Unscheduled Goofy Happiness

[saffronhare]

Despite many physically circumstantial discomforts today, I'm in a wonderful mood. The sun is shining, it's Friday, tomorrow is the Winter Bazaar, and I get to make cranberry-cinnamon muffins and other cranberry-cinnamon based goodies tonight.

I can neither confirm nor deny rumors that there will be a chicken in the basket.

Comments

Re: The Shortbread Recipe

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

For baking, I'd go with Jack Daniels. You want good bourbon, but not so good that baking with it is a sacrilege.

Re: The Shortbread Recipe

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

I like the Jack too, but it strikes me as having more of a grainy taste. It's good with meats and sauces, but I'm a white-label baker :)

Re: The Shortbread Recipe

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

Well, my real answer as to whether or not there's a good bourbon is "no." I was more about the not getting crap bourbon because it's "just" for baking. Point noted, should I ever been in the unlikely position of needing to bake with bourbon.

There's a reason I make rum balls, you see. :-)

Re: The Shortbread Recipe

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Heh. You crazy Celts. Why does it gotta be scotch *or* bourbon? I mean, it's not like they're the Cubs and the Yankees. You can like both. I mean, I do. I'm biwhiskial. Which I think means that I have whiskers on both sides.

Also, I understand that you drink brandy, which is naaaausty, but unfortunately, we can't prosecute you for that. :)

Re: The Shortbread Recipe

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

I don't like bourbon. Blasphemy for a Southerner, I know. I'll drink rum, scotch, tequila, Irish whiskey (and spell it right), Southern Comfort, vodka, and any number of other libations. I won't drink bourbon. Or gin.

And mmmm, brandy.

Re: The Shortbread Recipe

[zylch.livejournal.com]

yes, but since I don't generally drink bourbon, and won't need a whole bottle for the recipe, I want to get something I can serve to my friends who *are* bourbon drinkers.

Besides, as one of my chefly friends pointed out in college, if you're adding something for the flavor (bourbon, rum, wine, whatever), then don't you want to use something that tastes good?

Re: The Shortbread Recipe

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

Exactly my point. You just don't need something so good that you actually ruin it by using it to cook with.