These are the best homemade tortillas I have ever had!!!! They are delicious, and the search for tasty homemade tortillas ended last night! *swoon* The taste is so similar to Chuy’s tortillas, and Chuy’s flour tortillas are one of my favorite flour tortillas of all time! Recipe courtesy of Homesick Texan Ingredients: 2 c. of [...]
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Flour Tortillas
Published by June 1st, 2009 in 5 Stars, Bread, Entertaining, Kid Approved and Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex. ClosedCampfire Buttermilk Biscuits
Published by May 21st, 2009 in 5 Stars, Bread, Brunch and Sides. ClosedThese biscuits are sinfully delicious. The recipe comes from Stephan Pyles’ New Tables From Texas cookbook. Ingredients: 8 TBSP unsalted butter 10 TBSP shortening 3 c. self-rising flour 1 1/3 c. buttermilk Directions: Preheat oven to 400F Place the butter in a 9 1/2 skillet and warm in the oven for 5 mintues to heat [...]
Blue Cornbread
Published by May 9th, 2008 in 5 Stars, Bread, Easy Preparation, Family Recipe and Kid Approved. 0 CommentsYes I’ve made cornbread before, but this time I used blue cornmeal instead of yellow cornmeal, and what a treat it was! Everyone loved it, but that doesn’t surprise me one bit. Ingredients: 1 1/4 c. flour 1 c. corn meal 3 tsp. baking powder 1/3 c. sugar 1/2 tsp. salt 1 egg 1 c. [...]
Updated Pizza Recipe: What -S Makes
Published by March 29th, 2008 in 5 Stars, Bread and Italian. 2 CommentsRachel has been bugging me for awhile to put up the pizza dough recipe we actually use to make pizza, as we don’t use the “Homemade Pizza” recipe from way back when. Actually after she put up that post, I was talking to the guys at Apizza in Stayton, Oregon and Shannon suggested a few [...]
Challah: Take 2
Published by February 1st, 2008 in 5 Stars, Bread, Breakfast, Brunch, Entertaining, Family Recipe and Kid Approved. 0 CommentsYes, I’ve made challah before, and now I’ve finally come to a recipe and process that is to all of our liking. This recipe yields 2 loaves…use one and freeze the other for next week! Ingredients: 1 c. lukewarm water 3 envelopes yeast (totaling 2 TBSP + 3/4 tsp. yeast) (I like the Rapid Rise [...]
Cardamom-Lime Sweet Rolls
Published by January 8th, 2008 in 3 Stars, Bread, Breakfast and Brunch. 0 CommentsThis recipe is from the Jan/Feb issue of Cooking Light. I was very intrigued by the flavors, so I made them this afternoon. First off, the last few times of made breads, I’ve been having trouble getting the dough to rise, and this time was no exception. The dough rises twice in this recipe, and [...]
Challah
Published by December 15th, 2007 in 5 Stars, Bread, Brunch, Entertaining and Kid Approved. 0 CommentsThis was my very first attempt at making Challah, and if I do say so myself, it turned out fantastic! I got this recipe from Meredith Jacobs’ book. The only thing I found to be a bit different in this recipe, is that it has you dissolve 3 packages of yeast in only 1/4 c. [...]
Grandma’s Cloud Biscuits
Published by December 12th, 2007 in 5 Stars, Bread, Easy Preparation, Family Recipe, Kid Approved and Quick and Easy. 0 CommentsThese biscuits are so easy and actually take longer to cook than they do to make. They are delicious too, and are a staple at my grandmother’s when she needs a last minute roll or bread. -s loved them so much he couldn’t stop eating them. They are small, probably about the size of a [...]
Berry Cream Cheese Muffins with Sweet Berry Drizzle
Published by December 9th, 2007 in 5 Stars, Bread, Brunch, Dessert, Easy Preparation, Kid Approved and Muffins. 0 CommentsI found this recipe on the Picky Palate food blog, and since I love berry muffins I bookmarked this recipe. Her recipe was adapted from Better Homes and Gardens, November 1997 recipe, and I changed the recipe up a bit for the ingredients I had on hand. This is so YUMMY! I’m not a batter [...]
Coconut Banana Bread with Lime Glaze
Published by November 29th, 2007 in 3 Stars, Bread, Dessert and Easy Preparation. 0 CommentsI found this recipe in the Cooking Light September 2007 issue. The recipe is from Jean Patterson, and it was originally published by Cooking Light in September 2003. It was good, but probably not something I’ll make again. I still prefer the classic banana bread. Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour (about 9 ounces) 3/4 teaspoon [...]
