Comments on: Pick a Pastry

By: Leora

Leora — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:04:48 +0000

Earth Balance Natural Buttery Spread:
Look in the dairy section. It will be pareve. The point is AVOID MARGARINE AT ALL COSTS. Unless you don’t mind dying of some debilitating disease at a too young age.

There’s also Smart Balance, and there may be more. Some are dairy, so beware.

My comments are in pale orange, everyone else’s in gray(might show up purple on your computer). A new WordPress feature.

By: The Jewish Side

The Jewish Side — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:59:26 +0000

I think I like all those ingredients, so maybe I can do this. But what’s “Earth Balance Natural Buttery Spread”?

I like chocolate for the inside. Although I’ve never tried any of the fruit stuff.

btw, what’s up with the different colors, of purple and orange, I haven’t noticed that before, is it new? or was it on the older posts and then you took it off?

By: Leora

Leora — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:46:37 +0000

Jill,

You actually made this? You are too funny. Anyway, you made me smile. My father told me my apple filling was too dry. Any ideas for that?

By: Jill

Jill — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:59:51 +0000

Leora-
I used whole wheat pastry flour which is much lighter and finer but has the same fiber profile as the grainier whole wheat. I used oats too and very little sugar but a ton of cinnamon and a few raisins. I find a little dried fruit allows me to cut the sugar substantially nd still gives that sweetness to the overall outcome. They came out great!
Thanks for the idea.

By: Leora

Leora — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:18:32 +0000

Jill,

I confess they both have white flour. But the bulkier one on the right has oatmeal, and it probably could have been made with whole grain flour. And the one you picked has all recognizable ingredients; Earth Balance may say no trans fat on it, but it’s still a processed food.

I have a friend here who used to make yummy hamantaschen with stevia and whole wheat pastry flour. But she’s now diabetic, and she can’t eat grains at all. Or fruit.

By: Jill

Jill — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:43:46 +0000

Yum. I’m going to try the one on the right tonight. Much healthier. And I find that once you’re used to more whole grain and healthier fat baking, you lose your taste for the super fatty, refined flour stuff.

By: Leora

Leora — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:50:13 +0000

Ajunct Prof,

Public Speaking? I need to take that class. It’s on my list of things to do in about ten years, when my daughter is a teenager.

Lion of Zion,

Will have to remember to tell my kids to leave a crack so people can see what’s inside. We used chocolate chips (my son’s choice) and apple-cinnamon-sugar (my choice) this year. Neither are prone to spillage problems that Babka Nosher suffered.

By: Lion of Zion

Lion of Zion — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:45:09 +0000

definately the one on the left. i need to know what i am eating before it goes into my mouth, but it doesn’t seem as if i can tell what the filling is on the right.

By: The Adjunct Professor

The Adjunct Professor — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:58:41 +0000

If I taught physics, we would all be in trouble and while I know my way around a kitchen, I certainly don’t teach cooking (although I am a bit of a maven when it comes to eating, afterall, I have been doing that all my life). Actually, I teach Public Speaking.

Great blog you have here!

By: Leora

Leora — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 11:44:02 +0000

Adjunct Prof,

Thanks for the pick. And thanks for reading! I can’t figure out from your site what you teach, but I don’t think it’s physics.