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Pumpkin Chocolate Cookies

9/26/2020

1 stick butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 egg
1 can pumpkin puree
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger

1 tsp cloves
1 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups dark chocolate

Beat together sugar and butter, then other wet ingredients
Mix in dry ingredients
Fold in chocolate chips
Refrigerate 15 minutes to spoon onto parchment paper
Bake 15 min at 350 degrees

Cookie Dough Cupcakes

9/25/2020

Cookie Dough

3/4 cup flour
1/8 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Frosting

1/3 cup butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup flour
1 tbsp milk
1/2 tsp vanilla

Hand Pies

8/29/2020

Sheet Pastry Dough
1 cup peaches, peeled and diced
2 tbs brown sugar

2 tsp thickening
1 egg
1 tbs water

Combine peaches, sugar, and thickening (I used potato starch in bowl)
Cut dough into rectangles about 2 x 3 in
Prepare egg wash with egg and water and brush rectangles on one side
Spoon about a tbs of peaches (leave liquid behind) onto half of the squares
Place other squares (egg wash side down) over peach squares and press edges together
Use fork to crimp the edges and poke holes in the tops
Chill until oven preheats to 375
Brush chilled pies with egg wash
Bake for 35 minutes, until golden brown

Peach Galette

8/15/2020

Filling:

3 cups peaches, 1/2 inc slices
1 tbs thickening
1 tbs lemon/orange zest and juice
1/4 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/3 cup brown sugar

Egg Wash:

1 egg
1 egg yolk
1 tbs heavy cream

1 tbs silver rum
course sugar (optional)

Toss sliced peaches (with or without peels) in all filling ingredients except sugar
Organize peach slices in spiral on puff pastry
Cover in sugar
Cut slits around dough every 5 inches and fold up onto outer ring of fruit
Refrigerate while preparing wash
Wish together egg wash ingredients and coat dough, including between flaps
Bake for at least 20 minutes at 400 F until sugar is cooked down
Brush filling with rum and decorate dough with course sugar (I used raspberry sugar)
Bake 40 more minutes until filling is bubbling and crust is brown
Cool for 5 minutes and serve warm

Peach Cobbler

7/28/2020

6 peaches, peeled and sliced
2 tbs brown sugar
1 tbs thickener (I used potato flour)
1/4 orange, zested
1 tbs lemon juice
1/2 tsp vanilla or rum
spices to taste (cinnamon, nutmeg, etc)

1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup oats
1/2 stick unsalted butter, cut
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
dashes cinnamon
additional spices to taste

Combine all ingredients on left into a baking dish
In a bowl, mix all dry ingredients from right
Cut in butter and vanilla and squeeze together
Top fruit mixture
Bake 375 for 45 minutes, or until bubbly

Fruit Crumble

7/16/2020

5 apples worth of fruit, very ripe
2 tbs sugar
pinch of cinnamon
tsp vanilla or vanilla seeds
dried cranberries/strawberries
lemon

lemon
1 cup flour
2 tbs brown sugar
stick butter, room temperature
1/2 tbs cinnamon
1 cup granola

Mix sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla into dish to caramelize
Swirl dish until brown
Grate in two apples , including skin; they'll break down as they cook
Stir in sliced fruit, lemon zest, lemon juice, and cranberries
Turn off heat and leave to sit
Mix crumble by combining flour, brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon with hands
Combine with granola
Starting in the middle, place crumble into dish and turn heat back on
As soon as fruit begins to mixture, move to oven
Back at 400 for 12 - 14 minutes until golden brown

Blueberry Crumble Bars

6/20/2020

Mom gave me part of the 11 pounds of blueberries she bought, and while I don't like to eat them I DO like to eat baked goods with them.

3 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 large egg

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup unsalted butter, chilled and cubed
1 tbsp cornstarch
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
4 cups blueberries, room temperature

Preheat oven to 375 and prepare a 9x13-inch baking dish
In a large mixing bowl whisk together flour, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder and salt.
In a large bowl, whisk together egg and vanilla.
Mix in flour, 1/2 cup sugar, brown sugar, baking powder and salt
Add cold butter cubes - cut together with fork/knife/pastry cutter until crumbly
Press 1/2 of the mixture evenly into prepared baking dish.
In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together remaining 1/2 cup sugar and cornstarch
Stir in lemon juice and blueberries
Spread berries evenly over crust.
Sprinkle remaining crumb mixture over berries.
Bake about 38 - 42 minutes until golden brown.

Make more lemony by adding lemon zest.

It's the boys' brother tomorrow so the younger one (with LOTS of assistance) made him a German chocolate cake. I don't like coconut so I left the coconut and pecan out of half the frosting (and therefore halved the amount of coconut and pecans from the recipe. Also there were some AMAZING fails throughout the experience of this cake and it's very impressive we managed to save it as well as we did.

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