Tuesday, August 02, 2005

I spent the whole morning baking cookies, I havent baked in ages, not since steph went to korea cos it seems like there is no one to bake for, no one who appreciates it as much, no matter how it taste like..hahah....

I love baking. I love the smell of freshly baked cookies wafting from the oven. I love the hassle of preparing the ingrdients and then mixing them together. Then putting the dough in the oven, and waiting impatiently for it to be done. Its all a mad rush, really. About 2 hours of non-stop work. I love pinching the raw cookies dough. I know, yucks to some, but hey,dun say anything until you have tried it, its really yummmy. I love giving cookies to ppl and see them enjoy eating it(and of course praise it;-) hahah). Most of all, I like eating my own cookies...hahah

I think baking is a very unhealthy past time..hahah..cos I keep eating the cookies, the dough, the freshly baked cookies hot from the oven, taste awesome with a lil cold milk. Today's cookies turned out GREAT...hahah..they are so delicious that I cant keep my hands off them..hahah better start giving them away before it all ends up in my tummy.

I shall call my cookies Teresa's classic cos I always use the recipe when baking cookies although I always wanted to try other recipes, but I always end up using it to be on the safe side,in case it turns out horrible and anyway the recipe yields alot of cookies,so I can give to alot of people. Plus its supposedly healthier because of the added oatmeal and the ratio of flour to butter is also higher than other recipes. I'd just add chocolate chips, pecans,walnuts or raisins, whatever that is at hand, though the hot favourite is still pecan and choc chip. Today, I divided the dough and made some with choc chips and walnuts and the some with raisins and walnuts.. The cookies really turned out very very nice this time round,not too sweet and is crunchy instead of the slightly soft texture of the previous batch and choke full of yummy stuff. Plus, its a really nice golden colour. I was so pleased with myself after baking...hahah...I predict it wont last more than a week though..

Had lunch at Ah Teng's bakery with HP where I had a smoke salmon sandwich and kept eyeing the delectable looking range of cakes at the counter..oh man, what a sight, what a temptation...hahah...I wouldnt be able to choose between them and I am better off not choosing...hahah...

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