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Thursday, November 30, 2006

Chouquettes and Vanilla Sugar Cookies

Hello

^_^ I baked on Wednesday and I baked this morning as well!!! =D The chouquettes on Wednesday turned out great so since I'm meeting YX today, I decided to bake them for her again.=D

I baked Vanilla Sugar Cookies and Chouquettes on Wednesday. I got the cookie recipe from Jiamin's sister and the chouquette recipe from Chocolate and Zucchini. I can think of VAST improvements I can make for the cookies, but the chouquettes are keeping me happy, all I have to do is make sure I pile the batter on the pan properly and go hunt down better sugar [though Demerara sugar seems to work quite well..].

The cookies! ^_^ They are REALLY ugly because I had to cut the dough with a knife by hand and shape the rest that I couldn't cut myself.. I can't find my cookie cutters! *tragic sigh* But o well. I think it's not bad considering I can barely draw a straight line..^_^"

Beams. I think Jiamin's sister's were better because they were thicker. I must modify this the next time I make these..^_^

The chouquettes! ^_^ They are so cute!

I don't know how they bloat up like that though. There's nothing in the ingredients that are the usual things that make it rise..=S Ah well. They are lovely and airy and sweet thanks to the sugar in the dough itself and the sprinkling of demerara sugar on top.^_^ Yum if I do say so myself.

The ones I baked today were a mix of ones with chocolate and without.^_^ Just wanted to see if I could introduce some variation..

I think chocolate shavings might have been a better option since it could melt onto the chouquette.. The chocolate chips didn't have enough kick!!! Or maybe they just aren't big enough.=P Haha. Next time, custard puffs and chocolate custard puffs since I now know that choux pastry isn't as daunting as it looks.=D It's a really easy recipe. Wee! And today's aren't as browned as Wednesday's because I shut off the heat earlier. Hehe.=P

Wee! I've submitted the Maryland application.=D 2 days to finish everything wasn't as bad as I thought since my darling brother and father could help me edit. BEAMS. Why o why can't I have a thesaurus in my head? Sigh. Ah well. Once prom is over, I won't be going out so often, so I can rot at home, plan the trip and apply to universities! Hooray. I cannot wait. I love rotting at home watching anime and reading manga.=D

Chobits! Meine Liebe! XXXHOLiC! Tsubasa! Angel Sanctuary! Ayashi no Ceres! Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu!

Ahem.

cch: Squirrels! ^_^ Hooray. But I want snow. Really. Like. I want snow.

Jiamin: Legolas IS the only highlight. It was very evident from the fact that his appearances were the only times you weren't dozing off..=P Orchestra performances are wonderful to watch too! ^_^ I love watching them play their instruments. BEAMS. There's the pretty Pussycat Dolls lead singer too if you want some highlights.. Haha.=P But seriously. You should at least LISTEN to it. It's great! ^_^ I can lend it to you while I'm not around and you can take full advantage of all the stuff to watch! =D

More last minute prom shopping to do.^_^" Sigh. It's very tiring.

cheers
*[-witchstone-]*

[music : Missing Gackt]
[mood : ^_^"]
[food : chouquettes!]

And I think my chouquettes are better than Delifrance if I do say so myself. I've never tried the ones in France so I can't say if mine are good or not though.. Sigh.

Labels: baking, chouquettes, vanilla sugar cookies

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