Any Home Bakers Here?

[chickmom3941]

Have to make those always looking for new ones to give away at Christmas

Me, too! Love making Christmas cookies and love giving them out, as well. I've cut down a bit in recent years, because we don't need to be eating so many sugary items, but I still like to do a lot of holiday baking.

 

[Aria]

Ron I made a copy of your cookies. I will decrease the butter, I never use corn syrup...will sub maple syrup and just got back from the store....I have NO apricots in the house, eat them all....will use cherries or wait until I get apricots. They sound more like a cookie
my husband would enjoy. GLAD to have some NEW cookie recipes
to try. We always want something new. That is us. Regards, Aria

 

[ronott1]

Ron I made a copy of your cookies. I will decrease the butter, I never use corn syrup...will sub maple syrup and just got back from the store....I have NO apricots in the house, eat them all....will use cherries or wait until I get apricots. They sound more like a cookie
my husband would enjoy. GLAD to have some NEW cookie recipes
to try. We always want something new. That is us. Regards, Aria

The recipe calls for golden syrup. Dark corn syrup is suggested as a substitute. It seems like honey is a better substitute though. This is from a wiki:

Golden syrup or light treacle is a thick, amber-coloured form of inverted sugar syrup made in the process of refining sugar cane or sugar beet juice into sugar, or by treatment of a sugar solution with acid. It is used in a variety of baking recipes and desserts. It has an appearance similar to honey and is often used as a substitute where honey is unavailable or prohibitively expensive. Many vegans also use it as a honey substitute.

It is not to be confused with amber corn syrup or amber molasses. Regular molasses, or dark treacle, is both richer in colour and has a strong, distinctive flavour.

 

[N F C]

It's getting about time to think of baking for the holidays! I try not to keep a whole lot of that stuff (cookies, candy) around here but we'll be at my brother's around Christmas and a big plate of goodies is always appreciated.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I bake mostly for us but at Christmas make them for lot's here We are a tiny town less than 500 extra big dose for the great gals at the post office the gal that cut's our hair has kids at home and is single she loves the cookies as really does not have time

 

[Aria]

Ron I will use HONEY. I use honey in lots of my baking...love it.
Tomorrow my husband is going Bow Deer Hunting. I will make
bread and cookies. FUN

 

[ronott1]

Ron I will use HONEY. I use honey in lots of my baking...love it.
Tomorrow my husband is going Bow Deer Hunting. I will make
bread and cookies. FUN

I am going to bake spelt honey bread and the oatmeal pineapple cookies tomorrow.
It will be a great weekend for baking here. We finally have a wet weather pattern

 

[MagpieDucks]

@rjohns39 Where have you gone? I thought you were on here...?

I haven't done much baking recently.
But, I will be making 2 pies tomorrow!

 

[rjohns39]

@rjohns39 Where have you gone? I thought you were on here...?

I haven't done much baking recently.
But, I will be making 2 pies tomorrow!

huh? What'd I miss?

 

[N F C]

@rjohns39 Where have you gone? I thought you were on here...?

I haven't done much baking recently.
But, I will be making 2 pies tomorrow!

What kinds of pie are you baking tomorrow? It's been a long time, maybe too long, since I baked a pie. Sounds like a good idea.