Peanut Butter Bars!

 

This has to be one of the most delicious and super simple recipes I have ever made! If you love Reese's peanut butter cups you will most certainly love these super simple peanut butter bars! My family cleans the pan and I hope yours dose too!

 

Ingredients:     

 

1 cup butter or margarine, melted

2 cups graham cracker crumbs

2 cups confectionary sugar

1cup peanut butter

1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

4 tablespoons peanut butter

 

 

Directions:

 

1. In medium bowl, mix together the butter or margarine, graham cracker crumbs, confectionary sugar and 1 cup of peanut butter until well blended. Press evenly into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.

2. In a metal bowl over simmering water, or in the microwave, melt the chocolate chips with the 4 tablespoons of peanut butter, stirring occasionally until smooth, spread over the prepared crust. Refrigerate for at least an hour before cutting into squares. 



Molasses and ginger cookies!

 

These cookies are a perfect blend of cozy spices! They are one of my favorite cookies to have during the cold weather! They are soft and fill you with warmth in the first bite! The recipe is fairly simple so you can whip up a batch in no time! 

 

Ingredients:

 

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons ground ginger

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup sugar

3/4 ( 1 1/2 sticks ) butter, softened

1 egg

1/4 cup molasses

1/4 cup extra sugar for rolling cookies in

 

Directions:

 

1. preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. place softened butter in medium mixing bowl and add sugar. Mix together until creamy

3. Add in the egg, beat well and then add molasses

4. Combine the rest of the dry ingredients in a separate bowl and mix with a wire whisk or fork until combined

5. Add the dry ingredients to the butter egg, sugar and molasses mixture mix well to form a stiff dough

6. roll dough in to approximately 1-1 1/2 inch balls roll in sugar and place onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet keeping cookies about 1 1/2 inches apart

7. Bake for 12-15 minutes, remove from cookie sheet to a wire rack and let cool 

Enjoy!!  

Vanilla Tea Cake

 

 

If you have ever looked for a simple, light yummy cake to accompany tea or coffee or just something light for dessert this is the recipe for you! This cake is so simple but yet so yummy! It is a big hit with family and friends that have tried it! I hope you enjoy this simple yet very yummy recipe!

 

 

Ingredients:

 

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

2/3 cups milk

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

powdered sugar for dusting over finished cake

 

Directions:

 

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees

2. In large mixing bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt

3. Add the milk, softened butter or margarine, egg and vanilla. Beat with electric mixer on low speed until combined, then beat on medium speed for 1 minute, you can use a wire whisk if preferred!

4. Pour the batter into a greased 8-inch round or square baking pan.

5. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean!

6. Allow cake to cool for 15 minutes in the pan, remove from the pan and let cool completely on a wire rack.

7. Transfer to a plate and dust with powdered sugar! ( You can place a cookie cutter on the cake before dusting and it will leave the shape as a simple design! )



Portuguese custard cups!

 

One yummy thing I have made just recently is Portuguese custard cups!

One of my favorite Portuguese desserts! Growing up in a Portuguese family I have had these quite often! They are the perfect combination of soft custard and puffy, flakey, soft pastry! One thing about them that usually stops people from making them is how long it takes! So I scouted around looking for a recipe that was simple yet tasty! I came across a recipe that seemed fairly simple and still looked like the original! I tweaked it slightly to fit my families taste buds and was very happy with the results! I hope you like this simple recipe and enjoy making these yummy little custard cups! 

 

Ingredients: 

 

2 packages of puff pastry sheets ( usually found near the frozen pie shells! ) 

12 extra large egg yolks 

1/2 cup of granulated sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup of heavy cream

1 cup of whole milk 

 

Directions: 

 

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees  

2. Thaw the packages of puff pastry ( I left mine on the counter in the packages for about 35 minutes! ) 

3. Separate the egg yolks from the egg whites and place the yolks in a large bowl 

4. Add 1/2 cup of sugar 

5. Using a hand held whisk, whisk well to combine 

6. Add vanilla and whisk to combine 

7. Add heavy cream and whole milk again whisking to combine

8. Strain mixture through a whisk ( I used a hand held! ) and set aside

9. Grease a muffin pan with melted butter ( I did regular sized cups so I used a 12 muffin pan if you would like jumbo sized do a 6 muffin pan! ) 

10. The puff pastry should be thawed out by now, remove packaging and roll into a tight roll

11. Divide and cut into circles ( about an inch apart! ) 

12. Place 1 circle per cup and gently push down until pastry takes the form of the muffin cup

13. Fill each pastry cup with egg mixture until it is almost filled but not completely ( I sprinkled some with cinnamon which gave them a little pop!)

14. Place pan in oven and bake for 25-35 minutes

 

The custard cups should rise and form a dark skin, don't panic! They are supposed to look that way!

They should jiggle a little but look set when they are completely done! When they are done leave them in the pan to cool for about 15 minutes! Note the tops will sink! After that they are ready to eat!

Enjoy!!  





My first post!

 

Welcome!

 

Hello! First of all Thank you for stopping and looking at my blog!

My name is Julie, I am 17 years old and I live on a dairy farm in Upstate New York.

I love baking and hope to open a farm bakery some day!

I enjoy trying new recipes and tweaking them a little bit to fit my taste buds!

My hopes for this blog is that upon my sharing of recipes that I have tried and would like to share, you get inspired and try to make them in your kitchens according to your taste buds! I also hope to put my own twist on some things and inspire you to be creative! Baking is all about loving what your baking and being passionate about your outcome!