This week's Tuesdays with Dorie selection was Cottage Cheese Pufflets, chosen by Jacque over at Daisy Lane Cakes. You can find the recipe on her blog.I didn't love these, but since I made them I have thought of some possible reasons why:
1- I made 6 other desserts on the day I made these- blondies, cupcakes, angel food cake, etc. and these cookies just happened to be the fussiest of the bunch. By the time I got around to rolling them out I was already exhausted and ready for my bake-a-thon to be over.
2- They were super sticky and required lots of chilling and re-chilling time- once again, not what I was looking for on a day when I was in a hurry to get loads of things baked. And since my brain was frazzled I completely spaced the whole idea of using flour to help with the rolling and cutting.
3. I accidentally baked them at 350 degrees instead of 400 degrees. They didn't puff much and took forever to become slightly golden. A few days later I realized that I had been baking all day and didn't change the temperature of the oven. So, I am guessing the lack of temp might have affected how they looked and such.
All that being said, I still had compliments on the taste and I am thinking that if I made them again with the right conditions, I would probably have a better experience. I filled mine with raspberry jam.
See what the other TWD Bakers thought by checking out the TWD Blogroll.
On a side note- I was tagged by Tracey, so here you go!
1. A – Available/Single? Married
2. B – Best friend? Matt
3. C – Cake or Pie? Cake
4. D – Drink of choice? I only drink water
5. E – Essential item you use every day? contacts
6. F – Favorite color? blue
7. G – Gummy Bears or Worms? gummy bears, but only the white ones
8. H – Hometown?Dugway, Utah
9. I – Indulgence? a taste of anything I bake
10. J – January or February? February- closer to winter being over!
11. K – Kids & their names? Jonah- 7, Ryanne-4 (a girl), Savannah-2
12. L – Life is incomplete without? friends
13. M – Marriage date? March 3, 2001
14. N – Number of siblings? 2 sisters and 2 brothers
15. O – Oranges or Apples? apples
16. P – Phobias/Fears? heights, natural disasters, losing a child or family member
17. Q – Quote for the day? " They're doing the best they can, with what they've got"- Tom Jennings
18. R – Reason to smile? I am healthy, have a great family and friends- life is good
19. S – Season? Summer
20. T – Tag 4 People? um, I will have to think about it
21. U – Unknown fact about me? Probably almost anything?!
22. V – Vegetable you don't like? mushrooms, but I will still eat them if they are mixed in with other things- I can't handle them all alone
23. W – Worst habit? staying up late
24. X – X-rays you've had? ankle, teeth,
25. Y – Your favorite food? watermelon, Mexican Street Salad
26. Z – Zodiac sign? Capricorn
One Year Ago-Cocoa Buttermilk Cake with PB Frosting, Peach Pie, and Banana Bundt
Your pufflets look beautiful, even if they were a pain to make! I am just so impressed that you made all of those desserts in one day!!!
ReplyDeleteThey look great. I made these while making a bunch of other things too and when the dough was cooperating I wanted to scream. I did think they were tasty though.
ReplyDeleteI think your pufflets look amazing, but I agree on the fussiness factor! On another note, can't believe you baked 7 desserts in one day! You are super woman!!!
ReplyDeleteThey look delicious! But I could see when making so many desserts that just one more could be the bane of your existence.
ReplyDeleteWow, you made a lot of desserts and I would be so pooped, too! The fact that you made these, you are a true baking diva! ;)
ReplyDeleteI converted this recipe into fillo (phylo) cottage cheese cups instead. They tasted great!
Sounds like you've been baking up a storm! Well, I think they look really lovely. I think this is the first cottage cheese dessert I've seen, so I had to comment :).
ReplyDeleteThe Pufflets look great and Puffy:). The dough scared me.
ReplyDeleteI think your pufflets lok lovely and very nicely risen! It's funny, but as I go through the blogroll, I notice that no one's have really browned. I wonder whether the cottage cheese is a factor in that.
ReplyDeleteNice, brown, and flaky. They look just perfect. These were good, but were fussy to make.
ReplyDeleteI know you are glad the marathon is over, but isn't it fun to send a whole day baking??
I love a good baking marathon! It's been a while for me, though. I skipped out this week on the pufflets. They look good, though.
ReplyDeletewow you've been busy!! mine didn't puff up a lot either but they were delicious. yours are super cute!
ReplyDeleteYour pufflets look great! Sorry they were such a headache for you...
ReplyDeleteYeah, these would just be annoying if baked on a day when there was a lot of other things going on in the kitchen! We liked them, but it was all I was making that day! I think yours look delicious! And I enjoyed reading your alphabet list!
ReplyDeleteOoh, they look great!
ReplyDeleteI should have thrown my leftover dough in the trash, since I now have to say I ate that whole galette in two days by myself. Shh. Glad that's overwith! ;)
Well, they look lovely. Still in awe over that day of baking you did...I could never do all that in one day in a million years! Kudos to you.
ReplyDeleteThe pufflets look cute... in spite of the struggles.
ReplyDeleteI have 2 sisters and 2 brothers too. :)
These were a hard cookie to love, I agree. I'm glad they at least tasted good, a small reward for all of your troubles.
ReplyDeleteThanks for baking along this week :)