Lemon Bars Recipe. Allan Penn Happy birthday, Lady Bird Johnson.
A gracious and intelligent first lady, she helped make the Johnson administration environmentally active by championing multiple legislation initiatives. After leaving Washington, she continued to devote herself to the land through various endeavors, including the founding of the National Wildflower Research Center and the beautification of Austin’s Town Lake, both of which were renamed in her honor. Lady Bird was a good hostess and had a number of recipes, including the Texas favorite, lemon squares. My version is similar to hers. For the crust : 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature For the filling : 2 cups granulated sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 3 large eggs 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice 2 teaspoons lemon zest 1 1/2 tablespoons heavy cream 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar, for dusting Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and place a rack in the center.
Banana Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting. Banana bread is usually the first thing that people think of when they want to do some baking with bananas.
It’s satisfying, easy to make and a good all-purpose baked good. But even though you can eat it for dessert, it’s not really the same as having a nice slice of cake or a good cupcake. Banana bread is heavier and tends to be less sweet than cake, and it almost never comes with frosting. These Banana Cupcakes capture the flavor of a good banana bread in true dessert form. They’re easy to make, but are also light, fluffy and perfect with a smear of cream cheese frosting on top. The cupcakes have a little more sugar and butter than you will find in many banana bread recipes, although the batter still includes a lot of mashed banana. You could use buttercream frosting or a cream cheese frosting on these cupcakes. Preheat oven to 350F. Makes 18. In a large mixing bowl, cream together cream cheese and butter. Vanilla Almond Orange Cloud Cookies. November is a month that always makes my head spin.
I feel like I’m barreling full force into the holidays, into the end of the year, into planning my life for the next year, into trying to keep my act together and my sore throat at bay. Creamy Pumpkin Pie Bars. Pumpkin Sour Cream Coffeecake Recipe. A bundt cake with a brown sugar streusel filling and the rich flavors of fall but with a subtle pumpkin flavor because of the addition of sour cream.
I Was Born to Cook, is my Secret Recipe Club blog this month. Melissa, in addition to being a great cook, also loves to bake. In fact she admits to having an addiction for bundt cakes which she bakes in the wonderful bundt pan she “borrowed’ from her mom and dad. Irish Shortbread Toffee Bars Recipes from The Kitchn. Of my hundreds of cherished cookbooks, my old school community cookbooks rank at the top of the class.
Pumpkin Cheesecake Crumble Squares. Apple Crisp. Crock Pot Cheesecake. Crackly banana bread. There are a lot of good reasons to make banana bread: You have a pile of sad bananas on top of your fridge that have reached their life’s expectancy.
You like things that are unquestionably delicious. It’s raining and you need something toasty and cake-like to go with your coffee. You’re into recipes you can make with one bowl, and feed a dozen. You’re going to be wildly busy this fall and are hoping to pack your freezer with all sorts of wonders that that can be warmed up whenever the craving strikes, even if you’re not around to enjoy them.
Pumpkin DROOL Bars. Pumpkin DROOL Bars Oh there's just something about caramel, autumn, pumpkin, and gooey goodness this time of year.
Pumpkin Espresso Bread. October 26, 2012 Pumpkin and Coffee might not be a combination that tops your list but I’m about to change your mind with this recipe.
What I like most about this recipe is that it welcomes instant coffee just as warmly as cinnamon or any other spice. It blends in magically with the bread and nutty streusel, and at no point did I find the taste of coffee overwhelming. Not only is this the perfect morning nibble but baking this is also quite a treat. The whole house smells amazing with the concoction of warm spices and strong coffee. Pumpkin Cookies with Butterscotch Chips Recipe. Having not tried this recipe "yet" (it's on my to do list), I cannot vouch for the following technique I've invented, to work or not.
I call the following my "crisp cookie technique". Our little family of two tends to enjoy cookies that are crunchy all the way through, so here's what I do:I follow a cookie recipe completely, and bake them for the minimum time called for. When the timer beeps, I fully open the oven door, but I do not remove the pan of cookies from the oven.
Immediately I re-set the temperature for 275º. It may take a few minutes, but eventually the pre-heat light to my oven will cycle on, when the temperature drops below 275º.
Brownies.