Week Two- Day Two of Baking: The First Defeat

Still high from last weeks baking we jumped head first into baking 3 different batches of cookies.

WOOHOO!!!!

(Chloe, Julie and I excited for our day of baking)

Step one: Repeat our original recipe, The Sugar cookie. This time instead of using coconut oil and almond flour we decided to try coco butter and coconut flour… Lets just say this recipe wasn’t quite what we were expecting.

Step two: Tackle two new recipes, a banana coconut, and a pumpkin spice.

In my opinion the banana coconut recipe tasted the best, however it couldn't hold up to the pressures of gravity.

It crumbled and fell apart like a vampire being left out to feel the suns rays pierce its skin. It was truly a tragedy.

The pumpkin spice recipe; we had such high hopes for these cookies. We imagined them coming out perfect, triumphant and delicious. However they had a different plan for their future. They decided that cooking just wasn't for them. They would rather fall apart and stay exactly how they were. They weren't going to change for anyone. All I have to say is, no matter how much cinnamon, nutmeg or clove you add, nothing will penetrate the flavor of coco butter. 

It seemed like nothing was going right. First they didn’t taste right, then they were too dry and then they didn’t want to bake. 

A cookie, oven protest!

Yesterday was a day for learning, experimenting, and becoming mad scientists on the verge of a break through. We learned never to bake with coco butter. It’s great for the skin, but not so great for the palate. Even though it smells beautiful, it dominates every taste bud with its presents.

I think apart of us felt like we had this in the bag, especially since our first cookie turned out so great. I think we thought that baking gluten free, vegan, no refined sugar and no refined flour cookies would be easy (well easy-ish). But we were reminded, that we still have so much to learn. We learned that each cookie recipe has its own chemistry with binders, sugars, and flours. All we have to do is find them their match and hook them up. Find them partners that have what they need to be happy cookies.

 

I guess our cookies yesterday just don’t want to stick together as well as Julie and I do.

-Codi

(No I'm not stoned, just trying to eat this
 stupid cookie that wont stay together!)