NSR Twinkie recepie

Stormswift · Post by **Stormswift** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 12:26 am

Cheff Young's Twinkie recipe from Inside addition has Vanilla bean as one of ingredients. Where do you get a Vanilla bean?
Young's recipe:

8 ounces (two sticks) unsalted butter (melted)

2 cups sugar

4 large eggs

2 ¾ cups all purpose flour

¼ corn meal or polenta

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 ½ teaspoon kosher salt

1 ¼ cups buttermilk

Whisk together butter, sugar, eggs and buttermilk. Fold in dry ingredients. Spoon into prepared moulds and bake at 350 for about 20 minutes. Once cool, trim the tops and inject filling.

Filling

16 ounces cream cheese

1 cup powdered sugar

1 vanilla bean scraped and pod discarded

Post by **jrsjr** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:17 am

Having a moment of Twinkie panic there, Stormswift?

P.S. Please forgive me, I'm just feeling smug today because I'm nearing the end of a 10 week boot camp where I've lost 14 pounds and knocked a full point off my HA1C number.

Stormswift · Post by **Stormswift** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 2:34 am

jrsjr wrote:Having a moment of Twinkie panic there, Stormswift?

P.S. Please forgive me, I'm just feeling smug today because I'm nearing the end of a 10 week boot camp where I've lost 14 pounds and knocked a full point off my HA1C number.

I need to go to your boot cámp. BC/BS doesn't t want to cover me because I am overweight (welcome to 1984).

vwgrl1999 · Post by **vwgrl1999** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 5:29 am

You can find vanilla beans in the spice/herb section in any grocery store. There's usually 2-4 beans in a tall skinny bottle.

Stormswift · Post by **Stormswift** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 6:45 am

vwgrl1999 wrote:You can find vanilla beans in the spice/herb section in any grocery store. There's usually 2-4 beans in a tall skinny bottle.

Thanks!

neotrotsky · Post by **neotrotsky** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 7:35 am

Well, boxes of Twinkies are already hitting ebay for $99 a box... and people are bidding

JHScoot · Post by **JHScoot** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 10:46 am

hostess has gone under. what is america coming to when a fat nation cannot sustain a fat food company like hostess? its crazy!

plus, i must digress. its not what you eat, its how much you eat. don't eat 4 twinkies in a sitting and you won't have sweet filling coming out your ears. among other places

anyway rip, hostess. i never met a chocolate cupcake quite like yours

meh. of course they will sell off the name and the twinkie will remain in one form or another. i am waiting on a foot long twinkie, myself

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 12:27 pm

The "Twinkie" is not going away. Even if Hostess shuts down for good, someone will buy the trademarks and "recipes" for these "foods", production will resume, and the diabetization of America will continue.

persephonelily · Post by **persephonelily** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 3:10 pm

Wow, my pdf of the Twinkie Cookbook is not going to do me any good NOW. Wait, it never did me any good before...

phatch · Post by **phatch** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 4:33 pm

TVB wrote:The "Twinkie" is not going away. Even if Hostess shuts down for good, someone will buy the trademarks and "recipes" for these "foods", production will resume, and the diabetization of America will continue.

QFT

Jackie F · Post by **Jackie F** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 11:27 pm

I scoot by the Seattle bakery every morning on my way to work. It was a great way to start the day. Smelled wonderful.

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:02 am

You know they haven't made a Twinkie since 1996, don't you?

agrogod · Post by **agrogod** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 9:24 am

Syd wrote:You know they haven't made a Twinkie since 1996, don't you?

They have been running off of stored supplies from when the company first opened!! I knew it....

amy · Post by **amy** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 1:59 pm

There are plenty of ho ho's, ding dongs and twinkies in red light districts around the world.

Although I'm sorry for the people who may be put out of work by this, I am not sorry to think that this crap may not exist anymore. The Twinkie recipe uses all kinds of destructive ingredients and processes:

- Monoglycerides and diglycerides, instead of eggs,
- Polysorbate 60 to keep the monoglycerides and diglycerides fluffy,
- hydrogenated shortening instead of butter,
- sorbic acid to stop mold,
- and cellulose gum replaces fat in the filling (but each twink still has 4.5 grams of fat),
- airtight plastic packaging,
- then packed into boxes, which are packed into larger boxes,
- which are loaded onto trucks for delivery.

Physical and environmental pollution gallore.

Stormswift · Post by **Stormswift** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 2:52 pm

amy wrote:There are plenty of ho ho's, ding dongs and twinkies in red light districts around the world.

