Some time ago a friend and I were having a conversation regarding molasses. I don't even recall the context, though it surely must have had to do with using molasses in a recipe or recipes.
I love the old-fashioned flavor of molasses in baked goods. Growing up, the only way milk tasted good to me was to stir in a spoonful of molasses.
Many older Christmas recipes for cookies and cakes call for molasses, which is a plus in my book.
As my friend and I chatted I mentioned that I like the Crosby's molasses, a Canadian brand which our local supermarkets sell. She was not familiar with the brand, so I looked up the website to send her a link. In so doing, I discovered that Crosby's has a nice variety of recipe e-books. You can check them out here: Crosby e-books.
Today I just want to share one of the recipe books. This one is called simply The Holiday Book. Here's a screenshot.
The description at the beginning reads:
There’s an appealing nostalgia around
molasses. The word alone is rich with
memories of cozy kitchens and warming food:
a slice of gingerbread with butterscotch sauce,
warm buttery biscuits drizzled with molasses,
crispy gingersnaps dunked in hot cocoa...
There are 23 recipes in this ebook, and more than half are cookie recipes. There are also recipes for candy, snacks, and a couple of beverages. The cookies pictured on the cover are Peanut Butter Molasses Cookies. The cookie recipe that caught my eye is a molasses cookie stuffed with cut-up Lindt white chocolate truffles! Not anything I would have thought of doing, but they look delicious.
If you enjoy baking with molasses at the holidays, you will want to download this ebook!
I eat molasses with my waffles and dh makes a molasses cookie once a year. will look at these recipes for more ideas. thanks
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