Comments on: recipe: whoopie pies (of the authentic variety) http://www.omnomicon.com/whoopie-pies say it with me now, "om nom nom" Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:35:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Judi http://www.omnomicon.com/whoopie-pies/comment-page-2#comment-8043 Judi Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:03:11 +0000 http://www.omnomicon.com/?p=237#comment-8043 I'm so excited... Its my 60th b-day and I took the day off and decided to make some whoopies,( I've been wanting to try them for some time now.) Any way trying to do away with crisco in my cooking, I decided to try these with coconut oil. They are delicious. The fluffy frosting is exactly like an old family recipe we have for making poor mans frosting.... (I think its called that because you usually have all the ing. on hand), but it consisted of making a paste by cooking the milk and flour (2 TBSP. flour) and then beating the heck out of the lumpy paste along with the sugar, crisco, butter, ect.. This recipe was much easier just everything in one bowl and since we keep our home cool in the winter months it came together much faster than 10 mins. Also I think next time I will make the milk a little warmer, but not boiling, to disolve the sugar a little more. Having a kitchen aid mixer also helps. I also agree sweets are a treat, but anything you can do to help cut out some of those things that are just bad for you is worth passing on. I’m so excited… Its my 60th b-day and I took the day off and decided to make some whoopies,( I’ve been wanting to try them for some time now.) Any way trying to do away with crisco in my cooking, I decided to try these with coconut oil. They are delicious. The fluffy frosting is exactly like an old family recipe we have for making poor mans frosting…. (I think its called that because you usually have all the ing. on hand), but it consisted of making a paste by cooking the milk and flour (2 TBSP. flour) and then beating the heck out of the lumpy paste along with the sugar, crisco, butter, ect.. This recipe was much easier just everything in one bowl and since we keep our home cool in the winter months it came together much faster than 10 mins. Also I think next time I will make the milk a little warmer, but not boiling, to disolve the sugar a little more. Having a kitchen aid mixer also helps. I also agree sweets are a treat, but anything you can do to help cut out some of those things that are just bad for you is worth passing on.

]]> By: Colleen http://www.omnomicon.com/whoopie-pies/comment-page-2#comment-8024 Colleen Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:44:46 +0000 http://www.omnomicon.com/?p=237#comment-8024 Ok... I've lived in Maine since I was 4 years old. My mom never made whoopie pies. (poor deprived child that I was... sob...) But I LOVE whoopie pies and have wanted to make them. But without a family recipe to turn to, I've been searching far and wide doing my research on the "proper" whoopie pie recipe. Fluff vs no fluff... You sold me with the recipe, and all the comments so I decided to give it a try. YUMMY!!! Now I have to hide them so my family doesn't eat them all before I can take what I need to the school tomorrow for my meeting... Thank you! Ok… I’ve lived in Maine since I was 4 years old. My mom never made whoopie pies. (poor deprived child that I was… sob…) But I LOVE whoopie pies and have wanted to make them. But without a family recipe to turn to, I’ve been searching far and wide doing my research on the “proper” whoopie pie recipe. Fluff vs no fluff… You sold me with the recipe, and all the comments so I decided to give it a try. YUMMY!!! Now I have to hide them so my family doesn’t eat them all before I can take what I need to the school tomorrow for my meeting… Thank you!

]]> By: Jill http://www.omnomicon.com/whoopie-pies/comment-page-2#comment-7987 Jill Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:59:36 +0000 http://www.omnomicon.com/?p=237#comment-7987 I just made these and OH MY GOODNESS these are wicked good! The creme was just as you had said, looked really really weird, and then poof! Amazing! And not sickly sweet...which is dangerous because one goes down easily. Then another, and...well, yeah. Thank you for this recipe and give your mom a great big hug! I just made these and OH MY GOODNESS these are wicked good! The creme was just as you had said, looked really really weird, and then poof! Amazing! And not sickly sweet…which is dangerous because one goes down easily. Then another, and…well, yeah. Thank you for this recipe and give your mom a great big hug!

]]> By: LaDonna Rae http://www.omnomicon.com/whoopie-pies/comment-page-2#comment-7945 LaDonna Rae Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:45:18 +0000 http://www.omnomicon.com/?p=237#comment-7945 Hmmmm....I went to college in OH and was given a recipe for Whoopie Pies that I lost somewhere along the way as I moved back to Dallas, TX. This is very close to the recipe I had. I also read through the comments: a) if you modify the recipe its no longer the "ORIGINAL" recipe b) sweats are a treat and not for daily consumption, when has a sweat ever been "good for you" c) sometimes you just can't trump a good old fashion recipe. They do not make Whoopie Pies of this kind in the south. Thank you so much for sharing. Hmmmm….I went to college in OH and was given a recipe for Whoopie Pies that I lost somewhere along the way as I moved back to Dallas, TX. This is very close to the recipe I had. I also read through the comments: a) if you modify the recipe its no longer the “ORIGINAL” recipe b) sweats are a treat and not for daily consumption, when has a sweat ever been “good for you” c) sometimes you just can’t trump a good old fashion recipe. They do not make Whoopie Pies of this kind in the south. Thank you so much for sharing.

