Tag Archives: Baking
Frosty Orange Cappuccino Dessert
on: Betty Crocker Holiday Nov 1999 # 156 Booklet page 72 PREP TIME 30 Min BAKE TIME 10 FREEZE 3 HOURS INGREDIENTS: 2 cups crushed vanilla wafer cookies (about 50 cookies ) 1/3 cup margarine or butter melted 3 cups … Continue reading
Molasses Ginger Cookies
Molasses Ginger Cookies Stale spices will yield a flat-tasting cookie, so make sure your spices aren’t too old. When you open up the jar of ground ginger it should really smell like ginger ! Ditto for the cinnamon. And no … Continue reading
Bread Machine Rye Bread
Bread Machine Rye Bread METHOD: Select the loaf size. Add the ingredients to the machine according to the manufacturer’s directions. If available, select the whole grain cycle, or select the basic white bread cycle. The gluten flour is essential for … Continue reading
Common Substitutions for Baking
Common Substitutions for Baking There’s nothing more frustrating than running out of an ingredient when you’re right in the middle of cooking. Consider substituting the missing ingredient with something else from your kitchen. Here are a few common substitution ideas. … Continue reading
Gingerbread People
Gingerbread People I used to think gingerbread people were mostly for decorating and looking at, but not for eating. Now I think they’re as yummy to eat as they are fun to make. The texture is light and crisp, … Continue reading
Confectioner’s Sugar Icing
Confectioner’s Sugar Icing METHOD: PLACE the confectioner’s sugar in a large bowl. Whisk in 6 tablespoons of the milk and the lemon juice. Add more milk as needed, but keep in mind that the icing must be thick enough to … Continue reading
Royal Icing
For Iced and Decorated Sugar Cookies METHOD: Using an electric mixer set on low speed, beat the confectioner’s sugar, egg whites and 4 tablespoons of warm water in a large bowl until blended. Increase the speed to medium and beat … Continue reading
Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Chocolate Peppermint Cookies These chocolate rounds topped with peppermint glaze and crushed candy canes make a festive addition to the Christmas dessert table. To crush the candy, place it in a heavy duty plastic bag and smack it with the … Continue reading
Chocolate Caramel Thumbprints
Most thumbprints are butter cookies with an indentation made with the poke of a thumb, which is how the cookie got its name that is filled with jam. Although there’s nothing wrong with that, a jazzier version for the holidays, … Continue reading
Coconut Macaroons
Coconut Macaroons Every now and then I get the urge for moist, chewy treats, so I always keep a can of sweetened condense milk in the pantry and a bag of coconut in the freezer. I guess you could say … Continue reading