Peppermint Biscotti

Deliciuos biscotti, perfect for coffee or hot chocolate..................check out the recipe HERE!

White and Dark Chocolate!

Crushed Peppermints!

Cranberry Walnut Bread

Here is the bread we had with our Christmas dinner it was really really good, click here to get the recipe!

Mmm. So good!!!

TWD!!!

We are finally back on the Internet! Yippee! For this weeks recipe we decided to take the cheese cake filling idea and put it in the middle of some chocolate chip cookie dough. This is one of our favorite cookies. To make them just take your basic Toll House cookie dough recipe put half the dough on the bottom of a 13x9 pan, pour cream cheese mixture over it and then drop the rest of your dough on top. Bake for about 45min. These are the best! We are glad to be back with you all.

The DeL Sisters

TWD

So sorry that this is late again! We are at Starbuck's again...............bad Internet!

Here are our sugar cookies. Nothing changed......................see you in 2 weeks for the cheesecake. No pudding for us!

TWD

Yes, we are a little early, but our Internet is still acting funny:-)
Anyway, we have been making alot of cookies lately, so we decided to make them into biscuits...................since Dorie said that they were similar to biscuits...................See you in two weeks! We're skipping the pudding!

TWD>>>>>LATE!

Oh my, we are so late! Our Internet has not been working lately, so right now we are at Starbucks doing catch up on everything!
We made a few changes to this recipe, adding more eggs, and more spices...........................skipped the caramel sauce, and the decorative pecans...................it was good! How could anything pumpkin not be good though?!?!?!?

TWD

Well we are going to post our pics and what we changed on Thanksgiving! Well hopefully we will be able too, our Internet is acting up and is really slow. So who knows what could happen by then.

TTFN!

Cinnamon Raisin Walnut Bread

I have always made my cinnamon bread with the nuts and raisins swirled into the filling, so when I came across this reicipe on Sugar Plum's blog...................I thought, "now thats something I've got to try!"

Hannah

Brown Harvest Bread

1 T. yeast
5 c. warm water
3/4 c. molasses
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. olive oil
9-10c. whole wheat flour
1 (16oz.) pkg. 10 grain mix
2 c. oats
1/2 c. roasted pine nuts
1/2 c. roasted almonds
1/2 c. cashews
1/2 c. macadamia nuts
1/2 T. salt
1egg
2 T. water

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in the water. Let it stand 5 min., or until the yeast is foamy. Add the molasses, brown sugar, and olive oil. In another large bowl, combine the whole wheat flour, 10 grain mix, oats, all the nuts and salt. Slowly add the wet to the dry ingredients and mix well. Turn dough onto lightly wheat-floured counter top or bread board. Knead the dough for 4 to 7 min. Keep the dough moist for a soft tender bread. Separate the dough into two portions. Generously grease 1 to 2 baking sheets, depending on their sizes. With your hands form the sections of dough into two round loaves on the baking sheet. Place the sheets in a warm dry place and let the dough rise for 60min. Preheat the oven to 375. Beat together the egg and water to make an egg wash. Brush the loaves for 45 to 55 min. Tap the bottom of one of the loaves. If it sounds hollow, it's done. If not, continue to bake, checking every few minutes. Let the loaves cool for 45min. before slicing.

Yield:2 loaves

Cranberry Walnut Orange Soda Bread

Ingredients:
3 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted, plus more for greasing pan
4 cups flour, plus more for kneading
¾ cup sugar
¾ cup dried cranberries
1/2c. chopped walnuts
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
½ tsp. baking powder
2t. cinnamon
1½ cups buttermilk
2 large eggs
2T. Orange Zest
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a baking sheet.
In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cranberries, nuts, baking soda, salt, cinnamon,orange zest and baking powder. In a separate bowl, whisk buttermilk, eggs and 2 Tbsp. butter. Stir the wet mixture into the dry ingredients to form a dough.
Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth, about 4 minutes; add more flour as needed to prevent sticking. Form dough into a 9-inch round; place on prepared baking sheet. Brush loaf with remaining Tbsp. of butter. Using a sharp knife, score an X on top of loaf.
Bake until skewer inserted in center comes out clean, about 45 to 50 minutes. Cool on wire rack before serving.

Pumpkin. Cream Cheese. Cranberries. Pecans. Cinnamon. What could be better?!?

The Center of Attention!

Ah what more could you want.............sweet, crunchy, and tart! Introducing the Pumpkin Pecan Cranberry Cinnamon Roll!