Although I'm sorry for the people who may be put out of work by this, I am not sorry to think that this crap may not exist anymore. The Twinkie recipe uses all kinds of destructive ingredients and processes:

- Monoglycerides and diglycerides, instead of eggs,
- Polysorbate 60 to keep the monoglycerides and diglycerides fluffy,
- hydrogenated shortening instead of butter,
- sorbic acid to stop mold,
- and cellulose gum replaces fat in the filling (but each twink still has 4.5 grams of fat),
- airtight plastic packaging,
- then packed into boxes, which are packed into larger boxes,
- which are loaded onto trucks for delivery.

Physical and environmental pollution gallore.

This is why the "healthy" recepie (at least most of the stuff on it) sounds healthy. And no plastic baggies. Probably will taste better also

neotrotsky · Post by **neotrotsky** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 5:45 pm

amy wrote:There are plenty of ho ho's, ding dongs and twinkies in red light districts around the world.

Although I'm sorry for the people who may be put out of work by this, I am not sorry to think that this crap may not exist anymore. The Twinkie recipe uses all kinds of destructive ingredients and processes:

- Monoglycerides and diglycerides, instead of eggs,
- Polysorbate 60 to keep the monoglycerides and diglycerides fluffy,
- hydrogenated shortening instead of butter,
- sorbic acid to stop mold,
- and cellulose gum replaces fat in the filling (but each twink still has 4.5 grams of fat),
- airtight plastic packaging,
- then packed into boxes, which are packed into larger boxes,
- which are loaded onto trucks for delivery.

Physical and environmental pollution gallore.

And it gives you a chance to espouse on your higher moral ground than the rest of us who ate it! A win in both categories for you I imagine

I think people are more in shock of a pop culture icon going out of business than the actual food, although I am sure *no one* was fooling themselves in thinking there was one bit of anything healthy in them. I'd rather eat a twinkie than smoke a cigarette or down several energy drinks, but that's just me. I think people treating stuff like snack cakes as the environmental and moral enemy of the people are making it out to be a bigger deal than it truly is. It comes down to looking like attempts to make people do what you think they should do.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:06 pm

neotrotsky wrote:And it gives you a chance to espouse on your higher moral ground than the rest of us who ate it! A win in both categories for you I imagine

I think people are more in shock of a pop culture icon going out of business than the actual food, although I am sure *no one* was fooling themselves in thinking there was one bit of anything healthy in them. I'd rather eat a twinkie than smoke a cigarette or down several energy drinks, but that's just me. I think people treating stuff like snack cakes as the environmental and moral enemy of the people are making it out to be a bigger deal than it truly is. It comes down to looking like attempts to make people do what you think they should do.

Well said!

I grew up with the Hostess snacks being one of my treats. And I can't count on my fingers and toes all the things I do that are worse for my health than an occasional twinkie or cupcake (like pizza once a week).

Anyway, it looks like there is hope on the horizon as apparently a Mexican business is interested:
"Mexico’s Grupo Bimbo, the world's largest bread-baking firm, could be on the short list for acquiring some of the Texas-based Hostess’ foodstuffs, according to Forbes. Grupo Bimbo already owns parts of Sara Lee, Entenmann’s and Thomas English Muffins."

Twinkies infused with hot sauce?

Rob

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:47 pm

neotrotsky wrote:And it gives you a chance to espouse on your higher moral ground than the rest of us who ate it! A win in both categories for you I imagine

At least this thread is now fortified with a full days' supply of irony.

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:49 pm

Rob wrote:"Mexico’s Grupo Bimbo, the world's largest bread-baking firm, could be on the short list for acquiring some of the Texas-based Hostess’ foodstuffs, according to Forbes. Grupo Bimbo already owns parts of Sara Lee, Entenmann’s and Thomas English Muffins."

I find the notion of a Bimbo Twink(ie) erotically confusing.

amy · Post by **amy** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:57 pm

neotrotsky wrote: And it gives you a chance to espouse on your higher moral ground than the rest of us who ate it! A win in both categories for you I imagine

My apologies if I offended you, or anyone else.

I do like to be as aware as possible of the effects of millions of Twinkie wrappers floating around in our oceans

Will keep my opinions to myself from now on.

neotrotsky · Post by **neotrotsky** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 9:45 pm

Rob wrote:
neotrotsky wrote:And it gives you a chance to espouse on your higher moral ground than the rest of us who ate it! A win in both categories for you I imagine

I think people are more in shock of a pop culture icon going out of business than the actual food, although I am sure *no one* was fooling themselves in thinking there was one bit of anything healthy in them. I'd rather eat a twinkie than smoke a cigarette or down several energy drinks, but that's just me. I think people treating stuff like snack cakes as the environmental and moral enemy of the people are making it out to be a bigger deal than it truly is. It comes down to looking like attempts to make people do what you think they should do.
Well said!

