The other day I needed to make some *gasps* chicken for Hazel and Thatcher - I know, meat in my happy vegetarian kitchen. The things we do for love... sigh - And it was on sale at the store buy 1 get 2 free. My children only needed like 3 pieces at most, but when I added the pack of chicken to my grocery delivery, sure enough 3 packages were there. SO I needed to lure family members into my house to eat said dead carcasses so I didn't have any remains left in my house. And so I said, "Who wants a big chicken dinner, green beans, pasta with tomatoes, and a big cookie with ice cream for dessert?" And thankfully family members answered my desperate call to arms.
And let's be honest. The cookie was mostly for me to replace my cooking with happy thoughts of baking AND to make them be taste testers to another... *cues music*evil laugh here* Sourdough Discard Recipe!!! (YES I know I need to get brave enough to actually try making a loaf of sourdough bread soon, I just have a LOT of discard to get comfortable with first)
And thus the Brown Butter Chocolate Chip 'Skillet' Sourdough Discard Cookie was added to the menu.
I was so busy juggling different aspects of dinner, (see onions in corner haha) taking gloves on and off, STILL scrubbing the daylights out of my hands *because EWWW* I forgot to take pictures of my baking until this step. So please imagine for me: One stick of butter on the stove over medium heat until caramelized. Let cool for 5 mins (okay 3 mins I was in a hurry) and added to the mixing bowl that contains the brown and white sugar- which I had already blended together.
Imagine me mixing my wet ingredients: an egg, my sourdough discard - LOOK AT THOSE BUBBLES!!!- and vanilla
The rest of the dry ingredients prepped: All purpose flour, baking soda, and salt.
The mixed butter and sugar
Add the sourdough starter mix
IT STILL BUBBLES GUYS
Now gradually whisk in the dry ingredients
And you should get a semi wet batter like this- Because we melted the butter if you wanted to make regular cookies, you would need to refrigerate the dough for at least 30 mins before shaping
Add in chocolate - the recipe I found said 3/4 C to 1 C so I naturally went with 1 heaping cup because chocolate
Now it's supposed to go into a skillet BUT mine was sadly being tortured with the task of cooking the chicken and so I went with my favorite pie dish my sister gave me <3
Into my makeshift skillet and topped with more chocolate- as if there is another choice here!
Then into my toaster oven to bake! 350* for about 26 minutes
I wish I could share the gooey caramelized cookie dough smell in this blog. Just almost enough to block the smell of chicken roasting
And finally after dinner was eaten - Turns out I can make excellent chicken *bows dramatically* I shall not let your chicken death be in vain!- It was time for our dessert! I topped the cookie pieces with flaked sea salt and served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. ALL of it is GONE. I am about to start making another one as soon as I finish this blog and for reference it is currently 3:02am as I finish typing - I had to clean a massacre of dishes, of CHICKEN and onion dishes. WHY did everyone have to leave so fast!?! Wasn't it assumed with my invitation of MEAT and lure of cookies that SOMEWHERE down the line SOMEONE could help a vegetarian girl out and wash the cast iron chicken skillet!?!? I mean I GAVE them all the leftovers!! SIGHHHHHHS HEAVILY
Anyways, I am going to need more nutty gooey chocolatey hint of salty cookie ASAP.
After all it is the ONLY way to cleanse my kitchen...
Off to do more baking! I'm not insane, I just realllly thorough with my efforts to make my kitchen feel better.
Right? Yes, that is the story I an going with and I am sticking to it!
I HAVE to do it!
Always,
Amelia
