread - with with fresh corn too - spinach, parsley, topped with two softly poached eggs. All served in a small ramekin. Oh, my goodness, not enough words to describe the pleasure! Eggs, if you eat them, are always enhanced with a drop or three of tobasco sauce, try it some time.

18.01.2022 Feeling excited! A gluten free SOURDOUGH starter beginning it's first froth. Looks promising after years of failures.

18.01.2022 Two cob loaves, freshly baked, emerged from the oven today and filled the air with a dreamy fragrance. One loaf was for a customer who required the removal of almond meal which we replaced with potato flakes; the other loaf was for us to taste test. rating? 10/10 ! If any of our followers live nearby and want to take a drive to us at 3 Heald Road, we can offer you a buttered, or nuttlexed, slice of this fresh creamy textured bread. It's 1.10pm Easter MONDAY. You may even get a cuppa. 3 Heald Road, Travellers Rest.

18.01.2022 So, using same method as the last (unpalatable) loaf, for extra moisture we added potato flakes, extra tablespoon of maple syrup and more olive oil. To reduce the bitterness of teff flour we exchanged with 1 cup amaranth, half cup white sorghum and a touch of millet. The taste was pleasant until a sand-like grittiness of something showed up. You know what? That first loaf, two pics back, was truly the most appetising. Experiments underway to shorten the seven day starter fermenation. Then we can help you make your own. Stay tuned.

18.01.2022 4th instalment, day 7. I think. This evening the bread starter ( yes it did rise) was mixed with the bread dough ingredients in the mixer. Looking as it should... eggs and warm milk and sugar were added and lastly salt. Adding salt in the middle of mixing, not at the beginning, always improves any bread dough. More silky. Now our gf sourdough is patiently resting in the fridge where it should, over the next 24 to 30 hours, rise again. Samuel Pepy's Cafe do you think we should have a free tasting session, say Friday p.m.?

18.01.2022 Whistles, cheers, clapping please! Lily's FIRST EVER job of measuring out bunsky buns ready for baking! Lots of maths involved and she sailed effortlessly through the pile of dough. Another little Sky Ranch baker growing up!

17.01.2022 Gluten free pie shells - butter/ cream cheese. DELICIOUS. One will be a banana cream pie. For serving at Woolmers on Saturday, their "woofs, wags and walkies" dogs day out.

17.01.2022 Look! Look! These coconut wraps arrived at the Nut House, Ulverstone, two days ago. Couldn't resist buying,will let you know what they taste and feel like. They may be in other health food stores elsewhere by now.

17.01.2022 Day 8. Into the OVEN! I am getting the feel that the dough has run out of oomph...gonna be intetesting.

16.01.2022 Yesterday's comments highlighted to us that many do not know that almost all of our products are available in premix form. Here's a selection of what we have on the shelf a this moment. There's a label on the front telling you what you need to supply and all instructions are inside the packet

16.01.2022 Oh my goodness, give us a break! Recipes are popping up everywhere. Yesterday these vegan meringues appeared and you will NEVER EVER guess they are made with the liquid from a can of chick peas....yes...no joke! To the liquid add half tsp vanilla extract, quarter tsp of Cream of Tartar, and 3/4 cup caster sugar and whip, whip, whip for about 6 to 7 minutes, or until very thick and peaks hold their shape. Small dollops on baking paper lined trays and bake (fan-forced oven...) at 100degC for about an hour and a 3/4s. A larger one bake for around two and a bit hours. The taste was not unlike the old fashioned "Bakers Toast", or more recently, the honeycomb in a Crunchie bar. I think I'd like to try it with a can of corn. And by the way, there was no flavour of chick peas at all. Do you like our chia-muesli gel with yoghurt, blueberries topped meringue crunch?? See more

16.01.2022 Our Sky Ranch gals - I just can't stop them experimenting! you wouldn't guess in a million years what they baked up this week: gluten free sweet French brioche buns, mmmmm, sinfully delicious, warm, buttery..... Not for the faint-hearted as they're full of milk (which we can change) eggs and butter! photo coming.

