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Best Chocolate Dipped Pretzel Rods Recipe

Chocolate Dipped Pretzels

Chocolate dipped pretzel rods are so easy to make and are a perfect gift for any occasion. You can add colors and sprinkles for any holiday and wrap them individually for a tasty treat. A simple an inexpensive gift for any holiday.

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Tools needed to make chocolate dipped pretzel rods:

Ingredients:

How to make chocolate dipped pretzel rods

Melt the chocolate

First follow the package directions for melting the chocolate. This can be done in a double boiler or in a microwave. I prefer the microwave method. Fill a microwave safe coffee mug with white, milk or dark chocolate melts. Set the microwave to 50% power and microwave for 30 second. Remove the mug and stir for about 1 minute. If it is not melted enough, return the mug to the microwave for another 15 seconds on 50% power. Remove the mug and stir for another minute. It should be fully melted by now, but if it is still not melted return it to the microwave on 50% power for 5 seconds. Do not over heat.

How to dip the pretzel rods

Hold onto one end of the pretzel and dip it into the mug filled with chocolate. Use a spoon to lift the chocolate and drizzle it down the pretzel, this method allows you to reduce chocolate waste.

Chocolate dipped Pretzel rods

How to decorate the pretzel rods

Once the pretzel is coated in chocolate. Place it on a piece of parchment paper and immediately add sprinkles of your choice.

If you want to add a drizzle of another color use a fresh white chocolate dipped pretzel to drizzle on a dark chocolate dipped pretzel or vise versa.

Next, allow the chocolate to set. The time will vary depending on the temperature of your home. If you desire a fasted set, place the parchment paper on a cookie sheet and put the pretzels in the refrigerator.

Decorated pretzels

Preparing the chocolate dipped pretzel rods for gifting

Once the chocolate is set, slip the pretzel chocolate covered end first into a self sealing pretzel bag. Remove the strip from the seal. Fold over the end of the bag and press to seal. You can gift as is or add a ribbon and gift tag if desired.

Giftable Pretzels

How to make Valentine’s Day Pretzel rods

Valentine's Day Pretzels

Stock up on fun Valentine’s day sprinkles.

Dip the pretzels in chocolate and decorate with Valentine’s day sprinkles. Bag and gift along with a Valentine’s day card.

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Best Sugar Cookie and Royal Icing Recipe

Sugar cookies with royal icing

Sugar cookie cut outs are so much fun to decorate for many different holidays. This sugar cookie and royal icing recipe is perfect for any occasion. Just add your seasonal cookie cutter and color the icing any color you wish.

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Tools Needed:

Sugar Cookie Ingredients:

  • 12 ounces of butter, softened
  • 1.5 Cups sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 cups of flour

How to make Sugar Cookie Dough

First cream the butter, sugar and salt in a stand mixer using the paddle attachment. In a separate bowl lightly whisk the eggs and vanilla. Gradually add the eggs and vanilla to the butter mixture. Finally add the flour a little at a time, mix until the dough begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl.

Wrap the dough ball in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before rolling it out.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Remove the dough from the refrigerator. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface to about 1/4 inch thickness. Use the cookie cutter of your choice to cut out your cookies. Use a dough scraper if needed to transfer the cut outs to a parchment lined cookie sheet.

Transferring cookie cut outs
Cookies ready to bake

Bake the cookies for 8-12 minutes or until lightly browned.

Royal Icing Ingredients:

  • 2 and 2/3 Cups Powdered Sugar
  • 5 Tablespoons water
  • 2 Tablespoon Meringue powder

How to make Royal Icing

Combine the meringue powder with the powdered sugar. Add the water and mix until combined. Whip the frosting using a stand mixer with the whisk attachment on high for 2-3 minutes. Store in an airtight container until ready to use.

Add water a couple drops at a time until the icing is the desired consistency. If you need to thicken the icing add a tablespoon of powdered sugar at a time until the icing is the desired consistency. Color as desired and place into piping bags or icing bottles.

