"Fear of baking? What?!"
Yeah, yeah. I hear you. But here is the thing: every time I bake, it never comes out right. I comes out OK, but it might be too dry, too fat, too skinny, too whatever. And that has been alright, because I have not needed to bake because I have had Joe-Joe's around (Trader Joe's Oreo cookies) or another sweet treat.
October Unprocessed, however, means that I cannot just go out and by cookies whenever I jolly well feel like. Nope, if I want something sweet, I need to get my butt into the kitchen and make it happen. Which ultimately means I need to bake. With my raw sugar and unbleached flour, of course.
You know what? This looks like success to me! I think in a match Baking v. Tiffany, we know who the winner is.
Sweet.
Brownies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8 inch square pan.
- In a large saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter. Remove from heat, and stir in sugar, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat in 1/3 cup cocoa, 1/2 cup flour, salt, and baking powder. Spread batter into prepared pan.
- Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Do not overcook.
Snickerdoodles
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
- Combine 1 1/2 cups white sugar, butter or margarine, vanilla and eggs. Mix well.
- Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Blend well. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Combine 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon. Roll dough in sugar/cinnamon mixture and place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Immediately remove from cookie sheets.
I bet your oven LOVES you for these brownies and snickerdoodles! :D
ReplyDeleteYes, and so does my husband :)
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