Showing posts with label baking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baking. Show all posts

Monday, July 15, 2013

Colorful Cookies

Summertime is not usually the time to fire up the oven and bake a batch of cookies! Eh, but then again maybe it is! Baking is never a bad thing, except when you don't want to eat all of the cookies! 

On a monthly basis I make snacks for the Saturday 5 pm service for church... its been an awesome way to come up with some great things to make! Here are the summer time cookies I made a couple weeks ago! MMMMmmmm boy, were they good! 

Here's the pin I used to find this awesome recipe:

Here's what mine looked like: 


I made cherry, lime and grape. The lime ones were my fave though I loved the color of the grape ones! 

Next time...
...I won't be afraid to make these with some whole wheat flour. 
...I will use sugar free Jello. I wonder if they will be colored with the sugar free jello?!
...Some sugar sprinkles would be a fun touch. 
...Using some citrus juice would be an increase in the flavor! (Even though these were already soooo flavorful!) 
...Peach Jello is needed for sure ... next time! 
...I will eat more before I give them away!!! :)
...I will already know that purple is not made by adding the grape jello alone! It's all food coloring on that one! 

What baking have you done during the summer? 
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Monday, January 7, 2013

Snickerdoodle Yumminess

You may have seen that i was baking a few days ago! 

I have volunteered to make appetizers for our church service on Saturday nights one time a month. 
This time it was my turn to do a dessert and some sort of vegetable. 

The vegetable was easy: a veggie tray! 
But the dessert clearly needed to be made! 

This is one of those moments where Pinterest comes in handy! 
I definitely had a few options! 



I ended up choosing Snickerdoodle Bread! 
Source: lilluna.com via Simone on Pinterest

And here is my version! 
A few notes: 
- The recipe called for Cinnamon chips and they are a seasonal item. I must have missed them in the stores though i have never seen them before! I opted for white chocolate chips instead! this was a great option and way more readily available.
-The bread was perfectly moist! Loved that! I think it must have been the sour cream! 
- The recipe calls for it to be baked for 35-40 min. for mini loaf pans, but i do not own mini loaf pans. I used the larger loaf pans plus 2 more 8x8 pans! It took quite a bit longer for them to bake through. If you choose to use a different sized pan, just keep and eye on them. Mine took about 55 minutes a piece. I kept testing them with my knife to make sure the middle was done! 
- I highly recommend utilizing the "measure once, mix twice" rule that helps when baking more than one batch! This means i do end up with a few more dishes, but it helps with not having to measure the same thing twice. (Basically i measure out my ingredients in the order the recipe calls for and then measure the same ingredients into additional bowls! It makes the second batch go so much quicker!
- The white chocolate chips melted into the bread making it super yummy!  
-I cut up each loaf and put it on trays. There was all but 6 pieces left after church! Everyone loved it! I saw several people going back for more! 

Overall, this was a great recipe! 
I will be making it again! 

Today i am also participating in the GFC Blog Hop! 
Come and join in the fun! 
 
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