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Recipe By Kristin
Course: Dessert Cusine:American Difficulty:Easy

Servings

minutes

Preparing Time

minutes

Cooking Time

minutes

Calories

kcal

INGREDIENTS

  1. 12 ounces of butter, softened

  2. 1.5 Cups sugar

  3. 1/4 teaspoon salt

  4. 2 teaspoons vanilla

  5. 2 eggs

  6. 4 cups of flour

  7. 2 and 2/3 Cups Powdered Sugar

  8. 5 Tablespoons water

  9. 2 Tablespoon Meringue powder

DIRECTION

  1. To make the cookie dough

    First cream the butter, sugar and salt in a stand mixer using the paddle attachment. In a separate bowl lightly whisk the eggs and vanilla. Gradually add the eggs and vanilla to the butter mixture. Finally add the flour a little at a time, mix until the dough begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl.
    Wrap the dough ball in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before rolling it out.
    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
    Remove the dough from the refrigerator. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface to about 1/4 inch thickness. Use the cookie cutter of your choice to cut out your cookies. Use a dough scraper if needed to transfer the cut outs to a parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake the cookies for 8-12 minutes or until lightly browned.

  2. To make the frosting

    Combine the meringue powder with the powdered sugar. Add the water and mix until combined. Whip the frosting using a stand mixer with the whisk attachment on high for 2-3 minutes. Store in an airtight container until ready to use.

NOTES

    Add water a couple drops at a time until the icing is the desired consistency. If you need to thicken the icing add a tablespoon of powdered sugar at a time until the icing is the desired consistency. Color as desired and place into piping bags or icing bottles.

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Best Jam Thumbprint Cookie Recipe

Thumbprint cookies

This thumbprint cookie recipe is a perfect cookie for any occasion. Buttery, nutty, crumbly perfection with sweet jam. You can choose any jam to fill the center, and any nut to coat the cookies. For this recipe I chose seeded raspberry jam and crushed pecans.

Tools need to make thumbprint cookies:

Ingredients:

  • 2/3 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1.5 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 slightly beaten egg whites
  • 1 cup finely chopped pecans, or nut of your choice
  • 1/2 cup seeded raspberry jam, or jam of your choice

Instructions:

Start by beating the softened butter with an electric mixer in a large mixing bowl.

cream the butter

Add 3/4 cup of the flour to the butter.

add the flour

Mix well, then add the sugar, egg yolks, and vanilla. Beat until thoroughly combined. add the remaining flour and mix. Cover and refrigerate the dough for at least 1 hour.

Remove the dough from the refrigerator. Shape into 1 inch balls.

roll into 1 inch balls

Roll each ball in the egg whites, then roll in the pecans to coat.

dough, pecans, egg whites

Place the balls on a parchment lined cookie sheet.

dough balls rolled in nuts

Make an indentation into the center of each cookie with your thumb.

thumb prints

Bake at 375 degrees F for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. Place the cookies on a wire rack to cool.

baked thumbprint cookies

Right before serving, fill the indentation with jam of your choice.

Thumbprint cookies ready to serve

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Recipe By Kristin
Course: Dessert Cusine:American Difficulty:Easy

Servings

minutes

Preparing Time

minutes

Cooking Time

minutes

Calories

kcal

INGREDIENTS

  1. 2/3 cup unsalted butter, softened

  2. 1.5 cups all-purpose flour

  3. 1/2 cup sugar

  4. 2 egg yolks

  5. 1.5 teaspoons vanilla

  6. 2 slightly beaten egg whites

  7. 1 cup finely chopped pecans, or nut of your choice

  8. 1/2 cup seeded raspberry jam, or jam of your choice

DIRECTION

  1. Start by beating the softened butter with an electric mixer in a large mixing bowl. Add 3/4 cup of the flour to the butter. Mix well, then add the sugar, egg yolks, and vanilla. Beat until thoroughly combined. add the remaining flour and mix. Cover and refrigerate the dough for at least 1 hour.<br>Remove the dough from the refrigerator. Shape into 1 inch balls. Roll each ball in the egg whites, then roll in the pecans to coat. Place the balls on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Make an indentation into the center of each cookie with your thumb.<br>Bake at 375 degrees F for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. Place the cookies on a wire rack to cool.<br>Right before serving, fill the indentation with jam of your choice.

