After being out of town for Halloween last year, Tom and I were excited to be able to stay home and give out candy this year. Our neighborhood is full of kids and about seventy trick-o-treaters stopped by our house. Even though I spent most of the day baking, everyone received store-bought candy. (I answered the door when I could, but when I was stuck in the kitchen, Tom handed out candy and I loved hearing him enthusiastically greet the kids, e.g., "Hi, Bumblebee!!") It's so unfortunate that a few psychos have ruined Halloween for those of us who would like to give out homemade treats. Sigh. But until the world becomes a completely safe place, I don't expect kids to take baked goods from strangers. Instead, these goodies were destined for our neighbors and friends.
Recipes:
Recipes:- "Buttercrunch Melt-a-Ways" from Baking by Flavor by Lisa Yockelson.
- "The Baked Brownie" from Baked: New Frontiers in Baking by Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito.
- Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Chunks from epicurious.com.
- Red Velvet Cake from Cake Man Raven, recipe available here. Cream cheese frosting from Pumpkin-Raisin Bar recipe from epicurious.com.
- "Melt-Your-Resolve Deliciousness: Buttercrunch Melt-a-Ways," June 20, 2009.
- "Quick Bites: Swedish Visiting Cake and The Baked Brownie," January 14, 2009.
- "A Baking Beauty Secret," June 15, 2008.
- "Red Velvet Cupcakes = True Love," January 31, 2009.
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