Food Porn: Baking & Desserts edition 2018

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Lol, shyvas! They are pretty yummy. The Bob's egg replacer seems to be doing well for cookies. (I had been using EnerG, but I couldn't find it the last time I went shopping.)
 
Lol, shyvas! They are pretty yummy. The Bob's egg replacer seems to be doing well for cookies. (I had been using EnerG, but I couldn't find it the last time I went shopping.)

My mum used to make peanut biscuits (cookies) when I was a tot. I loved the crunchy texture and used to have them for breakfast. I must say that your cooked look fabulous. I also have some EnerG and must try it once again. My last attempt at making cookies wasn't very good.
 
My mum used to make peanut biscuits (cookies) when I was a tot. I loved the crunchy texture and used to have them for breakfast. I must say that your cooked look fabulous. I also have some EnerG and must try it once again. My last attempt at making cookies wasn't very good.
Thank you! This recipe is practically vegan, save for the eggs. It's an old recipe from Better Homes & Gardens, probably from the late '50s or early '60s that uses shortening instead of butter. You can also vary the "richness" of the cookie by adjusting the amount of flour (a range of 2 to 3 cups; I use 2 1/2), according to the recipe.
 
My mum used to make peanut biscuits (cookies) when I was a tot. I loved the crunchy texture and used to have them for breakfast.

So did my mom, except that crunchy texture was because they were black and burnt on the bottom. :p I love my mom, but she is awful at baking. Now she doesn't bake often, but when she does it's usually from a box and she usually buys it and gives it to me to make.
 
What recipe did you use PTree ? Was it from The Joy of Baking ?
I'm not exactly sure, shyvas. I think it might be from an older version of Better Homes and Gardens. I can post it when I get home from work. What I also like about this recipe is that it requires no chilling of the dough, unlike, say, the Betty Crocker peanut butter cookie recipe.

Oh, thefadedone, having a mom who can't bake is just not fun. I was so spoiled growing up. We never knew anything but great cooking and baking, unless we visited neighbors for dinner. Their moms weren't as good as my mom in the cooking/baking department. I would always lobby for my friends to come to my house for dinner. :D
 
My first attempt at making bread in a machine:

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A bit lop-sided but it tastes good!
 
The bread looks great! Nice job! I have an old bread machine that makes the bread long and tall rather than the normal loaf shape. And you end up with a hole in the bottom from the dough hook so I haven't used it a long time. Sometimes I would use it just to mix the dough and go through the first rise. Then I would remove it, put it in a regular loaf pan and finish the process from there. But most times I like doing it the old-fashioned way. I don't do it that often so it's kind of fun.
 
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