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[miakakiri]

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[Jecka]

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[miakakiri]

Babyshampoo

Um.... not sure...

[miakakiri]

Excuse the double-post, attempting to revive the thread...

Spoiler:

Today's recipe is Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies!
These are really simple, but very delicious! The recipe comes from 'The Taste of Home Cookbook'. There is no flour in this recipe.
The cookies are so good that they were gobbled up before anyone had a chance to take pictures of

everyone enjoying them! Sorry about that.
Let's get started!

(01 gathering)
We only need 24 kisses, so I opened up the bag and everyone is helping to count out the right number

of kisses.

(02 ingredients and equipment)
Here we have everything we need. Well, the cookie sheet is a little hard to see, as it got set on the

stove where it wouldn't be in the way of the work-space. The cooling rack and sugar have been shoved to the back, the measuring cups are lined up in front of that, and Red has brought the vanilla. Black is minding the egg, Ruth has the peanut butter, and Hi-chan is watching the carefully-counted chocolate kisses. The measuring spoon and our bowl have been left at the front corner. We're ready to start!

(03 preheat)
Black gets the oven on preheat for us. 350°F (~175°C) is pretty common for cookies, and quite

a few other things as well.

(04 start PB) (05 wow)
Ruth starts scooping peanut butter out into the measuring cup. We need 1 full cup (260g). Once we've

filled up the measuring cup, Black hops up on the edge of the peanut butter jar for a look. "Wow!" she

says, "That's a lot of peanut butter. This was full when we started."

(06 peanut butter)
Peanut butter goes into the bowl. Use the same knife you scooped it out of the jar with to get all the

stuck-on bits out of the measuring cup. Don't worry too much about the bits you can't get, though.

(07 sugar)
Hi-chan helps add 1 cup (200g) sugar. Red and Black are enjoying the fact that the clear glass bowl

makes it easy to see what's going on.

(08 sweetened PB)
Now we cream the peanut butter and sugar together, until they're very well mixed. Ruth is just

finishing that as everyone else looks on and gets ready for the next few steps. Red really likes

measuring spoons...

(09 egg)
Since none of the dragons can actually handle eggs very well in our world, I get to crack the egg into

our mix while they watch.

(10 vanilla)
Everyone crowds around to watch Red add the teaspoon of vanilla. Ruth is waiting on top of the jar of

peanut butter because it gives him a good vantage point.

(11 stir) (12 mixed)
Mix it all together! It should start to pull away from the bowl and ball up a bit around your spoon

when it's mixed well enough. It'll be a nice cookie-dough consistency, good for rolling into balls.

(13 line sheet)
Before we roll up our cookies, we need a place to put them! Hi-chan and the smaller dragons have the

parchment well in hand! Rolling it out is fun.

(14 balls of dough)
We have this set up like an assembly line. I roll up a ball of dough, a little more than an inch (3cm)

in diameter, and hand it off to a dragon to position on the cookie sheet. Make sure to leave about 2

inches (5cm) between cookies, as they will expand a bit as they bake.

(15 into oven)
Ruth slides the sheet of cookie balls into the oven.

(16 set timer)
The cookies bake for 10-12 minutes, so Black sets the timer for 10 minutes. Always start with the

lowest time and add more if needed.

(17 cookies ready)
And they're done! The tops are just slightly cracked, and they've puffed and flattened a little. Ruth

helps me pull them out of the oven.

(18 add kisses)
Press a chocolate kiss into the tops of the cookies right away, while they're still a bit soft on top.

The remaining heat will help the chocolate to melt slightly into the surface of the cookie, holding it

all together. Ruth is in charge of positioning kisses once the others get them unwrapped. "I love

unwrapping presents!" Red exclaims, tearing foil off a chocolate kiss. Everyone laughs.

(19 while cooling)
Once the kisses are on, the cookies need to cool for about 5 minutes. In the mean time, let's get the

cooling racks set up!

(20 cookies cool yummy)
And now we have cookies on the rack, waiting to be completely cool.
They got devoured too fast to get a picture of everyone enjoying them...

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[miakakiri]

Beat Winter Skin Blues with a DIY Moisture Mask

Um.... attempting some freelance writing. Ended up deciding the job just wasn't going to work.

[Jefufuh]

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stuff.

[miakakiri]

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YW book 5 came out today! I used a discount code. :p

[Callid]

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One of these weird search engines that consider each separate word a new tag...

[Jefufuh]

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No, no I WAS NOT COPY AND PASTING FROM A WEBSITE INTO MY REPORT

[Jecka]

I was putting it back into my siggy

[miakakiri]

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Er, just re-started the computer.

