After years of (rather sporadically) wanting a waffle iron, I was surprised to find one under the Christmas tree this year. Yay! Growing up, it was a family tradition to have waffles and omelet every Sunday night, so it was something I missed. Now I don’t have to miss them anymore! [...]
Here’s my mom’s super simple syrup recipe. It’s the syrup I grew up on, dousing sourdough pancakes, waffles and french toast.
Brown Sugar Syrup
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 cup water
Stir together in a medium sized sauce pan and heat to boiling. Reduce heat (this can quickly boil over if you’ve used too [...]
My sister-in-law, who bakes bread all the time, just told me about this yummy cinnamon bun recipe.
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup ground flax
1/4 cup oat bran (opt)
2 1/2 tsp (1 pkg) yeast (raw yeast if you have it, otherwise use active dry)
1 tsp salt
1 cup milk
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 Tbsp [...]
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup cake flour
6 Tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup raisins
2 eggs
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup crushed pineapple (drained)
3 cups bran cereal
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
Soak bran cereal in buttermilk for 15 minutes. In separate bowl, mix together flours, sugar, salt, cinnamon and baking soda. [...]
Basic Jam Muffins
1 1/2 cups flour (all-purpose or unbleached)
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup butter, softened or melted
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla or almond extract
3/4 cup plain yogurt
1/2 cup finely chopped or slivered nuts (opt)
Jam
Stir together flour, baking powder, soda and salt. In separate bowl, beat butter [...]