Breakfast Pastry

Ingredients:

• 1 Puff Pastry Sheet
• Green Onion
• Bacon
• Grated Cheese

Directions:

1. Cook bacon until crispy. Break into bacobit sizes.
2. Chop up the green onion.
3. Unfold one puff pastry sheet.
4. Sprinkle bacon, green onion, and cheese on the puff pastry sheet.
5. Roll, from the long side, the pastry sheet.
6. Cut the rolled pastry into equal sizes.
7. Bake according to the instructions on the puff pastry box.

Pink Camo Hello Kitty Birthday Cake

For my birthday this year, I wanted to try making a pink camo Hello Kitty cake.

The Camo:



The Hello Kitty:



So, how do you do the camo? You split your battery into equal parts in little bowls. You add food color of choice to each bowl to make the colors you want. Then you dizzle, alternating, the colors into the cake pan. Do not mix the batter once it is in the cake pan. Bake and you have rainbow, camo, what have you.

Cinnamon Rolls

Category: Pastry > Cinnamon Roll

I've been wanted to try baking some cinnamon rolls for years now. I finally got around to it AND I got to bake them with my brand new Kitchen Aid Mixer!





Ingredients:

• 1 tsp White Sugar
• 1 (.25oz) Package Active Dry Yeast
• 1/2 cup Lukewarm water (110 degrees)
• 1/2 cup Milk
• 1/4 cup White Sugar
• 1/4 cup Butter
• 1 tsp Salt
• 2 Eggs, beaten
• 4 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 3/4 cup Butter
• 3/4 cup Raisins
• 1 tbsp Ground Cinnamon
• 1/4 cup Melted Butter

Directions:

1. In a small bowl, dissolve 1 tsp sugar and yeast in lukewarm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
2. Warm the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat. Mix in 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup butter and salt; stir until melted. Let cool until lukewarm (110 degrees).
3. In a large bowl, combine the yeast mixture, milk mixture, eggs and 1 1/2 cup flour; mix until well to combine. Mix in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. OR, use your hook mixer attachment and knead on medium-low speed for about 6 minutes.
5. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
6. While dough is rising, melt 3/4 cup butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in 3/4 cup brown sugar, whisking until smooth.
7. Pour into greased 9x13 inch baking pan.
8. Melt remaining butter; set aside.
9. Combine remaining 3/4 cup brown sugar, 3/4 cup raisins, and cinnamon; set aside.
10. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, roll into an 18x14 inch rectangle. Brush with 2 tablespoons melted butter, leaving 1/2 inch border uncovered; sprinkle with brown sugar cinnamon mixture.
11. Starting at long side, tightly roll up, pinching seam to seal. Brush with remaining 2 tablespoons butter.
12. With serrated knife, cut into 15 pieces; place cut side down, in prepared pan. Cover and let rise for 1 hour or until doubled in volume.
13. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, until golden brown. Let cool in pan for 3 minutes, then invert onto serving platter. Scrape remaining filling from the pan onto the rolls.

Interesting Ideas >>

For my friend's Bridal Shower, I wanted to give her cash, but I didn't just want to hand over the money. I wanted to give it to her in a special clever manner. I came up with the idea to make $2 bills into origami roses and then arrange them in a vase for her. It was a big hit.

It has been a while since I updated this blog. I was going through my phone and found these images that I thought I would share.

Zombie Birthday Cake:

St. Patrick's Day Cookies: Green Dye added to the sugar dough to make the cookies green.

St. Patrick's Day Birthday Cake:

Spurs Birthday Cake:


Rainbow Brite Birthday Cake: The cake was yellow but I made the batter all different colors so the cake was rainbow colored.

4th of July, American Flag, Apple Pie:

Graduation Cake:

Bachelorette Party Cookies

Cookies for a Bachelorette party. The lips were from a football cookie cutter. I just shaped them once I cut them out. You can find a penis cookie cutter at Spensors, but I made my from a piece of paper cut out and a knife.

Mardi Gras 2012