I grew up with the Hostess snacks being one of my treats. And I can't count on my fingers and toes all the things I do that are worse for my health than an occasional twinkie or cupcake (like pizza once a week).

Anyway, it looks like there is hope on the horizon as apparently a Mexican business is interested:
"Mexico’s Grupo Bimbo, the world's largest bread-baking firm, could be on the short list for acquiring some of the Texas-based Hostess’ foodstuffs, according to Forbes. Grupo Bimbo already owns parts of Sara Lee, Entenmann’s and Thomas English Muffins."

Twinkies infused with hot sauce?

Rob

This isn't far fetched at all! Bimbo bought out the Wonder Bread factory here in Phoenix off of Grand and Van Buren. Still smells the same when you drive by (kind of pleasant to ride by a place every day making fresh bread!). And, Bimbo has pretty much replaced Hostess racks in every convenience store in Phoenix. For the longest time now, Twinkies and Ding Dongs have been relegated to a tiny shelf while Bimbo cakes get their entire endcap rack.

siobhan · Post by **siobhan** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 10:45 pm

amy wrote:
neotrotsky wrote: And it gives you a chance to espouse on your higher moral ground than the rest of us who ate it! A win in both categories for you I imagine
My apologies if I offended you, or anyone else.

I do like to be as aware as possible of the effects of millions of Twinkie wrappers floating around in our oceans Will keep my opinions to myself from now on.

Heh, that's what you get for not having the "correct" opinion

VinylDoctor · Post by **VinylDoctor** » Mon Nov 19, 2012 2:02 am

Stormswift wrote:
amy wrote:There are plenty of ho ho's, ding dongs and twinkies in red light districts around the world.

Although I'm sorry for the people who may be put out of work by this, I am not sorry to think that this crap may not exist anymore. The Twinkie recipe uses all kinds of destructive ingredients and processes:

- Monoglycerides and diglycerides, instead of eggs,
- Polysorbate 60 to keep the monoglycerides and diglycerides fluffy,
- hydrogenated shortening instead of butter,
- sorbic acid to stop mold,
- and cellulose gum replaces fat in the filling (but each twink still has 4.5 grams of fat),
- airtight plastic packaging,
- then packed into boxes, which are packed into larger boxes,
- which are loaded onto trucks for delivery.

Physical and environmental pollution gallore.
This is why the "healthy" recepie (at least most of the stuff on it) sounds healthy. And no plastic baggies. Probably will taste better also

thats why they last forever.
no bacteria want to eat them.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Nov 19, 2012 2:29 am

VinylDoctor wrote:thats why they last forever.
no bacteria want to eat them.

Similar to margarine. Leave a stick outside and even flies won't touch it.

Rob

Tocsik · Post by **Tocsik** » Mon Nov 19, 2012 2:33 am

TVB wrote:
neotrotsky wrote:And it gives you a chance to espouse on your higher moral ground than the rest of us who ate it! A win in both categories for you I imagine
At least this thread is now fortified with a full days' supply of irony.

Best comment in the entire thread.
Actually, fortified with vitriol and irony!

Post by **jrsjr** » Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:40 pm

Wait!!! At the 11th hour, management and one of the unions involved in the matter have agreed to meet with a mediator on Tuesday. No idea if the mediation is binding or any other details.

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 12:29 am

Bankruptcy as brinksmanship.

laxer · Post by **laxer** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 12:54 am

Twinkies actually don't have that long a shelf life, look it up.

Also, though I know talks are now again in the works, we all knew someone would buy up the brand in a heartbeat. Somebody mentioned Bimbo, and they own Marinela which makes knockoff twinkies (submarinos) and various other knockoff hostess products.

PS-If you don't like them, don't eat them.

VinylDoctor · Post by **VinylDoctor** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 4:01 am

Rob wrote:
VinylDoctor wrote:thats why they last forever.
no bacteria want to eat them.
Similar to margarine. Leave a stick outside and even flies won't touch it.

Rob

bugs are crazy, not stupid.

hmm, How long would it take a dump truck full of twinkies to break down?
The truck would turn to rust and go back to the earth before they did.

laxer · Post by **laxer** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 5:08 am

http://blogs.ocweekly.com/stickaforkini ... winkie.php

http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/twinkies.asp

https://www.google.com/url?url=http://e ... CE0QygQwBQ

http://foodreference.about.com/od/histo ... e-Myth.htm

agrogod · Post by **agrogod** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 10:04 am

amy wrote: My apologies if I offended you, or anyone else.

I do like to be as aware as possible of the effects of millions of Twinkie wrappers floating around in our oceans Will keep my opinions to myself from now on.

