Posts Tagged ‘baking’
Earthquake Cookies
Matt is having a big open house at the school this Wednesday. I’m in charge of cookies for the shindig and he’s invited all of the ag students, their parents, the principal, vice principal and even the school board. I hate to think how many people that actually is, but it’s a lot. I’m sure…
Read MorePeach Pie
Decided to make a peach pie today. Well, I actually decided to make a peach pie last weekend, I finially got around to it tonight. I haven’t gotten to eat it yet, I’m waiting for it to cool enough to eat, but it smells really good.
Read MoreGinger Squash Muffins
It’s time to bake for the fair. Open class exhibits have to be turned in on Saturday morning, and I don’t think I’ll have time to bake anything tomorrow night, since I’m working the queen contest with Dave. I got a photo printed off for the photography contest and I made some quick bread tonight. …
Read MoreBanana Oatmeal Cookies
This is a cookie recipe that I got from my grandmother. They are a great way to use over-ripe bananas, and they’re so good I’ve been known to “waste” bananas so I can make them. Ingredients 1 1/2 cup flour 1 cup sugar 1/2 t baking soda 1 t salt 1/4 t nutmeg 3/4 t…
Read MoreFresh Blueberry Muffins
Since I went and picked fresh blueberries on Saturday morning, I decided to make some homemade blueberry muffins. I decided to freeze the blueberries first, in hopes that they would hold up better in the muffins. They just came out of the oven. I’m going to have them for breakfast, but have no intention of…
Read MoreMiniature Melt-a-Ways
This is one of those great recipes that starts with a cake mix, cutting the prep time in half. Dipping the miniature cakes can be a bit messy, but it’s well worth it. Ingredients 1 box yellow cake mix 3 eggs 1/3 cup oil 1 1/4 cup water or unsweetened juice 1 (16 oz..) pkg…
Read MoreOatmeal Cinnamon Chip Cookies
Oatmeal Cinnnamon Chip Cookies are one of my favorite dessert foods in the fall. They have a great warm flavor that cuts thru the first of the autumn chill, of course they are good about any time of year. I’m actually thinking about making some for open class at the fair.
Read MoreOld Fashioned Hard Candy
I love hard candy, and it seems that most of my friends and family do too. The flavorings available for this candy range from cinnamon and wintergreen, to grape and cherry, to coffee and horehound – but I have found that the most popular flavors I make are cinnamon and sour grape (this one requires…
Read MoreFruit Pizza
This fruit pizza is basically a giant sugar cookie in a tart pan that is iced in a philly cream cheese topping with bananas, blueberries and strawberries. To start I always use a sugar cookie recipe with granular, instead of powered, sugar for this. Of course, I should also mention that I make my fruit pizza…
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