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Cinnabon Clone Cinnamon Rolls

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My sweet 10 y/o requested these for his Birthday Breakfast :) Found this on all recipes... This recipe was supposed to made in a bread machine part of the way, but reading the notes of other users I'm converting it for not using a bread machine, and keeping in the fridge overnight to bake in the morning! Ingredients 1 cup warm milk (110 ° F/45 ° C) 2 eggs, room temperature 1/3 cup butter melted 4 1/2 cups bread flour 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup white sugar 1 Tablespoon bread machine yeast Filling: 1 cup brown sugar, packed 2 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon 1/3 cup butter, softened Icing: 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup butter, softened

Greek Yogurt

I LOVE Greek yogurt. That's my confession. I'd eat it 3-4 times a day if it wasn't almost $1/cup. Hubs is NOT impressed with the price, but I need the protein because of the bypass, and I STRONGLY DISLIKE regular yogurt. It's just nasty, and also doesn't have enough protein anyway. So I found this delightful blog about freezer meals (which I also want to spend some time learning to do- I've wanted to for years, and I've decided I just have to MAKE time to do it- the time will not be presenting itself any time soon). Anyway, the link to her blog is here: Freezer Meals for Us . Perusing through there I found her recipe and ideas for homemade yogurt. I knew you could make regular yogurt- but I'm ECSTATIC to find out you can make the Greek version as well! Greek Yogurt 8 cups low fat milk 1 cup dry powdered milk 2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt Add 1 cup dry powdered milk to 8 cups low fat milk in a saucepan on high heat. Bring to almost

Monterey House Candy (Leche Quemada - Burnt Milk Fudge)

I've searched for this recipe for literally years. They used to give to away at Monterey House in Dickinson, TX. I've made countless pans of what usually turns into semi-burnt caramel. I did find this exact candy at Las Palmas here in Springdale, but they seldom have it. They don't have a recipe. They claim they GO TO MEXICO and buy it from someone there, and bring it back?! Seriously useless. But here it is- someone from Dickinson gave out this recipe and I'm going to try it. You may all get some for Christmas this year if it works out. And if you don't absolutely LOVE it, please just send it back and I will eat it- somehow. NEVER LET IT GO TO WASTE!!! 5 pounds sugar 4 12-oz cans evaporated milk 1 12-oz can evaporated goat’s milk (or substitute evaporated milk) 2 cups light corn syrup 1 tablespoon salt 1 tablespoon Mexican vanilla extract 4 tablespoons butter I N S T R U C T I O N S Put sugar, evaporated milk, evaporated goat’s milk, corn syrup and sa

Vanilla Tres Leche Cake

Vanilla Tres Leche Cake Cake: 6 large eggs, separated 2 cups granulated sugar 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 cup whole milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Cream topping: 1 14-ounce can evaporated milk 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk 1 cup heavy cream To make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease and flour a 9 by 13-inch baking dish and set aside. (I used a smaller rectangle pan & a muffin tin, b/c I wanted individual cakes for presentation) In the bowl of a mixer, beat the egg whites on low speed until soft peaks form. Add the sugar gradually with the mixer running and peak to stiff peaks. Add the egg yolks 1 at a time, beating well after the addition of each. Sift together the flour and baking powder and add to the egg mixture, alternating with the milk. (Do this quickly so the batter does not lose volume.) Add the vanilla. Bake until golden, 25 minutes. To make the cream topping: In a blender, combine the evaporated milk, cond

Red Hot Firecracker Popcorn

Red Hot Firecracker Popcorn Recipe from Holiday Snobs . We're pretty big on popcorn around here- and movies... I'm thinking we should make this and take it to the drive-in movies! Red Hot Firecracker Popcorn 3 bags microwave popcorn, popped 1 C. Butter 9 oz Red Hots Candy 1/2 C Corn Syrup Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Have popcorn ready in a large bowl. Have a roast pan or large jelly roll sheet sprayed with cooking spray and ready to go. Mix butter, syrup and candy over med/high heat. Once it boils let it boil for 5-8 mins longer. It should then reach soft ball stage on a candy thermometer. All the while stirring constantly. Once it reaches soft ball remove from heat and pour over popcorn and mix well. Pour popcorn into pan or sheet and place in oven. Roast for 45 min stirring after 20 mins. Remove from oven and pour out onto parchment paper or sprayed wax paper to cool in a single layer. Store in an airtight container.

Red White & Blue Whoopie Pies :)

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Red White & Blue Whoopie Pies 1 vanilla cake mix 1 c. rice krispy cereal ½ c. melted butter 1 egg, beaten 1 tsp. vanilla extract Buttercream Frosting (I made homemade, you can use canned or whatever) Preheat your oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combing all the first 5 ingredients until mixed in. It's kind of crumbly. Carefully stir in m&m's. Roll or smush into 1 inch balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Make sure they are at least 2 inches apart to allow some spreading while baking. Bake for 9-10 minutes or until set. Cool for a minute on the pan, then remove to a wire rack to finish cooling. After the cookies have cooled completely, take 2 cookies and fill with frosting. ***So I made them! They're pretty small for whoopie pies, but horribly rich so you couldn't stand it if they were any bigger. I used red & blue mini M&M's, and homemade butter-cream frosting (dyed blue, for July 4th). They are FABULOUS but make me SO SICK