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Craft Beering » Cooking with Beer » Spent Grain Skillet Cookie (with Raisins, Pumpkin Spice & Pumpkin Seeds)

Spent Grain Skillet Cookie (with Raisins, Pumpkin Spice & Pumpkin Seeds)

This recipe for spent grain skillet cookie comes on the heels of two days during which I dedicated a significant portion of my time to making spent grain flour. It is a bit of a process, but I enjoy it.

Spent grain skillet cookie. Pumpkin spice and pumpkin seeds.

Baking with spent grain may not instantly seem as cooking with craft beer per se, but it is very close:) Especially when the spent grain came from your own home brew.

In case you are not familiar with the term, spent grain is the name used to refer to the malt grain husks (and those of any adjuncts) left over after the mashing stage of the brewing process.

Basically, all beer starts with a grain bill – typically a malted barley or several different ones, frequently with the addition of other grains such as wheat, oats, rye etc. These are steeped in hot water for a certain amount of time, known as mashing. During mashing, the complex starches from the grains are converted into fermentable simple sugars that can later on be transformed by yeast into alcohol. The resulting liquid, called wort, is then transferred to another vessel to be boiled to certain temperatures and flavored with hops. The leftover grain husks are called the spent grain. Spent grain has numerous uses, including baking.

Spent grain flour

In baking, it can be used straight away in recipes for energy bars or cookies (in lieu of oats for example) or it can be dried (slowly) and processed into flour. The resulting flour is somewhat similar to bran flour in texture and is typically used in combination with another flour for baking bread, pizza crusts etc. It adds texture and a toasted flavor to baked goods.

Learn how to make Spent Grain Flour.

Spent grain skillet cookie

I made a simple cookie dough with the spent grain flour and all purpose flour and since it is Fall decided on pumpkin spice and seeds as well as raisins as special flavors. A spent grain skillet cookie seemed like fun to enjoy with my little boy for after school snack, topped with a bit of vanilla ice cream.

Spent grain skillet cookie. Pumpkin spice, raisins and pumpkin seeds. Substitute with bran flour if you cannot access spent grain flour.

Seriously though. There is something very comforting about sharing a cookie straight out of the skillet with someone special.

One of the resorts Chris worked at in Vail, CO had a skillet cookie on the dessert menu of their main restaurant. It was the most unpretentious, lowest cost dessert they had and was adamantly opposed by the executive chef (since not sophisticated enough for the five diamond rating of the resort etc). It was also their best seller all winter long. Patrons thought it was magical to have a hot skillet cookie placed in the center of the table to be shared by all after a good meal. And the thing sold like crazy.

Our spent grain skillet cookie can be modified in so many ways, so feel free to add your chocolate chips, macadamia nuts, butterscotch morsels or whatever makes you happy. Since spent grain flour is not exactly something you happen upon, the easiest substitute is wheat bran flour or oat bran flour. You will achieve the same wholesome texture.

Ice cream strongly recommended:)

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Spent grain skillet cookie. Skillet cookie with pumpkin seeds and pumpkin spice. Ice cream recommended.
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Spent Grain Skillet Cookie (with Raisins, Pumpkin Spice & Pumpkin Seeds)

Skillet cookie with spent grain, raisins, pumpkin seeds and pumpkins spice. Top with vanilla ice cream and eat straight out of the skillet.
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time25 mins
Total Time30 mins
Course: Dessert
Servings: 2 servings
Author: Milena www.craftbeering.com

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter works out to 3/4 cup, melted
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup spent grain flour substitute with wheat bran flour, same quantity
  • 3/4 cup flour oat flour works too
  • 1 tsp pumpkin spice
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup toasted pumpkin seeds toast in a dry pan over medium heat
  • 1/4 cup golden raisins chopped
  • vanilla ice cream for garnish
  • Equipment needed: Cast Iron Skillet 8 inch

