7/22/19 Pull Apart Bread

Convenience baking, using freezer dough. It is last minute again and I purchased frozen rolls and followed the recipe on the bag to produce this fabulous Pull Apart Bread or Monkey Bread for my Prayer Breakfast group!

 

7/15/19 Beignet

My first attempt at Beignets turned out fairly well. The size of each is inconsistent and I will try again to improve. Messy to eat but worth it!!

7/14/19 Garden Pollinators

We have been having problems with a lack of pollinators in our backyard garden. This year we planted flowers at attack bees and butterflies. Zinnias have been our fave flower and we have had fresh flowers in the house all summer.

7/13/19 Squash and Tomato Pie

Using our vegetables again, another Squash and Tomato Pie!

7/9/19 Baguettes

Out of Baguette making practice! So, today I will get my skills up to par!!
Bakers Gonna Bake!!

7/8/19 Sticky Buns

Using a recipe from King Arthur Flour, I prepared Sticky Buns for my Prayer Breakfast group.

6/27/19 Tomato Quiche

Tomato Quiche using tomatoes from our garden! Threw in a few squash too!

6/1719 Donut Holes

Using a recipe from The Biltmore Stable Cafe, I prepared donut holes for the Prayer Breakfast group. So easy, the dough is prepared and cut into small circles. The cut dough can be refrigerated for several days. The cut dough was fried in 350 degree oil, then drained, and glazed.

6/3/19 Squash Pie

My friend Abi brought me some squash and some were used to make a pie.

5/20/19 Apple Turnovers

5/20/19 Apple Turnovers

Simple Apple Turnovers

Using techniques I learned at the Spouter Inn Bakery, I baked Apple Turnovers for Prayer Breakfast. I sliced apples and them with sugar and cinnamon. The apples were folded into Puff Pastry and closed.  Cinnamon Sugar was generously applied to the top of the turnovers. Purchased Puff Pastry was a time saver and the whole process took under 45 minutes.

5/16/19 Key Lime Pie Reconfigured

5/16/19 Key Lime Pie Reconfigured

For my Wednesday Bridge Club, a Key Lime Pie shaped differently was well received. Key Lime pie filling  is an incredibly easy concoction. This slightly sweet and very tart pie is made from three ingredients: Egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk, and key lime juice. Until recently, the juices available for baking were regular lime juice. Now, Nellie and Joe's Key Lime Juice is available in the bar section at Food Lion and Harris Teeter.

It is fun the think "outside the box" and create. This reconfiguration makes good use of my bombe molds and cupcake pedestals. The pink pedestals and my Mother's Apple Blossom Limoge china pair beautifully for a light and feminine look in May.