Christmas Morning Treats! In these final days leading up to "the big day" we are all scrabbling to put the finishing touches on Christmas Morning!
Don't forget to have a little breakfast treat ready... That said, here's a yummy recipe to enjoy while you lounge in your new robe & slippers... and while the kiddos play with their new toys from Santa! 2 small tubes refrigerator buttermilk biscuits OR 1 tube Pillsbury Grands buttermilk biscuits 3 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted 1/2 C. maple syrup 1/3 C. packed brown sugar 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 C. chopped pecans, optional 1/4 C. chopped almonds, optional Spray a fluted pan with non-stick spray. Place about half of the syrup mixture in the bottom of the pan. Lay the biscuits on the bottom of the pan, overlapping edges (closely together) to form a ring. Top with remaining syrup and sugar mixtures. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 1 minute in the pan, then invert onto a serving platter and enjoy! The step-by-step pictorial on how to. Easy Brazilian Cheese Bread (Pão de Queijo) Recipe.
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Under the High Chair: DIY: Pita Bread. This post was originally published on May 4, 2007 On these beautiful spring days, it's tough deciding how to spend the mornings: head outside and weed among the daffodils or throw on an apron and get floury in the kitchen?
Here's a quick bread recipe that lets you do both--Pita! With a relatively rapid rising time (30 minutes) you can have the satisfaction of having your hands in both dough and dirt in the same morning.Just be sure to use that nail brush in between! Pita bread is something my family has been making for as long as I can remember. They are so fun to make and puff up nicely, leaving a hollow center to fill with grilled chicken, veggies or whatever you desire. Easy Parmesan Knots. Cinnamon-Sugar Popovers. Homemade Soft Pretzels. Where I grew up, football was a big deal.
Especially Friday night high school football. Texas can claim the high school football craze all they want, but I can attest that my home town in Michigan was just as into it, if not more. If Halloween fell on Friday, it was postponed to Saturday. If there was an away game, our city turned into a ghost town. Our team competed in the state finals all four years I was there, with two victories. Professional (NFL) football was a big deal, too, despite a winning season or not. Being in the south now, football is a big deal once again…glory!
The original recipe calls for eight big pretzels, but I decided to scale them down into smaller portions to serve a crowd. And, for those of you intimidated by shaping a perfect pretzel, it’s easier than I should even admit. UPDATE: Below is a photo of what these look like as eight large soft pretzels: In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the butter, sugar, salt and 1 1/2 cups warm water. Soft Pretzels with Jalapeno Cheese Sauce. Well the Superbowl didn't have the outcome that I was hoping for, my team had too many turnovers, I wasn't a fan of the halftime show and the commercials weren't anything exciting, but the food was good at least.
For me these soft pretzels were the highlight of the night. I debated between a couple different recipes - one from Baking Illustrated and one from Alton Brown. Although similar the main differences were in the type of flour and the type of sweetener. The Baking Illustrated recipe used bread flour which has a higher gluten content and therefore creates a chewier dough. Pretzels are supposed to be chewy so I decided to stick with the bread flour. The pretzels are best eaten the day they are made or you can freeze them right away and then warm in the oven when you want them. Garlic Cheese Rolls « Raptor Toe – Food, Baking, Fun. February 15, 2011.
Pretzel Rolls. Update 11/18/2011: I have not had the opportunity to make this recipe since this posting until today.
I have read through the comments and appreciate all of them. I am not sure if I originally recorded my measurements inaccurately or what happened. Please know, I am not a professional baker and do my best to experiment and record my recipes with three amazing, but often distracting, children at my heels. Thank you so much for your patience with this crazy lady. Changes are in bold. I have posted this recipe before but these beauties are so good that they deserve another post.
Pretzel RollsThe Dough6 - 7 1/2 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons canola oil 2 teaspoons active dry yeast2 1/2 cups milk, slightly warmed 1 cup water, slightly warmed Coarse sea salt for sprinkling The "Bath" 7 cups water 1 tablespoon salt 4 tablespoons baking soda Add canola oil and warmed water to yeast mixture.
Punch down dough and knead in bowl for one minute. Photos Of Sweet Hawaiian Yeast Bread Bread Machine) Recipe - Food.com - 94674.