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Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Simple and Quick Chocolate Chip Cookies

My kids (and husband) love eating raw cookie dough…So each time I make a batch I feel like I’m on some kind of a secret mission to whip these up and stick them in the oven before anyone notices.

These literally take minutes to prep, then 10 minutes to Bake.

Simple and Quick!

 

Ingredients:

1 stick of butter, melted

½ cup of sugar

¼ cup of packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon of vanilla

1 egg

1 ½ cups of flour

½ teaspoon baking soda

¼ teaspoon salt

1 cup of chocolate chips

 

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. Lightly melt the butter.
  3. Using a stand mixer or electric beaters, mix the butter and sugars until creamy.
  4. Add the vanilla and egg. Beat on low speed until just combined. Do not overmix your egg!
  5. Next add the flour, baking soda, and salt. Gently mix together. The dough should be easy to handle and hold a nice shape (add a little flour if too sticky).
  6. Stir in chocolate chips.
  7. Pinch off and roll into 2 inch balls. Place on a baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
  8. Bake for 10 minutes. Be Careful, Do Not Overbake!
  9. Let them cool slightly and Enjoy!

Challah Bread

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Challah Bread

Hey guys! Just wanted to share a quick recipe with you. A traditional Challah Bread often baked during our Hanukkah celebration.

It’s delicious and looks great on the table!

Ingredients:

1 cup warm

2 teaspoons yeast

4-4 ½ cups flour

¼ cup sugar

2 teaspoons salt

2 large eggs

1 large egg yolk (save the white for the wash)

¼ cup oil or butter

 

Instructions:

  1. Proof the yeast. Place the warm water in a bowl with a teaspoon of sugar and the yeast, mix to combine. Allow to sit until you can see a frothy layer across the top, should happen within 10 minutes. If no froth try again with fresh yeast.
  2. Mix together the dry ingredients. Flour, sugar, and salt. I use my stand mixer to knead and mix but this could easily be done by hand.
  3. To the flour mixture, add the eggs, egg yolk, and oil. Whisk.
  4. Mix the egg white with 2 tbsp. of water and set aside until time to use.
  5. Pour the yeast mixture in. Add flour a tbsp at a time until a nice dough forms.
  6. Knead on low for 10 minutes. The dough is finished kneading when it becomes soft, smooth, and can be shape into a ball.
  7. Place the dough in an oiled bowl, cover with a towel and place in a warm area. Let the dough rise until doubled in size, about 2 hours.
  8. Divide the dough into 6 equal pieces. Roll each piece of dough into a long rope about 16 inches long.
  9. Separate into 3 rolls each, doing a simple braid with each set. I like to do 2 sets of 3 but you could also do a 6 stranded bread.
  10. Place braids in a warm area and allow to rise again for 1 hour.
  11. Brush the braids with the egg wash while the oven is preheating to 350.
  12. Bake for 30-35 minutes.
  13. At last, allow the challah to cool. Slice and enjoy!

 

 

 

 

Doughnuts

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So, my daughter’s been reading a book called Doughnut Day, where a mother and daughter take the day to make doughnuts together. Needless to say, upon finishing the story, she had a craving for some ‘momma time’ in the kitchen.

Here’s our recipe:

Ingredients:

2 ½ cups of flour

¼ cup of sugar

3 tbsp of softened butter

1 tsp salt

½ cup of kefir or milk

1 egg

1 pk yeast

½ cup of mixed flour and water (1/3 cup of flour and 1 cup of water)

Olive oil for frying

Glaze:

3 cups of Powdered sugar

½ cup of water

4 tsp vanilla

  1. First, make the mixture of flour and water to act as a dough enhancer by heating 1 cup of water, then adding in 1/3 cup of flour until thick. Set aside to cool.
  2. Mix all ingredients together and knead for 15 minutes. I used my kitchen aide mixer with a dough hook attachment.
  3. Set aside and let rise 45 minutes.
  4. Punch down and let rise another 45 minutes.
  5. Next, place the dough on a floured surface and roll out to 1/2” thick. (tip: don’t over handle the dough at this stage or it’ll get tough)
  6. Cut into doughnuts.
  7. Final rise! 1 hour.
  8. Heat oil. I used a deep fryer, but a deep skillet would also work.
  9. While the oil is heating, make the glaze. Just whisk together powdered sugar, vanilla, and water.
  10. Fry the donuts in the oil about 30-45 seconds on each side, until golden brown.
  11. Scoop out onto a towel and allow to dry.
  12. Once slightly cooled, dip in glaze and set aside.
  13. For powered sugar doughnuts, you could also place doughnuts in a large Ziploc baggie filled with 1-2 cups of powered sugar, shake well.

We made half our batch glazed and the other half powdered sugar.

Hope you enjoy them as much as we did!

 

Bagels

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My kids love Bagels! Unfortunately, they take a few extra steps to make and time is never on my side.

So I enlisted the help of a few extra hands and we had ‘cooking class’.