[Callid]

avatar_the_last_airbender

Seems I didn't copy much XD

[miakakiri]

Spoiler:

Today's recipe is Anise Cookies!
These were a request by a friend of mine. When he sent me the recipe, the quantities startled me,

because it makes a lot of cookies! Ruth, however, nodded approvingly. "This is a bakery

recipe," he said. "I work with things in this quantity all the time at Baked Treasure back

home."
"A whole dozen eggs for a single recipe?" I asked, still startled.
Ruth nodded. "I don't buy eggs by the dozen for the bakery, Miaka. I buy eggs by the case. Dozens are

much too small a unit when you're making things to sell. I don't have time to keep running to the

store for more eggs. Or flour, sugar, butter, and other staples."
"You never said anything about that before!"
"Well, the size difference does skew things a bit, so no one has thought to comment on it. Also,

you're only baking at home, to feed a few people. Baked Treasure sees a couple thousand

customers on a slow day."
"Ah, you have a point." I thought a moment, running the math in my head to cut the recipe in half.

"Might be fun to make something the way you're used to for once. I don't have a big enough bowl,

though."
"That could be a problem," Ruth agreed. "Your kitchen is too small to store the type of bowl you'd

need anyway. I'd lend you one from my kitchen, but the trip through the Portal would shrink it the

same way it shrinks us."
"I can probably borrow a bowl from my Mom." That solved the issue, and so I decided to go ahead and

make the recipe as written.
That said, let's go!

(00 big bowl)
"Is this a big enough bowl?" I set it on the counter, and all four dragons hurry to inspect it.
"Oo, a perch!" Black exclaims, claiming it.
"Nice and deep," Hi-chan says, climbing on the side.
"Wow, it looks so much bigger over here," Red says, positioning himself opposite his twin.
Ruth looks into the bowl and nods. "Yes, this should do nicely. Based on a size comparison between the

bowl and yourself, Miaka, I would guess this is the same size bowl I usually use in the bakery."
"All of the bowls at Baked Treasure are a lot bigger than any of the ones Mom uses at home," Black

remarks.
"Your mother is cooking for four, not hundreds." Ruth hops down from the edge of the bowl. "Let's

start baking."

(01 ingredients)
Here is everything we need for this recipe! There aren't very many ingredients, but we need quite a

lot of each one. Black has perched herself on the baking powder, while Hi-chan has claimed the eggs.

Ruth has lined up the sugar and flour, with the oil in front of them. Red is marveling at the pile of

anise extract. "Six bottles?" he asks.
"Each bottle is only one ounce," I explain.
"How come it doesn't come in bigger bottles?" Black wants to know.
"Good question," Hi-chan answers.
"Most extracts only come in small bottles like this," I tell them. "I suppose a restaurant-supply

store might sell bigger bottles, but I have to rely on what's available in the grocery store."

(02 equipment)
Cookie pans are waiting on the stove, where no one will trip on them. Black has perched herself on top

of the cooling racks; we actually have all three tiers set up today, since this recipe makes about 9

to 10 dozen cookies. Hi-chan has a mixing spoon, and has positioned herself to give a good view of how

big that bowl is. Red has the measuring spoons, as usual. Ruth has positioned himself between the

liquid measuring cup and the sifter. We also have a whisk for beating the eggs, and a measuring cup

for sugar and flour.

(03 eggs)
Ruth watches as I crack all 12 eggs into the bowl. We'll have a lot of high-angle shots this week,

because the big bowl is a bit tall.

(04 beat)
Hi-chan and the twins have decided that the top of the cooling racks makes a good spot to watch from

as Ruth beats the eggs.

(05 pound sugar) (06 grams)
The recipe calls for a pound of sugar (about 2 cups) so I pulled out the scale. Black and Hi-chan keep

an eye out so that we get the right amount. Red came over after we finished measuring and pushed the

button to switch units, showing that we have 455g of sugar.

(07 add sugar)
Ruth is keeping an eye on things as Hi-chan helps me add the sugar. The twins have gone back to the

cooling rack perch to watch.

(08 measure oil) (09 add oil)
Red and Black help measure out the oil. We need 1 1/2 cups, which is 355mL. Always read a liquid

measurement at the lower edge of the thick line on top (it's called the meniscus and is caused by

surface tension). Make sure you put your eye level with the measuring cup you're trying to read, as

different angles can give you an inaccurate measurement.
Black claims the task of actually pouring the oil into the mixture, while Red goes back up the cooling

rack to watch. Hi-chan is trying to decide if she wants to climb back up there or not.

(10 mix)
Ruth takes up the whisk again to mix the sugar and oil into the beaten eggs.

(11 some flour)
Red helps me add about 2 cups (300g) of flour. We'll add more later.

(12 anise at the ready)
Now it's time to add the flavoring. Six bottles means each of us (four dragons, myself, and Archi)

gets to add a bottle, so I've passed them out. Hi-chan and the twins look so cute, excited about

pouring in their bottles.