]]> By: Whoopie! It’s the New Year! Fill 2012 with Agave-Sweetened Whoopie Pies! | SensitiveEconomist http://www.omnomicon.com/whoopie-pies/comment-page-2#comment-7907 Whoopie! It’s the New Year! Fill 2012 with Agave-Sweetened Whoopie Pies! | SensitiveEconomist Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:59:59 +0000 http://www.omnomicon.com/?p=237#comment-7907 [...] I looked at her delicious dessert and thought, “I bet I could make that.” So I found a recipe and went to work altering it – I used whole wheat flour, eliminated the Crisco and [...] [...] I looked at her delicious dessert and thought, “I bet I could make that.” So I found a recipe and went to work altering it – I used whole wheat flour, eliminated the Crisco and [...]

]]> By: Jess http://www.omnomicon.com/whoopie-pies/comment-page-2#comment-7900 Jess Mon, 02 Jan 2012 04:45:22 +0000 http://www.omnomicon.com/?p=237#comment-7900 I've searched and searched for a Whoopie Pie recipe. I finally stumbled across your recipe! Cannot wait to make it. But the recipe calls for Crisco. We don't have that here in Australia. I've searched at supermarkets but we don't have an equivalent product ! Any ideas what I could use instead? Will it work if I just use butter? Thank you! I’ve searched and searched for a Whoopie Pie recipe. I finally stumbled across your recipe! Cannot wait to make it. But the recipe calls for Crisco. We don’t have that here in Australia. I’ve searched at supermarkets but we don’t have an equivalent product ! Any ideas what I could use instead? Will it work if I just use butter? Thank you!

]]> By: Dorie http://www.omnomicon.com/whoopie-pies/comment-page-2#comment-7866 Dorie Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:38:43 +0000 http://www.omnomicon.com/?p=237#comment-7866 Made these for my family for christmas! They are so tasty! Definitely better than the marshmallow filling recipes I've found. Thanks for sharing! I will never go back to my old whoopie pie ways. Made these for my family for christmas! They are so tasty! Definitely better than the marshmallow filling recipes I’ve found. Thanks for sharing! I will never go back to my old whoopie pie ways.

]]> By: Kris http://www.omnomicon.com/whoopie-pies/comment-page-2#comment-7849 Kris Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:50:12 +0000 http://www.omnomicon.com/?p=237#comment-7849 Great filling recipe - many thanks! I used generic shortening and at the end added a half cup (-ish) of icing sugar. Made it a bit thicker. Beautiful texture. Great filling recipe – many thanks! I used generic shortening and at the end added a half cup (-ish) of icing sugar. Made it a bit thicker. Beautiful texture.

]]> By: Elijah Glick http://www.omnomicon.com/whoopie-pies/comment-page-2#comment-7796 Elijah Glick Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:27:36 +0000 http://www.omnomicon.com/?p=237#comment-7796 I grew up Amish, so I was very interested in trying the Northern plain people's version of the whoopie pie. They were really good, and I will be making them again, but I had to rename them to cookie pies. Being a good Dutch boy, I cannot dare call these whoopie pies here in Lancaster, PA. I am going to make these in red velvet and pumpkin for Christmas at my partner's family get together, just with a cream cheese filling at his request. :] And just to clarify; my family never used that Crisco crap, and neither did any of the other mothers in my community. Isn't that stuff for killing lice? I grew up Amish, so I was very interested in trying the Northern plain people’s version of the whoopie pie. They were really good, and I will be making them again, but I had to rename them to cookie pies. Being a good Dutch boy, I cannot dare call these whoopie pies here in Lancaster, PA.

I am going to make these in red velvet and pumpkin for Christmas at my partner’s family get together, just with a cream cheese filling at his request. :] And just to clarify; my family never used that Crisco crap, and neither did any of the other mothers in my community. Isn’t that stuff for killing lice?

]]> By: Linda http://www.omnomicon.com/whoopie-pies/comment-page-2#comment-7789 Linda Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:34:29 +0000 http://www.omnomicon.com/?p=237#comment-7789 OMG - so much for losing weight for my January cruise! Wonderful! I have finally found the PERFECT filling! Thank you so much for sharing this. My husband wants to adopt you. OMG – so much for losing weight for my January cruise! Wonderful! I have finally found the PERFECT filling! Thank you so much for sharing this. My husband wants to adopt you.

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