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Soft Pretzels
It has been almost a month since the mall has been closed and I have not been able to eat a soft pretzel! I am surprised by how much I miss them! The soft buttery deliciousness is covered in salt! My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Since I was missing my salty carb snacks I figured I would try and make some to fill the void. This recipe is pretty close to Mr. Pretzel snacks I love and miss so much. The only thing I found surprising was how difficult it was to twist the pretzels. They make it look so easy! For those of you that are…
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The 5 Baking Trends of 2020 I’m Excited For!
The year is almost 50 days in and some of the baking trends that we are seeing for 2020 are pretty impressive. They range from some really unique new flour options to infusion of your favourite coffee/tea to cannabis. Here are 5 of the top trends in baking for 2020 that I am excited to play around with and hopefully come up with some really great recipes! The Hour of Flour – It seems like every other day there is a new flour coming out, Almond, Rice, Banana, Beet, Pumpkin, Mango even Coffee flour. Some of these I think will be great for adding some unique flavors to some special…
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Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies
With Valentine’s Day on Friday, I thought I would surprise Kevin with some heart-shaped sugar cookies. However, it’s hard to surprise someone with baking when they live in the same house as you! These sugar cookies are super easy to make, and depending on the cookie cutter they can be used for multiple occasions. Here’s a tip on cookie cutters, I always find they are so expensive, and if you are only going to use them once a year I can’t justify spending a lot of money on them. What I do is after the holiday is over like Christmas or Valentine’s Day, the cookie cutter will be on sale,…
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Morning Glory Muffins
This week seemed to be a struggle for me. I felt like I was always running late, even though I wasn’t, and I was having terrible sleep. Kiki seemed to need to go outside every 2 hours, which was awesome. Needless to say, I was not eating breakfast due to the fact that I felt like I was always running behind. I decided on Wednesday that I needed to make something that I could eat in the car on the drive to work. I made these Morning Glory Muffins and they were way better than I thought they would be! I normally don’t like a lot of things in my…
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This week was a rough week for baking. It seemed no matter what I made it either didn’t turn out or I burnt them in the oven. It was not good. I had an overabundance of bananas in the freezer and was trying to find things to make with them aside from banana bread. I thought I would make a banana custard for a Banana Cream Pie. Well, that was a disaster. I didn’t cook the custard long enough so it didn’t set, so I had to throw it out. I came across a recipe for Banana Oatmeal Cookies Life Love and Sugar and thought why not try these. As…
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Sugar Cookies & Royal Icing
I love sugar cookies, they are simple to make and they taste yummy! The next recipe I will post will be Royal Icing, which you can use to decorate the Sugar Cookies!I hope everyone enjoys them. Ingredients 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour1/2 teaspoon baking powder1/4 teaspoon salt3/4 cup room temperature butter3/4 cup white sugar1 large egg, at room temperature2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract Directions Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. Set aside. In a large bowl using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment beat the butter and sugar together on high speed until completely smooth and creamy, about 3 minutes. Add the egg…
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Starting From Scratch
I’ve wanted to start a blog for some time but I wasn’t sure that I had anything valuable to share. I figured with a new year and a new decade insight I figured there was no time like the present. I’m going to share the things that bring me joy here! It will range from books, products, and my dog Kiki, to recipes that I love baking. This will be a journey and I hope that you will join me and enjoy it! I’m sure this will be an evolution so I hope you will be patient with me. Tim
