Welcome to the official home of the Flour Gal! This is a new venture for me. I have always enjoyed cooking and baking, now I am going to try and begin a new chapter of my life with it. I am going to try and put myself out there as a baker. Cookie (my beautiful chrome Kitchen Aid mixer) and I are waiting to fill empty bellies with yummy treats!
The first cookie I ever taught myself to bake was Italian Wedding cookies. I made them for a Roman Festival in my sixth grade history class. I got the recipe from the local newspaper. Everyone ranted and raved about how good the cookies were, I, however, didn’t care for them. They had anise in it, which I don’t like. Over the next few years, I altered the recipe and not only took out a few ingredients, but I also added a few secret ones too! That is when my love for baking emerged. By the way,it has been years since I was in sixth grade and I still get requests to make “my” cookies!
Today I often bake cakes, cupcakes, brownies, cookies and even truffles from scratch. I also work on healthier bakes goods too. I have created recipes using wheat flour as well as played around with the sugar content of some cookies. I believe that I have made some pretty tasty cookies through trial and error. I hope to eventually be able to try gluten free as well as sugar free baking.
Please stay tuned as my venture in baking begins!
Flourgal...she's got the baked goods. 