(13 adding anise) (14 lots of anise)
Ruth adds the first bottle, and Black waits until last to add hers. Wow, that is a powerful and

distinctive scent. "Time to swap the whisk out for the spoon," Ruth declares. "I want to stir this all

in before we add more."

(15 baking powder)
With everything stirred in, it's time to add the baking powder. Red is pleased to take up the spoon!

We're using the tablespoon instead of the teaspoon, because it will fit in the can of baking powder

and 4 tablespoons is less work for the same measurement than 12 teaspoons. (There are 3 teaspoons in 1

tablespoon.)

(16 mix in)
Ruth stirs the baking powder into the mix. It doesn't look much like cookie dough yet. We're about to

change that.

(17 from this) (18 to this)
Now we need to go from the soupy batter we have (left picture) to something we can actually shape

(right picture). This is going to take quite a bit of flour! The recipe calls for about 12 cups total,

as needed for the consistency. I'm not sure how useful the estimate is, because I just added flour

until I got the dough where I wanted it. Be prepared to use most of a 5lb (2.27kg) bag of flour. The

recipe's estimate comes out to about 4lbs (~2kg).

(19 sift flour) (20 mixing)
Ruth holds the sifter while Red turns the crank to work it. The flour needs to be added a little at a

time through the sifter and then mixed in. Our flimsy plastic mixing spoon quickly proved not to be up

to the task, so I got my hands into the dough. Once the dough is thick enough to be shaped by hand,

cover it and let it stand for 10 minutes.

(21 preheat)
Now is a good time to preheat the oven. Black sets it to 375°F (190&deg:C), then wanders off

investigating the spilled flour and the lights.

(22 parchment)
While the dough is resting, everyone pitches in to spread parchment paper over the cookie sheets so

they'll be ready to put cookies on.

(23 shape)
Now we're ready to shape up the cookies and set them on the sheet! Shape the dough into smallish

balls, about 1 to 1 1/2 inches (2-3cm) in size. Try to keep them all about the same size so they'll

cook evenly. Smaller balls will give you more cookies, but they'll be smaller. Red is making sure

there's enough space (about 1 1/2 inches/3cm) between each cookie on the tray, because they will

expand a little. You can make funny shapes if you like. I did mostly just balls because I had a

lot to make.
I have medical gloves on because I didn't want to have to keep washing my hands, and it gives me a

surface the dough isn't quite as apt to stick to.

(24 bake)
Ruth helps put the tray of cookies into the oven.

(25 timer)
Black sets the timer for 10 minutes. Each sheet of cookies should cook for about 10 to 15 minutes,

until the tops are light golden brown.

(26 cookies)
The first sheet of cookies just came out of the oven! The twins are debating sneaking a bite. "Wait

until they're frosted," Hi-chan suggests.
Of course, we have to make the frosting first.

(27 frosting)
So, here is everything we need for the frosting! We'll make it in the stand mixer because it mixes

fast. Ruth has perched himself between the kettle and the sifter. Hi-chan brought the powdered sugar.

Since this is a 1lb (453g) box, we need all of it. Black has brought the tiny round sprinkles, while

Red has the teaspoon and the vanilla. (If you made larger cookies, you might be able to use jimmies on

them instead of the round things.)

(28 sift sugar) (29 powdered sugar)
Ruth holds the sifter while I pour powdered sugar in. Crank it up!
Now we have a pound of sifted powdered sugar, the base for our frosting.

(30 vanilla)
Red adds a teaspoon of vanilla extract for flavoring. You can make this glaze-like frosting in any

flavor you like. I've chosen vanilla because it goes well with anything. (The recipe actually requests

lemon flavoring.)

(31 hot water) (32 turn on)
Ruth adds hot water from the not-quite-boiling kettle. Use just enough hot water to achieve a

spreadable consistency in the frosting; it will probably take less than 1/2 cup (118mL). Once the

water's in, it's time to turn on the stand mixer!

(33 mixed)
This is the consistency we're looking for. It's a bit runny at the moment, but it will thicken as the

water cools. You can make it thicker if you like, but this will make frosting the cookies pretty easy.

(34 dip cookies)
This is why I made it a little runny--easy to dip the cookies into the frosting! This way I don't have

to spend forever with a knife trying to frost my cookies.

(35 add sprinkles)
Red is supervising the addition of sprinkles to decorate the finished cookies. The frosting will dry

very fast, and the sprinkles won't stick to dried frosting, so shake them on right away!

(36 boxing finished cookies)
Now we box up the cookies! "These boxes are rather deep for this type of cookie, Miaka," Ruth comments

as Red and Hi-chan arrange cookies in the bottom of the box.
"Sorry," I tell him. "These are all I have at the moment."

Enjoy!!

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[Kamite]

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