Twinkies

In light of our class conversation about all of the things capable of being deep-fried, I thought I would dedicated this week's post to Twinkies, a common deep-friable item.

Last year, I remember when everyone I knew was up in arms about the cessation of the production of Twinkies in the United States. I too, a Twinkie lover, although disappointed, was not about to lose sleep over the untimely end of this snack. I was clearly so unaffected by their absence, that I actually forgot about their very existence until this week when playing around on the Internet. I had the pleasure of stumbling upon a recipe for homemade Twinkies! This startling revelation led me to Google the current status of the beloved Twinkie and I was pleased to find that as of late March, Twinkies are slated to make a return to stores this summer! In addition to this glorious news, I was also shocked to discover that the filling of the Twinkie used to be flavored with banana extract. The only reason I ever had Twinkies was for the creamy vanilla middle, and any other flavor is unfathomable to me.

When Twinkies come back this summer I hope to try my hand at deep-frying them. Hopefully I won't set anything on fire.

Just in case you just can’t wait until summer to get your Twinkie fix, here is the recipe for homemade Twinkies:
http://magazine.foxnews.com/recipe/hostess-strike-threatens-put-company-out-business-time-homemade-twinkies-recipe