Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Conversation Bites / People Mentally Delicious
Posted by Nicki Wood on Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 10:08 AM
I met a gifted baker this weekend. She could really pick a recipe -- a gift in itself -- and she could truly execute.
Her name was Beth, she was from Chickasaw, Georgia, and her cookie tray consisted of a beautifully textured dark chocolate rocky road brownie that was just sweet enough, and punctuated by marshmallows. Lemon sandwich cookies that were well-shaped with a refined flavor. And a deceptively plain-looking browned butter cookie that is simply devastating.
This cookie is a test.There are people who can't distinguish looks from substance. This cookie will weed them out, because it's not much to look at, though the icing helps. A shallow person will go for the flashier cookie. And it will probably meet their expectations.
At the darkly delicious basis of this cookie is browned butter, which seems to me to be the caramelized onion of the baking world: it's the magic touch that makes every food taste great.
I asked for the recipe and she said It's on All Recipes. So now I pass it along to you, because you're the kind of person who appreciates inner beauty.
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