My Mom just sent me the best recipe in the world! I'm sure everybody will want to take a look. After we follow this recipe, I bet we'll get a degree in cooking, don't you?!
http://www.food.com/recipe/ice-cubes-420398
Isn't this awesome?!!!
Hahaha... I'm not sure which was funnier, the recipe, or the reviews :)! Laughter is about as good for you as frozen water ;).
(Joy, I'm sure this would be the crowning glory of your cooking blog!)
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Thursday, August 30, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Dinner is served...
Daddy and Mommy celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary on the 3d (Miss Brenda, one of Daddy's employees, one of our "adopted Grandmas", came to babysit so they could have an afternoon together. She totally made Abbi's day by ordering pizza, heehee :)!). While Daddy and Mommy were out, they stopped at Hobby Lobby. They came back with several plaques for our walls, and, it seems, one other one that they don't plan on hanging up. It was this one...
They bought it for me. Yes, I have a habit of setting the smoke alarms off when making french fries. Especially when I'm making grilled cheese sandwiches to go with them. For one thing, our smoke alarms hate the smell of potatoes (no, really! We can open the oven after the potatoes have cooked for fifteen minutes. Now, all we're doing is stirring the fries... they still have a good 45 minutes to go! They are still next door to raw... and those alarms go off! It is so strange!). For another thing... I do have a habit of burning the grilled cheese sandwiches (you want a tip on how to "repair" burnt-black grilled cheese sandwiches? Often the outer part is the only part that is totally intolerable. I've found it works great to use a cheese grater to get the top layer grated off if you are out of time, LOL...).
They planned on giving it to me for my hope chest on my birthday. But after I made muffins the next morning and forgot ALL FOUR EGGS... And then was having problems with our wheat grinder... and forgot the timer... and had to wait for more pumpkin to defrost... and so many other little things that caused our breakfast to be eaten at about 11:45... (Three hours after I started...)... They thought it was too good a joke to keep any longer.
Haha! All in good fun... Although there is a bit of truth in it for some meals. I don't think anybody wants to come over for grilled cheese sandwiches and fries ;)!... or pumpkin muffins ;)...
They bought it for me. Yes, I have a habit of setting the smoke alarms off when making french fries. Especially when I'm making grilled cheese sandwiches to go with them. For one thing, our smoke alarms hate the smell of potatoes (no, really! We can open the oven after the potatoes have cooked for fifteen minutes. Now, all we're doing is stirring the fries... they still have a good 45 minutes to go! They are still next door to raw... and those alarms go off! It is so strange!). For another thing... I do have a habit of burning the grilled cheese sandwiches (you want a tip on how to "repair" burnt-black grilled cheese sandwiches? Often the outer part is the only part that is totally intolerable. I've found it works great to use a cheese grater to get the top layer grated off if you are out of time, LOL...).
They planned on giving it to me for my hope chest on my birthday. But after I made muffins the next morning and forgot ALL FOUR EGGS... And then was having problems with our wheat grinder... and forgot the timer... and had to wait for more pumpkin to defrost... and so many other little things that caused our breakfast to be eaten at about 11:45... (Three hours after I started...)... They thought it was too good a joke to keep any longer.
Haha! All in good fun... Although there is a bit of truth in it for some meals. I don't think anybody wants to come over for grilled cheese sandwiches and fries ;)!... or pumpkin muffins ;)...
Monday, February 13, 2012
Just a bit of my time in the kitchen on Saturday
I usually make the bread for our family right now. On Saturday, I got in the kitchen, ready to make light and fluffy, deep brown, hopefully perfect, bread. We were having company over the next day, and it had to at least be pleasantly edible.
Ha. That worked. Not. Anybody want a 6 pound brick of bread?
I forgot the yeast.
So, I had to make more. So, I mixed it up. Yeast? Check. Salt (which I almost forgot in the first batch)? Check. Milk (which I almost forgot in the second batch)? Check. That's all I usually forget, and it looked like I had everything else.
I set the timer, and left. Surely this time it was right.
I should have stayed and watched it knead a bit. After fifteen minutes, it looked like brown sugar.
I must have forgot the water. (That I thought I remembered putting in.) But that was the only thing that I didn't really remember pouring, so it had to be that.
So we put all three cups of water in. And more flour. Lots of it. Because it seems that I had put water in, just one instead of three cups.
At least this batch rose...
The last batch did taste fine, but Mommy and Daddy had sooooo much fun teasing me about the first batch (I'll admit, the jokes were kinda funny. Like the one about me "wanting to create an object lesson. After all, Jesus is both the "Bread of Life" and the "Rock of Refuge". That bread was certainly part rock...).
It is kind of funny... but it wasn't then!!!
And Tori had great fun laughing at me about something else in the kitchen that day, too.
Ha. That worked. Not. Anybody want a 6 pound brick of bread?
I forgot the yeast.
So, I had to make more. So, I mixed it up. Yeast? Check. Salt (which I almost forgot in the first batch)? Check. Milk (which I almost forgot in the second batch)? Check. That's all I usually forget, and it looked like I had everything else.
I set the timer, and left. Surely this time it was right.
I should have stayed and watched it knead a bit. After fifteen minutes, it looked like brown sugar.
I must have forgot the water. (That I thought I remembered putting in.) But that was the only thing that I didn't really remember pouring, so it had to be that.
So we put all three cups of water in. And more flour. Lots of it. Because it seems that I had put water in, just one instead of three cups.
At least this batch rose...
The last batch did taste fine, but Mommy and Daddy had sooooo much fun teasing me about the first batch (I'll admit, the jokes were kinda funny. Like the one about me "wanting to create an object lesson. After all, Jesus is both the "Bread of Life" and the "Rock of Refuge". That bread was certainly part rock...).
It is kind of funny... but it wasn't then!!!
And Tori had great fun laughing at me about something else in the kitchen that day, too.
