Any Home Bakers Here?

[N F C]

I am swiping that.

Help yourself Connie! After all, I've swiped plenty smilies from you

 

[MagpieDucks]

Tried a new recipe this afternoon. One of DH's favorite store-bought treats are the Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pies (he probably only gets them about once a year ). I came across a copycat recipe the other day and they're good! Won't be buying any more of these (not even once a year).

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MY OATMEAL CREME PIES

Cookie:
1 1/4 C softened unsalted butter
1 C brown sugar, packed
1/2 C granulated sugar
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 Tab dark molasses
1 1/2 C AP flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
3 C uncooked quick-cooking oats

Creme Filling:
3/4 C softened unsalted butter
3 C powdered sugar
3 Tab heavy cream
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
pinch of salt

Cookies:
1. With a stand or handheld mixer, cream the butter and sugars together util light and creamy. Add egg, vanilla and molasses. Set aside.
2. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves. Whisk it up. Add the quick oats and combine.
3. Pre-heat oven to 375*.
4. With the mixer running on slow, slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. The dough will be thick.
5. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Using a large (3 Tab) cookie scoop, drop dough balls on the baking sheets, leaving balls at least 2" apart because they will spread. (I could only got 6 cookies per baking sheet without them spreading together)
6. Bake for 10 minutes, until cookies are lightly golden around the edges. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Filling:
1. With a stand or handheld mixer, beat butter for about 1 minute until creamy. Add the powdered sugar and mix on medium speed for 1-2 minutes. Add heavy cream, vanilla extract and pinch of salt. Mix on high for 3-4 minutes. The filling will be thick.
2. Spread about 1 1/2 Tab of cream filling on the bottom side of half the cookies, top with remaining cookies right side up.

Note 1: These are BIG, next time I'll make them smaller. Using my large cookie scoop, I ended up with 9 huge oatmeal creme pies.
Note 2: You definitely want to use some sort of mixer for this recipe...both the cookie dough and the filling are thick.

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Looks great Debby! I've tried many o' copy cat recipes, but none ever turn out...

I'll have to try those again soon.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I might have to give the little debbie pies a try

 

[jnicholes]

Hello,

So I wanted to tell you all what I am doing tomorrow. I am making cheese, as usual. I am trying a new recipe for a cheese called Derby. It takes three hours from start to putting it in the cheese press, then I have to wax and age it for 3 months.

Then on Thursday I am making Cannoli for a church activity.

I am cooking a LOT this week.

Jared

 

[pennyJo1960]

Hello,

So I wanted to tell you all what I am doing tomorrow. I am making cheese, as usual. I am trying a new recipe for a cheese called Derby. It takes three hours from start to putting it in the cheese press, then I have to wax and age it for 3 months.

Then on Thursday I am making Cannoli for a church activity.

I am cooking a LOT this week.

Jared

you fit right in here we all love love baking having a ball learning new things

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

Hi @jnicholes !

Where in the world do you live? I'm in Alberta Canada .

I look forward to all of your wonderful baking stories, pics & recipes.

 

[ronott1]

Hello,

So I wanted to tell you all what I am doing tomorrow. I am making cheese, as usual. I am trying a new recipe for a cheese called Derby. It takes three hours from start to putting it in the cheese press, then I have to wax and age it for 3 months.

Then on Thursday I am making Cannoli for a church activity.

I am cooking a LOT this week.

Jared

Sounds like a good day!

 

[jnicholes]

Hello,

@Michelle Farmer-Brown, I live in South Idaho in the USA. I actually have a lot of baking stories, and my grandfather was a professional chef. I learned a lot from him.

Jared

 

[pennyJo1960]

Great maybe pass on some of his recipes then @jnicholes so your not horribly far from me in Mossyrock just part of eastern Washington

 

[jnicholes]

Hello,

Here is one thing I would like to share from my grandpa.

I tried making clam chowder one day, and my grandpa came over to visit. He told me how to make an awesome clam chowder using cream of potato soup as the base, cooking celery and diced potatoes and clams separately until they were done, then put them into the potato base then cook it a little more. I tried that, and it was the best clam chowder I had ever had. The BEST.

Then, my grandma makes an awesome goulash recipe. I got it from her once, and it is buried in my recipe cabinet. If I find it, I will post it. It is an awesome goulash recipe.

Anyway, I hope this catches everyone’s interest. If you have questions, feel free to ask.

Jared