Colder, sun, clear skies and making your own hamberger buns

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have mostly sunny skies with a morning high of 33°F falling to near 20°F. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph.

Tonight we'll have partly cloudy skies with a chilly low of 8°F. Winds will be from the NW at 10 to 15 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 96%, the Dew Point is 30.6°F and the outdoor temp is 31.6°F.

The wind direction is  North Northeast between 0.1 MPH and 0.3 MPH, generating a wind chill of 31.6°F.

The Relative pressure is 29.80, the Absolute pressure is 29.60 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 7:05 a.m. Sunset is 4:37 p.m., Moonrise is 11:59

a.m., Moonset is xx:xx p.m. and the moon phase is waxing crescent being 46% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta's airport are:

METAR KAUG 241053Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR 00/M01 A2951 RMK AO2 SLP996 T00001011

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.0 kilometers with clear skies.

We received  0.40 inches of rain here since yesterday's storm began.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today's Solar flux is 69, the solar wind speed is 356  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Why buy hamberger buns when you can make your own?  Save money and bake your own.

40 MINUTE HAMBURGER BUNS

2 tablespoons active dry yeast

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons warm water (110⁰-115⁰)

1/3 cup vegetable oil

¼ cup sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon salt

3 – 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour

 

In a mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.  Add oil and sugar; let stand for 5 minutes.  Add the egg, salt, and enough flour to form a soft dough.  Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 3-5 minutes.  Do not let rise.  Divide into 12 pieces; shape each into a ball.  Place 3 in. apart on greased baking sheets.  Cover and let rest for 10 minutes.  Bake at 425⁰ for 8-12 minutes or until golden brown.  Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. 

Note:  I can't shape dough for nothin' so I roll this out and cut it with a large biscuit cutter.  It usually gives me more than 12 rolls that way.