Feb 24, 2014

Fruitful Day

Got a baking bug today. Asked honey what he wanted me to bake and he said Peach Upside Down Cake. So, okay, down to the cellar and I did have a jar of peaches left.
It's a cup of brown sugar, 1/2 cup of melted butter, peaches and I mixed up a yellow cake and poured over it. I use the Dinette Cake from the Betty Crocker cookbook and just doubled it. ************* As long as the oven's going I thought I should do all my baking for the week. Save on propane. So I looked in the freezer and pulled out some cranberries and some strawberries. ******************** Made these cranberry cookies:
1 12 oz. bag of cranberries** 2/3 cup powdered sugar** 3 1/2 cups flour** 1 t. cinnamon** 1 t. baking powder** 1 t. soda** 1/2 t. salt** 1 egg** 1 cup sugar** 3/4 cup brown sugar** 1/2 cup butter** 3 T. orange juice************ Slice cranberries in half and put in bowl sprinkle with powdered sugar. Let set 10 minutes. Cream butter, sugars, orange juice, and add beaten egg. Sift and add flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt, gradually. This gets a bit dry and I usually only put in 3 cups of flour. Add cranberries and stir gently. Drop onto greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.****************** Now some strawberry bread...
3 cups strawberries, mashed and drained** (I put some of the juice into the batter)** 1 1/4 cup oil (lard)** 4 eggs beaten** Mix all this together and add to the dry ingredients which are:** 3 cups flour** 2 cups sugar** 1 1/4 t. cinnamon** 1 t. salt** 1 t. baking soda** Mix everything together will and pour into two greased loaf pans. Bake at 350 for an hour.******************************* Last-I threw some homemade mac and cheese in the oven with some ham for supper tonight. Now everything is done except the dishes. Help.

Good Morning!

Okay guys, time to get up-
Chester slowly coming to life.
Houston is bright eyed and bushy tailed. He's been outside and is ready for a nap. Have a wonderful, joy-filled day.

Feb 24, 2014

Fruitful Day

Got a baking bug today. Asked honey what he wanted me to bake and he said Peach Upside Down Cake. So, okay, down to the cellar and I did have a jar of peaches left.
It's a cup of brown sugar, 1/2 cup of melted butter, peaches and I mixed up a yellow cake and poured over it. I use the Dinette Cake from the Betty Crocker cookbook and just doubled it. ************* As long as the oven's going I thought I should do all my baking for the week. Save on propane. So I looked in the freezer and pulled out some cranberries and some strawberries. ******************** Made these cranberry cookies:
1 12 oz. bag of cranberries** 2/3 cup powdered sugar** 3 1/2 cups flour** 1 t. cinnamon** 1 t. baking powder** 1 t. soda** 1/2 t. salt** 1 egg** 1 cup sugar** 3/4 cup brown sugar** 1/2 cup butter** 3 T. orange juice************ Slice cranberries in half and put in bowl sprinkle with powdered sugar. Let set 10 minutes. Cream butter, sugars, orange juice, and add beaten egg. Sift and add flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt, gradually. This gets a bit dry and I usually only put in 3 cups of flour. Add cranberries and stir gently. Drop onto greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.****************** Now some strawberry bread...
3 cups strawberries, mashed and drained** (I put some of the juice into the batter)** 1 1/4 cup oil (lard)** 4 eggs beaten** Mix all this together and add to the dry ingredients which are:** 3 cups flour** 2 cups sugar** 1 1/4 t. cinnamon** 1 t. salt** 1 t. baking soda** Mix everything together will and pour into two greased loaf pans. Bake at 350 for an hour.******************************* Last-I threw some homemade mac and cheese in the oven with some ham for supper tonight. Now everything is done except the dishes. Help.

Good Morning!

Okay guys, time to get up-
Chester slowly coming to life.
Houston is bright eyed and bushy tailed. He's been outside and is ready for a nap. Have a wonderful, joy-filled day.