What are you baking now?

[SunnyDawn]

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How fun they had the same cookbook.

Although really, I have to say it's a good one.

I rarely make these and just indulge when Mom does because of the shortening. I'll have to try your butter version. That sounds better. How true about our fresh eggs! I like not having to worry about issues with commercial eggs. Not to mention our own have so much more flavor!

That's for sure!

I too love that cookbook. I'm always calling my Mom having her look up another recipe I can't find anywhere else. I have to admit I like the puffiness of the shortening version better but I'm trying to cut shortening and margarines out of my diet so I always go with the butter. You can also go with 1/2 butter and 1/2 shortening without much difference.

 

[ducks4you]

Yummy carrot cake!!

 

[Jen4]

HM Cal-zones for dinner

 

[ozark hen]

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wow, who would have thunk it was so easy? I love having fresh b.powder and mine is always outdated. Thanks for sharing this ...it is a wonderful addition to this section.

 

[cmb19]

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Me too, it's my favorite..and I don't even eat half the stuff I make.

Gosh, I would make so many more of those recipes if half my family weren't diabetic. And those recipes don't go too easy on the sugar, do they?

I rarely get to eat what I make. Family, friends, and neighbor boys always seem to get to it first.

Oooohhh no..she likes sugar and butter and in big quantities.

 

[SunnyDawn]

I have been experimenting with recipes, trying to make a few without sugar that taste good. It's really hard to get the consistency and the taste right. My folks are both diabetic. Anyone have any successes they want to share in this area?

 

[Jen4]

I'm baking bread today... found a new recipe and wanted to try it out. Everything was going great until I was getting ready to put it in the oven, I took off the wax paper that covered it and POOF it deflated....

Why? Its in the oven right now, see how it turns out in an hour.

 

[Jen4]

Heres my bread, the crust is pretty hard and crunchy... I did something wrong or acouple things wrong, who knows.

I will try again, but not today

 

[MaggieRae]

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Diabetic foods are all I know how to make.

What is it you'd like to cook?

 

[MaggieRae]

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I've been practicing breads ever since the wheat rolls this past Thanksgiving turned out to be such a disaster. Some of my loaves have come out wonderful and some atrocious. Oddly enough, the chickens never notice a difference. They appreciate it just the same!