I finally got around to making a small loaf of fresh bread so we could try my first stab at mustard. The verdict is in, and NDM and I both give it a thumbs up. I was afraid from the aroma after preparation that this would be far too vinegary, and maybe a little thin as well -- but neither fear was realized. The Frankenrecipe I created from trolling 100 different online mustard recipe resources produced a well-balanced, slightly sweet, moderately spicy mustard with a deep complexity of flavors. Mmm! I think I have my basis from which I can eventually manufacture any number of weird mustards.Just to be sure, I'm going to take the jar up to my parents this weekend and see what they think.
4 comments:
I never thought of making mustard before...
Jenny hates it and I don't eat it on much but hot dogs.
Glad it worked out.
Actually tried it on a hot dog from our local dive for lunch today -- it was excellent! Didn't even need to put my normal uncouth ketchup on it.
Homemade mustard. Wow! You beat my homemade cheese. What made you add ground sumac berries?
I added the sumac because I have a jar of them that NDM got me as a present :-) Honestly, I don't think they added anything significant to the mustard -- they're a bit too subtle, at least in the volume I used, and with the other quite strong ingredients.
I wouldn't say this beats home-made cheese. Your cheese took a lot of work; this mustard was less than 10 minutes of dorking around if you don't count the resting.
Want some?
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