"Yes, Tori, I want the steam cleaner insert to make millet for
breakfast tomorrow. Why do you look like this is unheard of?
We do it every week, remember? Yes, really, the STEAM...
Uh... ya... the pressure cooker insert. Sorry..."
breakfast tomorrow. Why do you look like this is unheard of?
We do it every week, remember? Yes, really, the STEAM...
Uh... ya... the pressure cooker insert. Sorry..."
Haha :)!...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Christmas Candies
We started our Christmas baking about a week before Christmas. We did all the candies in two days, although not back- to- back.
The first day, Tori and all the little ones got in the kitchen with me to make chocolate dipped pretzels, white and chocolate. It is tradition for us children to do this part- it has been since Christmas 2006! We have a few more children helping since then (in 2006 there were three of us who were old enough to dip the pretzels. Now we have six!!!). So it goes a bit quicker now :)! It took two hours to do those two batches...
On the second day of candy making, Daddy was home and helped. We made caramels, triple treats, peanut butter balls, and chocolate covered potato chips.
Then, about 1:30, Daddy and us older four children went to clean the church and take candy plates to a few families. We had a lot of fun, visiting a bit with the people we brought plates to, and seeing one older man, our neighbor in our old house, who we hadn't seen for several months. We were also happy that we caught everybody we were planning on taking the plates to :)!
The first day, Tori and all the little ones got in the kitchen with me to make chocolate dipped pretzels, white and chocolate. It is tradition for us children to do this part- it has been since Christmas 2006! We have a few more children helping since then (in 2006 there were three of us who were old enough to dip the pretzels. Now we have six!!!). So it goes a bit quicker now :)! It took two hours to do those two batches...
Starting the white pretzels!
My Grandma would call this "The Little Dippers", haha :)!
Sweet :)!
Enjoying a snack afterward.
Ohhh...
Half of the finished product (and Abbi asking for more!)!
On the second day of candy making, Daddy was home and helped. We made caramels, triple treats, peanut butter balls, and chocolate covered potato chips.
Then, about 1:30, Daddy and us older four children went to clean the church and take candy plates to a few families. We had a lot of fun, visiting a bit with the people we brought plates to, and seeing one older man, our neighbor in our old house, who we hadn't seen for several months. We were also happy that we caught everybody we were planning on taking the plates to :)!
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Our Thanksgiving celebration...
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
The day before had been spent preparing for the day (and the day before that!). Tori made the pumpkin pie (which was delicious!) and Bethi did the filling for the bishop's chocolate pies (which were delicious!) almost all by herself. I made the cinnamon rolls that Daddy was going to take to his store on Black Friday (Andrew helped me with these, and in the process of making them we managed to drop a whole egg in the milk mixture (thankfully it didn't crack!), brake a whisk and drop half of it in the milk mixture (haha...), and Andrew laid on a couple of the rising cinnamon rolls (which he helped me put on the table!), haha... aren't you glad that you didn't have to eat them ;)!), and Mommy made the maple twist, cookies, and cranberry sauce (yum to all but the cranberry sauce... haha. Daddy and sometimes Bethi and Andrew are the only ones who like that stuff! Although Mommy loves the smell- "It's time for *the sniff*" she says while taking it off the stove :)!).
We started the big meal almost immediately after breakfast was cleaned up. We tried making the macaroni and cheese in the crock pot this year to free up oven space, which would have worked if we had longer than four hours to cook it. As it was taking so long, though, we had to move it to the oven for about thirty minutes. On Christmas, we'll probably put it in the crock pot at the same time as the turkey goes in the oven, instead of a little after, and it should be fine.
After the macaroni was in the oven, we children held a "corn husking" party. This is probably the favorite thing for the little ones, because they get to help me make a corn husk doll for them after they husk their ear of corn.
Andrew named his "Johnny"... and quickly sent him to time out or something, I'm not sure why...
Tori named her's "Cornelia", haha :)!
Mommy read some Thanksgiving books, both story books and history books, and Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation.
We ate at about five o'clock, and we went around the table, telling what each person was thankful for. Some of the things were Jesus dying for us, our family, God choosing to bless us with another baby, God protecting us when someone tried to break into our house and we were run off the road by a eighteen-wheeler earlier this year, and other things. We truly have a lot to be thankful for this year!!!
After we ate came the big task of cleaning up after the meal, but it actually didn't seem as big a job as it has in years past. After cleaning up, we decorated the Christmas tree while listening to Todd Agnew's Christmas CD, "Do You See What I See" and drinking hot chocolate. Although we do have "just for fun" decorations in other rooms of the house, we try to keep the main room, the living room, decorated in only meaningful decorations. Ribbon on the tree to stand for the gift of Jesus, three nail ornaments to stand for Jesus pierced hands and feet, ornaments with scripture verses that speak of his sacrifice, and so on. It is really neat, but our tree stays well UN-balanced through the season. Every time the current baby gets an ornament... it moves up the tree :). After a while they are all on the top half of the tree, haha! We laugh at it every year, but we would rather have babies to love then to have a"perfect" Christmas tree :)! (It wasn't until about an hour later that we remembered that the star wasn't on the tree yet, haha!)
The day before had been spent preparing for the day (and the day before that!). Tori made the pumpkin pie (which was delicious!) and Bethi did the filling for the bishop's chocolate pies (which were delicious!) almost all by herself. I made the cinnamon rolls that Daddy was going to take to his store on Black Friday (Andrew helped me with these, and in the process of making them we managed to drop a whole egg in the milk mixture (thankfully it didn't crack!), brake a whisk and drop half of it in the milk mixture (haha...), and Andrew laid on a couple of the rising cinnamon rolls (which he helped me put on the table!), haha... aren't you glad that you didn't have to eat them ;)!), and Mommy made the maple twist, cookies, and cranberry sauce (yum to all but the cranberry sauce... haha. Daddy and sometimes Bethi and Andrew are the only ones who like that stuff! Although Mommy loves the smell- "It's time for *the sniff*" she says while taking it off the stove :)!).
