I want to take a moment and first say, soft pretzels are not as hard to make as you think. They take a bit of time, like all yeast doughs, but honestly, way less scary than you’re imagining. I promise. This recipe comes from a lot of research and combining techniques and recipes from like…
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Continue ReadingThe 2 worst parts about cinnamon rolls in my opinion, are 1) the center cinnamon rolls often are still doughy and 2) If you don’t bake them close together then they are all dry. I don’t waste my calories for a day on a doughy or dry cinnamon roll. When I tried making biscuit cinnamon…
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I discovered blender muffins this past year and I’m in love. These Whole Grain Chocolate Banana Blender Muffins are one of my favorites I’ve made. No worries of over mixing the batter and added bonus of it being gluten free with whole grains rather than flour. They’re much healthier for you than a normal muffin.…
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Costco blueberry muffins are my go to favorite store-bought muffins. I’ve been trying to create a muffin for my collection to have that is just as good or better than a Costco muffin and this is the one. Making these will make you feel really good about your baking skills too because they’re so easy…
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Fun fact about me—Sometimes in high school I’d crave Red Lobster only because I wanted their Cheddar Bay Biscuits they give as a free starter when you eat there so I’d call them and order just biscuits to pick up. I did this probably 4-5 times in high school and one time the nice hostess…
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One of my roommates, Melissa, from my very first year of college made breadsticks….like all the time. I’m pretty sure she lived off of breadsticks and pie. None of us roommates minded at all, obviously. I’ve made her recipe countless times and in doing so have perfected my own version of these breadsticks. They are…
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Homemade croutons are delicious. I had a roommate that used to make them but hadn’t ever done it myself till recently and now I’m a die-hard fan. They don’t take much effort and are super quick to do. They don’t have the preservatives that store-bought ones have and a lot less sodium too. My 3-year-old…
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I’ve eaten Lion House rolls on many occasions, particularly when shooting wedding dinners/luncheons at the Lion House itself, but had never made them until about 6 months ago. Since then I have made them every month. They make the whole apartment smell so warm and inviting and cozy. My husband instantly knows when I made…
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It took me so long to find poppy seeds here in Finland. I could find them sold in like a liter sized container but no reasonable sized container. It would take me years to use that many poppy-seeds. Then a friend of ours moved back to America and she gave me her stash of baking…
