Priyanka Kanth
alex!
u there?
Alex Penson
hey
what's up?
Priyanka Kanth
can u give me ur oatmeal cookie recipe
Alex Penson
yes
certainly
i should put it on toyo's blog
Priyanka Kanth
toyo has a blog?
but can u tell me now?!
Alex Penson
http://vegfriends.blogspot.com/
sure
ok
ingredients:
more flour than oats
(but you can also make em oaty)
cocoa powder
a surprisingly small amount compared to the flour (say a tenth)
goes a long way
Priyanka Kanth
ok
Alex Penson
but if you want em black
then more like 1/3 as much cocoa as flour
add sugar in proportion to the cocoa cos it's bitter
even if you don't add cocoa still put in a fair amount
seems like you can't really over do it
Priyanka Kanth
ok
Alex Penson
then raisins
erm
Priyanka Kanth
Alex Penson
nuts and stuff are good if you've got em
Priyanka Kanth
no butter? milk? eggs?
Alex Penson
i guess you can figure that stuff out
nope
Priyanka Kanth
how do u make it gooeu?
Alex Penson
vegan
vegtable oil
Priyanka Kanth
aaahhh that's what
ok
cos u need something to make it goooeey
Alex Penson
just any old oil
Priyanka Kanth
are u also vegan
?
Alex Penson
nope
but i've always done it like that
not sure why
they always turn out brittle
and i think that would be improved by butter and eggs
Priyanka Kanth
yeah...
i think so too
Alex Penson
kerstin and gwen make vegan cookies that are not brittle
positively gooey in fact
Priyanka Kanth
maybe they add milk..
Alex Penson
but i've never been able to figure it out
might do
really important it baking powder
'levure chimique'
packets at coop are 15g
and orange
(yeast is blue)
Priyanka Kanth
to make oatmeal cookies?
Alex Penson
huh?
yeah
you need raising agent
i forgot it once and they were pretty hard
still alright though
and not so brittle!
Priyanka Kanth
for the cookies? did u put it that day when we were at urs?
Alex Penson
yup
you might also want to add a little water as well
they can be too greasy if you use only oil
i usually also add cinnamon and chilli
Priyanka Kanth
ok...
oohh cinnamon
Alex Penson
kerstin's definitely added coconut before
that was pretty good
chocolate chips always popular
you want to add enough liquid that it goes sloppy but not runny
then when you spoon it out allow space for the blobs to double in size
then oven at 140-150 C
they should take 20-30 mins
depends how thick they are and stuff
let me know how it goes :D
Priyanka Kanth
omg yeah, coconut would be awesome!
Alex Penson
alright if i put this whole conversation on the blog?
Priyanka Kanth
sure :)