Bethi making the pies...
Emmi playing under the tree. Isn't she a *wonderful* gift :)!!!
We ate our breakfast while watching the peanuts' movie "The Mayflower Voyage" and a couple short documentaries of the pilgrims.
Emmi playing under the tree. Isn't she a *wonderful* gift :)!!!
On Thanksgiving, the day of Thanksgiving traditions started. First, I made the maple twist icing with Emmi. It was so sweet, she doesn't get to help me cook as often as the others at this point, mainly because she hasn't learned yet how dangerous it is to dance on chairs, :), so she really only helps me with quick projects. She does love to help though, and she was fascinated with the powdered sugar, haha :)!
We started the big meal almost immediately after breakfast was cleaned up. We tried making the macaroni and cheese in the crock pot this year to free up oven space, which would have worked if we had longer than four hours to cook it. As it was taking so long, though, we had to move it to the oven for about thirty minutes. On Christmas, we'll probably put it in the crock pot at the same time as the turkey goes in the oven, instead of a little after, and it should be fine.
After the macaroni was in the oven, we children held a "corn husking" party. This is probably the favorite thing for the little ones, because they get to help me make a corn husk doll for them after they husk their ear of corn.
Andrew named his "Johnny"... and quickly sent him to time out or something, I'm not sure why...
Tori named her's "Cornelia", haha :)!
Mommy read some Thanksgiving books, both story books and history books, and Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation.
We ate at about five o'clock, and we went around the table, telling what each person was thankful for. Some of the things were Jesus dying for us, our family, God choosing to bless us with another baby, God protecting us when someone tried to break into our house and we were run off the road by a eighteen-wheeler earlier this year, and other things. We truly have a lot to be thankful for this year!!!
After we ate came the big task of cleaning up after the meal, but it actually didn't seem as big a job as it has in years past. After cleaning up, we decorated the Christmas tree while listening to Todd Agnew's Christmas CD, "Do You See What I See" and drinking hot chocolate. Although we do have "just for fun" decorations in other rooms of the house, we try to keep the main room, the living room, decorated in only meaningful decorations. Ribbon on the tree to stand for the gift of Jesus, three nail ornaments to stand for Jesus pierced hands and feet, ornaments with scripture verses that speak of his sacrifice, and so on. It is really neat, but our tree stays well UN-balanced through the season. Every time the current baby gets an ornament... it moves up the tree :). After a while they are all on the top half of the tree, haha! We laugh at it every year, but we would rather have babies to love then to have a"perfect" Christmas tree :)! (It wasn't until about an hour later that we remembered that the star wasn't on the tree yet, haha!)
Emmi thought the nails were necklaces ;)!
Sweet girls :)...
So thankful :)... (she was crying because she had to
wait her turn to put up another ornament, haha!)
Dueling photographers... another yearly tradition!
After the tree was "done" aside for the star, we watched a "Little House" Christmas show while we ate the pie. We then put the star on the tree and did devotions before getting to bed at about twelve, true to our tradition on Thanksgiving ;).
Sweet girls :)...
So thankful :)... (she was crying because she had to wait her turn to put up another ornament, haha!)
Dueling photographers... another yearly tradition!
Bethi helped with the star this year.
We had a wonderful day, one to be thankful for :)!!!
The cornucopia I crocheted for Thanksgiving
has been used just as often as a hat ;)!
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
More on Andrew, plus Tori and Abbi :)
Yesterday Andrew was sitting on the counter, holding Mommy's coffee cup. Mommy said, "Andrew... PLEASE don't break my cup! It is the only good coffee cup I have that isn't broken- again!" (Mommy loves coffee cups that "feel good". And, she likes to have at least two of them. She has had this one cup for about four years, but in those four years, she has had to replace the second cup three or four times...).
Andrew just laughed- until Abbi opened the cupboard door and knocked him off the counter (when did he get so tall?!). Andrew fell off the counter with Mommy's half full, lone remaining, coffee cup, and...
Did not spill a drop, did not break the cup... "laughing all the way"! He is so his Father's child (Daddy loves coffee, and can do anything he sets his mind too- including, I'm sure, jumping off of a counter without wasting cup or coffee!
Also, this morning Tori made muffins all by herself :)! She made blueberry muffins, and they were so yummy! Abbi got out the plates and cups (paper party plates and cups, as they are the only one in a cupboard that she can reach!), filled the cups with water, and then put muffins on plates! It was cute, especially since the muffins were sitting on a counter that she can't see above! She ended up making an extra plate, and once she realized that, she said "Oh well! I'll just eat this, too!" Haha :). She was so cute, and so proud of herself :)...
Andrew just laughed- until Abbi opened the cupboard door and knocked him off the counter (when did he get so tall?!). Andrew fell off the counter with Mommy's half full, lone remaining, coffee cup, and...
Did not spill a drop, did not break the cup... "laughing all the way"! He is so his Father's child (Daddy loves coffee, and can do anything he sets his mind too- including, I'm sure, jumping off of a counter without wasting cup or coffee!
Also, this morning Tori made muffins all by herself :)! She made blueberry muffins, and they were so yummy! Abbi got out the plates and cups (paper party plates and cups, as they are the only one in a cupboard that she can reach!), filled the cups with water, and then put muffins on plates! It was cute, especially since the muffins were sitting on a counter that she can't see above! She ended up making an extra plate, and once she realized that, she said "Oh well! I'll just eat this, too!" Haha :). She was so cute, and so proud of herself :)...
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Apples by the dozens...
We picked a LOT of apples on the fifth! We didn't realize just how many until we started cutting, coring, skinning, and working with all of them!!!
We picked about a bushel of apples, and then Daddy went and bought about another bushel of apples already picked, as we didn't have time to pick more, due to the rain. Over the five days they were sitting on the counter, we'd used half a bag for versus things, but on Friday we decided it was time to get them taken care of.
