Saturday, July 30, 2011

IN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES, SHORTENING DETERMINES FLAVOR AND SHAPE

A good way to find a preference of shortening in chocolate chip cookies is to bake several batches at the same time using different fats.  Try two or more of the following shortenings; butter, margarine, lard, solid shortening, butter flavored solid shortening. Keep the recipe identical for each batch and make each cookie the same size.  As the cookies bake, notice how much each spreads out and how thin they become. Taste a cookie from each recipe, both while still warm and also when cold. Sip water in between your bites to get an accurate taste. Make notes on the findings which will help decide which fat is preferred.



Learning the ease of cooking is the purpose of http://www.painlesscooking.com. Teaching such basics as how to know what shortening to use is the intention of Frances Peffly Moore, chef and author and her daughter Kelly.


http://www.painlesscooking.com/chocolate_dessert_recipes.html

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