Category: Baking
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Soft Caramels
Yield: 100 wrapped candies or 50 chocolate covered squares What I used: 1/2 cup water 2 cups sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 can (14oz) sweetened condensed milk 1 cup light corn syrup 12 tbsp (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter 1 tsp salt OPTIONAL (see below for preparation ideas): Strips of wax paper 24oz semi-sweetened […]
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Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
Yield: 2 cups pumpkin seeds (roughly) What I used: 1 pumpkin (this was previously painted as a Halloween decoration) 2 cups water Table salt 2 Tbsp olive oil (1) Start by cutting a hole in your pumpkin and scraping out the seeds and pulp, saving them in a colander. (2) Rinse and drain your seeds […]
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Mise en place
Mise en place (pronounced MEEZ ahn plahs), or “setting/putting in place” in French Maybe it’s just me, but one of my least favorite things about cooking from a recipe is thinking that I’m all set with my ingredients, only to learn that I’ll be staring down 30 minutes of prep time before I can even […]
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Simply Amazing Pie Crust
***KIDS IN THE KITCHEN: Starting at about 3.5, my daughter LOVED helping with the “processing” part of the recipe. Since we use a pastry cutter (instead of knives or a food processor), she can be very involved with this part of the recipe.*** Yield: 2 nine inch pie crusts (with a little extra for decorating […]
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Football cupcakes and smash cake
As someone who always loves trying new things, I wanted to attempt a red velvet flavor for my son’s birthday cupcakes. Given the fact that we were using Ohio State colors of scarlet and gray, this seemed like a good fit! Below, I’ll detail how we iced (1) field cupcakes; (2) football cupcakes; (3) field […]
