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End result I LOVED it. This may be my favorite yogurt ever. Plain no flavor. I added a little strawberry preserve, granola, crunchy nuggets and drizzled a little honey. Seriously. I could eat this every day. Randy didn't like the tanginess. If you are not a fan of overly tangy, cook for less time. Save a scoop of the yogurt (with the whey) This will be your starter for your next batch. Also, if you drain any of the whey off, save that too. Many uses for whey. You can add it to a sourdough starter, add to pancake mix, etc We will definitely be making more.
Zane and GeorgiaLast month during an evening of the best tacos with the best people dinner the topic of sopapillas came up. Now most folks from around here have no idea what they are. After talking about it for a good 15 minutes we decided to make our next gathering all about the sopapillas. By we, I mean my nephew Zane and myself. And so the Sopapilla showdown went down.. Zane and I both made a batch. Made sure we had a full bottle of honey (if you eat them any other way, you're doing it wrong) The judge was Randy. (The hubs) What was he looking for in the perfect sopapilla? Flavor (of course) Color (the perfect golden brown) Poofiness (the more poof the better) The sopapilla that won? Zane's! Where mine had the correct poofiness and were a lovely golden brown. Zane's killed it on flavor and were a beautiful dark golden brown. The difference in recipes (I don't have Zane's, but he told me what he used) Mine was pretty basic. Flour, baking powder, shortening, salt and water. Zane's didn't use the shortening, but had milk and honey in them. The secret to the perfect poof.. The thinner you roll them out the better.. No seriously.. If you think it's thin enough. Roll it some more. In all fairness the real winner is me. Spending time with some of my favorite people is always the best. Click the link below for more info on sopapillas New Mexico Culture NikitaI tried a new cinnamon roll recipe with raisins (and of course butter cause it's Paula Deen.) What's nice about this recipe is that you can whip up the dough and rolls the night before, then pop them in the oven when you wake up. The only resting I allowed after being taken out of the fridge was while the oven was preheating - 5 mins max. They were fluffy and buttery. The icing recipe did include more butter, but Matt said NO MORE BUTTER. LOL! So I just made a simple glaze with powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla. The raisins were a match made in heaven. Soft and plump, and I didn't even soak them. Now I'm thinking of revisiting the Orange Rolls I made in Sofia but add some cranberries! Hmmmmm...... Thankfully Nikita took care of the baking for our Sunday..
Until next time, Georgia, Zane and Nikita CammyNot baking can be yummy too! This was quick and easy to put together. I think I would use more lemon curd and less cool whip in the lemon curd layer. There wasn't quite enough lemony goodness for my taste. Nikita
CammyKentucky Butter Cake is an absolute and unequivocal "YES!" With 1 1/2 cups of butter and 2 1/2 cups of sugar, I would definitely recommend either making it to take to some party and/or function or share with you neighbors as it is really difficult to resist the temptation of eating way more than one should! I served this one with strawberries and whipped cream, but it would be equally as good drizzled with caramel or chocolate. Oh, better yet, how about strawberries, chocolate drizzle and whipped cream?!?!
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