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Re: Oreos: Made in China!
« Reply #15 on: March 05, 2011, 10:36:19 am »
thanks mj..ah i had seen them before but didnt know they were called cake pops or actually what they were called point!..looks like alot of trouble and alot of sugar ..they do look cute though  :)
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« Reply #16 on: March 05, 2011, 01:08:51 pm »
MJ I think nay-nay meant that you book the biscuits as a slice to save you the time of making the biscuits to crush. Just cook the "biscuit slice" and then crush it. Hope I am right and not confusing everyone  :o :o
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« Reply #17 on: March 05, 2011, 10:04:39 pm »
:-[Yeah - that's what I meant to say. Just 'bake' bikie mix as a slice then crush it.  ;)

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Re: Oreos: Made in China!
« Reply #18 on: March 06, 2011, 04:51:40 am »
Ahh, right! I get it! Yes, good idea. Could easily do that, but I think I'll just use some other biscuits such as the Mint Slice - that would be yummy with the chocolate mint flavour.
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« Reply #19 on: March 06, 2011, 10:53:57 pm »
I think I'll just use some other biscuits such as the Mint Slice - that would be yummy with the chocolate mint flavour.

It truly is yummy MJ!
Well, thanks for bringing my attention to this  :o
To be honest, it has never occurred to me to check where biscuits have come from  :-\ I must be still living under a rock!
Shame really.....we like them.
Just bought a couple of containers of mini oreos, to decorate cupcakes......guess I should look on the back now.
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Re: Oreos: Made in China!
« Reply #20 on: March 07, 2011, 05:10:27 am »
Wait until the cupcakes are eaten. ;)
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Re: Oreos: Made in China!
« Reply #21 on: March 07, 2011, 06:18:48 am »
Wait until the cupcakes are eaten. ;)

i agree lol
so many times i have gone through cupboards and either gave away or thrown out foods because of labels i never seem to check..one of these days i will check beforei buy but shopping is generally a speed effort with miss DD in tow so spending time looking at every label would take forever which is also why i guess im trying to make as much from scratch as time permits!
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Re: Oreos: Made in China!
« Reply #22 on: June 24, 2011, 07:55:30 am »
Thought I would bump this up with a recipe I've come across on a lovely wee blog  ;D

http://annies-eats.net/2011/06/20/diy-oreos-and-a-giveaway/

I'll be giving them a try, sometime, lol!

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« Reply #23 on: June 24, 2011, 08:12:38 am »
I can't see what's on that blog yet LeeJ (DD has the fast internet stick, so mine wont load  :-))), but will check it out later!

Well, I'm afraid the oreo's seem to be everyone's favourite cupcake.  I crush them up and mix in with the batter, and then decorate with a mini oreo.



Is there there a different type of biscuit around,  equivalent to an oreo?
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Re: Oreos: Made in China!
« Reply #24 on: June 24, 2011, 11:32:25 am »
It's a recipe for a pretty close bickie to an oreo Maddy  ;D They look fantastic, and an easy conversion to thermo too!

Which recipe do you use for your icing? It looks so lovely!

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« Reply #25 on: June 24, 2011, 11:33:19 am »
Here is the recipe Maddy ;) Until you can get into the link! lol

DIY Oreos
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Yield: about 20-24 sandwich cookies
Ingredients:
For the cookies:
1¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup unsweetened Dutch process cocoa powder
1 tsp. baking soda
¼ tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. salt
1-1½ cups sugar*
10 tbsp. (1¼ sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 large egg

For the filling:
4 tbsp. (¼ cup) unsalted butter, at room temperature
¼ cup vegetable shortening
2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
2 tsp. vanilla extract

*The range of sugar called for here allows you to make these cookies as sweet as you like (or not).  To make it closer to a store-bought Oreo, use 1 cup.  For a sweeter cookie, use the full 1½ cups.  I split the difference and used 1¼ cups.

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 375˚ F.  Line two baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.

In a food processor or the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and sugar.  Mix briefly to combine.  Add the butter to the bowl and pulse or mix briefly to incorporate.  Add in the egg and mix until the dough forms a cohesive mass.

Scoop a scant tablespoon of batter onto the baking sheet.  Continue scooping, spacing the dough balls a couple of inches apart.  With moistened fingers, gently press down on the dough balls to flatten slightly.  Bake for 9-11 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through baking.  Transfer the baking sheets to a wire rack and let cool completely until the cookies are firm and set.  Be sure the cookies are completely cooled before filling.

To make the filling, combine the butter and shortening in the bowl of an electric mixer.  Beat on medium-high speed until smooth.  Add the confectioners’ sugar to the bowl and mix on low speed just until incorporated, then increase the speed to medium-high and beat until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.  Blend in the vanilla extract.

To assemble the cookies, pair them up by size.  Use a pastry bag fitted with a plain round tip to pipe a swirl of filling onto the flat side of one cookie of each pair.  Sandwich together with the remaining cookie and press down so that the filling reaches the edges.

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Re: Oreos: Made in China!
« Reply #26 on: June 24, 2011, 11:43:29 am »
Good one LeeJ! Thanks.
I shall give that a go.

Which recipe do you use for your icing? It looks so lovely!

LOL....that day, I had no butter.....so it was a can of Betty Crockers creamy vanilla  :P it had been hanging around with the tuna tins.....they kept each other company for a while  :D
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Re: Oreos: Made in China!
« Reply #27 on: June 24, 2011, 11:52:34 am »
now don't go spreading rumours about... Betty Crocker and John West being found in the cupboard together  :o
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Re: Oreos: Made in China!
« Reply #28 on: June 24, 2011, 12:20:27 pm »
now don't go spreading rumours about... Betty Crocker and John West being found in the cupboard together  :o


Thanks for the recipe. Will have to try it this weekend.
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Re: Oreos: Made in China!
« Reply #29 on: June 24, 2011, 01:03:56 pm »
now don't go spreading rumours about... Betty Crocker and John West being found in the cupboard together  :o

ROFLMAO -  as long as they don't come out of the closet, they might get canned  :o :o

ohh that is just bad  :-)) :P
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