My turn rolled around last Friday, after a great deal of anticipation, poring over ideas in books, magazines and online. I was well and truly excited to have the opportunity to get a little wild and organically creative as I baked up a storm.
I chose to make a simple cookie batter, minus eggs due to the observance of the fast by Hindu friends at the time. Be that as it may, there was a great deal of thought that went into the nuances of flavour in the cookies that I made.
I've never really been one for recipes but have always chosen to see them as guidelines. I prefer to experiment and use my sense of touch, taste, feel and smell to achieve what I want.
Overall though, I've found when it comes to baking there are a few key ingredients without which any dish would fall flat.
Love
Passion
A generous pinch of salt
On that note I leave you with a guideline instead of a recipe, descriptions instead of quantities, and some pictures that I hope you will find visually exciting.
A touch of cinnamon, a whisper of coffee, a hint of chocolate, molten melting chocolate chips, soft and sticky brown sugar, all important salt, chunks and shards of delicious chopped almonds, a generous ooze of maple syrup and sprinklings of vanilla and almond essences and of course a sufficient integration of cake flour, corn flour and a bit of baking powder all added up to the cookies that I made that day.
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| Melted Margarine getting the maple syrup treatment |
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| In go the choc chips, cocoa, coffee and essences |
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| Decorating time- a pat of caramel, a drizzle of chocolate and a sprinkling of edible glitter |
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| Le finished product! |
