The language...

Kate · Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:30 am Post subject: The language...

Ahhh our dear faithful and loyal member Paula used a word awhile back in one of her recipes and I changed it because I didn't know what it meant. The word was moreish....and I just heard Gordon Ramsay use it on his show Kitchen Nightmares! The man is a genius, hands down. And he's a countryman! I didn't realize he was a Scot like me. Well actually I'm a mutt, Dutch, English, Irish, Scot and Indian and....a tad French. Not exactly in that order though. Gordon, I love your TV shows. So Paula I stand corrected....carry on.
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paulamathers · Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:40 am Post subject:

moreish means you have to eat more and more and cant stop! didnt realise it was an english word! didnt actually notice that you'd changed it either!!! Very Happy

Kate · Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:41 pm Post subject:

Then it's all good!
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paulamathers · Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:46 am Post subject:

whats shortening? we dont have it here, we have margerine, butter and lard. i keep seeing cookie recipes with shortening or butter flavoured shortening and i always end up just using margerine. is it the equivalent to lard? we dont have butter flavoured lard here. i made a cookie recipe that called for shortening with lard and it didnt taste that good at all!

Kate · Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:12 pm Post subject:

Shortening is vegetable oils that are hydrogenated to make them solid. We use it in pie crusts and things like that. I rarely use it, opting for butter instead. I do use lard in my pie crusts at times. You can substitute the shortening in the cookie recipe with butter, just bake a test cookie first as you may have to adjust the flour a tiny bit to compensate for the moisture in the butter.
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paulamathers · Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:54 am Post subject:

thanks. usually when i make cookies with margerine that call for shortening they tend to spread out quite a bit and are a lot softer than they are supposed to be, i like crunchy biscuits!

Kate · Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:36 am Post subject:

Ahhh, try cutting back a tiny bit on the butter and add an extra level tablsepoon of flour. I love crisp cookies (biscuits)also. Storing them in an airtight container will help keep them crisp.
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paulamathers · Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:01 am Post subject:

iv also found that when i store cookies in my cookie jar with a sheet of kitchen roll it helps absorb any more moisture that might be there and helps keep them fresher longer