I am a huge lover of books. Actual books. Though I adore my Kindle and Kindle Fire, I still can’t let go of the huge bookcase full of books in the garage. When I can see how many pages I’ve read and pace myself as I read the remaining pages, I feel like I read faster. I do the same thing with mileage when we take long car trips – it drives my husband crazy!
Many, many years ago, I purchased a cookbook; not odd, since I love cooking and will actually read through every single page of a cookbook as soon as I get it home. However, this was not a cookbook that would have normally appealed to my tastes. It was a cookbook with recipes that emulate “America’s Favorite Foods”, as quoted on their website. I am not a huge fan of fast-food, but I was so intrigued by this book, that I had to have a copy! Lucky for my Twinkie-loving friends, I remembered this book and can share it with you now.
Unless you are living under a rock, you have likely heard that the Hostess shutdown has prompted a run on Twinkies across America. In this age of Pinterest, DIY and everything about homemade anything, it should be no problem for the crafty, cooking folk to whip up a batch of homemade Twinkies!
I have not tried this recipe myself, but with all the talk about Twinkies in the last 24 hours or so, I may give it a go. If you are like me and need to have the book, it is sold on the author’s website and on Amazon.
This recipe is from Todd Wilbur’s book, Top Secret Recipes.
Top Secret Recipe’s Version of Hostess Twinkie
You will need a spice bottle, approximately the size of a Twinkie, ten 12×14-inch pieces of aluminum foil, a cake decorator or pastry bag, and a chopstick.
*It should be noted that the author has updated the crème filling recipe, here is the link.
I imagine you could also make these in a muffin tin, and save some of the time of setting up the forms – but if you are a die-hard, classic Twinkie eater…knock yourself out! If you end up making these, let me know how they turn out!
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That recipe looks simple enough that I couldn’t mess it up! Love it. I’m going to ask for this book for a Xmas pres. I miss a lot of American food. The only thing is I do not have any of my electrical equipment. Do you think I should still get it?
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I don’t like to have a lot of extra cooking gear; I stick pretty much with the basics. At least, what I assume to be basics. I actually do need a food processor, though! Hand grating things is getting pretty tiresome!
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Ill put it on my bday wish list 🙂
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