After my last debacle with missing ingredients, I thought for sure this week I would be ready for today. Think again, two small issues, as I was getting ready to make my dough I realized it calls for whiskey! And wouldn't you know we don't have any. So out to the store I go buying my bottle of whiskey at 9:30 in the morning. Thankfully the only curious eye was the cashier but she felt like this was a good idea? huh? Second, just as I get back to my mixing, I thought, "This is the easiest recipe yet". The breaks hit again, did it just say chill over night? Seriously. My theory since it was only 10:30 if I waited to make the waffle part tonight at 8:00 that would be like waiting through the night, so thats what I did. Much to my surprise the dough was hard as a rock. Perfect.
I did take the tip to put the dough towards the back of the press, great idea. That lets the dough spread to all areas, as long as you have the right amount to begin with. Lets just say as soon as I got the hang of it I was out of dough! However that may have been due to the few balls of dough that were never baked and possibly went straight to my thighs.
The kids loved this cookies texture, taste and smell. Thanks again it has been a ball learning how to do things I have never attemped. I can't wait to go back and perfect the things I have learned.
Lesson I'm still learning, always look at your recipe ahead of time.
Angie,
ReplyDeleteI can't believe we talked this morning and I did not think to have you come get some whiskey from us!! We will all have to do the borrow thing when it isn't something we commonly use. The cookies look great, can't wait to taste them. I am thinking when we are all done maybe we should each get a re-do. Mine will definitely be the Lemon Meringue tarts, notice the positive attitude that nothing else can turn out quite that bad and that will be my only re-do. One can hope. It doesn't look like any of my recipes call for the pizzelle maker, my Grandma would be happy you and Phoebe have used it since I have had it at least five years and have never used it (did I mention my Mom bakes?)
Danielle G.
Angie the cookies look great. When I think back to when I started baking the cookies at Christmas we had a whole year to think about what we would do better the next year. We did five each year. You ladies barely get a break and it's your next rotation. I was slightly overwhelemed baking all of the cookies for the book without a break and I supposedly knew what I was doing. There were times I had gliches because I was either in a hurry or was talking and didn't count right when measuring my ingredients.
ReplyDeleteThe wonderful thing about the blogs you girls post is: Beginning bakers will be able to relate and will, perhaps, try challenging recipes they might never have tried until now. Once again Great Job! L. Sharon
Angie,
ReplyDeleteI got a chuckle reading about the whiskey story. Least it wasn't a Sunday before noon -lol! They look amazing!
Sharon is so right. We had a whole year to think about what we'd bake for Christmas the next year. All of you deserve SO MUCH CREDIT for this undertaking. It's not easy especially for those who didn't bake much beforehand. I'm completely impressed with all of you girls. Not giving up and your determination to "get it right" deserves a big applause.
ReplyDeleteSecretly, I cannot wait until you get to my section. And, for the record, please feel free to borrow anything you want from me. Including rum that is in my pizzelle's! Theresa G.
The cookies look delicious. I wouldn't know, however, because I am still waiting for them to be delivered. I'm giving Angie a break though because she does have a long drive to get here and the weather is terrible! Theresa, I have your orange and rum pizzelle's on my list and I can't wait to make them. They sound delicious and I can't wait to use the pizzelle maker. Won't need to borrow the rum because I'm more than sure there's a bottle in my cupboard!
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