tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post4166218183809096320..comments2023-07-24T11:50:34.446-04:00Comments on my little kitchen: Mondays with Maida - Chocolate Oatmeal CrispiesCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11194828903719000019noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-45676509924711406822007-04-30T23:21:00.000-04:002007-04-30T23:21:00.000-04:00Hi Cindy! Thanks and thank you for a great tip! ...Hi Cindy! Thanks and thank you for a great tip! I just bought a pound of frozen from the Indian grocery store, so I'll definitely try drying it in the oven as you suggest. I was happy to find that the coconut I just bought is not sweetened at allCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194828903719000019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-10523178123633351772007-04-30T00:30:00.000-04:002007-04-30T00:30:00.000-04:00Cathy- I love your blog! I buy coconut in frozen 1...Cathy- I love your blog! I buy coconut in frozen 1# bags at our local asian market. It is very wet, so I dry it in a moderate oven on a cookie sheet.<BR/>I turn it and mix it up every 5 minutes until it is the texture I need it to be for whatever recipe I am making. It has the best flavor of any coconut product I have tried. I have often subbed it for sweetened coconut in many recipes and I have not been disappointed.<BR/>CindyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-11725285414780560742007-04-21T10:02:00.000-04:002007-04-21T10:02:00.000-04:00Hi Alice! You know, I had hoped that by working m...Hi Alice! You know, I had hoped that by working my way through this book I would get a better sense of what does what in a cookie recipe, but I have yet to fully understand what leads to a crispy or a chewy cookie. I don't think a shorter baking time would do the trick with this recipe, since they crisp as they cool. I suppose you could try replacing some of the sugar with honey or corn syrup, but your best bet is probably to look for a different recipe.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194828903719000019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-9387859484553620582007-04-20T08:33:00.000-04:002007-04-20T08:33:00.000-04:00I usually only use unsweetened coconut when the re...I usually only use unsweetened coconut when the recipe calls for it, and I hadn't thought to rehydrate it, but it does seem a lot drier than the sweetened kind. The main thing I make with it, though, is coconut macaroons and they actually have a combo of both dried and sweetened. As far as sweetened...I don't have a preferred brand...can't even remember what's in the cupboard right now. These cookies look great! I think I would like them better chewy, though...would it be possible to make them more chewy by cooking less or something...or would it just be better to find a different recipe?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-81552616067374707072007-04-19T21:11:00.000-04:002007-04-19T21:11:00.000-04:00Hi Leigh! I like to browse the shelf with all the...Hi Leigh! I like to browse the shelf with all the Bob's Red Mill products - so many interesting ingredients! I've hardly tried any of them, but like knowing they're there!<BR/><BR/>Hi Rowena! Adding coconut extract is a great idea - I have some I bought for some recipe a while back and haven't used it since. I have to say, the fact that you use the Baker's is quite an endorsement, what with you being Hawaiian and being a baker! I may have to reconsider :)<BR/><BR/>Hi Niki! OK, now you've got me curious about lamingtons!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194828903719000019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-87594160219516557642007-04-18T04:27:00.000-04:002007-04-18T04:27:00.000-04:00In Australia we have dessicated coconut and shredd...In Australia we have dessicated coconut and shredded coconut, which we use in baking and decorating. It's always unsweetened and we don't rehydrate it. The classic Aussie lamington is covered in dessicated coconut!Nikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16724833882784937754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-29861725835201802092007-04-17T11:28:00.000-04:002007-04-17T11:28:00.000-04:00I've always used Baker's flaked coconut at home bu...I've always used Baker's flaked coconut at home but at work we also had a dessicated, grated coconut for our macaroons (with not much flavor at all). I always added coconut extract in conjunction with it.<BR/><BR/>Nevertheless, even before reading what the panel had to say, I knew they would agree with one thing...the chocolate!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-43386532082016867712007-04-17T08:58:00.000-04:002007-04-17T08:58:00.000-04:00Ah, good old Bob's Red Mill. I love their wheat gl...Ah, good old Bob's Red Mill. I love their wheat gluten. I didn't know they had unsweetened dried coconut. Also, good tip about rehydrating it, I wouldn't have thought to do that (and then would have grumbled 'cuz the coconut was too hard.)Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com