On Friday we just peeled and sliced. We were going to cook the apples for apple butter in the crock pot, and the rest of the apples we dehydrated (dehydrated apples are the BEST!!!!!)
On Saturday we cooked up the apple butter, and cooked some apples on the stove to make apple sauce, and dehydrated some more apples (eighteen racks of dehydrated apples... Yummy.... :)).
Then we canned the apple sauce and some of the apple butter. We had never done this before, and it was so exciting to hear the jars "pop" as they sealed!!!!!!! We made a couple batches of pie filling and then we left about half a bag it the fridge for cooking/eating fresh.
And now we think we're going to go apple picking with Grandpa and Grandma tomorrow :)!!!!!!! Aunt Amber might go with us, but Aunt Tessa can't make it.... she will be home in time for supper, though, so we'll see her then :)! Andrew is still requesting that it rain tomorrow, haha :).
Dehydrated apples...
And our sealed canned goods...
We picked about a bushel of apples, and then Daddy went and bought about another bushel of apples already picked, as we didn't have time to pick more, due to the rain. Over the five days they were sitting on the counter, we'd used half a bag for versus things, but on Friday we decided it was time to get them taken care of.
On Friday we just peeled and sliced. We were going to cook the apples for apple butter in the crock pot, and the rest of the apples we dehydrated (dehydrated apples are the BEST!!!!!)
On Saturday we cooked up the apple butter, and cooked some apples on the stove to make apple sauce, and dehydrated some more apples (eighteen racks of dehydrated apples... Yummy.... :)).
Then we canned the apple sauce and some of the apple butter. We had never done this before, and it was so exciting to hear the jars "pop" as they sealed!!!!!!! We made a couple batches of pie filling and then we left about half a bag it the fridge for cooking/eating fresh.
And now we think we're going to go apple picking with Grandpa and Grandma tomorrow :)!!!!!!! Aunt Amber might go with us, but Aunt Tessa can't make it.... she will be home in time for supper, though, so we'll see her then :)! Andrew is still requesting that it rain tomorrow, haha :).
Dehydrated apples...
And our sealed canned goods...Saturday, August 20, 2011
Emmi in the kitchen
Sweet baby girl rolling out pizza dough. See her floured sleeves?
She had flour all the way from her eyebrows to her toes :).
Yesterday Emmi wanted me to be right there at her side all afternoon, and I was going to make pizza for supper. I decided t0 set her on a chair and let her "help". She was alright with not being held, as long as she could stir the dough, something she has never done before. She was so excited! She would laugh every time we put some thing else in the bowl. The only thing she didn't like was dumping the dough on the counter. She made it very clear that she didn't think that should be done! She was alright with it though, once she got to help roll it out :).
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
The cookies that were (not) made...
I've got a sweet tooth (or maybe several, haha!). That sweet tooth has given me the job of head sweet-maker! And one day I got the bright idea of making No-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies. And it made an interesting story...
Okay, so on the day that I decided to make cookies, we were running low on milk, Abbi was still taking a bottle, and Daddy wasn't going to be able to bring home milk until nine o'clock that night. So, we needed at least two bottles worth of milk left. But, I forgot that.
After checking with Mommy to make sure cookies were all right with her, I made my first mistake. I forgot to make sure we had all the ingredients before I started. So, I dumped in the cocoa, sugar, butter, and... Oh, no! I forgot that they need milk!!! After consulting Mommy about it, I half the milk with water so we're not using quite so much. Then I get to the peanut butter. No. We can't be out of peanut butter! Or, maybe we can. We are. You mean we just wasted a half a cup of milk? That could have been half a bottle!!!
After looking through all our cookbooks for a recipe that had somewhat the same ingredients as No-bake cookies, the closest we can find is Chocolate fudge pie. And we'll still need to make several changes (and make four pies to get the proportions right!!!). Not enough eggs for four pies? Use flax seed. There are four sticks of butter in four pies. Since we have a cup of "milk" that shouldn't go in the pie, we use that as two of the sticks of butter. Have we ever tried whole wheat flour in this recipe? No idea, but we don't have any white flour, so we'll have to try it anyway. Mommy comes into the kitchen and says "You've had to change so many things in this recipe, I have no idea how it will turn out. Why don't you add some chocolate chips to kind of help it along?"
So, we add chocolate chips, and pour the four recipes of pie batter into two pie pans (that was all we had at the time!). The pies take three times as long to bake as they should when made right, and we still have no idea how they will turn out! I serve the pie for dessert at lunch, and Mommy takes a bite...
"Wow! This is actually really good! In fact... I think this is your best pie yet!!!"
Daddy was working late that night, and got home at ten o'clock. He tucks us in bed, and goes downstairs. Two minutes later I hear "Bri!". I go down stairs and find Daddy eating a piece of pie. He's words: "Did you write down the changes you made to this? Because if you didn't- you need to!!! This is definitely your best pie yet!"
So, there you have it. All that worry... and it turned out better than ever before!!! And as that is the case, here's the recipe:
Surprise success pie
Okay, so on the day that I decided to make cookies, we were running low on milk, Abbi was still taking a bottle, and Daddy wasn't going to be able to bring home milk until nine o'clock that night. So, we needed at least two bottles worth of milk left. But, I forgot that.
After checking with Mommy to make sure cookies were all right with her, I made my first mistake. I forgot to make sure we had all the ingredients before I started. So, I dumped in the cocoa, sugar, butter, and... Oh, no! I forgot that they need milk!!! After consulting Mommy about it, I half the milk with water so we're not using quite so much. Then I get to the peanut butter. No. We can't be out of peanut butter! Or, maybe we can. We are. You mean we just wasted a half a cup of milk? That could have been half a bottle!!!
