Friday, January 11, 2019

Ah Ah Ah Chewy


The ant mummy's sudden sneeze caused him to bang his head on the table and spill most of his coffee, "Ow!" The waiter casually dried off the application and refilled his cup. This wasn't the first Yucatan ant mummy to apply for a night baker position. If the chili powder dusted sparkly wrappings weren't enough of a giveaway, a distinctive sneeze when exposed to cornmeal made the Yucat-ants easy to recognize.

                     
 This recipe is a variation on the Chewy Oatmeal Cookie on the King Arthur Flour website.  Mostly fruit and nuts anyway the ground, baked, pumpkin seeds were all but lost in this chewy oatmeal cookie. Made with no butter, this cookie begins with 6 tablespoons of coconut oil combined with 2 tablespoons of buttermilk.

Beginning with the coconut oil, buttermilk, and vanilla extract the mixing is systematic. First get the coconut oil and buttermilk joined up, then the sugar smoothly mixed then the egg followed by the flour/pumpkin seed mix. That's as far as my mixer would go.









These cookies are loaded so heavy that they
don't slump much.Unless you want them
really thick, you have to mash em.
 I used a 1/2 tablespoon scoop and an inside
out baggie to shape and mash with.














At 2 minutes they were browning at the edges. They did remain just a little soft (that's a good thing). Mmmm.

Saturday, January 5, 2019

New - Very Tastee

 Cafe de la Fourmi has always been a quirky, seasonal cafe/bakery.
Catering to a small but loyal local following, It has traditionally been shut
up tight well before the last leaves have fallen.
 


 

It has been great to have some input from 
some experienced and creative bakers this 
winter. Here is our most recent (no buttah) variation on a King Arthur Flour website gingerbread recipe. 


Despite my home made cookie cutters and rudimentary piping skills, these gingerbread cookies came out good enough to make again.








The 28 grams of very roasted pumpkin seeds lent no particular flavor. The (not buttah) coconut oil/buttermilk actually worked well both flavor and dough consistency  wise.
















Coffee And A Little Breakfast

An Autodesk experiment, and a first smart phone post. Dam this was challenging.