World Baking Day
This World Baking Day we are encouraging you to Bake Brave. Step out of your comfort zone and bake a cake that will push your baking skills to the limit.
Peanut butter cookies sandwiched
with chocolate peanut butter ganache
In the spirit of world baking day I decided to bake something I've never made before, Sandwich cookies. They are not entirely outside my comfort zone, as I can make both cookies and chocolate ganache. I have just never put the 2 together before.
I used to love the classic empire biscuit, 2 biscuit's sandwiched together with jam and topped with sugar icing. Something I had to give up when I became totally lactose intolerant.
For me baking isn't a hobby, it's more a way of life. Being both lactose and yeast intolerant I find it easier and cheaper to bake my own breads, cakes, cookies and pies.
Saves the often depressing task of checking endless ingredient labels, when i go food shopping. Specialist Free from products are just to expensive to buy on a regular basis. This way I save money and everything I bake is suited to my own specific food tastes.
I took a basic peanut butter cookie recipe. After chilling the dough overnight I rolled it out thinly and cut out small cookies. I didn't want them to be too thick since I planned to sandwich them together.
While they cooled I made the......
chocolate peanut butter ganache
5 oz Dairy free Chocolate
1/4 cup smooth peanut butter
1/3 Cup Soya Yogurt
1 tbsp Vegan Butter
1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
To save the mix from splitting I like to place all the ingredients in a glass bowl and melt them over a simmer pan of water. Make sure the water doesn't touch the bottom of the bowl, before adding the ingredients in. Once melted, stir together to create a lovely glossy chocolate ganache.
Take off the heat and stir occasionally to cool down. Use the ganache straight away to cover cakes or use as a tart tilling. Leave to set slightly when you want to use it to sandwich cookies together, or use as a cake filling.
The chocolate peanut butter ganache is the perfect partner for the sweet cookies.
Chocolate filled
Peanut butter cookie tarts
Another technique I have wanted to try was too use cookie dough as a pie crust. I used the same sized cookie cutter and pressed them into my fairy cake/bun tins.
Baked in the oven for the same amount of time, then cooled them in the fridge. Once removed from the tin I placed them in fairy cake paper cases, then spooned in a teaspoon of the ganache. Since I had some flaked almonds left over, I sprinkled some on top.
If you don't like chocolate, you could make P&J sandwich cookies by filling them with a little jam/jelly.
Happy World baking day xxx
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