What did you bake today ? OK if not from scratch

[morrik5]

Will be making lemon meringue pie after 7:00 tonight when the hydro rates get cheaper. Yay we are going to non-tiered electricy pricing again for the upcoming COVID-19 lockdown and we won't have to watch what time it is to do the tasks we do that gobble up much more electricity.

 

[theluckyrabbit]

Cream biscuits. Love this recipe (James Beard's) -- easy, consistent, reliable. Noticed that several biscuits were missing from the cooling rack. Guess that means this recipe is a hit and I'll be making more!

 

[Pea-n-Me]

I asked DH (who is a professional baker) the soggy bottom pie crust question. He said you can bake just the bottom crust for about 20 mins @350 covered by a piece of tin foil with dried beans on top first if you want. (They used to do this with tart shells in the commercial bakery.) However he warns that you should also be sure your ingredients going into the pie are not overly wet. For an apple pie, say, there should only be apples, flour, cinnamon and sugar, ie everything dry. That goes for any fruit pies, then the crust does not need to be pre-cooked. But a pie like pumpkin will need to have the crust pre-cooked because by nature, it’s wet. Hope this helps!

 

[North of Mouse]

Russian tea cookies (snowball cookies) - yummy and big hit at our house. Chicken and sausage gumbo also. (oops, guess that wasn't baked lol)

 

[ronandannette]

I made desserts for Christmas dinner yesterday - a PB&J cheesecake for DS and an apple pie for DH. Not a single crumb of either got eaten after our huge turkey feast so here's hoping they'll at least taste them today. {{sigh}} Baking is so unsatisfying around here...

 

[TwoMisfits]

I made desserts for Christmas dinner yesterday - a PB&J cheesecake for DS and an apple pie for DH. Not a single crumb of either got eaten after our huge turkey feast so here's hoping they'll at least taste them today. {{sigh}} Baking is so unsatisfying around here...

It's why I don't bake for Christmas. We do a big Peking Duck feast, so no one wants much dessert (my "fake fool" was about 1/3 eaten, and the last 5-6 of the Christmas cookies finished with some new hot chocolates...and that was it for 6 people).

Now, since Christmas didn't concentrate on dessert, I asked the kids if they wanted a dairy-free/tree-nut free chocolate fondue with baked treats for our New Year's Eve celebration, and that was a huge win. So dessert and champagne/sparling cider will be on tap for that (and dinner will be a light "throwaway" b/c they'll want all the fruits and sweets)...

I'm thinking dark chocolate Amaretto for the fondue flavor, but I'm still deciding (it will be Disarrano b/c that's the only amaretto made from apricot pits and not nuts, I think...but it has the wonderful almond flavor I can't have...

 

[Pea-n-Me]

DH and DD made some treats on Christmas Eve - Lemon, and Anise, Italian cookies; and cupcakes

 

[ronandannette]

It's why I don't bake for Christmas. We do a big Peking Duck feast, so no one wants much dessert (my "fake fool" was about 1/3 eaten, and the last 5-6 of the Christmas cookies finished with some new hot chocolates...and that was it for 6 people).

Now, since Christmas didn't concentrate on dessert, I asked the kids if they wanted a dairy-free/tree-nut free chocolate fondue with baked treats for our New Year's Eve celebration, and that was a huge win. So dessert and champagne/sparling cider will be on tap for that (and dinner will be a light "throwaway" b/c they'll want all the fruits and sweets)...

I'm thinking dark chocolate Amaretto for the fondue flavor, but I'm still deciding (it will be Disarrano b/c that's the only amaretto made from apricot pits and not nuts, I think...but it has the wonderful almond flavor I can't have...

I'm not sure how I ended up with a husband and child that simply refuse to be nurtured through food...when every fibre of my being wants to fill them with my wholesome and delicious edible love.

I'm sure at this point some of you are thinking "well, maybe she's just a terrible cook and the stuff is inedible", but honestly that's not the case. Until Covid it was never hard to find other suitable (and vastly more appreciative) recipients but with no entertaining, visiting or events, this Christmas has been a real downer in that regard.

