Just because it's homemade doesn't necessarily mean it's any heathier or better for you, but still, the novelty of re-creating things that we normally buy at the store is fun. Then again, I've always thought that storebought items were originally made in the home kitchen, and were made "convenient" by mass producing them for stores. After that, we just forgot how to make macaroni and cheese and soup at home, right?
Nonetheless, if your kitchen isn't too hot to fire up the oven, try your hand at these recipes for: Hostess Cupcakes, Almost Oreos (faux-reos?!), Pepperidge Farm's Orange Milano Cookies, and Little Debbie's Oatmeal Creme Pies. We've seen a giant homemade sno-ball before, and I'm sure I've seen a recipe for Twinkies somewhere, too.
Have you ever ingeniusly re-created a storebought food at home? Let us know!
8-23-2006 @4:34PM TR Cunningham said... Hostess (the Twinkie maker) actually makes "The Hostess Twinkies Bake Set". Or they used to. You used to be able to find them at Bed, Bath & Beyond but now they're not even on the website. But I did find a lovely article from the "Cooking Gadgets" blog ( http://www.cooking-gadgets.com/make-your-own-twinkies/ ).
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8-23-2006 @7:50PM Jennifer said... Thanks for the link! I'll definitely look into those oatmeal creme pies.
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8-23-2006 @11:59PM Carson said... A (sadly out of print) cookbook called "Trucs of the Trade" has a wonderful recipe for gourmet hostess cupcakes. More re-invention that re-creation, it's actually one of the best chocolate cake recipes I've found (it's difficult to wait to eat the cupcakes until they're filled and ganached).
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8-24-2006 @12:09PM Shannon said... You should check out the book "Vegan with a Vengeance". They have a vegan recipe for hostess cupcakes that simply rocks. There are lots of photos of them in the forums. http://www.theppk.com/
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