Disney's Polynesian Village Resort combines the spirit of the South Pacific with all the fun of a Walt Disney World vacation.
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Disney's Polynesian Village Resort has two pools, the Lava and the Oasis. We took lots of photos during our last stay for our pool guide!
This coconut curry shrimp is mildly spicy and creamy, and brimming with Thai-inspired flavors such as curry paste, lemongrass, and ginger!
I have posted about how to make very soft, very fluffy, yet still bouncy sandwich breads with lots of flavor(see here). The key isn't any gimmick or special ingredient, it's intensive kneading, a full long bulk rise, and proper shaping. I have posted the windowpane picture in the earlier post, but still got some questions about it. Here I will try to describle how the dough would progress during intensive kneading:1. Dough starts to come together, but if you pull a piece, the dough would easily tear, won't form windowpane.2. Keep kneading, the windowpane gradually starts to form, but it's thick, and won't extend very far. If you poke and get a hole, the edge is rough.3. keep kneading, the windowpane becomes very extensible. The windowpane is thin but very very tough to break. If you poke a hole (I actually have to use my nail), the edge is smooth.4. Keep kneading, the windowpane becomes even thinner, more transparent, but it becomes more delicate, easier to poke holes. The edge of the hole is still smooth.5. Keep kneading, the dough starts to break down into a puddle of mud. Stage 3 is the "golden point" for creating sandwiches with the best texture, and highest volume. 4 is a little over, your bread will still be high and nice, bu the texture would be a bit rough. Of course it will take a few trail and error to get to that point reliably. In addition, if you are making a sourdough version like I do here, the bulk rise would take a lot longer than the dry yeast version. During this time, the dough is still getting stronger, which means, we need to knead the dough a tiny bit less than stage 3. This time I stopped kneading probably 30secs before it reaches stage 3, and the bread I got is the softest, most shreddable, bounciest I have ever gotten. Sourdough Incredibly soft white breadNote: 19% of the flour is in levainNote: total flour is 250g, fit my Chinese small-ish pullman pan. For 8X4 US loaf tin, I suggest to use about 270g of total flour. For KAF 13X4X4 pullman pan, I would suggest using about 430g of total flour.- levainstarter (100%), 13gmilk, 22gbread flour, 41g1. Mix and let fermentation at room temp (73F) for 12 hours.- final doughbread flour, 203g (I used half KAF bread flour and half KAF AP flour for a balance of chewiness and volume)sugar, 25gbutter, 25g, softenedegg whites, 60gsalt, 3gmilk, 102g 1. mix until stage 3 of windowpane (-30sec:P)2. rise at room temp for 2 hours, punch down, put in fridge overnight.3. takeout, divide, round, rest for 1 hour. shape as instructed here.4. rise at room temp for about 6 hours. For my pullman pan, it should be about 80% full; for US 8x4inch pan, it should be about one inch above the edge. The dough would have tripled by then, if it can't, your kneading is not enough or over.5. bake at 350F for 45min. brush with butter when warm. Crumb shots from different parts of the bread, all very velvety soft, with no pores. So soft that it's hard to cut, much easier to tear off pieces Amazingly soft and flavorful Sending this to Yeastspotting.
Located at Walt Disney World's Polynesian Village Resort, 'Ohana serves is a family-style restaurant serving Polynesian cuisine. This review features food photos, thoughts on the ambiance, the difficulties of dining at 'Ohana, some comparisons to
Sven Kirsten’s newest book Tiki Pop: America imagines its own Polynesian Paradise (affiliate link) costs $40+ on Amazon, but consider this: His first two tiki classics, now out of print, sell for at least $100 each. I snapped up a copy of Tiki Pop right away. I might play the market and get more! I love…
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These beautiful examples of Hawaiian quilting are from the Polynesian Cultural Center on Oahu. Back in college, I made a pillow using this applique technique for a "GEOLOGY of Hawaii" class. For a geology class??? I know. Makes no sense. It was the 70s, what can I say... I don't know what became of my yellow orange/orange pillow that had nothing to do lava, volcanoes, or island formation.
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Disney's Polynesian Villas & Bungalows is a Disney Vacation Club resort at Walt Disney World with a laid back South Pacific theme near Magic Kingdom. This review features photos and thoughts on the Deluxe Studio
You've seen her hanging around tiki bars, swiveling her hips seductively but woodenly indifferent to the scene around her. She's often found bobbing and p...
COPYCAT CHICK-FIL-A POLYNESIAN SAUCE. Tastes like the real deal but better since it is not as thick and oily as the classic. I did a comparison and even tried it with some real chickfila and it really held up!
Pan seared Mahi Mahi with a creamy Tahitian vanilla bean sauce, a classic French Polynesian recipe made with rum and coconut.
Dinner at 'Ohana Disney World Review at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort. Is 'Ohana worth the price in 2022 with all the changes?