Good luck with your fondue night and Happy New Year.

 

[PollyannaMom]

a PB&J cheesecake

Sorry your family wasn't hungry for sweets, but I'm intrigued - I think my DH (who is definitely from an "edible love" family ) would really like it. Is it a secret recipe, or can you point me to where you got it?

 

[disneychrista]

Not today but yesterday I baked cranberry-orange scones for breakfast, toll house cookies and yeast dinner rolls.

 

[ronandannette]

Sorry your family wasn't hungry for sweets, but I'm intrigued - I think my DH (who is definitely from an "edible love" family ) would really like it. Is it a secret recipe, or can you point me to where you got it?

Not a recipe - just something I tried. DS specifically asked for no chocolate and didn't want pumpkin, peppermint or a plain cheesecake with fruit. I mixed about 3/4 cup of smooth peanut butter in the batter and then swirled a good amount (about 1/2 a cup, I'd guess) of raspberry jam through it and on top then sprinkled on chopped peanuts before baking as normal.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Not a recipe - just something I tried. DS specifically asked for no chocolate and didn't want pumpkin, peppermint or a plain cheesecake with fruit. I mixed about 3/4 cup of smooth peanut butter in the batter and then swirled a good amount (about 1/2 a cup, I'd guess) of raspberry jam through it and on top then sprinkled on chopped peanuts before baking as normal.

That sounds good! Have you seen the PBJ Chobani yogurts? They’re tasty, too, once you get past the sound of it, lol. (Your son might like them!)

 

[ronandannette]

That sounds good! Have you seen the PBJ Chobani yogurts? They’re tasty, too, once you get past the sound of it, lol. (Your son might like them!)

No, personally I'm not a peanut butter fan and I usually never buy it. I was actually surprised to find a jar of peanut butter in the pantry when I was perusing for inspiration yesterday.

 

[snappy]

Just took a big batch of Mexican wedding cookies out of the oven. My kitchen smells heavenly. Gifting most of the Cookies.

 

[AnnaS]

DH and DD made some treats on Christmas Eve - Lemon, and Anise, Italian cookies; and cupcakes

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Are the middle ones the lemon cookies? Would you mind sharing the recipe? TIA

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Are the middle ones the lemon cookies? Would you mind sharing the recipe? TIA

Yes, the lemon ones had the plain red coarse sugar.

Our recipe is chicken scratch, but this one is about the same, and much prettier to post.

Once the dough was finished, DH separated it into two, then added the anise in on half in the mixer, then did the same for the lemon, cleaning out the mixer in between. He also uses milk instead of water for the glaze, and used salted butter instead of no salt butter with salt added as an ingredient.

https://amandascookin.com/italian-anisette-cookies/
I love these cookies, they‘re a family tradition for us. I can’t usually buy them in stores, though, because I find them too sweet. These ones aren’t overly sweet, though. They’re just good.

 

[snappy]

Italian anisette cookies are very popular in New Orleans. Do they come out hard?

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Italian anisette cookies are very popular in New Orleans. Do they come out hard?

No, they should be soft.

 

[AnnaS]

Yes, the lemon ones had the plain red coarse sugar.

Our recipe is chicken scratch, but this one is about the same, and much prettier to post.

Once the dough was finished, DH separated it into two, then added the anise in on half in the mixer, then did the same for the lemon, cleaning out the mixer in between. He also uses milk instead of water for the glaze, and used salted butter instead of no salt butter with salt added as an ingredient.

https://amandascookin.com/italian-anisette-cookies/
I love these cookies, they‘re a family tradition for us. I can’t usually buy them in stores, though, because I find them too sweet. These ones aren’t overly sweet, though. They’re just good.

Thank you very much!!! We have a recipe too from my mother-in-law - but it does not have exact measurements I want to try these as soon as our left over desserts are done with here. Sad, we will get rid of some eventually. Way too much and we can't eat much. When I worked, I used to bring most of it to work.

 

[Carol_]

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/174864/original-nestle-toll-house-chocolate-chip-cookies/
Because I don’t cook, but I can make these.