16.01.2022 We are always sampling new products so we can also pass on the information to our followers: these delicious crackers are light, gluten free and made with flax seed, pumpkin and sesame. Well worth buying a packet. (Woolworths/Coles)

16.01.2022 Look at this!! Shame you can't smell this sweet buttery loaf! Morning tea today. A yeasted cake: SULTANA BRIOCHE LOAF - so quick and easy to make. Needs to be eaten warm, well that didn't cause us any problems! Was a bit crumbly but a bit more guar or xanthan gum would fix that. The recipe calls for Flour Mix A which is this: 700g superfine white rice flour, 200g potato starch and 100g tapioca starch. You'll have more than enough mix left over for your next morning tea! ENJOY!

15.01.2022 Some places have a welcome mat but we think ours is better

15.01.2022 Christmas 2015, last day's bake before holidays begin tonight. Meet our bakers responsible for the thousands and thousands of products Busily Baked For You! Sharyn on the right and Robin on the left. If you wonder how we do it, day in and day out, there's a trick: lots of jokes, lots of music, dancing, facebook clips, laughter, morning teas of new gluten free products available at Woolworths and on and on and on. Believe us when we say it is NOT a chore! Mr Sky Ranch ...was not on hand for this photo, but he's been a steady, uncomplaining, guiding ship from 4am to 7.30 before leaving for his day job. A stirling job! This morning, on your behalf, we sampled a magnificent alcoholic EGG NOG - oooh my, it was goooood, so good we went back for seconds! Now. All you magnificent, regular customers: thank you so much for your support throughout the life of Sky Ranch (in our 7th year) and we will be back with more for you in 2016. Warmest wishes for a most safe and relaxing Christmas. Thank you all. See more

15.01.2022 So, perhaps some of our Sky Ranch followers are considering a visit to the ABT Railway at Queenstown over Christmas? These wee pastry cups are now being served at both Tracks Cafe, in the station, and also on the train ride for those purchasing a ticket which includes being fed. Our Shortcrust pastry, which does contain egg, is filled with savoury cauliflower, chick pea and white cheese sauce. And the lemon curd and cream is filling a ever-so-slightly sweet, vegan pastry. PREMIXES AVAILABLE if you give us plenty of notice.

14.01.2022 Class scheduled for Saturday morning 10th September has been cancelled - 'flu abounds. My apologies, and we will reschedule at a later date.

14.01.2022 Hello readers. One of the Sky Ranchers has too much time to play. Specifically...play with pastry. Gluten free pastry. YES, true! Recipes which has been quietly waiting to breathe air have been transformed into some delicious, sensational, salivatingly tasty treats. Here's one of our best yet: Apple Turnovers fresh out of the oven and then broken open. Second best using the same pastry are Cornish pasties .. So, so good that lunch-time arrived at 11.15am and one of each was consumed (by one greedy person). We will keep you posted.

14.01.2022 Meet the new Purple Hat, making its debut in the kitchen. Members of the Red Hat Society can, for the whole month of their birthday, reverse colours, so red clothes and purple hats. 60th coming soon.... and this is my understated disguise!

14.01.2022 In Sky Ranch's early years we held baking classes for interested people wanting to know how to bake up our premixes. As well as our product loaves we always baked several other gluten free items to which we also gave you the recipes. We are about to begin classes again so if anyone is keen we are just a phone call away. 0428 191 155. Bon Apetit!

13.01.2022 Here's something a little different for you: Munskys. munskys?? Some time back we put together for a customer a batch of BBBunskys - which includes bbbesan flour but for dietary purposes removed the besan and replaced it with MMMillet - hence mmmunskys. We found them to be as good as bunskys (perhaps even better) and a little less oily also. Then, after we'd batched up a large bag of the premix our customer's daughter decided she wouldn't eat them any more. If anyone would like a premix or two of the munskys we are selling them at wholesale price until the bag of mixture has gone. Just give me a call....

13.01.2022 Gf sourdough 3rd instalment. Day 6. Taking some mother starter it was mixed with more water to make a slurry then more flour mix was added. Kneaded for about 2 minutes to reach this shiny, smooth ball. Left to sit quietly in a warm place (car dashboard) for 6 to 8 hours until doubled. We shall see if this is the end of the trial or whether it does in fact rise. If so, tonight will see it mixed with more ingredients to FINALLY make the bread DOUGH. Phew! This loaf may be ready for baking on Friday. Keep you posted.

