But for the most part it was a night of disappointments...Ann Hathaway stayed clothed (although I noticed she changed outfits plenty), James Franco still had an arm (no wonder he didn't win Best Actor for 127 hours...total lack of commitment to the role) and the always 'wild and crazy' Brits picked up the lion's share of the significant Oscars.
To celebrate the Oscars I made a honey mustard encrusted/braised pork tenderloin. (two parts honey to one part French's mustard and one part smokey mustard with healthy dashes of cayenne pepper and garlic salt thrown in for good measure). To go with the pork tenderloin I made Southern French Rosemary Rolls.
The pork was to the nominees at the Oscars as the rolls were to the hosts. Solid and excellent to bland and very disappointing (boom. analogy. eat your heart out SATs...)
I thought the rolls would be a bit more robust, after all the recipe called for rosemary and a good dash of hotsauce! But instead they pulled a Social Network - it looked like a sure winner before it all started, but in the end fell short. Couldn't taste any of the favor enhancing ingredients. So instead of posting the recipe (unless I get a specific request because it was really poor) I brief discuss finishing a roll by brushing on egg.
Brushing an egg wash onto dough before baking it will cause the dough to look more golden brown and appear 'slick' and 'shiny' The secondary function of an egg wash is to hold down some poppy seeds or other topping you are sprinkling over buns or rolls. I used liquid egg here in these pictures, but a regular egg and add a little salt or just a little milk and the shine/color will be even more pronounced! This is a great technique to get your bread to look like 'bakery quality stuff
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| Brushed on the left, non brushed on the right |
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| Nonbrushed after baking |
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| Brushed after baking! |
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