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Quick Cherry Turnovers

by Pam on September 13, 2012

I was recently sent the new Taste of Home Best Loved Recipes^[1] cookbook. It is full of 1,485 different recipes that range from elegant and gourmet to comforting and simple. I have had a great time looking through this cookbook, reading the recipes, and looking at the tempting photos. I wanted to make my kids a special after school snack but I didn’t feel like going to the grocery store so I looked through this book to see what I could find. I found this turnover recipe that was quick, easy, and best of all, I had all the ingredients on hand… you can’t beat that. They were fun to make and they gave my kids the biggest smile when they walked through the door and saw these warm turnovers waiting for them. I think I might just be a pretty cool mom in their eyes today. Thanks for the great cookbook Taste of Home^[2]!

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a silpat mat.

Unroll the crescent roll dough and separate into four squares; place them on the silpat mat lined baking sheet. Press the seams and perforations together by pinching them. Spoon a 1/4 cup of pie filling in one corner of each square. Fold to make triangles; pinch the sides to seal then press them down with a fork.

Place into the oven and bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.

Prepare the frosting while the turnovers are baking. Combine the sugar, milk, and vanilla together. Drizzle the frosting over the warm turnovers.

These cherry turnovers are best when served immediately. Enjoy.

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Quick Cherry Turnovers

Yield: 4

Prep Time: 10 min.

Cook Time: 10 min.

Total Time: 20 min.

Ingredients:

Turnovers:

1 tube of crescent rolls
1 cup of cherry pie filling

Frosting:

1/2 cup of powdered sugar
1-2 tbsp milk
1/2 tsp vanilla

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a silpat mat.

Unroll the crescent roll dough and separate into four squares; place them on the silpat mat lined baking sheet. Press the seams and perforations together by pinching them. Spoon a 1/4 cup of pie filling in one corner of each square. Fold to make triangles; pinch the sides to seal then press them down with a fork.

Place into the oven and bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.

Prepare the frosting while the turnovers are baking. Combine the sugar, milk, and vanilla together. Drizzle over the warm turnovers. Serve immediately. Enjoy.

Adapted recipe by For the Love of Cooking.net
Original recipe by Taste of Home Best Loved Recipes

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Whole Wheat Baguette

by Pam on October 2, 2012

If you read my blog then you know I am intimidated by yeast. There, I’ve said it, baking bread scares me. It has been awhile since I last made bread and I had a craving for a baguette and a pot of soup for dinner. I pulled out my trusty bread machine and grabbed the ingredients to make a whole wheat baguette. I let the bread machine do the work and crossed my fingers that it would turn out. After the bread machine was done with it’s part I rolled up the dough and let it rise… so far so good. It was looking like I would succeed and I was so excited! I then carefully brushed it with an egg wash and all was well until I tried to cut slits into the top… the problem was the knife I chose was not sharp enough so my poor little baguette deflated a bit. Note to self: SHARPEN KNIVES! I was so bummed! I decided to proceed and bake it to see how it would turn out. Thankfully, it rose a little while baking and it turned out just fine. The kids slathered slices of the baguette with butter for their after school snack and LOVED it. They didn’t care that it wasn’t as full as it was supposed to be. Instead of making a pot of soup I decided I was done cooking for the day and we headed out to dinner – I didn’t want to push my luck.

Place the water, salt, white sugar, flours, and yeast into a bread machine pan in that order. Turn the bread machine to the dough setting and push start.

Once the dough cycle has completed (mine lasts 1 1/2 hours). Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll the dough into a rectangle then fold in half and seal the seam firmly with the side of your hand. Roll up dough jelly roll style very tightly and pinch the seam closed really well. Place the loaf onto a silpat mat that has been sprinkled with cornmeal. Cover with a cloth and let rise, until doubled in size, about 40 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Combine the egg with the water and beat until thoroughly mixed. Brush the egg mixture on the top of the loaf. Carefully slice three diagonal slits across the loaf with a very sharp knife. Place the silpat mat onto a baking sheet.

Place into the oven and bake for 17-22 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and let it cool on a rack before slicing and serving.

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Whole Wheat Baguette

Yield: 1 loaf

Prep Time: 1 hour 30 minute

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of warm water
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp white sugar
3/4 cup of whole wheat flour
1/2 cup of all purpose flour
3/4 tsp bread machine yeast
Corn meal
1 egg + 2 tsp water, mixed

Directions:

Place the water, salt, white sugar, flours, and yeast into a bread machine pan in that order. Turn the bread machine to the dough setting and push start.

Once the dough cycle has completed (mine lasts 1 1/2 hours). Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll the dough into a rectangle then fold in half and seal the seam firmly with the side of your hand. Roll up dough jelly roll style very tightly and pinch the seam closed really well. Place the loaf onto a silpat mat that has been sprinkled with cornmeal. Cover with a cloth and let rise, until doubled in size, about 40 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Combine the egg with the water and beat until thoroughly mixed. Brush the egg mixture on the top of the loaf. Carefully slice three diagonal slits across the loaf with a very sharp knife. Place the silpat mat onto a baking sheet.

Place into the oven and bake for 17-22 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and let it cool on a rack before slicing and serving.

Recipe and photos by For the Love of Cooking.net

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Peanut Brittle

by Pam on December 17, 2012

I am so excited about this recipe! I’ve always been intimidated by making candies so I don’t make them. A childhood friend of mine recently posted on Facebook that she is the queen of peanut brittle so I immediately asked for her recipe. I made a small batch this afternoon and it turned out AMAZING and it was so easy to make! My kids were the taste testers and they both fell instantly in love with this peanut brittle. We have friends coming over for dinner tomorrow night and I am excited to serve this for dessert – I have a feeling it’s going to make a lot of people happy. Thanks for sharing Amy… you’re the best (and so is your peanut brittle recipe)!

Prepare a baking tray by either coating with butter or lining with a silpat mat that has bee coated in cooking spray.

Combine the sugar, corn syrup, and water in a heavy sauce pan over high heat. Cook and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Continue cooking on high until candy thermometer reaches 290 degrees. Once it reaches 290 degrees, add the peanuts and butter. Continue cooking and stir constantly for 1 minute. Remove from heat and add baking soda and salt, then return to a medium heat stirring and cooking until desired color (caramel color)…. usually takes just a of couple minutes.

Pour out onto the prepared baking sheet and spread to desired thickness. Cool completely then break up into pieces. Enjoy.

Side Note: I cleaned my spoon, pan, and candy thermometer by submerging them in the pan full of water and simmed them until they were clean.

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Peanut Brittle

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar
3/4 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup water
1 cups raw spanish peanuts
1 tsp butter
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt

Directions:

Prepare a baking tray by either coating with butter or lining with a silpat mat that has bee coated in cooking spray.

Combine the sugar, corn syrup, and water in a heavy sauce pan over high heat. Cook and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Continue cooking on high until candy thermometer reaches 290 degrees. Once it reaches 290 degrees, add the peanuts and butter. Continue cooking and stir constantly for 1 minute. Remove from heat and add baking soda and salt, then return to a medium heat stirring and cooking until desired color (caramel color)…. usually takes just a of couple minutes.

Pour out onto the prepared baking sheet and spread to desired thickness. Cool completely then break up into pieces. Enjoy.

Side Note: I cleaned my spoon, pan, and candy thermometer by submerging them in the pan full of water and simmed them until they were clean.

Recipe and photos by For the Love of Cooking.net
Original recipe Amy Wall

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