Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Happy New Year
Our traditional New Year's Day cinnamon rolls
started off 2013 at Heritage Schoolhouse.
Can you think of better way to start of a new year? :-)
We sure can't.
I use Pioneer Woman's
because it is simply the best.
This year I shared four pans with my neighbors
and my family of four took care of the other two pans without too much effort. ;-)
Happy New Year from my family to yours! :-)
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Cranberry Noels
These yummy and beautiful cookies,
from Martha Stewart,
were a new addition to my Christmas baking this year.
A shortbread type cookie with dried cranberries and pecans.
Perfect with coffee or hot tea.
This recipe is definitely a keeper!
Friday, December 28, 2012
Christmas Scones
So many flavors of Christmas...
all in one delicious scone.
Ingredients -
2 cups flour
1 cup oats
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup finely chopped pecans
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons milk
2 teaspoon orange juice
Combine flour, oats, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and sugar.
Cut in butter.
Add cranberries and pecans.
Gradually add buttermilk and mix until just combined.
Pat dough into a round disc and cut into 16 slices.
Separate slices and bake for 20 minutes at 375 degrees.
Combine powdered sugar, milk and orange juice.
Spread glaze over scones.
Serve warm and enjoy!
Linked to Farmgirl Friday Blog Hop #89
Spa Gifts from the Kitchen
I tried my hand at making some simple homemade beauty products to give as Christmas gifts this year to friends and family.
It was lots of fun!
I made
Gingerbread Sugar Scrub
Peppermint Bath Salts
and
Sugarplum Hand Cream
For the hand cream I combined -
8 ounces of vitamin E cream
8 ounces of petroleum jelly
16 ounces of Johnson's vanilla oatmeal baby lotion
1 drop of red food coloring
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Mix all ingredients in a mixer until combined.
Fill 4 ounce jars.
Recipe makes eight 4 ounce jars of lotion.
For the sugar scrub I used the same recipe that a coworker used -
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons ginger
2 teaspoons nutmeg
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
4 drops vanilla extract
1 cup grape seed oil
Combine all ingredients except the oil.
And oil and blend thoroughly.
Fill 4 ounce jars.
Recipe makes four 4 ounce jars of scrub.
For the bath salts I combined -
a 5 pound bag of epsom salts
1 tablespoon peppermint extract
1 tablespoon of red food coloring
Combine all ingredients until well blended.
Let salt sit for 24 hours to dry thoroughly.
Fill 8 ounce jars.
Recipe makes twelve 8 ounce jars of salts.
Christmas Popcorn!
This is what I chose to make for my co-workers for Christmas.
Salty and sweet
plus
quick and easy!
To make -
Microwave two bags of popcorn.
Crush one 6 ounce package of candy canes.
Melt one package of white chocolate almond bark.
Add 1 teaspoon of peppermint extract to melted bark.
Place popcorn in a large bowl.
Sprinkle candy canes onto popcorn.
Pour almond bark over all.
Stir until combined.
Spread popcorn onto wax paper to harden.
Once hard, break into pieces.
Enjoy!
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