Before I knew it, it was time to get dinner ready! Whipped (stirred?) up some cornbread to go with the… …chicken. And then in went the… …apple pie (made with butter crust, brushed with milk, and sprinkled with sugar). I’m about to lick...
Granola bars are cut up. Half-Whole Wheat Honey Oat Flax Bread (aka Bread With Longest Name Ever) is cooling. Zucchini bread is baking. I totally spaced and make it all white. To make up for the lack of nutrients, I added two tablespoons of ground flax seed. There,...
More expensive, yes, but BETTER. Ingredients for a double-crust: 2 1/4 c. flour 3/4 tsp salt 2/3 c. butter 8-10 tbs COLD water* *The main thing to remember when making a butter vs. shortening crust is to keep everything as COLD as possible. Shortening does not...
The children helped me pack down the granola bars. Benjamin threw a fit when I told him he couldn’t eat it with a spoon. The bread came out of the machine to rise in a warm, draft-free place. The Cinnamon Crunch Granola came out of the oven to cool on racks. The...
First, I made the Half-Whole Wheat Honey Oat Flax Bread. Then I tackled the Cinnamon Crunch Granola. While stirring the syrup, I let the two-year-old stir the dry ingredients. This happened: I totally wouldn’t have punished him. Even though I was rather upset...