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Pear Cranberry Crisp Recipe – Easier than Pie

Cranberry Pear Crisp

This pear cranberry crisp recipe really is easier than pie. A crisp, also known as a crumble or cobbler, is basically a crustless pie. The combination of sweet pears along with the tart cranberries is just right! Serve it at room temperature with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or homemade whipped cream.

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Tools you need to make Pear Cranberry Crisp:

Pear Cranberry Crisp Ingredients:

  • 12 ounces of fresh cranberries, rinsed
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 1.5 cups sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons water
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 4 Bartlett Pears, peeled and sliced thin (1/4 inch slices)
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/3 cup rolled oats
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), melted

How to Make Pear Cranberry Crisp

First preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Combine the fresh and dried cranberries in a large mixing bowl with 1 cup of the sugar, 2 tablespoons of water and the vanilla. Use a potato mashed to lightly crush some of the cranberries.

Mashing Cranberries with a potato masher

Add the pears, cinnamon, nutmeg and 2 tablespoons of the flour and toss.

pear cranberry crisp mixture

Transfer this mixture to a greased 9×13 inch Pyrex baking dish.

pear cranberry crisp ready for topping

Next make the crumble topping. Mix the remaining 1 cup of flour and 1/2 cup of sugar with the pecans, oats and salt.

crisp topping ready for butter

Then pour the melted butter over the mixture and mix.

pear cranberry crisp topping

Use your fingers to pull small clumps of the topping placing them evenly on top of the fruit mixture.

pear apple crisp ready to bake

Bake until the fruit is warm and bubbly and the topping is golden brown, approximately 40 minutes.

baked pear apple crisp

Serve warm or at room temperature. Add a side of vanilla ice cream or homemade whipped cream if desired.

Pear apple crisp

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Best Hershey Kiss Peanut Butter Blossoms Cookie Recipe

Peanut Butter Blossoms

Peanut Butter Blossoms, otherwise known as Hershey Kiss Peanut Butter Cookies are a perfect everyday cookie but can also be made festive for any holiday by adding colored sugar instead of plain sugar. That extra touch is what makes this the best Hershey kiss peanut butter cookie recipe.

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Peanut Butter Blossom Cookie Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • Colored sugar
  • 36 Hershey kisses, unwrapped

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Use a stand mixer with paddle attachment to mix the peanut butter, butter, sugars and salt, until well blended.

Mixing the first ingredients

Add the egg and vanilla and mix until well combined. Sift the flour and baking soda into the bowl. Scrape down the sides as needed to incorporate all of the ingredients.

Mixing the cookie dough

Form the dough into 1 inch balls. Roll each ball into colored sugar. Place the balls 2 inches apart on a lined cookie sheet.

preparing the cookies for baking

Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the tops look slightly cracked and the bottoms are lightly browned.

baked cookies

Immediately press a Hershey kiss in the center of each peanut butter blossom cookie.

Hershey kisses added to the cookies

Allow the cookies to cool completely on a cooling rack before attempting to stack them. At room temperature this will take several hours.

Valentine's Peanut Butter Blossoms

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Recipe By Kristin
Course: Dessert Cusine:American Difficulty:Easy

