Baking

I started some new sourdough starter to make bread, rolls, pretzels, etc. My last starter I used up without adding to it, which is a shame because I had that starter for years. Sourdough starter is natural yeast. Why do I want to make and use it instead of just buying yeast? Well, commercial yeast [...]

Ingredients: 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder pinch of salt 1 cup soft butter 1 1/2 cups white sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Directions: – Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F/190 degrees C. Mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set [...]

After all that hard work my sons did in the garden, I made them fudge Thanks for visiting FamilyEarthprint.com!

I bake a lot and make lots of our baking goods from scratch. I used to know how to make soft fluffy biscuits from scratch, but I no longer use crisco…I’m finding that just using butter makes my biscuits denser (and less fluffy) and they are kinda crunchy on the outside. Soft still on the [...]

I got this recipe off the interwebs about how to make Olive Garden (a popular Italian resturant with awesome bread sticks) type bread sticks. They came out ok, My husband and the boys said they tasted good. We also had turnips greens from the garden and angel hair pasta with sauce and meatless meatballs. This [...]

Cut each biscuit out with juice glass. I love making biscuits from scratch, they are the BEST. the secret to good fluffy biscuits is vegetable shortening, baking soda, & butter. Easy on the butter, just a little for light flaky taste. You will need: 2 cups all-purpose flour1 tablespoon baking powder1 teaspoon salt3/4 tablespoon white [...]

Happy New Year! I’ve been making lots of cookies this holiday season. Here is my sugar cookie recipe found in the Veggie Mama Book: 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour1 teaspoon baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt3/4 cups butter, softened1 cup brown sugar2 eggs1/2 teaspoon vanilla extractbaking sprinkles/candy toppers, if you want Preheat oven to 400 degrees [...]

So the boys wanted me to make cookies the other day. I was writing so I told them they had to wait. They said We don’t want to wait! Come on, mom, make us some cookies! I said No, later. They said Ok we’ll just make them ourselves. I said Ok, go for it. They [...]