Instructions

  • Heat up oven to 325 °F.
  • In a mixing bowl combine the melted butter (melt in microwave for 1 min) and brown sugar. Whisk until well incorporated.
  • Add the beaten egg and vanilla and whisk again.
  • Add the spent grain flour (or wheat bran if substituting) and the regular flour, pumpkin spice, baking soda and salt.
  • Mix until well combined.
  • Chop the golden raisins and toast the pumpkin seeds if not already toasted.
  • Fold in the raisins and pumpkin seeds (reserve several pumpkin seeds for garnish on top).
  • Press the resulting dough into a small cast iron skillet (8 inch diameter) and garnish with the reserved pumpkin seeds.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes at 325 °F.
  • Serve with vanilla ice cream on top and share:)
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Comments

  1. Jann Olson says

    October 24, 2017 at

    Oh yum! yes, warm and straight out of the pan. 🙂 Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    Jann

    Reply
    • CraftBeering says

      October 25, 2017 at

      Thank you Jann!

      Reply
  2. Miz Helen says

    October 23, 2017 at

    I just pinned your awesome Cookie Skillet with Pumpkin spices and seeds, yum! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday. Have a great week and come back to see us real soon!
    Miz Helen

    Reply
    • CraftBeering says

      October 25, 2017 at

      Always so kind Miz Helen! Thank you very much!

      Reply
  3. Carol says

    October 20, 2017 at

    Fascinating process, I like that the husks aren’t being wasted.

    Reply
    • CraftBeering says

      October 22, 2017 at

      So glad you think so! It is fun to make spent grain flour and include it in baking recipes.

      Reply
  4. Leslie says

    October 20, 2017 at

    Any cookie that looks like it can be eaten with a spoon is a winner in my book! Thanks so much for sharing at the #happynowlinkup!

    Reply
    • CraftBeering says

      October 20, 2017 at

      Totally:) Thank you so much Leslie!

      Reply
  5. Nicoletta @sugarlovespices says

    October 18, 2017 at

    Oh my goodness, how did I miss this beauty! Yum, and more yum, I wish I had a piece right now! I did not know anything about spent grain and the whole process, but mixed with all-purpose flour it looks like it lends a wonderful texture to this amazing skillet cookie. I like pumpkin spice, but I like chocolate better, so I might add some chips 😉 .

    Reply
  6. Lianne says

    October 18, 2017 at

    I love skillet cookies! This one with the pumpkin seeds looks delicious, especially when you get that ice cream on there!!
    Lianne | Makes, Bakes and Decor

    Reply
    • CraftBeering says

      October 18, 2017 at

      Yes! The ice cream makes it that much better.

      Reply
  7. Love from Munchkintime.com says

    October 17, 2017 at

    This giant cookie looks scrumptious!!!

    Reply
  8. ElsaR says

    October 16, 2017 at

    Hmmm good. I’ll try it once. The photos are spectacular ☻

    Reply
    • CraftBeering says

      October 16, 2017 at

      Thank you Elsar! Hope you do:)

      Reply
  9. annie@ciaochowbambina says

    October 16, 2017 at

    I couldn’t agree more…sharing food straight from the skillet with someone special is what it’s all about! Especially when it’s a big delicious cookie!

    Reply
    • CraftBeering says

      October 16, 2017 at

      Thank you Annie!

      Reply
  10. Dawn - Girl Heart Food says

    October 16, 2017 at

    I totally get it that there’s something special about a hot skillet cookie shared. How interesting making your own flour too. The most I’ve ever done is blitz up some oats in the blender for oat flour, lol. Love the pumpkin seed addition here and I definitely won’t forget the ice-cream….hot cookies and cold ice cream are BFFs 😉 P.S. If I don’t want to share, is that ok?…hehehe 😀

    Reply
    • CraftBeering says

      October 16, 2017 at

      Eat fast Dawn:) In truth, it is a bit big for one person, haha!

      Reply
  11. Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen says

    October 13, 2017 at

    There’s something so fun about eating right out of the skillet right? It feels so much more decadent than eating cookies by the handful :). This looks delicious and I can’t wait to see the process of making your flour! Have a fabulous weekend!

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    • CraftBeering says

      October 14, 2017 at

      Totally! Eating anything right out of a skillet and sharing it is the best:) Thank you Kelsie!

      Reply

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