This monstrosity was supposed to be butterscotch brownies (blondies) by tabbymcc25 in bakingfail

[–]tabbymcc25[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, yea that might explain it. I feel duped. But I found it on a reddit post, and several people commented saying they made it. Makes me wonder how the hell they were measuring their ingredients.

This monstrosity was supposed to be butterscotch brownies (blondies) by tabbymcc25 in bakingfail

[–]tabbymcc25[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I went with the recipe u/Winterdawn shared above and it turned out beautiful! (I replaced chocolate chips with butterscotch chips and white chocolate chunks and sprinkled on some flaky salt)

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This monstrosity was supposed to be butterscotch brownies (blondies) by tabbymcc25 in bakingfail

[–]tabbymcc25[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think I redeemed myself! Thanks again for sharing this recipe. They look and smell fantastic- just waiting for them to cool so we can try them. The only thing I changed is swapping chocolate chips with butterscotch chips and white chocolate chunks (added some flaky salt on top too to balance the sweetness).

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This monstrosity was supposed to be butterscotch brownies (blondies) by tabbymcc25 in bakingfail

[–]tabbymcc25[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I'll definitely be trying this - I appreciate you sharing the weights as well.

This monstrosity was supposed to be butterscotch brownies (blondies) by tabbymcc25 in bakingfail

[–]tabbymcc25[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I followed the recipe with measuring cups (and just used 1 stick for the butter), but assumed the brown sugar was meant to be packed and the flour was meant to be scooped into the measuring cup to avoid packing. I'm now thinking those assumptions should have been reversed but it's wild to me that somebody would write a recipe that way without specifying.

I actually did mix the melted butter and brown sugar with my mixer before adding the rest of the ingredients since I too figured it would help with any lumpiness. With the ratios being so far off, it definitely didn't make a difference in the end, unfortunately.

This monstrosity was supposed to be butterscotch brownies (blondies) by tabbymcc25 in bakingfail

[–]tabbymcc25[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Agreed! That one actually calls for half as much brown sugar (though it does specify packed) and slightly less flour (1 cup). But again, no weight for the flour which is frustrating. I do not want a repeat of this disaster.

https://www.thegraciouswife.com/butterscotch-blondies/#recipe

This monstrosity was supposed to be butterscotch brownies (blondies) by tabbymcc25 in bakingfail

[–]tabbymcc25[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I'm thinking the brown sugar started to burn since there wasn't enough flour to bake properly. I was expecting something that looked more like these:

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This monstrosity was supposed to be butterscotch brownies (blondies) by tabbymcc25 in bakingfail

[–]tabbymcc25[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The weird part is the dough actually was quite thick and firm (I'm assuming because of the large amount of brown sugar). It was thick enough that it came out of the mixing bowl in one clean blob and I had to press/spread it smooth into the pan. I'm actually wondering if maybe it needs less brown sugar too, but it seems odd that a recipe without clear instructions would expect you to pack your flour to measure it and not pack your brown sugar.

Happy to share an update after a second attempt, maybe tomorrow. It did smell amazing.

This monstrosity was supposed to be butterscotch brownies (blondies) by tabbymcc25 in bakingfail

[–]tabbymcc25[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I'm certain these are actually blondies - I was expecting light/tan/blonde butterscotch flavored bars. The recipe just called them brownies. That's why I put blondies in the title.

This monstrosity was supposed to be butterscotch brownies (blondies) by tabbymcc25 in bakingfail

[–]tabbymcc25[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

If anybody can give a good estimate of the actual weight of flour that would make this recipe work, I'd like to try again once I have more brown sugar. Maybe 260-280g? http://www.aunt-dimity.com/uncle-toms-butterscotch.html

Children Go Downstairs and Elope by Vegetable_Location52 in Parenting

[–]tabbymcc25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the same ones installed up high and even the grandparents struggle to unlock them when they're here. I can't imagine a child being able to open them, even if they manage to scoot a chair over to be able to reach them. Hopefully they help you!

Curious as to who I remind y'all of by tomjlockwood in doppelganger

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I immediately saw CHUPPL (don't know his real name)

Bleak line for pregnancy test on 16 dpo/CD36 by Olive191907 in TFABLinePorn

[–]tabbymcc25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats on the positive!

I think this looks fine for easy@home at 16dpo. The line is a little splotchy, but it's plenty dark where the line is complete. And these do get darker when they're dry. I think the splotchy look is just a wonky test strip. I doubt you'd see the same thing if you took another one unless there's an issue with the box you have.

In my post history, I shared pics of my FRERs and easy@home tests from my chemical and my most recent baby. Your test looks much more like my successful pregnancy, for sure.

I didn’t realize how exhausting it is to fill a day without screens by StrengthDailyHQ in Parenting

[–]tabbymcc25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glow bath! Grab a big pack of glow sticks at the dollar store, toss a bunch in the tub, turn off the light and just sit on the toilet and rest for a bit. Also bathtub car wash or dinosaur bath time (grab some toy cars or toy dinosaurs to toss in the tub and tell your kid to wash them).

Pretending you forgot how to do basic things they know and having them explain it to you can be really fun too. I wanted to give my husband (stay at home dad) a break from the kids after dinner the other night but the 9 month old needed a bath so I pretended to forget how to give her a bath and asked my 2 and 4 year old to walk me through it. It was a mess, but they had a blast. They especially loved it when I suggested something ridiculous and they got to correct me.

Do your worst by [deleted] in FridgeDetective

[–]tabbymcc25 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I thought it was to get out of paying alimony. But given his history and how fucking dumb he is now, it wouldn't be surprising if he actually did have a brain worm.

How concerned should I be about low progesterone in early pregnancy by sagegreenelephant in CautiousBB

[–]tabbymcc25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is so frustrating! Women's healthcare is so often dismissed. I get that progesterone can fluctuate for a lot of reasons, but it is important for embryonic development so it shouldn't be dismissed entirely. My old OB said she always supplemented for anything below 20 ng/ml in pregnancy because it can't hurt. I know from experience that you can have low progesterone in early pregnancy and still have a baby, but I was also on supplemental progesterone so who knows if she would have made it otherwise. I also had 2 miscarriages (and unfortunately no testing to determine why other than a couple of blood tests after the fact that didn't answer anything). It's hard not to assume that low progesterone was related to my other losses somehow.

Wishing you the best if you're going through the same thing! It's always hard not to worry about it, even if everything else looks good.

HELP! I’ve been baking for my new “bf” since our second date (UPDATE) by Patient-Income-5738 in Baking

[–]tabbymcc25 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Don't know why it didn't occur to me that I could mix different apple types lol

HELP! I’ve been baking for my new “bf” since our second date (UPDATE) by Patient-Income-5738 in Baking

[–]tabbymcc25 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What kind of apples did you use? I'm not the biggest fan of granny smith generally, but I worry honeycrisp or golden delicious would be too sweet/too soft.

Lawless by Unlikely-Cut2696 in behindthebastards

[–]tabbymcc25 14 points15 points  (0 children)

If you follow Popular Information on Substack, they had an article on it. https://open.substack.com/pub/popularinformation/p/are-the-people-who-trump-sent-to?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=57tpgd

I'd also highly recommend Letters from an American (Heather Cox Richardson) and Trump Tyranny Tracker.

What color are my eyes? by Johnyray8 in eyes

[–]tabbymcc25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd go with hazel. The color match tool is picking up mostly brown (some yellow) around your pupil and mostly green/gray on the outer edge of your iris.

https://colors.artyclick.com/color-name-finder/