(Above: What they're supposed to look like! Romantic and whimsical, eh?)
And now a reality check.
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| The recipe looked innocent enough. No candy thermometer required, melt a few ingredients together with butter, stir in flour and powdered ginger, and voila! ... Yeah right. |
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| Still going well at this point. |
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| This is where it gets hairy. The recipe says "Grease the foiled cookie sheets well" but doesn't specify what to grease them with. I guessed shortening... and I was wrong.... |
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| ...so wrong. This is the moment I knew things had gone awry. |
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| At this point, after baking, they're supposed to slide easily onto the spatula and then neatly fold around the end of a wooden spoon to form a cone. HA! BA-HA! Wild maniacal laughter. |
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| Sad, pathetic, inedible. [cursing under my breath in the kitchen how could you fail me Paula????] |
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| Still determined, (I hate to fail--control issues much?) I tried greasing the foil with butter instead. Yes, this must solve everything. |
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| Ah [expletive] what gives? How can butter not be the answer to a Paula Deen problem??? Angry mumbling ensues. |
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| Nope. Sure 'nuf. Butter--definitely not the answer. |
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| The results of my next try--greasing the foil with nonstick cooking spray. Doh. I am really mad at this point. |
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| Paula, 1. Sarah, 0. |
I hate wasting ingredients, but I was tempted to try it again just to prove a point. It was 9 o'clock at night, I was presumably making these for a party the next day, I was fuming mad and not a glass of wine in sight. So I sighed and admitted defeat. If anyone has any idea how I could have salvaged these...where I went wrong...I'd love your insights. What a
f-ing fiasco waste of butter and my valuable time great learning experience. :)
I loved the ending, thanks for the laugh! I looked on foodnetwork.com for ya and you are not the only one, so hope that makes you feel a little better. Some suggestions were to use parchment paper instead, no greasing necessary, and wait one minute before trying to roll. Better luck next time! Think I'll stick to no-bakes :)
ReplyDeleteI don't have any suggestions for you, but rest assured that you're not alone in your cooking mishaps. I once ruined both a blender AND a wooden spoon in an ill-fated hummus attempt. :)
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