Hostess Twinkie Delight Food

HOMEMADE TWINKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and adjust the oven rack to the lower-middle position.
• To make your shiny, single-use Twinkie molds, start with a piece of aluminum foil, preferably heavy-duty, that's approximately 14 inches long. It should be just a little longer than it is wide. Fold the foil in half lengthwise, then fold it in half again to create a rectangle that's about 6 inches long and 7 inches wide. Repeat to make a dozen rectangles.
• Place 1 sheet of folded foil on your work surface, with the long side facing you. Place a standard-size plastic or glass spice jar on its side in the center of the foil, the jar's long side also facing you. Bring the long sides of the foil up around the jar. The foil won't reach all the way around, and that's okay. Fold the foil in around both top and bottom ends of the spice jar, nice and tight. You'll end up with a sort of trough situation. (Cookbook author Todd Wilbur has a video of the process here; if you're impatient, fast forward to 1:10, where the action starts.) Repeat until you have 12 foil Twinkie molds. Spritz the molds with an obscenely generous amount of nonstick spray or use your fingertips to coat the molds with vegetable oil. Place the Twinkie molds on a baking sheet or in a roasting pan.
• Whisk the flours, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
• In a small saucepan over low heat, heat the milk and butter until the butter melts. Remove from the heat add the vanilla. Cover to keep warm.
• Separate the eggs, placing the whites in the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the whisk attachment (or, if using a hand mixer or whisk, a large mixing bowl) and reserving the yolks in another bowl. Beat the whites on high speed until foamy. Gradually add 6 tablespoons of the sugar and the cream of tartar and continue to beat until the whites reach soft, moist peaks.
• Dump the beaten egg whites into a large bowl and add the egg yolks to the standing mixer bowl-there's no need to clean the bowl (or, if using a hand mixer or whisk, simply place the egg yolks in a separate large bowl). Beat the egg yolks with the remaining 6 tablespoons sugar on medium-high speed until the mixture is very thick and a pale lemon color, about 5 minutes. Add the beaten egg whites to the yolks, but do not mix.
• Sprinkle the flour mixture over the egg whites and then mix everything on low speed for just 10 seconds (or, if using a hand mixer or whisk, until blended but not thoroughly combined). Remove the bowl from the mixer, make a well in one side of the batter, and pour the melted butter mixture into the bowl. Fold gently with a large rubber spatula until the batter shows no trace of flour and the whites and yolks are evenly mixed, about 8 strokes.
• Immediately scrape the batter into the prepared molds, filling each with about 3/4 inch batter. Bake until the cake tops are light brown and feel firm and spring back when touched, 13 to 15 minutes. Transfer the pan containing the molds to a wire rack and allow the cakes to cool in the molds.
• Just before filling, remove each cake from the foil. Using the end of a chopstick, poke three holes in the bottom of each cake, just like in the bottom of real Twinkies. Wiggle the tip of the chopstick around quite a lot to make room for the filling. (Again, you can see this in action, beginning at minute 3.)
• Scoop frosting into a pastry bag fit with a small tip about 1/4 inch across. Pipe the frosting into the holes you created in the bottom of the cakes. As you fill each cake, hold it in your palm and gently exert pressure on it so you can feel the cake expand, taking care not to overfill the cake, which would make it crack.
• Unlike real Twinkies, these won't last indefinitely. They're best served still slightly warm.

TWINKIE DELIGHT

Steps:

• 1. Lay Twinkie on plate. Drizzle syrup over Twinkie. Put a dollop of cool whip on top of Twinkie. Put a dollop of cool whip on each side of Twinkie. Place a cookie on each side where cool whip is. Place a cherry on top of cool whip that is on Twinkie. Serve it with love!

TWINKIE DESSERT

Steps:

• Cut Twinkies in half lengthwise.
• Arrange in a 9x13-inch pan.
• Mix pudding with milk and pour over Twinkies.
• Slice bananas lengthwise and place over pudding.
• Drain pineapple and place over bananas.
• Cover with (thawed) Cool Whip.
• Sprinkle chopped pecans over topping.
• Enjoy!

STRAWBERRY TWINKIE DELIGHT

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix together the strawberries and glaze; set aside.
• Slice the Twinkies in half lengthwise; place in an ungreased 13x9 inch baking dish with cream side up.
• In a bowl, beat cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk with an electric mixer, until smooth; fold in the whipped topping.
• Spread over the Twinkies.
• Spoon strawberry mixture on top.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, then serve.

HOSTESS TWINKIE DELIGHT

Steps:

• 1. Slice twinkies in half and place in bottom of a 9x13 pan. Slice bananas and put on top of twinkies to cover. Make box of pudding according to pkg. directions. Place pudding on top of banana layer. Place strawberries on top of pudding layer. Place cool whip on top of strawberry layer. Garnish with nuts. Chill until pudding is set. Serve.

TWINKIE DELIGHT

Steps:

• Cut twinkies in half lengthwise and layer them on bottom of 13-by-9-inch pan, frosting side up.
• Prepare instant chocolate pudding with cold milk, using 3 cups as directed.
• Immediately pour over Twinkies layer.
• Refrigerate 15 minutes.
• Prepare instant vanilla pudding with remaining 3 cups milk and immediately pour over chocolate pudding layer.
• Refrigerate another 15 minutes.
• Gently frost with whipped topping.
• Chill well before serving.