Challenge: Handmade 2010 xmas

midnightraven3

i use the recipe i have for millies cookies
the only thing i do different than when i make them myself is, instead of using vanilla extract, i make vanilla sugar and add that instead of ordinary granulated

i also make my own vanilla extract and bottle it, there are a couple fo people i give it to, but not all

once you make millies cookies you never want anything else!
they are soft & chewy cookies

they have to add butter & an egg

Millie’s cookies

3oz butter;
3oz granulated sugar;
3oz muscovado sugar;
Tsp vanilla extract;
1 egg;
6oz self raising flour;
Pinch salt;
4oz of choc chips or raisins or dried apricots or whatever you want to add.

Method: preheat oven to 180 degrees; mix all ingredients together; put spoonfuls onto trays covered with greaseproof paper; cook for 11 minutes.

esmer

I want to go a make them just now...........

What I might do then is get the sugar and put in a vanilla pod in with it, and when ready to parcel up the cookie jars the vanilla sugar will be ready.....

how do you make vanilla extract?


Thanks so much.. so you dont need a cutter for those then.

midnightraven3

no, no cutter needed

vanilla extract is easy
vodka and fat madascan vanilla pods

slit pods, into vodka
shake
and wait

i shall take a photo of the one i am using just now in the morning
my lappy isnt happy with photobucket tonight and keeps closing it due to malware
that and the fact i only have temp lights in the kitchen just now due to work being done and its rubbish for pics

it seems expensive but its not
i was paying £7 for a small bottle of extract

there is a brill seller on ebay i get the pods from
they are fat & juicy & lush and cheap!

craftymummy_2

Hi
could someone pls help me? I've just made some toffee vodka (vodka mixed with werthers originals) but its still very strong. How can i calm it down a bit? Can i mix in single cream to make it smoother and less strong? Will that keep or will it curdle?
Many thanks

midnightraven3

i wouldnt add cream

at the moment, you have "toffee" in vodka
its preserved
it has a long shelf life

your cream will have a short shelf life, and after that will start to deteriorate
i am really unsure, but i am thinking about this from a culinary point of view, rather than a drinkers, i dont drink at all, i can only go on what other people say about the taste

it will be strong, but experience tells me, if people think its too strong they will add it to coffee, or add cream themselves at the time of drinking

all^^^ is purely guess work

see what others say before doing anything

esmer

midnightraven3 wrote: »

i wouldnt add cream

at the moment, you have "toffee" in vodka
its preserved
it has a long shelf life

your cream will have a short shelf life, and after that will start to deteriorate
i am really unsure, but i am thinking about this from a culinary point of view, rather than a drinkers, i dont drink at all, i can only go on what other people say about the taste

it will be strong, but experience tells me, if people think its too strong they will add it to coffee, or add cream themselves at the time of drinking

all^^^ is purely guess work

see what others say before doing anything

Cream will also split it. Could you not add more toffee? what were the quantities?

mrsb83_2

Can anyone point me in the direction of disposable mini loaf moulds?

I bought last year's from eBay ay a good price but I can't seem to find any this year.

I made mini courgette and pistachio loaf cakes last year which went down a storm and I want to repeat my success!

Any help gratefully recieved

kms26

mrsb83 wrote: »

Can anyone point me in the direction of disposable mini loaf moulds?

I bought last year's from eBay ay a good price but I can't seem to find any this year.

I made mini courgette and pistachio loaf cakes last year which went down a storm and I want to repeat my success!

Any help gratefully recieved

Hi,

I got some from Sainsbury's a few weeks ago. There was about 10 for £1.99 i think HTH

mrsb83_2

Thanks so much kms26 - I wouldn't have considered the supermarkets, but now that I think about it my Sainsbury's actually has a big baking section.

kms26

Yes that it where i found them, they were with the cake cases