4 posts tagged “recipe”
Well as I'd figured I would... I got carried away with my holiday baking. The plan was to make sweets for friends and family, but this year I've gone above and beyond... to the dogs specifically. I thought since my friends all adore their dogs as much as I love my Luna then they'd get a kick out of some home made dog treats too. So with a little peanut butter, flour and milk, I've made gormet dog treats. Luna has been my tester and she loves them, and since their all natural I even took a bite for myself, not bad!
So for all my neighbors who love their dogs... enjoy the recipe!
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Peanut Butter Pup Treats
Makes: 3 cups of mini treats
Ingredients
* 1 cup Whole-wheat Flour
* 1/2 tbsp Baking Powder
* 1/2 cup Natural Peanut Butter
* 1/2 cup Low-fat Milk
Method
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Sift together flour and baking powder. In a seperate bowl, mix peanut butter and milk. Add the dry ingredients to the wet, being sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl to ensure even mixing.
4. Turn out dough on a lightly floured surface and knead. Roll out to 1/4-inch thickness and cut out shapes. Place on a greased baking sheet and bake 20 minutes or until lightly brown. Cool on a rack and store in an airtight container.
This past weekend we celebrated my friend's birthday in back yard barbecue style. I had dibs on supplying desserts for all of the party goers and my devilish plan was to make individual cheesecake cupcakes, the very same heavenly dessert my mother would make for all of her get togethers. I started baking the night before and ended up with 30 supremely delicious mini cheesecakes in three assorted flavors, cool whip cherry, drizzled milk chocolate and plain-jane. The next day I had a panic attack as the whipped topping melted quickly while we drove to the party, and as I walked into their house I had to take one for the team and make silly jokes about my hideous cupcakes but still hinting at how wonderful they were. By the end of the night the tray was empty, each and every person who had tasted one was ohhhs and aahhhhs. The birthday girl, ate 3 herself!
They were an absolute hit. So I feel the need to share:
Ingredients:
- 4 (2 lbs) packages cream cheese
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, mix together room temperature cream cheese, sugar & vanilla. Stir in the eggs one at a time, making sure to beat thouroughly between eggs.
3. Place foil w/paper baking cup liners into cupcake pan and fill 3/4 full with mixure.
4. Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until slightly golden.
5. Remove from the oven and let cool.
6. Spoon the topping of choice onto the individual cakes. Get creative with toppings, cherries, strawberries, oranges, blackberries, meleted chocolate, cool whips or sour cream.
Tip: if using whipped cream, wait until serving to add.
Bakes: 30 cupcakes
Last night I tried this recipe, I was looking for a sweet candy to help fill the empty spots in my Kentucky bourbon ball basket for thanksgiving day. Something that wouldn't take away from the bourbon flavored balls of goodness but would add a special touch. If your a nut lover and have a sweet tooth, then sugared pecans are a dream. They are so simple to make, just coat the pecans with an egg white solution, some sugar and spices and then pop them in the oven for half an hour.
1 egg white
1 Tbsp water
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 oz pecans - about 2 cups
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1.) Preheat oven to 300°F.
2.) Put sugar, cinnamon, salt, ground cloves, and ground nutmeg in a plastic bag, shake to mix.
3.) Put egg, water, and vanilla in a bowl. Beat until slightly foamy, add pecans and coat well. Lift pecans out of bowl with a slotted spoon and put into the bag of sugar and spices. Shake pecans in bag making sure they are well coated.
4.) Bake 30 minutes on a baking pan lined with lightly greased aluminum foil. 15 minutes into the baking, stir up the pecans with a fork. Let cool completely before serving.
Makes about 2 cups. Thanks Simply Recipes my favorite food blog.
What's your favorite Thanksgiving dish?
Submitted by Brennan.
Every year for thanksgiving I crave my grandmothers chestnut stuffing. Each of her six daughters makes it a bit differently I believe one even adds oysters, but my grandmothers is the original and I like hers best.
Pennsylvania Dutch Chestnut Stuffing
1 1/4 lb fresh chestnuts
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup melted butter
4 cups bread crumbs
2 well beaten eggs
3 tsp seasoning
1 tsp salt
Wash chestnuts, make two slits on each shell, and bake for 15 minutes at 475 degrees. Shell, boil in water and cover for 20 minutes. Chop fine. Mix with the melted butter, bread, crumbs, salt, poultry seasoning, egg and celery. Toss and stuff. Yum.
I haven't had my grandmothers stuffing for three years and I'm salivating.