13.01.2022 Playtime at Sky Ranch again. Our gals have been working up a g.f. version of our wheat Sugar Babies. Sugar babies are a pastry snack with layers filled with extra butter and sugar (the delicious rapadura sugar for more flavour). It's like eating a crunchy butter toffee pastry.

12.01.2022 After a dismal day of continual power outages we finally baked up two more sourdoughs - first one was mostly white sorghum flour and buckwheat flour; second was white sorghum and red sorghum flour. Aroma: unpleasant and very sour (as always) Texture: fine, dense, perfect. Taste: surprisingly delicious, considering the smell. Seriously thin slices toasted up were spread with butter one end and butter and raspberry jam the other end. And, truly, they were a fabulous taste! So chuffed! 10/10 from us.

12.01.2022 Two wins last week! Our new Sweet Strawberry Breakfast Bread (may be a muffin instead) achieved gluten free certification making is ready for production once labels are printed. Bring them on!! On the same day I entered that product and our paleo loaf in the Baking Association of Australia's Tasmanian competition. We won 1st for the Paleo and 2nd for the Strawberry bread in the gluten free category. Sky Ranch pulls it off AGAIN!

12.01.2022 2nd Instalment, g.f. sourdough attempt. Rather like having a new baby: up at midnight last night giving the starter it's 8-hourly feed. Another one this morning at 6am. At 1pm today the final feed led into the next step of throwing away 3/4 of all that good starter, feeding it once more then adding it to more flour, tapioca starch and modified whey protein powder. Phew - this protein powder came in a $26 bottle and used HALF of it... So this pic is the mother starter just mixed. It's now sitting in a sunny window until it doubles in size - IF it doubles in size - then refrigerated. It will be ripe for 7 days, awaiting the next step to a loaf of bread. Not sure this project is clever as a loaf will cost a LOT OF $$$.

11.01.2022 Look who hopped out of our bunsky oven yesterday - a tiny bunsky bandicoot!

11.01.2022 Tuesday 19th January, five days ago. Returned to work. 2 x 4am starts and one 4.30am start. Now we know why a long holiday was soooo essential! 3 weeks seemed like 3 months. So here we are, bright and chirpy, chipper in fact! Eagerly Busily Baking for You.

11.01.2022 Overwhelming and humble thanks to each and every customer. End of Financial Year statistics reveal you have helped usreach a fresh product and premix production total of 65,987 individual units. Without your support Sky Ranch would not have reached adolescence!

11.01.2022 Another sourdough experiment this week using teff flour. The mix has been fermented with red cabbage leaves and red apple skin. Day two it was bubbling away, fed again and by day three I thought my baby had died despite the tender care with wrapped blankets and cuddled in a doona overnight. By discarding 3/4 of the mixture, replacing with fresh the cabbage and apple skin it bubbled up mightily with the assistance of a heated blanket this morning. And here's our first boule of this type of sourdough: looks dry (and probably will be) but haven't yet tasted. It's destined this morning for the staff at SAMUEL PEPY'S CAFE if you can sneak a piece off Jason...

10.01.2022 And furthermore, huge thanks to Samuel Pepys Café who stretched our imagination for product shapes in ways we would not have thought possible. Samuel Pepys Café is an enormous part of our success - fanfare and accolades to all their hard working staff.

10.01.2022 In the first few months of our business we began a new line, called Little Baker Series, including a premix, wooden spoon and these hand made tiny bakers jackets. These jackets , ranging in age from about 18 months to age 8, are now for sale. $20 each if anyone is interested.

08.01.2022 Lively sourdough starter and end result. Gluten free, of course

08.01.2022 So, followers, I was correct, this teff sourdough loaf WAS gaggingly awful. Dry, crumbly, and the bitterness of teff was evident. However, not to be outdone, now that I know how to tickle the starter I can now begin exchanging ingredients. Quite possibly potato flakes or mashed potato will assist with moisture, and using different flours, more olive oil and more salt will also help. Tomorrow's task. Be patient, it's a nail biting surprise...