Don't you dare keep your opinions to yourself!! If you have something to say say it. Not all will like it and not all will dislike it.

"... and the millions were silenced with one voice."

redhandmoto · Post by **redhandmoto** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 1:42 pm

agrogod wrote:
amy wrote: My apologies if I offended you, or anyone else.

I do like to be as aware as possible of the effects of millions of Twinkie wrappers floating around in our oceans Will keep my opinions to myself from now on.
Don't you dare keep your opinions to yourself!! If you have something to say say it. Not all will like it and not all will dislike it.

"... and the millions were silenced with one voice."

yeah, ditto. +2

Looked just like a little strawman was set up - inflated with non-sequitor - solely to take a cheap shot. Maybe I'm wrong...but it seemed as though Amy was accused of saying something Amy didn't say, and solely for the sake of scoring some sort of bogus points for 'wit'.

I saw no hint of "superiority" or high-ground posturing in her post: she simply stated the truth about the dubious chemistry of empty-calories foodoid; no criticism of snackers (which includes, currently or formerly, most of us) was made at all.

Some plain facts were deconstructed into a social insult which a) implied that her character was in question and b) demanded answer by a vigilant critic of public discourse.

But it's only, you know, the Internet, and sometimes we all get carried away.

charlie55 · Post by **charlie55** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 2:21 pm

Twinkies, schminkies.

What ever happened to Entenmann's Metropolitans? Sort of an upside-down vanilla cupcake with a rasperry glaze, rolled in shredded coconut, and topped with some sort of cream and raspberry jam.

redhandmoto · Post by **redhandmoto** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 2:25 pm

charlie55 wrote:Twinkies, schminkies.

What ever happened to Entenmann's Metropolitans? Sort of an upside-down vanilla cupcake with a rasperry glaze, rolled in shredded coconut, and topped with some sort of cream and raspberry jam.

an absolute pot-party essential

SYMbionic Duo · Post by **SYMbionic Duo** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 6:31 pm

TVB wrote:
Rob wrote:"Mexico’s Grupo Bimbo, the world's largest bread-baking firm, could be on the short list for acquiring some of the Texas-based Hostess’ foodstuffs, according to Forbes. Grupo Bimbo already owns parts of Sara Lee, Entenmann’s and Thomas English Muffins."
I find the notion of a Bimbo Twink(ie) erotically confusing.

TVB wrote:
neotrotsky wrote:And it gives you a chance to espouse on your higher moral ground than the rest of us who ate it! A win in both categories for you I imagine
At least this thread is now fortified with a full days' supply of irony.

TVB, You win this thread.

I award you with 1 internets.

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 10:29 pm

I'll put it with my other one.

Post by **jrsjr** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 1:06 am

jrsjr wrote:Wait!!! At the 11th hour, management and one of the unions involved in the matter have agreed to meet with a mediator on Tuesday. No idea if the mediation is binding or any other details.

EPIC FAIL on the mediation. They just announced Hostess is going bye-bye.

viney266 · Post by **viney266** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 3:51 am

I had not had a twinkie in over 10 years, then 2 or 3 years ago we started roasting them over an open fire like a marshmallow. The sugar caramelizes and it gets awesome!!!

Stormswift · Post by **Stormswift** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 10:59 pm

jrsjr wrote:
jrsjr wrote:Wait!!! At the 11th hour, management and one of the unions involved in the matter have agreed to meet with a mediator on Tuesday. No idea if the mediation is binding or any other details.
EPIC FAIL on the mediation. They just announced Hostess is going bye-bye.

I guess I will not have to hunt for derailed Twinkie truck when Apocalypse strikes because there will not be any Twinkies left. This kind of takes all the fun out the whole Apocalypse thing. And I was counting on junk food to be non-perishable....

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 11:43 pm

I seriously doubt that at this point the Twinkie or the Hostess name will go away. Some entity will purchase the name (like Lambretta) and produce cheap-o knockoffs in China (again like Lambretta). Except the Twinkie brand will sell more, the labeling will be on the inside of the wrapper and will contain high levels of lead.

Stormswift · Post by **Stormswift** » Thu Nov 22, 2012 1:40 am

Syd wrote:I seriously doubt that at this point the Twinkie or the Hostess name will go away. Some entity will purchase the name (like Lambretta) and produce cheap-o knockoffs in China (again like Lambretta). Except the Twinkie brand will sell more, the labeling will be on the inside of the wrapper and will contain high levels of lead.

+1

PeteH · Post by **PeteH** » Thu Nov 22, 2012 3:39 am

My company used to own Hostess / Continental Baking. We were joking around the office as to whether we'd be buying them back on the cheap.