>make gingersnaps for years
>used many different recipes
>none have that spicy bite to them that store bought ones have
>decide to toss in a little cayenne pepper...
Holy shit!!! These are amazing now. They have the right ginger/cinnamon flavor and that spicy bite that lingers just long enough to make you take proper notice.
Anyone else do this? Is this what the commercial brands do or with another ingredient than just ginger? Maybe it is because I normally use dry ginger powder instead of grated ginger?
Ginger beer has capsaicin added sometimes, why not ginger cookies?
I may make these later tonight, I've been wanting to use the ginger root in the fridge...
It really is good. I tried chef john's recipe last christmas (he uses chopped up crystalized ginger, too) and everybody loved them.
>>7373647
>I normally use dry ginger powder
Might as well use talc.
>>7376137
>Raw fresh ginger is ultra rare here.
Are you in Africa or something?
I prefer pfeffernusse. They are a little softer and use white pepper and red pepper (if you want) they're really cool
>>7377100
USA
Most of it is a 3rd world country. I was browsing /ck/ on dialup until 3 years ago. I thought 2015 would be the first year the power wouldn't go out for a few weeks, I was wrong. The road through my area is still gravel.
I've talked to local grocers about getting some fresh ginger, but they didn't even know what it was. Other than the powdery stuff. One guy was dead set against me telling him it was a plant rhizome. He'd never heard the word, "rhizome," before either. "You mean root?"
>>7377137
What the fuck bumfuck state do you live in? Are you on a reservation?
>>7377137
maybe don't live in flyover country
>>7377137
Save up and move to a city. Seriously, not just for food, but for your life