Servings

36 minutes

Preparing Time

20 minutes

Cooking Time

10 minutes

Calories

kcal

INGREDIENTS

  1. 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter

  2. 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened

  3. 1/2 cup granulated sugar

  4. 1/2 cup light brown sugar

  5. 1/2 teaspoon salt

  6. 1 egg

  7. 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract

  8. 1.5 cups all-purpose flour

  9. 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

  10. Colored sugar

  11. 36 Hershey kisses, unwrapped

DIRECTION

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.<br>Use a stand mixer with paddle attachment to mix the peanut butter, butter, sugars and salt, until well blended.<br>Add the egg and vanilla and mix until well combined. Sift the flour and baking soda into the bowl. Scrape down the sides as needed to incorporate all of the ingredients.<br>Form the dough into 1 inch balls. Roll each ball into colored sugar. Place the balls 2 inches apart on a lined cookie sheet.<br>Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the tops look slightly cracked and the bottoms are lightly browned.  <br>Immediately press a Hershey kiss in the center of each peanut butter blossom cookie.  <br>Allow the cookies to cool completely on a cooling rack before attempting to stack them. At room temperature this will take several hours.

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Easy Pumpkin Apple Pie Recipe

Pumpkin Apple Pie

Add a little apple to this seasonal favorite pie. This easy pumpkin apple pie recipe is sweet and delicious! Perfect paired with homemade whipped cream! This recipe makes two pies.

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Pumpkin Apple Pie Recipe Ingredients:

  • 2 Pie crusts – Try this easy pie crust recipe
  • 2.5 Cups Pumpkin puree, canned or homemade
  • 1 Cup Applesauce
  • 5 eggs
  • 2 -12 ounce cans evaporated milk
  • 1/4 Cup flour
  • 1.5 Cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2.5 teaspoons pumpkin spice

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

Prepare 2 bottom pie crusts. This easy pie crust recipe makes 2 bottom crusts. Line 2 – 9.5 inch Pyrex pie dishes with the bottom crusts.

Start by mixing all of the dry ingredients: flour, sugar, salt and pumpkin spice in a large mixing bowl.

In a second mixing bowl: crack the eggs and beat slightly. Add pumpkin puree, applesauce, and evaporated milk. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.

pumpkin apple pie batter in crust
pumpkin apple pie before baking

Pour the batter into the two pie crusts. Cover the crust with foil and bake at 425 degrees F for 15 minutes. Do not open the oven, but reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F and continue to bake for 35-45 minutes. Remove the foil for the last 5-10 minutes of baking time.

pies on cooling rack

Place the pies on a cooling rack for at least 2 hours before serving. Refrigerate the pies until ready to serve.

Slice and serve with whipped cream!

Pumpkin apple pie

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Recipe By Kristin
Course: Dessert Cusine:American Difficulty:Easy

Servings

16 minutes

Preparing Time

20 minutes

Cooking Time

60 minutes

Calories

kcal

INGREDIENTS

  1. 2 Pie crusts 

  2. 2.5 Cups Pumpkin puree, canned or homemade

  3. 1 Cup Applesauce

  4. 5 eggs

  5. 2 -12 ounce cans evaporated milk

  6. 1/4 Cup flour

  7. 1.5 Cups sugar

  8. 1 teaspoon salt

  9. 2.5 teaspoons pumpkin spice

DIRECTION

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.<br>Prepare 2 bottom pie crusts. This easy pie crust recipe makes 2 bottom crusts. Line 2 – 9.5 inch Pyrex pie dishes with the bottom crusts.<br>Start by mixing all of the dry ingredients: flour, sugar, salt and pumpkin spice in a large mixing bowl.<br>In a second mixing bowl: crack the eggs and beat slightly. Add pumpkin puree, applesauce, and evaporated milk. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.<br>Pour the batter into the two pie crusts. Cover the crust with foil and bake at 425 degrees F for 15 minutes. Do not open the oven, but reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F and continue to bake for 35-45 minutes. Remove the foil for the last 5-10 minutes of baking time.<br>Place the pies on a cooling rack for at least 2 hours before serving. Refrigerate the pies until ready to serve.<br>Slice and serve with whipped cream!

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How to Make Mini Fruit Pizza Cookies

Mini Fruit Pizza Cookies

This mini fruit pizza cookie recipe is fun for any occasion. It’s fun to get creative with fruit. The best part is they are so delicious you will not have to worry about leftovers. These cookies are tasty with any fruit toppings you choose.

