Any Home Bakers Here?

[chickmom3941]

I was watching a comedian on YouTube, and the next video was Snow Globe Cupcakes. People, your mind will be blown. You blow up a few of those water bombs, dip them in unflavored gelatin, and pop the balloons when dry.
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Oh, how neat! I saw someone do something similar to that on one of those "Baking Championship" shows on the cooking channel. The guy was trying to dip small balloons into melted chocolate, and then pop the balloons once the chocolate had hardened into a rounded shape. However, it didn't work out very well, since the balloons kept popping right away (maybe the chocolate was too hot). I think after a lot of trying he did get a few of them to work out in the end. Personally, I like the clear Snow Globe idea a little better than the chocolate, though.

 

[N F C]

Oh, how neat! I saw someone do something similar to that on one of those "Baking Championship" shows on the cooking channel. The guy was trying to dip small balloons into melted chocolate, and then pop the balloons once the chocolate had hardened into a rounded shape. However, it didn't work out very well, since the balloons kept popping right away (maybe the chocolate was too hot). I think after a lot of trying he did get a few of them to work out in the end. Personally, I like the clear Snow Globe idea a little better than the chocolate, though.

I guess we watch the same shows If I remember right, that guy was using the chocolate as a bowl. Fun show to watch!

 

[BullChick]

I am familiar with the chocolate bowl/Easter basket idea.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Before I started making our pizzas, that was my favorite pizza place!

We used papa murphy's for pizza or dominos

The ginger cookies I make, when I attempt them, have no molasses in them at all. They are called Pepperkaker, and are a Norwegian specialty. They do call for a light syrup, which can be substituted with molasses. I like them when they are made very thin, but that's hard to accomplish. Here is a recipe I found online. It might be the next one I try. Pepperkaker is not hard at all, just slightly crispy.

https://northwildkitchen.com/old-fashioned-pepperkaker/

I think you are all comparing molasses cookies to ginger snaps, now that I think about it, and that's different. They might be pretty similar.

The two cookies actually are not the same have to agree with Ron on the gardeners thread I posted an old recipe for gingersnaps circa 1961

 

[R2elk]

The two cookies actually are not the same have to agree with Ron on the gardeners thread I posted an old recipe for gingersnaps circa 1961

This is from well before then and there is no ginger in it.

Molasses Cookies

1 cup sugar
1 cup lard
2 eggs
1 cup molasses
1 tsp. nutmeg
2 tsp. cinnamon
5 cups flour
pinch salt
2 tsp. baking soda in 1 cup hot coffee
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped black walnuts

Bake at 350° F until the cookie springs back when touched.

 

[ronott1]

This is from well before then and there is no ginger in it.

Molasses Cookies

1 cup sugar
1 cup lard
2 eggs
1 cup molasses
1 tsp. nutmeg
2 tsp. cinnamon
5 cups flour
pinch salt
2 tsp. baking soda in 1 cup hot coffee
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped black walnuts

Bake at 350° F until the cookie springs back when touched.

A recipe before the Vegetable Oil industry vilified lard!

It sounds like a good recipe

 

[R2elk]

A recipe before the Vegetable Oil industry vilified lard!

It sounds like a good recipe

I really liked them. I suspect that Black Walnuts are an acquired taste. I really liked the molasses cookies with the black walnuts but by far prefer the English walnuts in anything else.

 

[N F C]

I really liked them. I suspect that Black Walnuts are an acquired taste. I really liked the molasses cookies with the black walnuts but by far prefer the English walnuts in anything else.

I choose black walnuts over English just about any time. Grew up on the black walnuts so guess that's what I got used to. (But I do not like picking them out of the shells )

 

[pennyJo1960]

We have several nut's here 3 exactly but 2 legged at least seems that way

 

[ValerieJ]

We have several nut's here 3 exactly but 2 legged at least seems that way