New Thing #7: Blindfolded baking
I'm not entirely sure where this one came from, but it was something new and that's my goal. And trust me, it's definitely not easy. I'm not even talking about the obvious hazards of trying to work the stove to make a ganache or navigating the cavernous inferno that is a conventional oven, oh no, I'm talking about the stupid little things like trying to pour batter into cupcake liners. It was definitely a strange feeling trying to do normal things like pour or crack eggs or mix, without having the ability to see what you're doing. I'm pretty sure I made a fool of myself, but I'm glad I had B. there to watch over me and keep my movements in check. If I had attempted this solo, I'm pretty sure I would have mutilated myself, burned the house down, and more likely than not, end up with lumpy cupcake batter. And that my friends is unacceptable. All in all, the cupcakes were full of win, but I think I'll keep my baking experience with eyes wide open from now on.
New Thing #8: How Many Licks Does it Take to get to the Center of a Tootsie Roll Pop?
We've all seen the commercials and we all know that Mr. Turtle was a wuss and Mr. Owl was a smartass. So naturally, it was time to figure this out for myself. And as it turns out, Tootsie Roll Pops have a new flavor out...Banana. Let me preface this by saying that I have a particular dislike for artificial banana flavoring. Real bananas have a distinct flavor that isn't overpoweringly sweet, fake bananas taste like poo rolled in Splenda. But alas, I'm sure you know where this post is going. The guidelines were simple: one lick consisted of a full length of my tongue, no sucking would be involved, and the challenge would be over when the candy shell was gone and the chocolaty center remained. Everything was going well until I reached the 520 lick mark, when I started to notice a rather large air bubble that had been trapped by the tootsie roll center. My licking had broken through to said air bubble and it came to my attention that I was left with a tootsie roll shell instead of solid chocolate center. Ripoff! This greatly reduced my ability to lick off the candy shell while preserving the chocolaty center. My licks were melting the candy and tootsie at an even rate. Crap. As it turned out, the 1:1 candy to tootsie ratio never changed in my favor, and I ended up licking that sucker (pun ftw!) to death. Seven hundred and thirteen mutha effin licks. And what did I come out with? A raw tongue and a sore jaw. Blogging...it's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it.
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