General Discussion & Chat: Coffee and...part 12 :-D, 1 by balvenie

balvenie wrote:
Say there cooks of great renown,I've a question to pose before you. In baking the cardamom coffee cake today I only had seed which was still inside the green papery shell. "Shelling" the pods to get a Tablespoon to grind was time consuming,a bit worse than peeling brugmansia seed. The question is whether or not the pods need to be removed before grinding for baking.This time I didn't feel the extra fiber was necessary. Some seasoning methods utilize the whole pod and,I would think,remove them after cooking,but then I haven't seen a recipe like that. The mix smelled so good I forgot to put the citron and toasted walnuts in. Maybe next time.The chili is on the stove now so get ready for a meal tomorrow evening.Chili,beans,good crunchy peasant bread,sliced tomato and avacado on lettuce with balsemic vinegarette and strawberry shortcake.Come one come all,and there isn't a uniformed Doorman at this place.