For creating this fabulous recipe. just follow the Pumpkin Challah recipe. Take 1/2 of the dough and roll into a 15x10in. rectangle. Spread with 3/4c. cinnamon sugar, 1c. of cranberries (dried) and 1c. of pecans. Sprinkle with an extra 2t. of cinnamon, and 1t. ginger. Roll up, slice into 12 rolls. Place in a 13x9in. pan.............bake at 375 for about 20min. Drizzle with a little Cream cheese frosting, and away you go............!

Crunchy, sweet, and tart!

Pumpkin Pear Spice Bread

1 1/2c. mashed pumpkin
1/2c. mashed ripe pears (canned or very ripe!)
1c. sugar
1/4c. applesauce
1/4c. oil
3 eggs
3 1/4c. flour (wheat or white)
1T. cinnamon
1t. baking powder
1t. baking soda
1t. ground cloves
1t. ginger
1/2t. salt

Mix together the first 6 ingredients. And the remaining ingredients till moisted, just till blended.
Pour into 2 greased loaf pans and bake at 350 for 50-60min. Or till knife inserted comes out clean. Cool 10min. then remove from pan. Cut when cooled.

Yields: 2 loaves, 12 slices per loaf.

Pumpkin Challah

The word "challah" refers to the portion of dough set aside for the kohein that is, a portion that is taken out of the dough before it is baked. You may have seen the notation "Challah has been taken" on boxes of Passover matzah, indicating that this rule has been followed, that the challah portion was taken from the dough before the matzah was made. I am not certain how the term for the removed portion came to be used for the loaf of bread made after that portion has been removed.

To set apart a portion of the dough for the kohein (Num. 15:20)

Packages (5 teaspoons) active dry yeast

1 Cup warm water (105 - 115 degrees F)

½ Cup sugar

3 Large eggs, plus 1 egg, beaten, for glaze

5 Cups all-purpose flour( we used 1/2 white 1/2 wheat)

2 Teaspoons salt

½ Cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

1T. vanilla

1T. cinnamon

1t. ginger

 1/2t. nutmeg and cloves



In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast in the warm water and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. Using a wooden spoon, stir in the sugar, 3 eggs, spices and vanilla, 4 ½ cups of the flour, the salt, and the butter until the dough comes together in a sticky mass. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead, working in the remaining flour as necessary to keep the dough from being too sticky, until the dough is smooth and elastic, 5-7 minutes. DO NOT BE TEMPTED TO ADD TOO MUCH FLOUR. The dough should stay soft, and will become less sticky with kneading. Form the dough into a ball and transfer it to a lightly oiled bowl. Cover the bowl with a damp kitchen towel and let the dough rise in a warm, draft-free spot until it doubles in bulk, about 2 hours.



Line a half-sheet pan or rimless baking sheet with parchment (baking) paper. Punch down the dough. Using a plastic pastry scraper, scrape the dough out onto a clean work surface.

To make a 4-strand braid -







First form the dough into a ball. 







Set 1 piece aside and cut the other into 4 equal size pieces.

Using your palms, and starting in the center and working outward, elongate 1 piece by rolling it gently against the work surface with even pressure until you have formed a rope as long as the prepared pan. Repeat with the remaining 3 pieces.



Line up the 4 strands in front of you horizontally. Each strand will be numbered -- starting in the front 1, 2, 3, 4. Press the ends on the left side together so that the strands stick to each other. 

Cross the strand that is farthest from you (4) over the other 3 strands.
Take the strand that is now next to it (it just became #2) and cross it over the strand behind it (#3)


and then under the next strand (#4). Tighten them all. 



Next take the strand that is now in the #2 spot and cross it over the #1 strand. 



Take the new #2 strand and cross it over #3 


and under #4.
Continue as follows tightening the braid as needed to keep it in shape. - Remember -- the numbers keep changing from strand to strand Example #1 can change to #2 etc...
The pattern is ---
2 over 1, 

New 2 over 3 then under 4

2 over 1,

New 2 over 3 then under 4









Continue as long as you can -- even to the very tip! 

Pinch the ends together and repeat this whole process with the other loaf!


Place the braided loafs on the prepared pan, cover with a dry kitchen towel, and let rise again in a warm, draft-free spot until it doubles in size and is spongy to the touch (50-60 minutes).

Position a rack in the lower third of the oven, and preheat to 350 degrees F.

Brush the braids gently with the beaten egg and sprinkle with the poppy seeds. Bake the braids until nicely browned and sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom, 15-20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.

Cooks note: The pictures of the making of the bread are NOT the Pumpkin Challah, but it is the braiding technique! Thank you to the Adams Sisters for the pictoral instructions!