After looking through all our cookbooks for a recipe that had somewhat the same ingredients as No-bake cookies, the closest we can find is Chocolate fudge pie. And we'll still need to make several changes (and make four pies to get the proportions right!!!). Not enough eggs for four pies? Use flax seed. There are four sticks of butter in four pies. Since we have a cup of "milk" that shouldn't go in the pie, we use that as two of the sticks of butter. Have we ever tried whole wheat flour in this recipe? No idea, but we don't have any white flour, so we'll have to try it anyway. Mommy comes into the kitchen and says "You've had to change so many things in this recipe, I have no idea how it will turn out. Why don't you add some chocolate chips to kind of help it along?"
So, we add chocolate chips, and pour the four recipes of pie batter into two pie pans (that was all we had at the time!). The pies take three times as long to bake as they should when made right, and we still have no idea how they will turn out! I serve the pie for dessert at lunch, and Mommy takes a bite...
"Wow! This is actually really good! In fact... I think this is your best pie yet!!!"
Daddy was working late that night, and got home at ten o'clock. He tucks us in bed, and goes downstairs. Two minutes later I hear "Bri!". I go down stairs and find Daddy eating a piece of pie. He's words: "Did you write down the changes you made to this? Because if you didn't- you need to!!! This is definitely your best pie yet!"
So, there you have it. All that worry... and it turned out better than ever before!!! And as that is the case, here's the recipe:
Surprise success pie
2 cups of sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup water
1 stick butter, melted
1/2 cup flour
2 eggs
2 tablespoons ground flax seed
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 chocolate chips
1/2 cup cocoa
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup water
1 stick butter, melted
1/2 cup flour
2 eggs
2 tablespoons ground flax seed
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 chocolate chips
Mix, pour into an un-greased pie pan, and bake at 350°F for 50 minutes to an hour.
This recipe is cut in half from what I made on our "cookie making" day :).
This recipe is cut in half from what I made on our "cookie making" day :).
Homemade croutons...
Four gallon sized freezer bags full of bread, five sticks of butter, five children in the kitchen equals...
One and a half hours in the kitchen and nine dehydrator racks and one baking sheet FULL of croutons (and a big mess, haha!).
This is the first time that the younger ones have helped Tori and I, and they thought it was great fun! And it made the work go much quicker! Tori and I alone take one and a half hours to make croutons with two bags of leftover bread.
Abbi helped me butter all that bread (when she wasn't eating bread... at least that made less to put on the baking sheets! Oh, or buttering our water filter, haha!). Then I cut the bread into bite size pieces. Andrew and Bethani were given the job of placing the buttered bread butter-side up on the baking sheets. Tori helped Bethi and Andrew, and did the job of fitting the bread in the dehydrator. Since we make our own bread, the bread slices are not always uniform in size, and so we have to make sure that the bread fits in the small spaces between the racks. After everybody was done with their part, I sprinkled on the spices and put them in the oven. At first we were worried the power would go off because of a storm we were having, but so far so good! Now we have lots of yummy croutons!
If you want the recipe for these, go to: http://tammysrecipes.com/homemade_croutons. We love to eat these like chips, or on a salad!
One and a half hours in the kitchen and nine dehydrator racks and one baking sheet FULL of croutons (and a big mess, haha!).
This is the first time that the younger ones have helped Tori and I, and they thought it was great fun! And it made the work go much quicker! Tori and I alone take one and a half hours to make croutons with two bags of leftover bread.
Abbi helped me butter all that bread (when she wasn't eating bread... at least that made less to put on the baking sheets! Oh, or buttering our water filter, haha!). Then I cut the bread into bite size pieces. Andrew and Bethani were given the job of placing the buttered bread butter-side up on the baking sheets. Tori helped Bethi and Andrew, and did the job of fitting the bread in the dehydrator. Since we make our own bread, the bread slices are not always uniform in size, and so we have to make sure that the bread fits in the small spaces between the racks. After everybody was done with their part, I sprinkled on the spices and put them in the oven. At first we were worried the power would go off because of a storm we were having, but so far so good! Now we have lots of yummy croutons!
If you want the recipe for these, go to: http://tammysrecipes.com/homemade_croutons. We love to eat these like chips, or on a salad!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
The day I shouldn't have cooked!
I'm not sure why, but Friday was not a great cooking day for me!
First I made bread, left it kneading in the mixer too long, and then let it raise too long. It burst after I put it in the oven, and it came out a hill-and-valley looking mess!
Then Mommy suggested that I make some brownies* for a treat during the time Tori and I were going to spend with her during the younger ones quiet time. We didn't have eggs, so I used mayonnaise instead. We checked those brownies when they were suppose to be done... and knew that we were not having brownies for our snack! Those brownies were BOILING in the oven!!!
When we finally gave up cooking them, they were burnt and STILL sliding all over the pan!
We settled on popcorn and coffee drinks** for a substitute treat. The fire alarms went off (for no reason whatsoever) while I was popping the popcorn. Then I bring the drinks into Mommy's room, hand Mommy her drink, and she asked "You put the sugar in it, right?". "Yes," I answered. "It would have been funny if you didn't," Mommy stated, referring to the fact that some thing had gone wrong with all the rest of my baking, cooking and mixing that day. Tori comes into the room to get her drink and asks- "Did you put sugar in it?" (Is anyone noticing that I must have forgotten the sugar a time or two?... Or three or four?...). Mommy giggles (she just asked the same question!) as I answer "Yes!". Tori then says "Wouldn't it have been funny if you forgot it TODAY!... What's funny?" She asks Mommy, who's rolling with laughter. I bet you can guess what was funny...
So, I learned two things. Mayonnaise does NOT do well in brownies for eggs... and it's REALLY time I start remembering the sugar in our coffee drinks.
*The recipe for the brownies can be found here (we leave off the cream cheese mixture), and the recipe for the chocolate sauce that we drizzle on top is:
1 cup cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 dash salt
1 1/2 cups water
1 teaspoon vanilla
** Our coffee drinks:
First I made bread, left it kneading in the mixer too long, and then let it raise too long. It burst after I put it in the oven, and it came out a hill-and-valley looking mess!
