Amymegan

I’m not Norm, but I think maybe the emulsion broke between the butter and sugar, similar to what can happen with toffee-is this possible? I have this issue when the butter is hotter than usual-vigorous whisking usually does the trick, or adding a splash of warm water and whisking.

I had a few tonka beans that I had to triple bag because the scent was so strong(for over a year!) that it would permeate anything nearby in the pantry. If you’ve smelled fresh pipe tobacco from a pouch, the aroma is similar and wonderful.

Very interesting topic! I've been thinking about mcdonalds fried pies lately, which have a similar outward texture-in McDonald's case, I'm pretty sure the dough has been dusted with starch before frying to create the blisters, such as corn or wheat starch. And this is an interesting link:https://www.google.com/amp/s/mylastbite.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/trisol/amp/?client=safari Best of luck, keep us posted!