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BriansLovie
03-24-2010, 09:52 AM
Has anyone made them? What's your recipe? Did they turn out well?

trustingGod2
03-24-2010, 09:54 AM
:popcorn

Liberated4Christ
03-24-2010, 10:08 AM
We use to make these all the time. :yes

The recipe on Joy Of Baking (http://www.joyofbaking.com/candy/PeppermintPatties.html)is super simple and they alwasy come out on first try!

MTmomma
03-24-2010, 10:20 AM
Why did I click on this thread? I want a peppermint patty in the worst way now.

summertimeshine
03-24-2010, 10:21 AM
Oh no! You have changes my life for forever. Why did I open that link!

Lady TS
03-24-2010, 10:34 AM
Oh the sheer torture! :swoon

Those sound as good as homemade oreos!

MTmomma
03-24-2010, 10:48 AM
Oh the sheer torture! :swoon

Those sound as good as homemade oreos!

Wait a minute....there's such a thing as homemade oreos?

BriansLovie
03-24-2010, 10:55 AM
Wait a minute....there's such a thing as homemade oreos?

they are addicting :yes

summertimeshine
03-24-2010, 10:59 AM
Ok - so now who as a recipe to foolproof homemade oreo's?

BriansLovie
03-24-2010, 11:05 AM
I tried this recipe... but it is hard to work w/ cuz it uses coconut oil and we know how easily that melts. The result tasted more like Andes Mints than Peooermint Patties, maybe cuz I used peppermint extract, not oil :shrug3

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duh, here's link http://www.elanaspantry.com/peppermint-patties/

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Ok - so now who as a recipe to foolproof homemade oreo's?
From AllisonInTX:

1 box Devil's Food cake mix

2 eggs

1/2 c. butter

Cream it all together, and then make marble sized balls bake 8-10min at 375
let cool completely

cream together

1 pkg cream cheese
1 stick of butter
1bag of confectioners (powdered) sugar

This will make a dough that is enough to fill two full batches of the above recipe of cookies unless you quadruple stuff the cookies ;)

pinch off as much sugar dough as you want for filling and trap it between two cookes, then attempt to put it on a plate. I usually can't. I almost always eat the first entire batch :bag

Atarah
03-24-2010, 11:07 AM
um, yum! I need me some peppermint patties. :shifty

celestial princess
03-24-2010, 11:15 AM
I wonder if they can be made dairy free ... with any degree of success?

Lady Grey
03-24-2010, 11:16 AM
I think I am in trouble with that oreo recipe. I've seen them in the past but they always looked like too much to mess with - that one looks way easy.

Atarah
03-24-2010, 11:31 AM
duh, here's link http://www.elanaspantry.com/peppermint-patties/

Lots of her recipes look :yum But it looks like she uses agave, which I tend to not use. What is the sub for other sweetEners for agave?

Liberated4Christ
03-24-2010, 11:40 AM
We stopped using Agave too. It gets so nerve racking sometimes...Agave good..Agave Bad...This good for you...This bad for you! :-/

Stevia Extract (http://www.swansonvitamins.com/NWF096/ItemDetail?n=0), This Stevia is by far the best that we have ever had. The others have a bit of an after taste.

Lady TS
03-24-2010, 11:46 AM
Oreos...

I made this cookie recipe: http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/05/my-kingdom-for-a-glass-of-milk/

BUT

Rather than making that particular frosting, I had this Buttercream frosting (http://www.bhg.com/recipe/frosting/red-velvet-cake/)left over from a cake and used it instead. Scroll down past the cake recipe for the frosting recipe.

littlemama
03-24-2010, 01:14 PM
We make them every Christmas! :)

http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Perfect-Peppermint-Patties

tigerlily
03-24-2010, 01:19 PM
I'm going to drink my coffee and pretend I didn't see this.:snooty

Raspberries
03-24-2010, 01:24 PM
:heart:heart:heart

Peacemama
03-24-2010, 03:47 PM
There goes my diet! Im so hungry now hehe

momyshaver
03-24-2010, 07:14 PM
Now my big ol pregnant self has this sudden urge to try ALL the recipes...must.fight.temptation...:shifty

Lady TS
03-25-2010, 05:36 AM
We stopped using Agave too. It gets so nerve racking sometimes...Agave good..Agave Bad...This good for you...This bad for you! :-/

Stevia Extract (http://www.swansonvitamins.com/NWF096/ItemDetail?n=0), This Stevia is by far the best that we have ever had. The others have a bit of an after taste.

So...how much of the Stevia Extract would you substitute for, say, 1/4 cup of agave nectar?

:popcorn

2TMama
03-25-2010, 06:50 AM
I have a friend who makes peppermint patties using mashed potatoes........you would *never* guess that there are POTATOES in them & they're delicious! (BUT, I don't have the recipe.......wonder if you could google one?)

Those homemade oreos sound BETTER than oreos (HELLO cream cheese!).....and they sound very dangerous! :shifty

Beauty4Ashes
03-25-2010, 06:58 AM
I made butter mints over the weekend; for whatever reason, noone sells them any more, except in a tin for $9 for 9 oz.

tigerlily
03-25-2010, 07:03 AM
I'm curious about the mashed potato mints now.:think I suppose I'd have to peel the potatoes though, first.:giggle

Quiteria
03-25-2010, 07:11 AM
then attempt to put it on a plate

:haha

Liberated4Christ
03-25-2010, 07:45 AM
So...how much of the Stevia Extract would you substitute for, say, 1/4 cup of agave nectar?

:popcorn


We use 2 full dropperfuls. We tend to like things sweet though! :)

2TMama
03-25-2010, 07:48 AM
A friend just sent me a clip yesterday on how to EASILY peel idaho potatoes.....I think you score them all the way around the center, place in boiling water for 15 min. then into ice water & the peel slid right off!

BriansLovie
03-25-2010, 12:42 PM
Just made homemade oreos ... uhm... good bye diet :shifty

Raspberries
03-25-2010, 01:25 PM
I think I'll make these tonight (the oreos I mean...the patties - this weekend)

BriansLovie
03-25-2010, 02:45 PM
I think I'll make these tonight (the oreos I mean...the patties - this weekend)

I am holding off on the patties for about a week... otherwise i will not have willpower not to eat them all with the oreos :shifty

Raspberries
03-26-2010, 02:30 PM
Okay so for the oreo recipe I adjusted to make it gluten free. I used 1 cup sorghum and 1/4 c starch (it was either potato or arrow, I'm not sure). Then I added a tsp of xantham gum. They came out kind of cake-ier than I'd like. Did I add too much xantham do you think (for the gf bakers out there ;))? Either way they're still delicious!

BriansLovie
03-26-2010, 02:58 PM
I have no clue, I've never worked with those ingredients. But the ones I made... are almost gone, but I will say the boys are helping me eat them :giggle

Beauty4Ashes
03-26-2010, 06:03 PM
I'm eating my butter mints right now.