Here’s the Recipe:

Ingredients:

4 – 4 ½ cups of flour

1 pk yeast

1 ½ cups of warm water

3 tbsp of sugar

1 tbsp of honey

1 tsp salt

 

  1. Mix together flour, yeast, sugar, and salt.
  2. Add warm water.
  3. Knead for 5 minutes.
  4. Cover and let rest for 20 minutes.
  5. Cut evenly into 12 rolls.
  6. Roll into a ball, put your finger through the middle to form a 2 inch hole. Shape and place on a baking sheet.
  7. Let rise for 20 minutes.
  8. Next, broil in the oven for 2 minutes on each side.
  9. Meanwhile, bring a pot of water to a boil, adding in 1 tbsp of honey.
  10. Once broiled, place bagels in the pot to boil (I did 3 at a time). 4 minutes on each side, turning only once.
  11. Do the same with the remaining.
  12. Once removed from boiling water, let them drain on a towel.
  13. Next, you’re gonna Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
  14. These Bagels slice well, taste great with butter, and even better with cream cheese! Enjoy!

Cinnamon Bread

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Cinnamon Bread

I love to wake my kids up in the mornings with the smell of something yummy coming from the kitchen. Its way more effective than me telling them it’s time to start the day. They hurry to their feet and rush to the kitchen to find out, what’s for breakfast?

This morning it was Cinnamon Bread! A Quick and Easy recipe that’s delicious!

Ingredients:

Dry:

2 ½ cups of flour

1 cup sugar

1 ½ tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

2 tsp cinnamon

Wet:

3 eggs

½ cup olive oil

1 cup of sour cream

¼ cup of milk

2 tsp vanilla extract

Cinnamon Swirl:

4 tbsp butter, melted

2 tbsp cinnamon

¾ cup of sugar

 

1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. Oil two loaf pans.

3. In the first bowl, combine the dry ingredients.

4. In a separate bowl, mix together the wet ingredients.

5. Make a whole in the middle of the dry ingredients and start adding in the wet.

6. Combine ingredients for the Cinnamon Swirl, set aside.

7. Pour half the batter into the loaf pans.

8. Spoon out a couple spoonfuls of cinnamon swirl on top of batter.

9. Add the other half of the batter.

10. Spoon out the rest of the cinnamon swirl on top.

11. Next take a butter knife and run through the batter to swirl the cinnamon swirl into the batter.

12. Bake for 35-40 minutes.

13. Serve warm and enjoy!

Flat Bread

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4 cups of flour

1 packet of yeast

¼ cup of sugar

2 tsp salt

3 tbsp butter

1 ½ cup warm water

 

1.In a small bowl mix together yeast, 1 tsp sugar, warm water and let stand for 5 minutes until foamy.

2.Meanwhile in the bowl of the stand mixer add dry ingredients, starting with 3 cups of flour.

3.Next add the butter.

4.Then add yeast mixture.

5.Mix until well combined adding a little flour at a time until dough pulls away from the sides.

6.Knead on low for 5 minutes.

7.Slightly oil. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 20 minutes.

8.Punch down dough and form into balls, then roll flat.

9.Let rise for another 20 minutes.

10.Preheat oiled skillet. Fry each flatbread until browned on both sides. 1 – 2 minutes per side.

11.Store in covered dish to keep warm while frying the others.

Serve warm with butter. Enjoy!

 

 

Spicy Meatballs

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Okay, so here I am, past my due date and feeling absolutely no signs of labor.

However, every day I can literally see myself getting fatter and fatter.

I keep telling myself that no one has ever stayed pregnant forever and this baby must come soon.

So, in the meantime since I’m still pregnant and not really worried about my weight, yet.

I’m eating😊

My latest craving has been spicy meatballs covered in sour cream. YUM!

I have a batch baking in the oven right now and my mouth is watering. So instead of watching them bake I thought I would share the recipe with you.

 

Spicy Meatballs

1 lb ground

1 egg

1 cup parmesan cheese

1 cup breadcrumbs

1 tbsp chives

1 tsp parsley flakes

2 tsp salt

2 tsp black pepper

1 tsp cayenne pepper

2 tsp red pepper flakes

1 tbsp garlic powder

1 tbsp onion flakes

 

Mix together.

Form into balls.

Bake on 425 for 25 minutes.

Simple yet delicious!

 

 

Quick Dinner Rolls

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Quick Dinner Rolls

1 ½ cups of warm water

1 packet yeast

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2 tbsp sugar

4 cups of flour

1 tbsp salt

4 tbsp of butter

 

1.In a small bowl mix together yeast, 1 tsp sugar, and warm water and let stand for 5 minutes until foamy.

2.Meanwhile in the bowl of the stand mixer add dry ingredients, only starting with 3 cups of flour.

3.Next add the butter.

4.Then add yeast mixture.

5.Mix until well combined adding a little flour at a time until dough pulls away from the sides.

6.Knead 5 minutes.

7.Slightly oil. Cover and let rise in a warm spot for 20 minutes.

8.Punch down dough and form into 21 balls (I do 21 because that’s 3 for everyone in our family)

9.Let rise for another 20 minutes.

10.Preheat oven to 400.

11.Remove from oven. Serve warm with butter.

12.Enjoy!