Book Review: Treat Yourself..70 Classic Snacks you loved as a kid (and still love today). If you grew up on corner-store treats, memory lane is paved with Ho Hos, Yodels, Oreos and Ring Dings. And while your taste buds may have grown up a bit, chances are you still crave these classic flavors. Now you can re-create lunch-box delights that made you the envy of other kids, with all-natural home versions.
After much obsessing and experimentation, Jennifer Steinhauer has cracked the code for 70 iconic treats to re-create in your own kitchen. There are cookies with a perfect crunchy base for cream filling, snack cakes with frosting so thick you can peel it off all at once, candies dipped in chocolate and dusted with sugar and ice cream pops so juicy that they drip down your arm. A self-taught baker, Jennifer had no interest in complicated techniques or chemical gunk, just easy hacks that break down and remaster these throwback snacks. So go ahead--treat yourself to your own homemade version of these favorites:
Samoas, Pecan Sandies, Chips Ahoy! and other classic cookies.
Nutter Butters, Mint Milanos, Oatmeal Creme Pies, and other sweet sandwich cookies.
Twinkies, Drake's Coffee Cakes, Devil Dogs and other snack cakes.
Fig Newtons, Lemon Mini-Pies, Strawberry Pop-Tarts and other fruity, filled treats.
Soft Pretzels, Pizza Pockets, Funyuns, and other salty, savory snacks.
Cracker Jacks, Goo Goo Clusters, Candy Dots and other candy favorites.
Orange Creamsicles, Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Pops, Nutty Buddies and other frozen treats.
My Review: From the second I requested this book, I new I would be in heaven...and hungry!!! There is nothing more exciting than trying to recreate those favorite snacks..and then getting to eat them afterward! The idea of being able to make my own Oreos just set me off on a baking spree to make as many yummy snacks as I possibly can. Twinkies you say? Don't mind if I do remake the spongy goodness oozing with creamy centers! Jennifer has definitely grabbed my eye with the cover and back cover of this book and all the photos in between. Anything that can make a person this hungry just by looking at a few pictures is definitely on the right track. There will not be even one section that does not cover one of your favorite childhood snacks. Although the finished product is not completely identical, you can bet that they will be as close as it comes to tastiness! What a fantastic idea!!
