Ainsley wanted to do some baking early in the day, so we decided to try out a recipe for peanut butter biscuits. This is our easiest recipe so far, with only four ingredients: peanut butter, whole wheat flour, skim milk, and baking powder. We rolled and cut some with cookie cutters and also rolled some of the dough into balls and pressed with a fork like peanut butter cookies. This recipe bakes for 20 minutes (also our shortest cooking recipe), but the finished product was less than exciting. The biscuits were dull and cracked. Cato and Darius didn't seem to mind the less than appealing appearance, but we decided to adjust the recipe and try again.
The second batch came out much better. We were careful to roll the dough evenly and smooth out any cracks before cutting. We also brushed the biscuits with egg before baking. This batch came out shiny and smooth. Don't they look delicious?
They smelled wonderful, and of course Ainsley had to have a little taste. Apparently they smell better than they taste...unless you have four legs! Here are the ones made to look like peanut butter cookies. Could you be fooled?
Finally, we made a batch of pumpkin pupcakes. These little treats are baked in a mini muffin tin and frosted with a yogurt icing (made from a mix we ordered from Everything -Dog-Treats). The girls were very pleased with the final product....much better than their first attempt at pupcakes.
Maia made enough from her initial sales this week to send another product to the lab for testing, and is only about $10 shy of being able to send the third product as well. She also has another product in development. Stay tuned for the introduction of "lollipups."
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