Description
ISBN: 9781607747710
Published: 15/08/2015
Imprint: Ten Speed Press
Extent: 124 pages
A comeback cookbook for the perennially popular snack cake, with 50 unique sweet and savory recipes that highlight the whimsical nostalgia of America's favorite dessert.
For more than 80 years, Twinkies have captivated the cravings of Americans both young and old. The Twinkies Cookbook, Second Edition explores the snack cake's heritage in the United States while celebrating its popularity in recipes for snacks both sweet and savory. For the first edition, Hostess urged Twinkie-aficionados across the nation to submit their favorite dishes featuring the cream-filled sponge cake. This new edition compiles the best of these colorful concoctions with 25 new recipes and additional photography. From a Twinkie-filled take on chicken and waffles to Twinkie pumpkin pie, these surprising and innovative recipes are a small slice of Americana that will be a hit with Twinkies fans across the country.
For more than 80 years, Twinkies have captivated the cravings of Americans both young and old. The Twinkies Cookbook, Second Edition explores the snack cake's heritage in the United States while celebrating its popularity in recipes for snacks both sweet and savory. For the first edition, Hostess urged Twinkie-aficionados across the nation to submit their favorite dishes featuring the cream-filled sponge cake. This new edition compiles the best of these colorful concoctions with 25 new recipes and additional photography. From a Twinkie-filled take on chicken and waffles to Twinkie pumpkin pie, these surprising and innovative recipes are a small slice of Americana that will be a hit with Twinkies fans across the country.
My Thoughts
Twinkies, my absolute favorite cream filled treat, aside from Suzy Q's. I love them, I have been known to sit and eat a half of a box of these little treats. I am of an age that I remember when they were a lot cheaper and a lot bigger, Almost twice the size they are now and 10 cents a package. I was so disappointed when in 2012, 82 years after they were invented, the little golden delight was no longer going to be made. How awful, an end of an era if you will, at least for the Twinkie. There was even a petition asking President Obama to nationalize the Twinkie industry in the hopes to keep it open. The company was saved and as of July 15th 2013, they were back!!
Why are Twinkies special? They just are, simple as that. They are vintage, totally no good for you but ohhhh so good, I still love them even though I don't eat them much anymore. The Twinkie was invented by James A. Dewar, who drove a horse drawn pound cake wagon for Continental Baking Company outside of Chicago. The company was looking for a snack that was inexpensive that would appeal to people in the tight economy. So they used their shortcake pans and make the cakes originally with a banana cream center. because bananas were available all year round. At some point the filling changed to what they are filled with now.
On to the cookbook, well what can I say? In these 194 pages you will find an assortment of recipes. All the recipes use the Twinkies in some form. For the Twinkie Carrot Cake Cookies, the Twinkies are completely dismantled and redistributed using a food processor. You can make Pineapple Upside Down Cake Twinkies, Twinkie Cherry Pie, and you can even make a Chocolate Twinkie Pudding using a slow cooker, who knew? Twinkling Turkey, sure why not? Then there is Dave's Twinkie Burger...hmmm. Well maybe it is good.
As I was going through this unique cookbook, I was amazed at all the creativity, easy to follow recipes, but nothing in the way of Nutritional Information. Well I think with most of these recipes, I don't want to know. I thought that this cookbook is amazing. Maybe one day I will be brave enough to try one of the recipes! I recommend this book to the person like me who love vintage things, they book belongs on everyone's cookbook shelve right next to Betty Crocker!
I received a copy of this cookbook from Netgalley and was not monetarily compensated for my review.
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