Have you decided to host Thanksgiving dinner this year? Congratulations! You have also invited a whole lot of hassle to your kitchen. Get ready to bust your ass in the kitchen if you want to be a great host.
I must warn you that you may face some hurdles in the kitchen that will set you back. Don’t worry though! These easy holiday cooking and baking hacks will save you from any minor or major setbacks. Nothing can or should stop you from winning the title of Best Thanksgiving Host Ever.
Holiday Cooking & Baking Hacks
#1. Out Of Eggs?
If you realized that you have no eggs in your home, don’t worry. There are substitutes (yes, plural) that you may use to continue making your recipe. Here are some tricks you may use to get egg-like texture or taste:
1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water = 1 egg
1 tbsp soy protein + 3 tbsp water = 1 egg
1/2 mashed banana = 1 egg
3 tbsp Peanut butter = 1 egg
1 tbsp agar agar + 1 tbsp water = 1 egg
#2. Got no time for whipping?
Making a full-fledged holiday meal can be exhausting. Save some time by using store-bought frosting than whipping eggs in the last minute. It works just as well as the original.
#3. No rolling pin?
Don’t let the absence of rolling pin stopping you from rolling. Use a clean wine bottle (preferably empty) to flatten up that dough. Make sure you pat the bottle with flour first.
#4. Cold Butter Situation
Fill a glass with hot water and let it sit for a while. Empty the glass and place it over the stick of butter. That will get your butter melt in no time.
#5. Brown sugar giving you a hard time?
Rock-hard brown sugar has no use in the recipes. You have to break it down before you can use it. Here’s an easy way to do that. Break brown sugar as much as you can, put it in a microwave-safe bowl and cover it with a damp paper towel. Run for 30 seconds, remove the paper towel, and mush it up with a fork. Easy-peasy!
Note: Use it before the sugar goes back to its original form again!
#6. Who wants flawlessly cut-out cookies?
If you are using store-bought dough, add ¼ cup of flour to it. This way, the dough won’t spread out and you will have flawless cut-out sugar cookies.
#7. An easy way out for cookie cups
When the baked cookie dough is out of the oven, use a shit ass to make a hole for Marshmallow or Bailey’s filling. A perfect dessert for the holiday season!
#8. Save your cookies from going stale
If you don’t want your cookies to get rock-hard, add a piece of bread to the Tupperware or ziplock bags in which you have stored the cookies.
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