shout with your mouth full: como agua para chocolate//musings//igloos

Like Water for Chocolate/Como agua para chocolate

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103994/

yes, it's on Netflix.

as part of that previously-stated effort to spend less and create more, yesterday's reunion with a friend saw OATMEAL PEANUT BUTTER-CHOCOLATE IGLOOS slidin from an oven rack into a laughing apartment.

inside-joke guffawing rendered the air as deliciously dense as those igloos i casually CAPITALIZED~~and i call them igloos because these babies are NOT cookies. they are landmarks.

any epicurean (

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would, i think, call these nom-noms escapades; though they bring pleasure by taste, their baking process stirred musings--knowing that now, by standing in this kitchen, crafting this specific sweetness with a loved one, you're carrying the same spirit as anyone who has ever united with another to achieve an end. a final goal warrants the process, nevermind the mess.

so, to me, baking inspires mental pleasure. not only does the treat justify the means, but the act of baking--dirtying bowls, questioning the flour to baking powder ratio--justifies another, sometimes unforeseen end: we use the primordial necessity to EAT as a reason, an excuse, to get together.

and when im baking, i don't fear death//unless my partner and i greet an existential crisis, which is not out of the question//. contrarily, mixing with a wooden spoon relieves mental tumult, and transfers pain to the wrists--which then delight later in carrying an OATMEAL PEANUT BUTTER-CHOCOLATE IGLOO to your source of consciousness.

this recipe is adapted from a MOM BLOG (hallelujah). i originally found it on one of those buzzfeed lists however, so no, i'm not the resourceful mom-blog discoverer that the previous statement may have led you to imagine.

buzzfeed: http://www.buzzfeed.com/christinebyrne/truly-magnificent-peanut-butter-desserts?utm_term=.coA6mRO1PN&sub=2933533_2324042

(thanks, Christine)

mom blog: http://www.bakeaholicmama.com/2013/05/brown-butter-oatmeal-cookies-filled.html

(thanks, busy mom of 3 who tries to incorporate vegetables into her diet)

MY RECIPE ADAPTATION: OATMEAL PEANUT BUTTER-CHOCOLATE IGLOOS

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butta (that's one full stick uh huh)

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup DARK drown sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract (pls disobey me and put more vanilla than this)
1 1/4 cup flour (use any flour(s) you desire; we used 1 cup all-purpose, and 1/4 cup whole wheat)
3/4 cups old fashioned oats
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powda
12 candies (HERE comes the improvisation. the blog recommends using caramels, but we didn't have caramels so we used 85% cocoa dark chocolate. the bitterness of the chocolate, in our opinion, works well; it balances the sweetness of the cookie and compliments the nutty topping. but use any candy/filling you'd like. another forerunner was chocolate-coconut truffles. but my friend despises coconut. and i find truffles intimidating.)
A jar of peanut butter handy for whimsical globs 2 come

INSTRUCTIONS (yes i copied and pasted no i will not change the font to create an illusion of cohesion):

In a small sauce pan melt butter on medium/low heat until it has become a golded brown color and spells kind of nutty or toffee like. Remove from heat.

In a medium bowl mix both sugars, egg and vanilla together. After that is combinded mix in your browned butter.

Mix in your, oats, flour, salt and baking powder. Once your dough has come together refriderate for 20 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees (celsius.~~just kidding)

Once the dough has chilled a bit, remove from refrigerator and roll into 12 equal sized balls. Place each cookie dough ball on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet about 2 inches a part.

Push a carmel square (or whatever candy you got, baby) into the center of each cookie dough ball. You can form the sides of the cookies a bit if you want to cover the caramel more.

Dollop a tsp of peanut butter (HOWEVER MUCH YOU REALLY WANT DONT LISTEN TO MOM) on the top of each caramel.

Bake for 12-14 minutes or until the cookies are golden.

Allow to cool for about 15 minutes then enjoy. Store in an air tight container and heat up in the microwave for about 10 seconds to enjoy them again!

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