looking for people's favorite baking recipes that include chai spices, e.g chai cookies, chai-spiced tartlets, etc. basically i have ground cardamom that id like to use up and an air fryer that could see more use
grab a nice big bowl add your wet ingredients: 2 eggs + 1 cup butter + 1.5 cups sugar + dash of vanilla extract mash it all together until no butterchunks remain.
get a second nice big bowl. add your dry ingredients: 3 cups flour of your choice + 1 tsp baking powder + 0.5 tsp salt + your cardamom (1 to 2 tbsp for gentle spice, could be good to add some cinnamon as well) mix it together real goodlike.
bit by bit, stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. usually i also add some kind of chocolate chips - my favorite is dark chocolate but you might also consider butterscotch or white chocolate, depending on your preferences. tbh i measure most things with my eyeballs rather than adhering to the perfect science of baking, but maybe 2 cups of candy bits. this is also to your preference. i want the chips in every bite because the cookies come out very airy & i like my baked goods either a lil moist or dipped in an accompanying beverage.
you will know that the wet & dry ingredients have been properly combined when your dough behaves like it WANTS to be in one solid shape together. if it's too sticky, you can keep adding flour until you're closer to the texture you want.
next, shape your dough into little cookie pucks (flat, vaguely circular, smaller than the palm of your hand) and chill them. usually i lay them on sheets of baking paper small enough to seal in a plastic zipbag, and stack em three sheets high in the bag to chill in the fridge overnight (if you store them unsealed, they will taste like the fridge). the urge to bake them immediately will be strong. i understand. but you want them to chill. because your ingredients need time to get to know each other & realize that they are cookies now.
when you're ready to bake, you'll want your oven at 350 degrees. i don't know how ovenbaking instruction transfers over into the air fryer, but i think mine usually stay in the hot oven for 12 to 15 minutes. they might not get very dark or expand much. i like to take mine out when the top still looks wet. the longer you leave them, the drier they will be - though this could be preferable if you intend to enjoy them with tea. by the time the top starts to looks properly golden brown, your bottoms might be overdone.
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(Anonymous) 2024-02-07 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)This is one of my fav food/recipe tumblrs- they have everything tagged well, so you can dig through and find just about everything!
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(Anonymous) 2024-02-08 01:18 am (UTC)(link)it's been a hot minute since i made these but they're very tasty!
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(Anonymous) 2024-02-11 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)grab a nice big bowl
add your wet ingredients: 2 eggs + 1 cup butter + 1.5 cups sugar + dash of vanilla extract
mash it all together until no butterchunks remain.
get a second nice big bowl.
add your dry ingredients: 3 cups flour of your choice + 1 tsp baking powder + 0.5 tsp salt + your cardamom (1 to 2 tbsp for gentle spice, could be good to add some cinnamon as well)
mix it together real goodlike.
bit by bit, stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. usually i also add some kind of chocolate chips - my favorite is dark chocolate but you might also consider butterscotch or white chocolate, depending on your preferences. tbh i measure most things with my eyeballs rather than adhering to the perfect science of baking, but maybe 2 cups of candy bits. this is also to your preference. i want the chips in every bite because the cookies come out very airy & i like my baked goods either a lil moist or dipped in an accompanying beverage.
you will know that the wet & dry ingredients have been properly combined when your dough behaves like it WANTS to be in one solid shape together. if it's too sticky, you can keep adding flour until you're closer to the texture you want.
next, shape your dough into little cookie pucks (flat, vaguely circular, smaller than the palm of your hand) and chill them. usually i lay them on sheets of baking paper small enough to seal in a plastic zipbag, and stack em three sheets high in the bag to chill in the fridge overnight (if you store them unsealed, they will taste like the fridge). the urge to bake them immediately will be strong. i understand. but you want them to chill. because your ingredients need time to get to know each other & realize that they are cookies now.
when you're ready to bake, you'll want your oven at 350 degrees. i don't know how ovenbaking instruction transfers over into the air fryer, but i think mine usually stay in the hot oven for 12 to 15 minutes. they might not get very dark or expand much. i like to take mine out when the top still looks wet. the longer you leave them, the drier they will be - though this could be preferable if you intend to enjoy them with tea. by the time the top starts to looks properly golden brown, your bottoms might be overdone.
i make them every week in different flavors :)
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(Anonymous) 2024-02-12 01:28 am (UTC)(link)Absolutely saving this, thank you!