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  18     <h1>Cauliflower Wings</h1>
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  20 <dl>
  21 <dt>
  22 <a href="#sec1">Ingredients</a>
  23 </dt>
  24 <dd>
  25 <dl>
  26 <dt>
  27 <a href="#sec2">Batter</a>
  28 </dt>
  29 <dt>
  30 <a href="#sec3">Sauce</a>
  31 </dt>
  32 </dl>
  33 </dd>
  34 <dt>
  35 <a href="#sec4">Directions</a>
  36 </dt>
  37 <dt>
  38 <a href="#sec5">Notes</a>
  39 </dt>
  40 <dd>
  41 <dl>
  42 <dt>
  43 <a href="#sec6">Inspirations</a>
  44 </dt>
  45 <dt>
  46 <a href="#sec7">Made</a>
  47 </dt>
  48 <dd>
  49 <dl>
  50 <dt>
  51 <a href="#sec8">2020-01-25</a>
  52 </dt>
  53 <dt>
  54 <a href="#sec9">2020-04-03</a>
  55 </dt>
  56 <dt>
  57 <a href="#sec10">2020-04-14</a>
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  66
  67 <!-- Page published by Emacs Muse begins here --><p><strong><em>Work In Progress: Recipe is pretty good in its current form, but
  68 baking method could use some tweaking for better texture.</em></strong></p>
  69
  70
  71 <h2><a name="sec1" id="sec1"></a>
  72 Ingredients</h2>
  73
  74 <ul>
  75 <li>1 Head Cauliflower, cut into florets</li>
  76 <li>1 cup panko bread crumbs</li>
  77 </ul>
  78
  79 <h3><a name="sec2" id="sec2"></a>
  80 Batter</h3>
  81
  82 <ul>
  83 <li>¾ cup white wheat flour</li>
  84 <li>¾ cup unsweetened plain almond milk</li>
  85 <li>¼ cup water</li>
  86 <li>2 tsp garlic powder</li>
  87 <li>2 tsp smoked or plain paprika</li>
  88 <li>¼ tsp fine ground sea salt</li>
  89 <li>¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper</li>
  90 </ul>
  91
  92
  93 <h3><a name="sec3" id="sec3"></a>
  94 Sauce</h3>
  95
  96 <ul>
  97 <li>1 cup Valentina extra hot sauce (&quot;black label&quot;)</li>
  98 <li>1 tbsp olive oil</li>
  99 </ul>
 100
 101
 102
 103
 104 <h2><a name="sec4" id="sec4"></a>
 105 Directions</h2>
 106
 107 <ol>
 108 <li>Cut cauliflower into small florets</li>
 109 <li>Put panko bread crumbs on plate</li>
 110 <li>Line baking sheet with parchment and pre-heat oven to 350°F</li>
 111 <li><a href="https://www.cooksillustrated.com/how_tos/8896-experiment-bringing-out-the-best-in-garlic-powder">Proof garlic powder</a>: combine garlic powder with 2tsp water and
 112 allow it to stand for 5 minutes. This will ensure the enzymes
 113 activate and are able to develop a better garlic flavor.</li>
 114 <li>Make batter: combine flour, almond milk, water, garlic powder,
 115 paprika, salt, and pepper. Stir until thoroughly mixed (whisk to
 116 remove chunks of flour if needed).</li>
 117 <li>Dip cauliflower florets in batter, ensuring each is fully coated</li>
 118 <li>Roll the coated cauliflower florets in panko</li>
 119 <li>Place cauliflower on parchment lined baking sheet (not touching,
 120 single layer only) and bake for 25 minutes at 350°F. Keep oven on
 121 after removing, these will be baked a second time.</li>
 122 <li>Make sauce: mix 1 Cup Valentina hot sauce and 1 Tbsp olive oil.</li>
 123 <li>Toss cauliflower and sauce in large bowl until all florets are
 124 evenly coated.</li>
 125 <li>Place cauliflower back onto parchment lined baking sheet, and bake
 126 for an additional 20 minutes at 350°F</li>
 127 <li>Eat!</li>
 128 </ol>
 129
 130
 131 <h2><a name="sec5" id="sec5"></a>
 132 Notes</h2>
 133
 134 <h3><a name="sec6" id="sec6"></a>
 135 Inspirations</h3>
 136
 137 <ul>
 138 <li><a href="https://veganheaven.org/recipe/cauliflower-buffalo-wings/">https://veganheaven.org/recipe/cauliflower-buffalo-wings/</a></li>
 139 </ul>
 140
 141
 142 <h3><a name="sec7" id="sec7"></a>
 143 Made</h3>
 144
 145 <h4><a name="sec8" id="sec8"></a>
 146 2020-01-25</h4>
 147
 148 <p class="first">Spiked sauce with 1Tbsp el yucateco xxx. Wings were pretty spicy; fine
 149 with ranch, but could probably do without being spiked with xxx for
 150 people with lower spice tolerance (like ... Kristen).</p>
 151
 152 <p>1/2 to 3/4 cup hot sauce would have been plenty, there was a lot left
 153 over and the wings were soaked a bit too much IMO.</p>
 154
 155 <p>&quot;Skin&quot; was less crunchy than promised. Can probably ramp up second
 156 cook time to 400°F or 425°F... or turn the convenction fan on for the
 157 second bake.</p>
 158
 159 <p>Panko is not optional, at least with parchment paper. Without it, the
 160 batter on the bottom detaches from the cauliflower. Also panko on a
 161 plate didn't work out very well, use something with sides next time
 162 (maybe the red ceramic cooking dish).</p>
 163
