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Ukubhaka akukaze kube yinto yami. Ngiyakujabulela ukupheka kancane, ngenxa yokuntuleka kwesayensi ehilelekile. Uma iresiphi izwakala ilula, vele ufafaze ugarliki noma upelepele. Uma uno-anyanisi ohlezi nxazonke, mhlawumbe lokho kuzokwenza ukwengeza okuhle esitsheni. Ungathola ubuciko futhi wenze izinguquko ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ukubhaka kuhlanganisa ukukala, amazinga okushisa aqondile kanye nesikhathi- kuwumsebenzi onembayo onokudala okuncane kakhulu, ngokubona kwami. Kodwa uma kufika isikhathi samakhukhi weholide, ukubhaka kunendawo ekhethekile ezinkumbulo zami.

Ngiseyingane, kwakuyisiko elikhethekile ngesikhathi sikaKhisimusi. Ngikhule ngingedwa futhi nginomzala ofana nosisi kimina. Omama bethu bangodadewethu futhi basondelene, futhi sishiyana ngonyaka owodwa nje, ngakho sasivame ukwenza izinto ndawonye njengamantombazane amabili kamama. Enye yalezi zinto kwakuwukuhlobisa ikhukhi likashukela. Lapho sisebancane, omama bethu babebhaka futhi thina sasihlobisa. Ngokusobala, umsebenzi wethu omuhle wokwenza uqweqwe lukashukela wawungemuhle sisebancane (Ngiyangabaza ukuthi ngingcono kakhulu kulezi zinsuku), kodwa u-anti wami oyiciko nowake wasebenza e-Cookies By Design, wayehlale esihlasimulisa ngendalo yakhe.

Lapho ngikhula futhi ngisuka eChicago, umama wami waqala ukungivakashela eColorado ngosuku lwami lokuzalwa, oluphakathi kukaDisemba. Ngasebenza embonini yezindaba iminyaka, okwakusho amaholide okusebenza futhi ngivunyelwa kuphela isikhathi seholide uma nje ufika kuqala. Ngakho-ke, usuku lokuzalwa olungena phakathi kwe-Thanksgiving kanye noKhisimusi lwalulungile ngoba akekho omunye owacela isikhathi sokuphumula lapho umama evakashele. Njalo ngonyaka, sasibhaka amakhekhe ndawonye lapho esedolobheni. Mina nomama siyezwana, kodwa hhayi ngaso sonke isikhathi uma kuziwa ekubeni ndawonye ekhishini. Sonke sinendlela yakhe yokwenza izinto futhi sobabili sinenkani. Ngakho-ke, phakathi nokulinganisa ufulawa wethu noshukela nokugingqa inhlama yethu, kuhlale kukhona ukuxabana. Ungitshela ukuthi izilinganiso zami azinembile ngendlela okufanele zibe ngayo, futhi ngimtshela ukuthi umi phezulu kakhulu. Kodwa ngeke ngihwebe ngalezo zinsuku zokubhaka ngamaholide nganoma yini.

Njalo ngonyaka silindele ukuvakasha kwakhe, sasihlala ocingweni ndawonye futhi sikhethe ukuthi yiziphi izindlela zokupheka esasifuna ukuwenza ngalowo nyaka. Umama uneqoqo eliphelele lama-cookies kaKhisimusi ahlanganiswe eminyakeni edlule. Bese, sasithatha uhambo lwethu lokuthenga igrosa ndawonye futhi sichithe intambama eyodwa sibhaka. Angikwazi ukuwacabanga amaholide ngaphandle kwawo. Lapho umama ebuyela e-Chicago, kwakuzoba nezibiliboco namathini ekhekhe ashiywe, njengesikhumbuzo sokuvakasha kwakhe.

Phakathi neminyaka edlule, ngiqoqe izinto zokubhaka, ngihlale ngicabanga ngohambo lwethu lokubhaka. Ngithole i-mixer kagesi, iphinikhodi, izitsha zokuxuba, namathileyi okubhaka engeziwe.

Kulo nyaka, umama wami wathuthela eColorado, okwenza isiko laminyaka yonke likhetheke nakakhulu. Manje, esikhundleni sokuhlela uhambo lokunqamula izwe, angeza azobhaka amakhukhi noma nini.

Nansi enye yezindlela zokupheka mina nomama wami esivame ukuwenza ndawonye, ​​mhlawumbe ingaba yingxenye yamasiko enu asebusika futhi:

“Ama-Toffee Bar”

1 inkomishi ibhotela, yathamba

1 inkomishi ushukela onsundu

I-2 izinkomishi ufulawa

1 tsp. i-vanilla

10 oz. ibha ushokoledi wobisi

Amantongomane aqoshiwe (uma uthanda)

  1. Gcoba ibhotela. Faka ushukela onsundu, ufulawa, ne-vanilla bese ushaya kuze kuhlanganiswe.
  2. Gcoba epanini eligcotshisiwe elingu-13”x9”x2”. Cindezela phansi, phakathi ngokuqinile.
  3. Bhaka ku-375 degrees imizuzu engu-12-15 noma kuze kube nsundu.
  4. Ncibilikisa ushokoledi kubhayela okabili (noma ibhodwe elincane likashokoledi elibekwe ngaphakathi kwebhodwe elikhulu lamanzi abilayo. Amanzi kufanele afinyelele cishe uhhafu ohlangothini lwebhodwe elincane, kodwa amanzi akufanele abe phezulu ngokwanele ukuze angene ebhodweni likashokoledi. ).
  5. Bese wendlala i-10 oz encibilikile. ibha likashokoledi wobisi ngaphezulu kwekhukhi lepani ngenkathi lifudumele.
  6. Fafaza ngamantongomane aqoshiwe, uma uthanda.
  7. Sika ube yizikwele ngenkathi ufudumele.