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Ingredients:

  • Sugar cookies, store bought or homemade

Cream cheese frosting ingredients:

  • 16 ounces of cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Fruit toppings

  • Cantaloupe
  • Honeydew
  • Strawberries
  • Blueberries
  • Raspberries
  • Kiwi
  • Mandarin oranges, fresh or canned
  • Pineapple
  • Grapes
  • Apples
  • Lychee – for Halloween eyeballs

Other optional toppings

How to make mini fruit pizza cookies

Start by baking your sugar cookies. Use your favorite recipe, buy store bought sugar cookies, or use frozen sugar cookie dough.

baked sugar cookies

Make the frosting:

Use a hand mixer to blend the cream cheese sugar and vanilla until smooth.

Prepare the fruit:

Wash, peel and slice the fruits you choose to use.

Assemble the pizzas

Frost the cookies, and top with fruit of your choice.

Fruit Pizza cookie

Halloween Fruit Pizza Cookie Ideas:

Halloween Mini Fruit Pizza Cookies

Mandarin Orange pumpkin cookies

orange pumpkin cookie

Peel a mandarin orange, Slice it into three slices. Use the top and bottom to make the pumpkin cookies. Add a slice of honeydew for the stem.

I used the center slice to create the clown pumpkin pictured in the bottom right above. Just added eyeballs a blueberry nose and a strawberry mouth.

Spider web fruit pizza cookies

Spider web frosted on cookie
Pipe on frosting
Grape spider on cookie
Add grapes and blueberry

First pipe on the frosting in the shape of a spider web. I used a #4 tip. Next slice a black seedless grape in half and use one half for the body. Add a large blueberry for the head. Slice another grape for the legs. Add frosting eyes, topped with red gel.

Fruit Candy Corn Cookie

For the candy corn fruit pizza cookie I used thin slices of pineapple, cantaloupe and banana for the yellow bottom, orange middle and white top. Pictured on the tray above.

Fruit Eyeball Cookies

Fruit eyeball garden cookie
Eyeball collection
Lychee fruit eyeball cookie
Gross eyeball cookie

Stuff a blueberry inside the hole of a Lychee fruit, then add a candy eyeball if desired. Get creative, add eyeballs to any fruit you wish. I added them to sliced black grapes and kiwi above.

Ghost or Mummy Cookies

Banana ghost and strawberry creature
Banana mummy cookie
Banana mummy and honeydew ghost

To make a banana ghost, slice off the top 2 inches of the peeled banana. Slice the 2 inch piece lengthwise. Place the banana flat side down on the cookie. Add 2 drops of melted chocolate for the eyes and a larger drop for the mouth. Alternatively you could use mini chocolate chips for the eyes and a regular chocolate chip for the mouth.

To make the banana mummy, first make the ghost, then pipe on the frosting with a #4 tip.

To make the honeydew ghost, start with a thin slice of honeydew melon. Cut a section from the ring. Use a metal straw to make two eye holes and a mouth hole.

To make the strawberry creature, add some eye balls to the strawberry and cut some black grapes for antennae.

Apple Lips Fruit Pizza Cookies

Quartered apple with cut out for mouth
Quartered apple with cut out for mouth
Apple mouth with pumpkin seed teeth and strawberry tongue
Apple mouth with strawberry tongue

To make the creepy apple lips, first quarter an apple. Use a paring knife to remove the remaining core and seeds, then carve out a mouth. Insert pumpkin seeds for the teeth. Add a slice of strawberry for the tongue.

Barfing Pumpkin Cookie

Barfing pumpkin cookie

To make the barfing cantaloupe pumpkin cookie, start with a thin slice of cantaloupe. Use a small champagne glass to cut a circle. Cut eyes with a metal straw and carve out a mouth with a pairing knife. Next, add some frosting and a variety of small fruit scraps.

Patriotic Mini Fruit Pizza Cookies

These patriotic mini fruit pizza cookies are great for Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Flag Day, Veteran’s Day, or any other patriotic event.

