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Baking with Samuel

Tonight, Tyrone took Charlotte to run errands, so that left me and Samuel to spend time together.  First we had to clean the kitchen and pick up toys, then it was time to make cookies.

Samuel is Ready!

Samuel loves cookies and watching me work in the kitchen, so tonight I combined the two to make Snickerdoodles.  I haven't had very good luck making GF Snickerdoodles, they always seemed to run.  One time I improvised and made them in muffin tins, they kinda looked like reverse volcanos.  Thanks to the yummy ones my friend Megan made, I thought I'd give them one more try.

I used this recipe from Betty Crocker, Snickerdoodles, I just modified it with Brown Rice Flour and Xanthan Gum.  I think the Xanthan Gum was key,  I'd been out for a while and finally had some, what a difference.

Snickerdoodle Recipe

1 Cup Butter
1 1/2 Cups Sugar
Cream Together
2 Eggs






















Creamed and ready for flour

I like to use Featherlight which is 1 part brown rice flour, 1 part tapioca flour, and 1 part cornstarch, but I didn't have any tapioca.

1/2 cup Cornstarch
2 1/2 cups Brown Rice Flour
2 tsps Cream of Tartar
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/4 tsp Salt
1 tsp Xanthan Gum

All Mixed Up
Flour











After the dough was all mixed up, I went looking for more sugar to make the Cinnamon/Sugar mix to roll the cookies in.  I opened up the pantry and there was no sugar.  This was shocking, Tyrone always seems to buy sugar, even when we don't need it.

Time to improvise:  brown sugar and cinnamon.

Cookie rolled in Brown Sugar/Cinnamon
Whenever I try a new recipe, I always make tester cookies.  Three cookies just to make sure the dough is right and that the cookies don't run.  My other trick is to always use parchment paper, then I don't have to wash the cookie sheet.

Tester Cookies
The other advantage of tester cookies is eating them while the rest of the cookies bake.

Samuel watching the cookies bake.
While the cookies baked Mommy and Samuel took some self portraits.



After baking the tester cookies for 7 minutes at 400 degrees, out they came and they were perfect!











Now it was Samuel's turn to put the cookies on the tray.



After pre-rolling some cookies for Samuel, I decided to roll out the rest and have them ready to pop on the sheet.

Cookies waiting
One thing I like to do is count the cookies.  This started when my dad and I baked.  So this recipe claimed to make 4 dozen, we got 5 dozen.











Samuel loved the finished product!

Tasting
Cookie Boy
 After the 2nd sheet of cookies, Samuel got bored with helping and just wanted to eat cookies!  I'm looking forward to more cookie adventures with Samuel and Charlotte.

PS Thanks to Megan for reminding me to buy xanthan gum and for Rosemary for posting about baking with her baby girl.

Comments

  1. MichelleOctober 22, 2011 at 2:45 AM

    I love that you took pictures of the baking process (and bakers). And glad the cookies taste as good as they look :)

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  2. Annemarie HuberOctober 26, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    I loved the photos. And hey, how come I didn't get any cookies?

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