This turned out so well. I expected it to be good, but I hadn't expected it to be as good as my "real" truffles...with half the work. The only changes I made was to use Couverture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couverture_chocolate) instead of chips, and added the interior of 1 large vanilla bean. Lovely! Thanks for sharing!

Reviewed On: Nov. 25, 2009

This was really good. I ommitted the white sugar part, as my apples were pretty sweet. I also added cardamom, cloves and allspice. This was a really yummy recipe.

Reviewed On: Sep. 17, 2009

The butterscotch and lack of molasses is what made me want to try this recipe. As written, it's very good. I made the following changes, but only because my family like a "zingy" gingerbread. For spices, I used: 2 tsp grated fresh ginger, 2 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp cardamom, .5 tsp nutmeg, .5 tsp ground clove. I put all of the spices together in a mortar and pestle and "pestled" them together, which releases extra oils from the spices. I also added the spices after the egg, but before the flour and baking soda. A planetary mixer (like a kitchen aid) is a real help for this recipe, it creates a very stiff dough that is probably more than a rotary hand mixer can manage.

Reviewed On: Oct. 1, 2007