Patriotic mini fruit pizza cookies

Two make these patriotic fruit pizzas, simply add 4 small blueberries to the upper left corner, then add strawberry slices for the stripes.

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The Secret to Homemade Whipped Cream

Homemade whipped cream recipe

Are you frustrated with runny homemade whipped cream? Do you just want to give up and buy store bought whipped cream? Don’t give up! Here is the secret to homemade whipped cream.

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Homemade whipped cream recipe:

Ingredients:

  • 2 Cups Heavy Cream or Whipping Cream
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions:

Make sure you read the tips below before you start.

Place all of the ingredients into the chilled bowl of a stand mixer with a whisk attachment. Whip for approximately 3-4 minutes, stopping occasionally to scrape the sides of the bowl and check for peaks. Once the whipped cream forms peaks, stop whipping. Do not over whip.

What are the secrets to making the best whipped cream?

Chill the bowl

This trick alone will help you make the best homemade whipped cream. Just put the bowl of your stand mixer in the freezer for at least 30 minutes. Remove it right before adding your ingredients.

Use the right tools:

You can use a whisk or a hand held mixer with whisk attachments, but for best results use a stand mixer with a whisk attachment. If you insist on using a handheld mixer, use a chilled metal bowl. If you use an immersion blender with a whisk attachment, it is very easy to over mix, if you do you will end up with butter instead of whipped cream.

How do you store homemade whipped cream?

Homemade whipped cream is best used immediately, but it can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours in an airtight container. If you store it longer it may become soupy. If your whipped cream gets soupy, simply rewhip it. Just add the whipped cream to the chilled bowl of your stand mixer and use the whisk attachment to whip it for a minute or two. Do not over whip.

What can you use homemade whipped cream for?

Strawberry Shortcake

Peach Blueberry Pie

Apple Pie

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Sourdough Discard Pumpkin Spice Bread Recipe

Pumpkin bread

Fall is the perfect season for this sourdough discard pumpkin spice bread recipe. Although any season will do.

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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1.5 cups pumpkin puree
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 sourdough discard
  • 1.5 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

How to make sourdough discard pumpkin spice bread

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl mix together the melted butter, both sugars and the pumpkin puree until well blended.

pumpkin puree with sugar and butter

Allow this mixture to cool slightly while you mix together the dry ingredients. In a second mixing bowl sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and pumpkin pie spice.

Dry ingredients

Add the eggs, vanilla, and sourdough starter to the pumpkin mixture. Mix well. Then fold in the flour mixture until incorporated. Do not over mix.

Pumpkin bread batter

Grease a 9×5 loaf pan and pour the batter in.

Batter ready to bake

Bake the bread for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow the bread to cool in the pan for about an hour before turning it out onto a cooling rack. Slice and enjoy!

Pumpkin bread loaf
Pumpkin bread slice

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Recipe By Kristin
Course: Dessert Cusine:American Difficulty:Easy

Servings

12 minutes

Preparing Time

15 minutes

Cooking Time

60 minutes

Calories

kcal

INGREDIENTS

  1. 1/2 cup melted butter

  2. 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar

  3. 1/3 cup sugar

  4. 1.5 cups pumpkin puree

  5. 2 large eggs

  6. 1/2 sourdough discard

  7. 1.5 teaspoons vanilla

  8. 2 cups all-purpose flour

  9. 1 teaspoon baking soda

  10. 2 teaspoons baking powder

  11. 1 teaspoon salt

  12. 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

DIRECTION

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl mix together the melted butter, both sugars and the pumpkin puree until well blended. Allow this mixture to cool slightly while you mix together the dry ingredients.<br>In a second mixing bowl sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and pumpkin pie spice. Add the eggs, vanilla, and sourdough starter to the pumpkin mixture. Mix well. Then fold in the flour mixture until incorporated. Do not over mix.<br>Grease a 9×5 loaf pan and pour the batter in. Bake the bread for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow the bread to cool in the pan for about an hour before turning it out onto a cooling rack.<br>

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Best Sourdough Discard Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

sourdough discard strawberry shortcake

This sourdough discard strawberry shortcake is to die for! So flaky and delicious. The perfect mix of sweet and sour. You will not want to make it any other way. Included below you will find directions for making the shortcakes, strawberry topping, and homemade whipped cream. You can also use Redi whip if you prefer. As always, I do not like to turn on the oven in the summer, so I’ve included directions for baking the shortcakes on the Traeger.

