It's cookie day... I have (unsalted) butter softening all over the place, and about 15 lbs of flour, along with nuts, sprinkles, you name it. I'm going to bake all afternoon and evening. Or until I fall down.
(What I really really want to do is sit and watch the entire DVD of the British version of the Office, whilst drinking a nice glass of wine.)
I am listening to A Dave Brubeck Christmas (all piano...) and I have my yankee candle going (mistletoe).
The new mixer is being put to work. I'm getting dough all over myself trying to scrape down the sides because then the paddle is in the way.... anyway. Just something to get used to.
Hope you're in better shape with your Christmas preparations than I am! I still have a little bit of shopping AND all of my wrapping to do.
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Interesting.. I always use salted butter in my baking (not sure what difference the salt makes really LOL). I umm... won't tell you how I'm doing with my holiday prep. I think that baking/cleaning/wrapping might be what has kept me sane right now...
I can taste a HUGE difference.
really? does salted butter give a saltier taste? I always wondered why they sold 2 different types of butter and figured if the recipe didn't call for unsalted butter they ment for the other kind. my mom never used real butter.. so I'm just clueless
Yes, my friend tried one of my cookie recipes once and her husband made her call me and ask why it didn't taste right. (Note to all husbands: don't do that. But he lived.)
It was the butter. The cookies come out much sweeter with unsalted butter.
(But I had someone tell me adamantly once that I absolutely should NOT use it because the salt is necessary. Pffft. People seem to really like my cookies.)
Baking is so chemist-y. Butter vs shortening is tricky - I tried a new recipe today and didn't use shortening, used butter and the cookies just didn't come out right. I guess the higher melting point of the crisco would have made a difference. The recipe sounded so good - it was on the back of a package of dried cherries. It called for oats and chocolate chips and almond flavoring. The first batch I put in the oven didn't bake up quite right and stuck to the tray. Arrrrgh. The second batch I baked hotter & quicker and they were less of a pain.
I am SO tired!!!
sounds like you created a warm and cozy xmas atmosphere over there.
i couldn't agree more on salted butter for baking. it makes cookies taste much better. salt brings out the individual flavors of all the ingredients, which apparently is what creates the magic. go figure.
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