The Great Dashboard Cookie Experiment...
Category Everything Else
I've read blogs and posts before about people using the interior heat of a car during the summer to bake things... like cookies. For some reason, I kept thinking "I gotta try this!", but I live in Portland Oregon, where hot days don't always coincide with when you want to bake something. Arizona we ain't...
We finally hit our hot spell of the year, with highs around 90 today. So off to the store I went to buy some Nestle Toll House cookie dough in the refrigerated tube. Yeah, I could make my own, but why go to all that trouble for something that may not be edible when I get done? But on the other hand, cookie dough is *always* edible! Guess I'm in a no-lose situation here...
Most internet stories recommended about 2.5 hours of "baking," but since I could only get the car up to about 96 degrees F, I went for 3.5 hours during the afternoon. In at 1:45 pm, out at 5:15 pm. I also put the sunscreen silver-side-up on the dashboard to try and get some reflected heat going on.
Verdict? Not too bad! You don't get the browning effect, so visually they look a bit strange. But they came off the pan pretty well, and after sitting for a few minutes on the rack, they should have enough structure to pick up and eat without falling apart. If you're looking for a crunchy cookie, this isn't it. But if you like your cookies with a soft, somewhat gooey center, dashboard cooking actually works.
To see the process from start to finish, check out the Dashboard Cookie Experiment 2011-09-05 collection on Flickr.
I've read blogs and posts before about people using the interior heat of a car during the summer to bake things... like cookies. For some reason, I kept thinking "I gotta try this!", but I live in Portland Oregon, where hot days don't always coincide with when you want to bake something. Arizona we ain't...
We finally hit our hot spell of the year, with highs around 90 today. So off to the store I went to buy some Nestle Toll House cookie dough in the refrigerated tube. Yeah, I could make my own, but why go to all that trouble for something that may not be edible when I get done? But on the other hand, cookie dough is *always* edible! Guess I'm in a no-lose situation here...
Most internet stories recommended about 2.5 hours of "baking," but since I could only get the car up to about 96 degrees F, I went for 3.5 hours during the afternoon. In at 1:45 pm, out at 5:15 pm. I also put the sunscreen silver-side-up on the dashboard to try and get some reflected heat going on.
Verdict? Not too bad! You don't get the browning effect, so visually they look a bit strange. But they came off the pan pretty well, and after sitting for a few minutes on the rack, they should have enough structure to pick up and eat without falling apart. If you're looking for a crunchy cookie, this isn't it. But if you like your cookies with a soft, somewhat gooey center, dashboard cooking actually works.
To see the process from start to finish, check out the Dashboard Cookie Experiment 2011-09-05 collection on Flickr.
| Permalink |
Comments
Would the cooking time in say, July in Vegas be about :30? :)
Fun post Tom.
Posted by Bill Malchisky At 17:52:09 On 05/09/2011 | - Website - |
Regardless, it was fun. :)
Posted by Thomas Duff At 17:54:04 On 05/09/2011 | - Website - |
Posted by Scot Russo At 18:40:12 On 05/09/2011 | - Website - |
Posted by Jerry Carter At 18:53:20 On 05/09/2011 | - Website - |
And yes... the car smelled wonderful when we headed out to dance class this evening.
Posted by Thomas Duff At 20:04:25 On 05/09/2011 | - Website - |
Posted by Eileen Fitzgerald At 21:56:19 On 08/09/2011 | - Website - |