Then Mommy suggested that I make some brownies* for a treat during the time Tori and I were going to spend with her during the younger ones quiet time. We didn't have eggs, so I used mayonnaise instead. We checked those brownies when they were suppose to be done... and knew that we were not having brownies for our snack! Those brownies were BOILING in the oven!!!
When we finally gave up cooking them, they were burnt and STILL sliding all over the pan!
We settled on popcorn and coffee drinks** for a substitute treat. The fire alarms went off (for no reason whatsoever) while I was popping the popcorn. Then I bring the drinks into Mommy's room, hand Mommy her drink, and she asked "You put the sugar in it, right?". "Yes," I answered. "It would have been funny if you didn't," Mommy stated, referring to the fact that some thing had gone wrong with all the rest of my baking, cooking and mixing that day. Tori comes into the room to get her drink and asks- "Did you put sugar in it?" (Is anyone noticing that I must have forgotten the sugar a time or two?... Or three or four?...). Mommy giggles (she just asked the same question!) as I answer "Yes!". Tori then says "Wouldn't it have been funny if you forgot it TODAY!... What's funny?" She asks Mommy, who's rolling with laughter. I bet you can guess what was funny...
So, I learned two things. Mayonnaise does NOT do well in brownies for eggs... and it's REALLY time I start remembering the sugar in our coffee drinks.
*The recipe for the brownies can be found here (we leave off the cream cheese mixture), and the recipe for the chocolate sauce that we drizzle on top is:
1 cup cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 dash salt
1 1/2 cups water
1 teaspoon vanilla
- Stir together.
- Boil 5 minutes, or more, until close to the consistency that you want, stirring rapidly. This will thicken slightly as it cools.
- Store in the refrigerator.
** Our coffee drinks:
- In blender, shave two cups of ice,
- Add one cup of milk, one cup of chilled prepared coffee, one cup of coffee ice cream, one-third cup of sugar, and mix in blender. Pour and serve.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
"What's for lunch? We have bananas..."
Bethi:" So we can have 'nana bread?!".
Me: "Sure. If Mom says so."
Bethi: "Yummy!!!"
Me:"Can I make banana bread Mom?" "Sure."
Off the little one runs to tell the others and I have to fly around the kitchen for about twenty minutes. I just made this recipe for lunch last week:
Banana Bread
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Half a cup butter
One cup sugar
Two eggs
Two bananas
Two cups flour
One teaspoon baking soda
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Soften butter.
Beat butter and the sugar together.
Beat in eggs.
Beat bananas until light and fluffy.
Mix together flour and baking soda.
Put all mixtures together.
Bake for an hour.
Enjoy!
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This is a good breakfast, lunch or snack!
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
O.k., who votes that I don't make Maple Twist again?
First, one time when I was helping Mommy make this yummy breakfast treat, Mommy went to do something and I got bored of waiting. Mommy was surprised when she came and found a pan of circles! These should be a circle in the middle and triangular twisty things around . That's one circle in the middle. Not all over the pan.
Then, one day I made them myself. I put in vanilla. Not maple. This recipe calls for maple. Oh well just add maple and see what it does. It's tradition now. Daddy couldn't tell the difference, so now every Fathers Day I make the *Maple* Twists- with vanilla.
Then- the day before Thanksgiving- I did it again. I didn't mean to. But I put the oven 100 degrees higher than it needed!
That's it. If mom wants me to make them again then I need to do it the day before I should need to start them.
Here's the recipe. And don't think that no mistakes can happen.
Maple Nut Coffee Twist
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Dough:
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon maple extract
1 egg
2 3/4 to 3 cups flour*
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 package yeast
*Self-rising flour is NOT recommended
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Filling:
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons maple extract
1 1/2 cinnamon
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Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons butter
1 or 2 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon maple extract
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In the order above, put the ingredients in the bread maker, on the dough setting.
When the cycle is almost done, mix filling together.
Take the dough out and dump on a floured area.
Divide into three balls.
Roll one out, spread melted butter on top, and then sprinkle a 1/4 of a cup of the mixture on top.
Repeat, putting all the extra mixture on the last time.
Let rise 30 to 40 minutes.
Bake at 325 degrees for 18-22 minutes.
Cool for 5 minutes while you make the Glaze (just beat glaze ingredients together)
Spread glaze on Maple twist.
Then, one day I made them myself. I put in vanilla. Not maple. This recipe calls for maple. Oh well just add maple and see what it does. It's tradition now. Daddy couldn't tell the difference, so now every Fathers Day I make the *Maple* Twists- with vanilla.
Then- the day before Thanksgiving- I did it again. I didn't mean to. But I put the oven 100 degrees higher than it needed!
That's it. If mom wants me to make them again then I need to do it the day before I should need to start them.
Here's the recipe. And don't think that no mistakes can happen.
Maple Nut Coffee Twist
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Dough:
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon maple extract
1 egg
2 3/4 to 3 cups flour*
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 package yeast
*Self-rising flour is NOT recommended
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Filling:
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons maple extract
1 1/2 cinnamon
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Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons butter
1 or 2 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon maple extract
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In the order above, put the ingredients in the bread maker, on the dough setting.
When the cycle is almost done, mix filling together.
Take the dough out and dump on a floured area.
Divide into three balls.
Roll one out, spread melted butter on top, and then sprinkle a 1/4 of a cup of the mixture on top.
Repeat, putting all the extra mixture on the last time.
Let rise 30 to 40 minutes.
Bake at 325 degrees for 18-22 minutes.
Cool for 5 minutes while you make the Glaze (just beat glaze ingredients together)
Spread glaze on Maple twist.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Three recipes in one!
