
so this morning i had some minor surgery, and since my mom is in town for a wedding she was kind enough to drive me and spend the day with me while i was coming out of anesthesia. she was saying how she wanted to bake for the office she is working out of this week but didnt have time. since i was not really capable of intelligent thought and had already laid down for a few hours, i figured i might as well help my mom out and do a little baking to help me feel back to normal. i decided that i would make two things and bring half in to my office as well [o:
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one of the best and worst parts of being a seasoned baker is knowing exactly when you messed up the recipe, way before the batter makes it into the oven. i love my stand mixer ever so muchly, and as i am writing this, i have decided that something i love so much should have a name (hey, you named your car), so he shall go by stan. stan the mixer. anyway, i know that stan would never deliberately harm my recipes so i will not blame him, i will take all the blame myself. it is just that he makes it so easy to step back and put things away or clean up while he is doing his thing…. and, well, i let the batter beat too long. i figured before i start messing with it, i wanted to see what it would do in the oven; there was an off chance that it would only make them a little bit flat and since they are normally super puffy and moist this would be okay.
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