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Sourdough discard shortcake ingredients:

  • 2 cups All-Purpose flour
  • 1 Tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) of cold butter
  • 1/3 cup sourdough starter discard (straight from the fridge)
  • 1/3 cup milk

Shortcake directions

Mix the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a mixing bowl. Use a cheese grater to grate approximately half of the butter into the flour mixture. Tip: use the butter wrapper to hold onto one end of the butter while grating. Mix the grated butter into the flour mixture.

grated butter in shortcake dough

Melt the other half of the butter. Add the discard, milk and melted butter to the dry ingredients and mix until dough forms.

Shape the dough into 6 shortcakes. Place the cakes on a parchment lined cookie sheet.

shortcakes ready to bake

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Bake the cakes for 17-18 minutes or until lightly browned.

Allow the shortcakes to cool if desired.

Strawberry Topping Ingredients:

  • 2 pounds fresh strawberries
  • 1/4 cup sugar

Strawberry topping directions:

Wash the strawberries, and remove the stems. Slice the strawberries into bite size pieces. Place the berries in a bowl. Add the sugar and mix. This mixture can be added to the shortcakes right away, or if you prefer softer strawberries with more syrup, wait a couple of hours before serving.

Homemade whipped cream ingredients

  • 2 cups heavy cream or whipping cream
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Homemade whipped cream directions

Mix the ingredients together in a bowl. Whip with a hand held mixer or stand mixer with a whisk attachment until peaks begin to form about 3-4 minutes. Do not over whip!

Homemade whipped cream is best used right away, although it can be stored for up to 24 hours in the refrigerator. If you choose to pipe your whipped topping onto the strawberry shortcake, I recommend the Wilton 8B tip. Otherwise, it tastes great if you just spoon it on!

How to assemble the strawberry shortcakes

Cut the shortcake in half. Place the bottom half in a bowl, layer with strawberries, then whipped cream then the top half then whipped cream then more strawberries. Yummy!

sourdough discard strawberry shortcake

Can you bake strawberry shortcake on the Traeger?

Yes you can! Preheat the Traeger to 425 degrees F. Place the parchment lined cookie sheet with shortcakes on the Traeger. Bake/smoke for 17-18 minuets or until lightly browned.

Shortcakes on the Traeger
Shortcakes baked on the Traeger.

Printable recipe

Sourdough discard Strawberry ShortcakeDownload

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Recipe By Kristin
Course: Dessert Cusine:American Difficulty:Easy

Servings

6 minutes

Preparing Time

5 minutes

Cooking Time

18 minutes

Calories

kcal

INGREDIENTS

  1. 2 cups All-Purpose flour

  2. 1 Tablespoon baking powder

  3. 1/2 teaspoon salt

  4. 3 tablespoon sugar

  5. 1/2 cup (1 stick) of cold butter

  6. 1/3 cup sourdough starter discard (straight from the fridge)

  7. 1/3 cup milk

  8. Strawberry topping

  9. Whipped cream

DIRECTION

  1. Mix the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a mixing bowl. Use a cheese grater to grate approximately half of the butter into the flour mixture. Tip: use the butter wrapper to hold onto one end of the butter while grating. Mix the grated butter into the flour mixture. Melt the other half of the butter. Add the discard, milk and melted butter to the dry ingredients and mix until dough forms.<br>

  2. Shape the dough into 6 shortcakes. Place the cakes on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
  3. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Bake the cakes for 17-18 minutes or until lightly browned. <br>Allow the shortcakes to cool, if desired.
  4. Top with strawberries and whipped cream.

NOTES

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