That’s shorthand for “kosher-for-Passover oatmeal-based cookie.” I’m attending my first Passover Seder this Saturday, and I thought it would be nice to bring a cookie appropriate for the holiday. I thought that what would make this cookie different from all other cookies would be the absence of leavening agents. But I recently learned that oats aren’t K-F-P. Anyone know of a K-F-P equivalent of oats?
UPDATE: Thanks for all the feedback everybody! I've learned that the oats can be K-F-P depending on how the oats are processed (heat-treated oats OK; steam-treated oats not OK) and one's particular tradition (OK for Sephardim; not OK for Ashkenazi). I hope to have K-F-P cookie recipes in time for next Passover.
Just curious... what about them makes them non-kosher? Cookies are amazing by the way!
Posted by: scribbins | April 16, 2008 at 06:27 PM
Hi, Scribbins. I'm glad you like my cookies! Ordinarily, cookies are perfectly kosher. (Even the cookies I make that have Bacos are kosher because Bacos are soy based, not pork based.) I'm a Passover novice, but this is how I understand it: there are special rules at Passover that make foods "kosher for Passover." Perhaps the most widely known kosher-for-Passover rule is that foods cannot be leavened, which means nothing baked with yeast, baking soda, baking powder, etc. The part I just learned is about the different kinds of grains that are not considered kosher for Passover. And oats and oatmeal are a no-go. I'm looking forward to learning more about it this Saturday.
Posted by: Oatmeal Cookie Guy | April 16, 2008 at 07:02 PM
I just discovered after reading yesterday's dining section of the NY Times, that quinoa is KOP. It looks like a grain, seems to act like a grain, but actually is some form of a berry. It might be interesting to give that a try. If anyone could, you could!!
Posted by: Lorraine | April 17, 2008 at 08:42 AM
The other ingredients commonly used in baking for passover are a combination of matzoh Cake meal and potato starch. Both can be found in the KOP section of the supermarket although this close to passover they're often sold out.
Posted by: Lorraine | April 17, 2008 at 08:48 AM
Correction in my previous two comments - When I said "KOP" I meant "KFP" -ie. Kosher for Passover.
Posted by: Lorraine | April 17, 2008 at 08:50 AM
I think that oatmeal not being kosher for Passover has more to do with the obligation of Passover observants to eat matzah and not so much to do with any ingriedient in oatmeal that makes it not KFP (oatmeal by itself doesn't have any leavining ingriedients!) The real question is: Can you make a bitter herb flavor cookie?
Posted by: Jonnazz | April 17, 2008 at 10:33 PM
Oatmeal is kosher for passover as long as the oats were dry heated to kill any bugs on them during processing at the factory. If the oats were debugged with steam, then that product of oats (oatmeal) is a not kosher for passover.
Posted by: Mikael | April 18, 2008 at 01:25 PM
Thanks, Mikael. What a great tip! And check out this:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070210095953AASYp4e
I'm going to see if I can find some heat-treated kfp oats right now. Isn't the internet awesome?
Posted by: Oatmeal Cookie Guy | April 18, 2008 at 01:37 PM