One of the threads I have been following in the foodie blogosphere is a group of bakers who have fun each Tuesday, baking something from Dorie Greenspan’s Baking From My Home to Yours. Finally, with a holiday gift, I was able to purchase this wonderful cookbook. And today, I am proud to say I made my first recipe!
Jess at CookBookHabit chose this week’s treat, World Peace Cookies, page 138-139. The rules of TWD state that the recipe should not be posted, so I will just post a picture!
World Peace Cookies
I used a Sel fin Gris from Brittany, France, that I bought last year in Paris. The recipe calls for 1/2 a teaspoon, a large enough amount to make a difference. My recommendation would be to use good, high-quality salt.
The recipe also called for mini-chocolate chips, but Nestle is the only brand of mini-chips I can find around here (which is not my preference), so I went ahead and chopped up some 72% dark chocolate. I thought I could use my chocolate chipper fork on this, but the chocolate needed to be much finer, so I ended up putting the chocolate chunks in the bowl of my immersion blender for a quick whirl.
And finally, I baked one batch on my Silpat and one batch on parchment paper. The parchment paper batch came out better, with a crispier texture. I also ended up baking three cookie sheets at a time, and even though the recipe said to bake one at a time, I did not find that to be a problem.
This was a great recipe to start TWD with, as it was easy and not time consuming. My daughter also loved it, as I had no qualms about letting her lick the beater – no eggs in this recipe!
February 3rd, 2009 at 11:54 pm
These cookies sure are aptly named. I can’t wait to make them.
mariss last blog post..Puff Pastry To Paris
February 4th, 2009 at 12:16 am
there is a cute story in the cookbook about how these cookies were renamed by Dorie Greenspan’s neighbor, after deciding that a daily dose of these cookies was all the world needed to maintain peace and goodwill. I could possibly agree with that.
Do you have her cookbook? And do you participate in TWD? I am excited to try come of the more complex recipes that I would not normally get around too. I am sure my neighbors and friends will be excited too, as there is no way I can eat all this stuff myself!
March 17th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
This name is really good, and these cookies look good !!
This time is first visit to your blog.
I really enjoyed all foods.
I want to cook this,too !! but I am not good at cooking…. is it easy ??
March 17th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Konnichiwa, Yamada-san! So glad you came to visit
I will bring this cookbook to class on Wednesday so you can see – the recipes are straight forward, and the pictures are wonderful. If you are interested in learning more about American cuisine, I can help find you some easy recipes to follow. Maybe you can share your favorite Japanese recipes with me?
Jaa Matta!
March 18th, 2009 at 11:47 pm
Today, thank you for this recipes book !
Simply looking at this book makes me happy.
I will try some of them in near future !
And I also want to learn how to cook American traditional food ! What is traditional ?
Please tell me what kind of japanese foods do you want to know ?
I want to share ”eating happiness with you !
Jaa Mata ! Kinyoubi ne !