What did you Cook or Bake Today?

My cookies were a hit! The chef and program coordinator both thought they were amazing! And everyone else was wrapping 1-2 in napkins to take home, lol.

There was one woman who I saw take a bite and put the cookie down in her plate. Then proceeded to throw her plate in the trash/garbage, lol. Can’t win ‘em all I suppose. She’s kind of a cranky sort, anyway. 🤷‍♀️
(I hate s'mores)
 
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(I hate s'mores)
It's ok...not everything is for everyone. 🙃

I'm actually not a big fan myself but these cookies were way better than s'mores. I do like the flavor combo of chocolate, graham and marshmallow.
 
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It's ok...not everything is for everyone. 🙃

I'm actually not a big fan myself but these cookies were way better than s'mores. I do like the flavor combo of chocolate, graham and marshmallow.
I totally want to try making them! I love s’mores. Always reminds me of the many awesome camping trips I have taken. I am so glad they were a hit!
 
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I just had to look this up--my sons used to like to make smore's treats with this cereal--and it is vegan
Golden Grahams!
I had no idea Golden Grahams were vegan! I used to love that cereal. I like your sons' idea for the s'mores with this cereal. Might have to try that.
 
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I had no idea Golden Grahams were vegan! I used to love that cereal. I like your sons' idea for the s'mores with this cereal. Might have to try that.
I hadn't thought about that for years till you guys brought up smore's.
Yeah, I think just melted marshmallows and stirred in the cereal and chips, dropped on wax paper
 
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I actually baked today! I made chocolate chip cookie bars. I overcooked them a bit but they are still yummy!
I often over bake baked goods. With cookies, I like them chewy…neither soft nor crisp. So it’s hard to get them to that perfect consistency…although I would imagine the recipe itself controls some of that. I also just prefer things to be well done/browned.
 
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I made peanut butter cups as there was a discussion in another thread about Reece's now having vegan ones and then saw Cobert/Spielberg discussing ET and Reece's pieces so found an easy vegan recipe - so easy to make and yet I screwed it up and used half the amount of peanut butter I was supposed to so each of them (12) are very very rich/chocalatey - will make them again properly after these are done.

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I made shredded seitan with white beans, in my fabulous Breville food processor! I'd never suggest buying anything like that new, but finding a used one cheap - I love it so much!
About a third of it I added BBQ sauce and let sit overnight
I also made cole slaw--since I was gonna use the processor anyway, I used it to shred the cabbage. It has an adjustable blade and I lowered it. It's like eating hair :confused::p. I've flubbed cole slaw again! Better than when I used a shredding blade though.....
Here's the bbq seitan-
 

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Lol @ eating hair.

The seitan is quite impressive!
It's one of the best I've made--of course from throwing things together, no measures, no recipes 🙄. It's like the only way I can cook, either successfully, or complete failure. And rarely able to replicate...
Key is processing till taffy like and swinging ropes of dough, then wetting and knotting. I keep reading that an overnight rest will be enough, but that did not work for me for shreds!
It's so moist and tender I could not have eaten this early in my veg days!
 
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bread... woohoo... I made bread - a cool loaf that was 50/50 white/whole wheat - no kneading - it is good and somewhat dense - flour, yeast, salt, water, maple syrup - that's it - rise for 20 minutes while the oven was heating, cook for 40 minutes

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Good Vegan Recipes, Made Easy That is my favorite site for all baked things! :heart:
(why does my spell check seem to think I'm a Brit? Favourite, ok 🙄:joy:)

the one thing I would change about the recipe is activating the yeast in the warm water/maple syrup first instead of mixing it in with the flour first - it is very very dense to the point that you can't really even toast it and I think my yeast is the normal kind not the instant kind so it would take more to activate it properly

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the one thing I would change about the recipe is activating the yeast in the warm water/maple syrup first instead of mixing it in with the flour first - it is very very dense to the point that you can't really even toast it and I think my yeast is the normal kind not the instant kind so it would take more to activate it properly

Emma JC
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I've always mixxed yeast in 110F (which is the hottest from tap) and a tsp sugar and let bubble. The last time I made bread I realized I had instant/activated so I tried just mixing with the flour and everything. It didn't matter, but I feel better letting it bubble first!

I'm looking forward to making some good seedy wheat bread. I'll go to the store tomorrow
 
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A large pot of creamy, vanilla flavoured rice pudding.
Braised leeks and I'll make both a leek & spinach tofu bake and some leek/mushroom/soya curl pasties.

I'm invited to my pal's in the Luberon for Sunday lunch and will bring over the leek tofu bake.