 164 <p>Might want to use a dash of msg instead of salt in the batter: could
 165 make things a bit more savory, and at least the valentina hot sauce
 166 adds PLENTY of salt (one batch of wings with 1 cup of hot sauce is
 167 150% the daily limit for salt...). Start with 1/8 tsp.</p>
 168
 169 <p>Cumin might work well for the batter... but it could just be that I
 170 really like cumin.</p>
 171
 172 <p>So for next experiments:</p>
 173
 174 <ul>
 175 <li>use less valentina (1/2 cup or 3/4 cup)</li>
 176 <li>try wire rack instead of parchment (put parchment under rack to
 177 catch drips)</li>
 178 <li>use convection for second roasting to see if that makes the crust
 179 crispier.</li>
 180 <li>look into roasting the cauliflower during the first part, since
 181 that should make it taste richer. looks like it'd be done around
 182 450°F for under 20 minutes, but does batter burn at those temps /
 183 would batter inhibit roasting?</li>
 184 <li>maybe some experimentation with increasing the amount of oil; a lot
 185 of other recipes are showing 1/3 cup butter/oil to 2/3 cup
 186 sauce.</li>
 187 </ul>
 188
 189
 190 <h4><a name="sec9" id="sec9"></a>
 191 2020-04-03</h4>
 192
 193 <p class="first">Been a bit... decided to just change the sauce since I don't remember
 194 much about the last batch.</p>
 195
 196 <h5>Changes</h5>
 197
 198 <h5>batter</h5>
 199
 200 <ul>
 201 <li>replace 1/4 tsp salt with 1/8 tsp msg and 1/8 tsp fine ground sea
 202 salt</li>
 203 <li>forgot to add pepper</li>
 204 </ul>
 205
 206
 207 <h5>sauce</h5>
 208
 209 <ul>
 210 <li>1/2 cup valentina</li>
 211 <li>1 Tbsp el yucateco chipotle sauce</li>
 212 <li>1 tsp el yucateco xxx</li>
 213 </ul>
 214
 215 <p>Can try wire rack next time.</p>
 216
 217
 218
 219 <h5>Tasting Notes</h5>
 220
 221 <p>1/2 cup of valentina and then a couple tablespoons of additions worked
 222 great. not being over soaked in sauce let the wings crisp a bit
 223 better. also, 1 tbsp olive oil is a lot more in a half cup than a
 224 whole cup...</p>
 225
 226 <p>I don't think it is important to try cooking these on a wire rack
 227 next, and that test can be bumped back a bit. Instead of focusing on
 228 crust crispiness (adequate, not that these aren't super soaked in
 229 sauce and they actually <strong>can</strong> crisp), focus on making the cauliflower
 230 richer: increase the temp of the first roast.</p>
 231
 232
 233
 234 <h4><a name="sec10" id="sec10"></a>
 235 2020-04-14</h4>
 236
 237 <h5>Changes from base recipe</h5>
 238
 239 <h5>batter</h5>
 240
 241 <ul>
 242 <li>replace 1/4 tsp salt with 1/8 tsp msg and 1/8 tsp fine ground sea
 243 salt</li>
 244 </ul>
 245
 246
 247 <h5>sauce</h5>
 248
 249 <ul>
 250 <li>1/2 cup valentina</li>
 251 <li>1 Tbsp el yucateco chipotle sauce</li>
 252 <li>1 tsp el yucateco xxx</li>
 253 </ul>
 254
 255 <p>Messing with temperature instead of wire rack.</p>
 256
 257 <p>Found at least once recipe for battered regular wings
 258 (<a href="https://cafedelites.com/crispy-buffalo-chicken-wings-baked/">https://cafedelites.com/crispy-buffalo-chicken-wings-baked/</a>) that was
 259 at 450°F, so I think it will survive the increased temp fine.</p>
 260
 261 <p><a href="http://www.kitchenriffs.com/2012/01/roast-cauliflower.html">http://www.kitchenriffs.com/2012/01/roast-cauliflower.html</a> :</p>
 262
 263 <blockquote>
 264 <p class="quoted">You can roast cauliflower (or any vegetable, for that matter) at
 265 oven temperatures ranging from 300 to 500 degrees Fahrenheit. I
 266 prefer 400 – 425 for cauliflower. It takes longer to cook at lower
 267 temperatures, and at higher temperatures it has a tendency to char
 268 somewhat (which I regard as a good thing, although not always
 269 something I want).</p>
 270 </blockquote>
 271
 272 <blockquote>
 273 <p class="quoted">But oven temperature affects how quickly cauliflower roasts.  At 500
 274 degrees, it could take as little as 35 minutes.  At 300 degrees, it
 275 may need a good hour and a quarter (maybe even longer).  Start
 276 testing the cauliflower at the 30-minute mark, and keep testing
 277 every 10 – 15 minutes until you determine that it’s done.</p>
 278 </blockquote>
 279
 280
 281
 282 <h5>new baking schedule</h5>
 283
 284 <p>Idea here is: roast at a lower temp before we add oil, then give it a
 285 stronger roasting once the oily sauce is on it.</p>
 286
 287 <ul>
 288 <li>25 minutes @ 350°F</li>
 289 <li>20 minutes @ 425°F</li>
 290 </ul>
 291
 292
 293 <h5>Tasting Notes</h5>
 294
 295 <p>For next time, maybe try 2Tbsp oil</p>
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