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Shades of Autumn: White

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This week’s Shades of Autumn Photo Challenge had me thinking outside of the lens.  How could I capture white in Florida?

Typically the only white to be found in fall in Florida is the sugary white sand at our beaches or the puffy white clouds against our cerulean skies.  Other than that, we don’t see a whole lot of white in these parts.

But then, with Thanksgiving around the corner and Christmas coming soon, it is baking season much like every other part of the country.  So, we’re seeing a lot of white in our kitchen these days.

 

Every year my mom sister, my girls and I plan a marathon Christmas cookie baking day and we just nailed down a date for this year’s cookie craziness.  Since it’s only a couple weeks away, I need to start planning my cookies and making sure I have enough ingredients in the pantry, which led to me flipping through the pages of my favorite cookbook (the third tattered copy and very loved Joy of Cooking) for my favorite cookie recipes.

As you can see, I’ve added my own notations for the perfect Snickerdoodles and Viennese Crescents.

 

Of course, Peppermint Bark will make Christmas cookie the list again.

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Do you have a favorite Christmas cookie or treat you bake and share every year?

On December 1, a few blogger friends and I will be hosting The Ultimate Virtual Christmas Cookie Recipe Swap and you‘re cordially invited!  So, dust off your favorite Christmas cookie recipes, preheat your ovens and set your timers for Thursday, December 1, when our blog hop goes live.  Then, snap some photos of your gingersnaps or whatever other tasty treats you want to share for The Ultimate Virtual Christmas Cookie Recipe Swap!

More details to crunch on soon!

I Found My Thrill on a Blueberry Hill of Scones

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PhotobucketApril is here and all the beautiful berries have begun to ripen.  Towards the end of the month, we’ll find ourselves at the blueberry farm once again.

 

As the temperature rises, the price of blueberries will drop in the supermarkets.  When that happens, I buy multiple pints of blueberries to toss in the freezer for smoothies, pancakes and other yummy blueberry treats, like Allan’s spectacular scones.

 

 

Iron Chef Allan’s Rustic Blueberry Scones

 

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

 

Mix well in a large bowl:

2 cups white whole wheat flour

3 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

¼ cup sugar

 

In another bowl, toss 1 cup of frozen blueberries with ¼ cup of dry flour.

 

Then, mix 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream with dry ingredients.  When mostly mixed, add blueberries and knead a few times by hand until combined.

 

Roll into 8 inch round and then slice into 8 equal parts. Place triangular slices on a greased cookie sheet.  Brush with cream and sprinkle with large sugar crystals.

 

Bake for 20 minutes for fabulous blueberry scones.

 

 

The only thing missing is the clotted cream.  Maybe Karen can send some our way.

 

Now link up and see what If I Could Escape and Gone Bananas are serving for this week’s Friday Food Fight.

 



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Spectacular Snickerdoodles

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Although I’ve bragged about them and even shared a picture of my perfect Snickerdoodles, I never actually posted a recipe.  But I when I sniffed out If I Could Escape’s Virtual Christmas Cookie Exchange, I thought now was the perfect time to post my perfect and very impressive Snickerdoodle cookie recipe.  See, my Snickerdoodles are so impressive because I can’t bake and yet somehow, I make the best damn Snickerdoodles on the planet.  Honest!  I even have a certificate to prove it.

 

 

So, here it is.  Run DMT’s Spectacular Snickerdoodles that even her Iron Chef Husband can’t replicate

 

 

(Modified recipe from Joy of Cooking)

 

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.  Grease or line 2 cookie sheets.

 

Whisk until well blended:

2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

2 tsp cream of tartar

1 tsp baking soda

¼ tsp salt

 

Beat in an electric mixer:

1 stick unsalted COLD butter cut into small cubes

1 ½ cups sugar

 

Add and beat until well combined:

2 large eggs

Gradually add in the flour mixture.

 

Mix on a separate dish:

¼ cup sugar

4 tsp ground cinnamon

 

Shape the dough into 1 ¼ inch balls, roll in the cinnamon sugar and arrange about 2 ¾ inches apart on the cookie sheets.  Bake, one sheet at a time, until the cookies are light golden brown at the edges, about 12-14 minutes.  Let stand briefly; then remove to cooling rack.

 

Yields approximately 36 three inch cookies.

 

Stuffing My Face With Snickerdoodles

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It been too cold to run outside.  So, I thought I share what my fat lazy ass this wanna be Hungry Housewife has been up to instead of running.  

 

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See, I had this potluck recipe swap playdate this morning and since Christmas, I’ve been trying to perfect the PERFECT snickerdoodle.  And like, I said it’s been really cold here in the Sunshine State and everyone knows a warm oven helps to heat your home.  Plus, the lovely smell of snickerdoodles helps hides the  musty, dusty odor from my lack of Swiffering.

 

So, although I am not happy with my lack of training or lack of housekeeping, I am thrilled with the results of my latest batch of Snickerdoodles.  Of course, now I have to run a half marathon just to burn off the fat and calories with the half dozen I’ve eaten already.

 

Since I’m not much of a baker and there’s no love for cooking with me, it would be laughable for me to post a recipe.  However, if you want my modified Joy of Cooking Secret Snickerdoodle recipe, drop me a line and I’ll send it to you.