08.01.2022 Found this post for the week ending August 28th, 2014: We must've been hammered at the end of that week...... our slogan: BUSILY BAKING FOR YOU. Yeah? Really? Hot tootin' you're right about that!! Thanks to all you precious customers out there we spent three days and two evenings baking.... get ready for it....8 COBBS, 42 HAMBURGER BUNS (Flip Burgers), 134 PACKETS BUNSKYS (x 5 buns = 670 bunskys) 136 LOAVES, 4 PKTS WRAPS (x 3 per pkt = 12), 95 SAMPLE TURKISH BREADS (avail. next week), 2 CAKES (Muffin Kitchen), and sent out 32 bunsky premixes. Did'ja get all that? we just loooove our bakery.

07.01.2022 Sky Ranch friends: Robin and Jimmy have a new, small business and a brand new, small, tiny, weeeee, coffee van. Come and visit us at the Batman Bridge, eastern side, from 9.30am tomorrow, (Saturday 23rd). We'll make you a cup of freshly brewed espresso coffee / tea/ hot chocolate!

07.01.2022 Gluten free sourdough starter is once again ripe and lively and ready for halving. Anyone interested? Free starter, free lesson

06.01.2022 Here's our first class date for you, fellow bakers: September 10th, Saturday. 9.15am. At the Sky Ranch. We have room for three, four at a pinch, with one possible booking already. 0428 191 155 for further information. Get ready to STRAP ON YOUR PINNY!!

06.01.2022 And, as if we haven't got enough to do on a baking day there's often time to play around - this time with mini (and I do mean mini) mug cakes. All gluten free of course, with coconut flour and almond meal. Meet our strawberry mini mugs and banana mini mugs decorated with banana and pomegranate seeds. Watch this space

05.01.2022 A good fortune story here: these delicious Strawberry buns were introduced to the market about six months ago, made with milk, eggs and YEAST. One special customer and store owner reeeeally wanted to eat these but can't have, among foods, yeast. Not to be beaten we set to work making considerable changes. Surprise! Surprise! An even better, lighter, and tastier product that the original! Changes are: Yeast to g.f. baking powder, removed egg whites and replaced the weight with soda water, milk to coconut milk, butter to coconut nuttlex. If you are super quick you may be able to have a taste at SAMUEL PEPYS CAFE today.

05.01.2022 There you go, followers. Done. If you can get to Samuel Pepy's cafe this morn you can try some. I will leave a loaf there. Thanks so much for your interest.

04.01.2022 Sweet cinnamon sticky buns anyone? With an orange zest cream cheese topping? Made for my coelic guests at this weekend's Cancer Council Biggest Afternoon Tea. Does anyone want to try making these? Premixes available with help if you need it. Sinfully delicious...

04.01.2022 Following on from the last post about Teff bread, here are the ingredients. Our staff and I will set about making a brief video clip of the procedure also. It is quite simple. Water, yeast, cane or maple sugar or molasses, olive oil, honey, linseed meal. Your premix will contain: teff flour, tapioca starch, xanthan gum, salt. When sampling a slice last night after being baked that morning I found it to be a little dry. So my recommendation is to eat fresh for, say, three hours then toast after that.

04.01.2022 Our cherished, mischievous work colleague "Shazzlebedazzle" (she of the camera around neck) snapped a pic during the usual morning play time....

03.01.2022 Aromas Cafe Launceston (opp. L.G.H) is taking their FIRST order today. Slide in there for fresh crusty white bread, or Raisin-cinnamon toast or the ever popular and much coveted Bunsky buns....mmmmm!

03.01.2022 The post two down from this shows our fruit pie. We saved a smidgen of the pastry so that we could freeze it after filling this single serve pie dish. Freezing: 10/10. And after eating this delicious morsel, complete with a decorative borage flower, we believe the crumbly, almost shortbread textured, pastry is very good both ways, but BEST in a single serve. Who wants the recipe? Warning: it is horribly tricky!

02.01.2022 We're at it again: let us introduce our Strawberry loaf and muffins and also our small buns. These were certified last year but we didn't get around to sharing them with you. Strawberry oil, strawberry essence and dried strawberries all add to the simply divine flavour. The small buns are now available at M & B cafe, 59 George Street, Launceston. Heated with butter, mmmmmmslurp!

01.01.2022 There's another batch of g.f. sourdough starter brewing quietly. Give away with recipe and instructions. 0428191155.

01.01.2022 Baking classes. Apologies for not including the price. $70 for 2 to 3 hours, and take home three to four products.