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I bought some mint leaves from a supermarket, chopped them and mixed them with dough ( I didn't use ton of them ), however, the cookie does not have noticeable mint flavor, what did I do wrong?
If possible I'd prefer to use fresh mint leaves vs. peppermint extract or the like.
I'm no expert but generally using fresh mint in recipes only gives a hint of mint flavor, it only enhances dishes instead of actually flavoring them. In drinks a stronger mint flavor is accomplished by crushing or steeping the leaves. Google suggests you might try steeping mint in butter and use the strained butter in your baking recipes.
I think some of the compounds in mint get destroyed by the heat of cooking, so the flavor disappears.
Try using the fresh mint in an uncooked part of the dish, like frosting, and use extract for heated foods.
crushing brings out the flavor of mint, and sugar brings out the flavor of mint.
but don't bake with it.
best way for strongest mint flavor in tea using fresh mint leaves, is to take a glass, put in a few ice cubes, put in your fresh mint leaves, put sugar on top of the mint leaves, and then put in a few more ice cubes, so the mint with sugar on top is layered between the two layers of ice cubes. Then hold the glass with your hand on top, and shake it up and down, so the ice cubes crush the mint between them. shake shake shake making sure the mint is getting crushed by the ice. the sugar helps release the mint flavor. i let it sit for just a bit, then pour cold fresh brewed tea into the glass, over the ice and mint steeped in the sugar. yummy. more mint flavor is released, fewer mint leaves are used, and the same leaves can be used again, i just add more tea and more ice and more sugar.
i love fresh mint but don't use it it in baking. and i can't stand peppermint in anything. ugh. so only spearmint. i tried the chocolate mint plant but didn't care for it.
There's a mystery series set around a tea shop with recipes in the back of each book.
One I tried used actual mint tea leaves. I was hesitant since you purposely don't eat the tea leaves. Then I thought about all the spices that are added to food, shrugged and proceeded. VERY minty.
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