We have found the perfect recipe for pizza - or three recipes - or four... Just three of them get used at one time though! Pizza is Tori's favorite food so that is what she wants for supper....and lunch.....if we ever have it for breakfast then we will never have a break from Tori's answer of, "ummmmmmmmmm..... pizza " when we ask what she would like to eat. "We'll see" says whoever asked in the first place. "What do you want to watch tonight?" "Anne"." What do you want to play tonight?" "Candy land." We've stopped asking her except when we want those things! So we have pizza a lot and I've learned the recipe all the way. Can come in handy when you can't find the recipe (like the time we lost it at Granny's. We found it the next day...........in my sister's play pizza kit! The crust is one recipe, the first sauce recipe is my Aunt's, the second sauce recipe is mine, and the topping is from a different recipe. Here it is:
Three Recipe Pizza!
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Butter
One tablespoons corn meal
One cup warm water
One tablespoon yeast
One teaspoon sugar
One teaspoon salt
Two tablespoons oil
Two and a half cups flour
A cup tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes*
Half a teaspoon oregano *
Half a teaspoon basil *
Forth Teaspoon garlic powder*
1/8 teaspoon pepper*
Half a block sharp cheese
Half a block mozzarella cheese
Pepperoni
Two tablespoons Parmesan cheese
Forth teaspoon oregano
1/8 Teaspoon basil
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Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Butter a pizza pan and dust it with cornmeal.**
Dissolve yeast in water and add sugar.
Add the salt, oil and flour.
Dump on a floured surface.
Knead for five minutes.
Roll out to fit your pan.
Put on pan.
Mix sauce,oregano,basil,garlic powder, and pepper together.
Spread on pizza.
Grate cheeses and sprinkle over the top.
Put on pepperoni.
Mix last three things.
Sprinkle on Pizza.
Bake for 12-15 minutes.
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*You could also use this recipe:
1/2 Teaspoon basil
1/4 Teaspoon oregano
1/8 Teaspoon pepper
1 cup tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes
Mix and spread!
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**This recipe can make one small and one medium pizza without doubling though you must double the sauce and topping.
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And here you have Three Recipe Pizza!
Three Recipe Pizza!
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Butter
One tablespoons corn meal
One cup warm water
One tablespoon yeast
One teaspoon sugar
One teaspoon salt
Two tablespoons oil
Two and a half cups flour
A cup tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes*
Half a teaspoon oregano *
Half a teaspoon basil *
Forth Teaspoon garlic powder*
1/8 teaspoon pepper*
Half a block sharp cheese
Half a block mozzarella cheese
Pepperoni
Two tablespoons Parmesan cheese
Forth teaspoon oregano
1/8 Teaspoon basil
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Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Butter a pizza pan and dust it with cornmeal.**
Dissolve yeast in water and add sugar.
Add the salt, oil and flour.
Dump on a floured surface.
Knead for five minutes.
Roll out to fit your pan.
Put on pan.
Mix sauce,oregano,basil,garlic powder, and pepper together.
Spread on pizza.
Grate cheeses and sprinkle over the top.
Put on pepperoni.
Mix last three things.
Sprinkle on Pizza.
Bake for 12-15 minutes.
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*You could also use this recipe:
1/2 Teaspoon basil
1/4 Teaspoon oregano
1/8 Teaspoon pepper
1 cup tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes
Mix and spread!
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**This recipe can make one small and one medium pizza without doubling though you must double the sauce and topping.
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And here you have Three Recipe Pizza!
Thursday, August 16, 2007
"Oh Madam, will you let me fix thine dinner tonight?"
That's how it started. The dinner I mean. At eleven-something I started fixing supper. On the menu was: Pasta, bread, corn, and best of all something I've never had before -Carmel Pie! I made the Bread in the bread machine first. It was basic dinner bread. Then came homemade whip cream and by then it was quiet time. When we got up I started the pie. Then I made the pasta. Then I heated up corn and set the table then the meal began......
The recipes were all easy and fun and I think you might want to have them.
The bread:
3/4 cup & 3 Tbsp. water.
2 Tbsp. Dry milk
3 1/2 Tbsp. sugur
1 teaspoon salt
3 Tbsp. butter cut in six pieces
2 teaspoons yeast
Put everything in in the order it comes above. Put on the dough setting of your bread machine. When done, set on the counter for 15 minutes. Put in a pan for 1 hour and 1/2. After that is done, put in the oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
The Whipped Cream*:
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 Tbsp. sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Beat the heavy whipping cream in a chilled bowl slowly at first then more rapidly until stiff. Add the sugar slowly beating all the time (Don't beat the cream too long or it may turn into butter!). STIR in the vanilla. Chill until you are ready to use.
The Caramel Pie*:
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 1/2 cup water
2 eggs, separated
1 1/2 cup White sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 baked pie shell
1. In a bowl dissolve the cornstarch in 3/4 cup water. Beat the egg yolks &stir into the cornstarch mixture. Set aside.
2. Put the sugar, the butter, and the rest of the water (This may cause a cloud of steam so stand back while you add the water) in a big sauce pan.
3. Bring the mixture to a boil and stir until the sugar is dissolved and the butter melted.
4. Stir the cornstarch mixture into the saucepan and bring the mixture to a low boil, stirring it constantly. Continue to boil slowly until the mixture thickens, about 2 minutes.
5. Take the mixture off the heat, stir until smooth, and let cool. Stir in the vanilla and pour the filling into the baked pie shell.
6. Bake at 350 F for about 15 minutes. Put in the freezer until ready to eat (preferably at least two hours).
Makes one pie.
The pasta recipe can be found here.
It was a pleasant dinner and it was fun to do!!!
*Taken from the book "The Anne of Green Gables Treasury.
The recipes were all easy and fun and I think you might want to have them.
The bread:
3/4 cup & 3 Tbsp. water.
