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Home-Baked Happiness: Buckeye cookies
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Spreading joy with the results of a self-taught kitchen education. Wednesday, December 18, 2013. I did a similar cookie to these last year, Rolo-stuffed cookies. But knowing how popular the combination of chocolate and peanut butter is, I couldn't resist trying these. Adapted from Baking and Mistaking. 3/4 c confectioners' sugar. 3/4 c peanut butter. 1/2 c butter, softened. 1/2 c brown sugar. 1/4 c peanut butter. 1 1/2 c flour. 1/2 tsp baking soda. 3 Take the centers out of the freezer. Grab a tables...
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Home-Baked Happiness: Peppermint pinwheels
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Spreading joy with the results of a self-taught kitchen education. Tuesday, December 17, 2013. Christmas cookies aren't just your ordinary cookies. They're the special ones, the complicated ones, the show-stoppers that you only have the energy to make once a year. When I saw these pretty, minty cookies, I knew they fit the bill perfectly. Adapted from The Shine Project. 2 1/2 c flour. 1/2 tsp baking powder. 1 c butter, softened. 1 tsp peppermint extract. Red gel food coloring. 7 Wrap your dough log in pl...
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Home-Baked Happiness: May 2014
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Spreading joy with the results of a self-taught kitchen education. Sunday, May 4, 2014. Well, no, not for my boss, who said that he doesn't like pie unless it has a non-fruity filling, like pumpkin pie or pudding pie. And oh, he really likes pudding. Thank goodness for Baking Illustrated. 2 tbsp melted butter. 2 1/2 c half-and-half. 6 egg yolks, room temperature. 6 tbsp cold butter, cut into chunks. 6 oz semisweet chocolate, cut or broken into chunks. 1 oz unsweetened chocolate, cut or broken into chunks.
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Home-Baked Happiness: Chocolate cream pie
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Spreading joy with the results of a self-taught kitchen education. Sunday, May 4, 2014. Well, no, not for my boss, who said that he doesn't like pie unless it has a non-fruity filling, like pumpkin pie or pudding pie. And oh, he really likes pudding. Thank goodness for Baking Illustrated. 2 tbsp melted butter. 2 1/2 c half-and-half. 6 egg yolks, room temperature. 6 tbsp cold butter, cut into chunks. 6 oz semisweet chocolate, cut or broken into chunks. 1 oz unsweetened chocolate, cut or broken into chunks.
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Home-Baked Happiness: Irish-American soda bread
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Spreading joy with the results of a self-taught kitchen education. Sunday, April 6, 2014. Sometimes, life gets in the way of the good stuff. like baking. And I'm working on strengthening my ankle and hips and training myself to stand and walk correctly (who knew you could be doing such basic things incorrectly your whole life? And I'm hoping to be able to walk and then jog again soon. But what does this have to do with baking? Adapted from Ina Garten. 1 tsp baking soda. 1 1/2 tsp salt. 1 3/4 c buttermilk.
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Home-Baked Happiness: Product Review: A Plethora of Peculiar Popcorns
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Spreading joy with the results of a self-taught kitchen education. Monday, October 13, 2014. Product Review: A Plethora of Peculiar Popcorns. It's October, the season of goblins and ghouls, and so it's probably a fitting time to resurrect this zombie of a blog. So I thought I'd share my thoughts. (Full disclosure: All of the popcorn was provided for free, but it was given with no expectation of a good review or even any review at all.). Here are my thoughts on the flavors I tried:. The flavor of this one...
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Home-Baked Happiness: Chinese almond cookies
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Spreading joy with the results of a self-taught kitchen education. Friday, January 31, 2014. Gung hei fat choy! It's Chinese New Year today, and in honor of the occasion, I decided to try making these Chinese almond cookies. They came out pretty yummy, and my husband taste-tested them for me to make sure they were good, since he's had them before and I hadn't. Happy Year of the Horse, everyone! Adapted from Simply Recipes. 1 1/3 almond flour or almond meal. 1 c butter, softened. 1 tsp almond extract.
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Home-Baked Happiness: Figgy pudding
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Spreading joy with the results of a self-taught kitchen education. Monday, December 30, 2013. Now bring us some figgy pudding,. Now bring us some figgy pudding,. Now bring us some figgy pudding . There I brought some. You can stop singing now. :). For years, we've all been singing these lines at Christmastime, but has anyone ever actually had a figgy pudding? From "The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Dessert Cookbook". Softened butter for the pan. 1 1/2 c water. 3 tbsp orange liqueur. 1 1/2 c flour. 1 Place a roas...
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Home-Baked Happiness: Cardamom crescents
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Spreading joy with the results of a self-taught kitchen education. Monday, December 16, 2013. Welcome to Cookiegeddon 2013, in which I spend an entire weekend in the kitchen making cookies, most of which I've never made before. This year, I made five kinds, two of which I'd actually made before: Linzer cookies. And Egg nog-pecan cookies. They're a lot like my Russian teacakes. 2 1/2 c flour. 1/2 c confectioners' sugar. 1 c chopped pecans. 1 c butter, softened. Extra confectioners' sugar for rolling.