# Do I dare try this disastrous-sounding recipe? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 1, 2012, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-dare-try-this-disastrous-sounding-recipe/639524 "2012-11-01T04:16:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Toucanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-dare-try-this-disastrous-sounding-recipe/639524/21 "2012-11-01T23:48:01Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > What would happen if you used flour instead of ground flaxseed? > > How do you measure out a cup of peanut butter without making a mess? I don’t know the answer to your first question. However, for the second one, since I use peanut butter that separates when at room temperature, I “grease” the measuring cup with take a little of the peanut oil. This keeps the sticky solids from sticking to the measuring cup. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-dare-try-this-disastrous-sounding-recipe/639524/22 "2012-11-02T02:55:33Z")
To measure one cup of peanut butter, you would use a one-cup measure. Pack it full of peanut butter, level it off, and scoop it out with a thin spatula. If there’s a half teaspoon left in the measuring cup, that won’t affect the recipe. There shouldn’t be much of a mess. (there. offering this advice was the most useful thing I’ve done all day!) ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-dare-try-this-disastrous-sounding-recipe/639524/23 "2012-11-02T03:02:17Z")
> [@Toucanna](#): > > I don’t know the answer to your first question. However, for the second one, since I use peanut butter that separates when at room temperature, I “grease” the measuring cup with take a little of the peanut oil. This keeps the sticky solids from sticking to the measuring cup. Thank you! > [@salinqmind](#): > > To measure one cup of peanut butter, you would use a one-cup measure. Pack it full of peanut butter, level it off, and scoop it out with a thin spatula. If there’s a half teaspoon left in the measuring cup, that won’t affect the recipe. There shouldn’t be much of a mess. > > (there. offering this advice was the most useful thing I’ve done all day!) Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-dare-try-this-disastrous-sounding-recipe/639524/24 "2012-11-02T14:21:25Z")
I am definitely going to try this. I haven’t had cookies since I had to go gluten-free. The only gluten-free cookies I can find in the store have chocolate in them, and I’ve had a bad reaction to chocolate since I cut out caffeine. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-dare-try-this-disastrous-sounding-recipe/639524/25 "2012-11-02T14:52:43Z")
Wow. I can’t imagine how this recipe would work. I often like to take a dollop of PB and stick it in the microwave for 30 seconds. In 30 seconds it comes out with the consistency of syrup. Great for flipping bananas or apple wedges in to. (yum) But I guess if other people have tried it; it must work. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-dare-try-this-disastrous-sounding-recipe/639524.md?page=1)