Wednesday, August 20, 2008

MM in the Kitchen: My Next Baking Project?

I am actually thinking about trying to make these cookies. Or maybe these cupcakes. Thoughts?

Yes, I am insane. Yes, it's fun to be insane in the kitchen! Yes, kitchen-madness is a fine way of avoiding academic research and the perils of footnoting. And yes, I'm also looking for a cool new baking trick so I can impress people when I have company. Which is rare these days. Because I am insane.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

try these. my favorite baked desert ever

Banana Chocolate Chip Bars


2 c. all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 sticks butter, softened
2/3 c. sugar
2/3 c. firmly packed light brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 medium bananas (about 1 c.), mashed (the riper the better)
1 egg
1 12 oz package semi-sweet mini-morsels ( 2 c.)

Preheat oven to 350. In small bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt.
In large mixer bowl, beat butter, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla until creamy. Beat in
bananas and egg. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in mini-morsels. Spread in
greased 15 1/2 X10 1/2 baking pan (or use Release non-stick aluminum foil.
Bake 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.
You can sprinkle with a little confectioners sugar.

Mad Minerva said...

That looks great! I'll try it once I have bananas that are spotty enough. You'll get full credit, natch!