2 Tbsp. Dry milk
3 1/2 Tbsp. sugur
1 teaspoon salt
3 Tbsp. butter cut in six pieces
2 teaspoons yeast
Put everything in in the order it comes above. Put on the dough setting of your bread machine. When done, set on the counter for 15 minutes. Put in a pan for 1 hour and 1/2. After that is done, put in the oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
The Whipped Cream*:
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 Tbsp. sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Beat the heavy whipping cream in a chilled bowl slowly at first then more rapidly until stiff. Add the sugar slowly beating all the time (Don't beat the cream too long or it may turn into butter!). STIR in the vanilla. Chill until you are ready to use.
The Caramel Pie*:
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 1/2 cup water
2 eggs, separated
1 1/2 cup White sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 baked pie shell
1. In a bowl dissolve the cornstarch in 3/4 cup water. Beat the egg yolks &stir into the cornstarch mixture. Set aside.
2. Put the sugar, the butter, and the rest of the water (This may cause a cloud of steam so stand back while you add the water) in a big sauce pan.
3. Bring the mixture to a boil and stir until the sugar is dissolved and the butter melted.
4. Stir the cornstarch mixture into the saucepan and bring the mixture to a low boil, stirring it constantly. Continue to boil slowly until the mixture thickens, about 2 minutes.
5. Take the mixture off the heat, stir until smooth, and let cool. Stir in the vanilla and pour the filling into the baked pie shell.
6. Bake at 350 F for about 15 minutes. Put in the freezer until ready to eat (preferably at least two hours).
Makes one pie.
The pasta recipe can be found here.
It was a pleasant dinner and it was fun to do!!!
*Taken from the book "The Anne of Green Gables Treasury.
Yummm...
Tori helped me make these delicious cookies a couple of weeks ago. They are really good!
Frosted Drop Cookies (Taken from the book "The Anne of Green Gables Treasury")
2 cups sifted bread flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 c. milk
3/4 c. butter
1 c. powdered sugar
1 egg yolk
1 egg white
FROSTING:
1 1/2 c. powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 Tbsp. cream
Tint with food coloring (opt.If using,use 1 drop red, 2-3 drops yellow)
Sift together flour and baking powder. Add vanilla to milk. Cream butter and sugar 2 minutes. Add unbeaten egg yolk and beat one minute more. Beat egg white until stiff. Set aside. Add flour and milk mixture alternately to the creamed butter, sugar and eggs; beat until smooth. Fold in egg white. Drop from spoon onto buttered cookie sheet. Bake 15 minutes at 375 degrees. Frost while hot.
"I'm going to have the daintiest things possible...things that will match the spring, you understand...little jelly tarts and lady fingers, and drop cookies frosted with pink and yellow frosting, and buttercup cake. And we must have sandwiches too, though they're not very poetical." ~From Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
Frosted Drop Cookies (Taken from the book "The Anne of Green Gables Treasury")
2 cups sifted bread flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 c. milk
3/4 c. butter
1 c. powdered sugar
1 egg yolk
1 egg white
FROSTING:
1 1/2 c. powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 Tbsp. cream
Tint with food coloring (opt.If using,use 1 drop red, 2-3 drops yellow)
Sift together flour and baking powder. Add vanilla to milk. Cream butter and sugar 2 minutes. Add unbeaten egg yolk and beat one minute more. Beat egg white until stiff. Set aside. Add flour and milk mixture alternately to the creamed butter, sugar and eggs; beat until smooth. Fold in egg white. Drop from spoon onto buttered cookie sheet. Bake 15 minutes at 375 degrees. Frost while hot.
"I'm going to have the daintiest things possible...things that will match the spring, you understand...little jelly tarts and lady fingers, and drop cookies frosted with pink and yellow frosting, and buttercup cake. And we must have sandwiches too, though they're not very poetical." ~From Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Cooking Tuesdays with Bethani and Fridays with Tori.....
Bethi and I had a delightful day together the other day. We made these delicious candy bars called Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares from Tammy's Recipes.
These were absolutely delicious! Here is a picture of Bethi and I making them:
And one of my sweet kitchen helper:
And Tori's day...
We made Eggless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies. Here's the recipe:
1 stick butter
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup sugar (optional)
13/4 -2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 a teaspoon salt
1-2 cups chocolate chips
Cream butter with peanut butter. Add honey (you can't substitute sugar for honey, as it is your main liquid.)and sugar if desired. Mix well. Add chocolate chips. Bake at 350 degrees F for 8-10 minutes, or eat raw!
I got this recipe from a pen-pal and her big sister and we love it :) (her big sister's blog is here)!
Here's a picture of Tori taken on our baking day:
These were absolutely delicious! Here is a picture of Bethi and I making them:
And one of my sweet kitchen helper:
And Tori's day...
We made Eggless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies. Here's the recipe:
1 stick butter
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup sugar (optional)
13/4 -2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 a teaspoon salt
1-2 cups chocolate chips
Cream butter with peanut butter. Add honey (you can't substitute sugar for honey, as it is your main liquid.)and sugar if desired. Mix well. Add chocolate chips. Bake at 350 degrees F for 8-10 minutes, or eat raw!
I got this recipe from a pen-pal and her big sister and we love it :) (her big sister's blog is here)!
Here's a picture of Tori taken on our baking day:
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Look at this...
Isn't he adorable? He actually ate almost a whole muffin in baby way. You know how they drop all of that food on the floor and the high chair ;). Here is the recipe:
Cinnamon Muffins
Muffin mix:
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 t. salt
1 t. ginger
2 T. cinnamon
2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. baking soda
1 stick butter, melted
1 egg
1 cup milk
Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F. Spray muffin tins with cooking spray. Stir together the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add the wet ingredients. Mix well. Put in muffin tins, bake for 15-20 mins.
Topping:
2 T. butter, melted
Cinnamon sugar
Brush the tops of the muffins with butter after muffins have cooled. Dip the muffins tops in the cinnamon sugar.
Makes 1 dozen.
Note: Don't stop to fill the spice bottles in the spice rack while cooking ;). When you do it takes twice as long. I've tried it ;).
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