Popovers

I finally figured them out! I've made them a few times recently and they've always turned out like the ones on the left. Still yummy but not popped like they should. Then I looked up the recipe on http://www.allrecipes.com/ and read a suggestion that said to put a little dallop of butter in each cup after heating up the pan in the oven for about 5-10 mins. So I put a little drop of butter in the six cups on the left and see what happened. Woo Hoo lovely popped Popovers. I've also tried making the batter as room tempature as possible which may help too, but my little experiment proves that a little butter is the key. So go make them, I've already made them twice this week and will probably make them Sunday morning too since Ryan said he's never had them before.

Ingredients:

2 Eggs (room temp if possible)
1 Cup Milk
1 Cup Flour

Pre heat oven to 450* put the muffin tin in while it's heating. Take tin out, spray and add a drop of butter to each cup. Bake at 450 for 20 mins then lower the temp to 350 and bake another 10-15 mins. Eat warm with butter and strawberry jelly or lemon juice and powder sugar.

Banana and Granola Pancakes

Banana Pancakes

Pour batter on hot griddle

add 4-5 slices of fresh bananas. Turn over and finish cooking.

Add 4-5 slices on top of finished pancake. Add chopped pecans and sprinkle powder sugar. Drizzle buttermilk syrup over the top. The Best!

Granola Pancakes

Pour batter on hot griddle.

Add a TAB or two granola on top.

Flip over to cook other side.

After pancake is cooked, put on plate and sprinkle more granola on the top. Add a few slices of banana or fresh fruit (strawberries are yummy). Drizzle with buttermilk syrup

The key to both is the syrup. Don't bother making if you are too lazy to make the syrup. It just won't be the same. This is especially good on conference Sunday!

Buttermilk Pancakes

Don't even start making these pancakes or you will gain 10 pounds! Seriously, I have to restrain myself. Once I started making these along with homemade buttermilk syrup or homemade strawberry freezer jam. . . forget about it! (That was with a jersey accent)

David thinks I am crazy because my favorite food is pancakes. I can't explain it.

BUTTERMILK PANCAKES

2 eggs

1/4 cup oil

blend with wisp then add:

2 cups buttermilk

blend then add the rest:

1 1/2 cups flour (I always use 3/4 white and 3/4 wheat)

1 tsp soda

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 salt

I blend by hand with a wisp just because I am too lazy to get out my mixer. It works great and makes it easy and quick.

One time I made it with all white flour and max said I made it wrong and wouldn't eat it. Funny because my kids sometimes complain I only buy wheat bread, but they never noticed that was what made the pancakes soo good.

Good Luck. I think Cathy posted the syrup earlier, but here it is so you don't have to look it up:

BUTTERMILK SYRUP

(We call it carmel syrup)

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup buttermilk

3/4 cup sugar

bring to a boil

add 1 tsp soda

1 tsp vanilla or mapleine

(I like mapleine, it gives it a stronger flavor)

Make sure you make this in a large enough pot because when you add the soda it will foam up to the top. I have made several messes on my stove thinking I would pull it off the heat in time.

Hint: I always bake with real butter. I know it costs a little more, but I can't go back to margarine now.

Burnt Toaste

Sarah wants you to know that if you toaste your bagel too long, it doesn't taste very good! Didn't Dad always tell us that burnt toast made his hair curly? Ha Ha. And Max still believes his Dad is the David that killed Goliath. Be careful what you tell your children.

Morning Rice

For all the weird names we had for things I don't think this one ever did get a name...
This was made for breakfast
Left-over Cooked Rice (make sure that when you're dishing up dinner you don' t use the sauce spoon for the rice or it will taste funny)
Milk
Brown Sugar (we used to use enough to turn the milk brown... you might choose to use it a bit more sparingly)
Sugar
Cinnamon
Nutmeg (I like to use Pumpkin Pie Spice for a nice taste)
Butter
I think that's about it. Heat it in the microwave for a minute or so and enjoy a nice warm oatmeal alternative.

Orange Biscuits

Someone asked about those biscuits in the picture so I figured I would hunt down the recipe and put it on here because yeah, they looks really good.

Grapefruit Biscuits (or Orange)

ingredients:
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1 tablespoon sugar, plus more for sprinkling
1 teaspoon finely grated pink grapefruit zest
1 cup fresh pink grapefruit juice
Milk, for brushing
directions
Preheat the oven to 425°. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda into a large bowl. Using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
In a small bowl, rub 1 tablespoon of the sugar with the grapefruit zest until the sugar is deep pink color. Add the grapefruit juice to the sugar and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Pour the grapefruit juice into the mixture in the large bowl and stir just until the biscuit dough comes together.
Scrape the biscuit dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead 2 or 3 times until smooth. Roll out the dough to a 1/2-inch-thick square. Cut the dough into 2-inch squares and transfer to a large baking sheet. Lightly brush the tops of the biscuits with milk and sprinkle with sugar. Bake the grapefruit biscuits for 15 minutes, or until they have risen and are browned on the bottom. Let the biscuits cool slightly before serving.
MAKE AHEAD The biscuits can be baked early in the day and stored at room temperature. Reheat in a 350° oven before serving.
Recipe by Marcia Kiesel

I got the photo from THIS blog and they made them with oranges and sprinkled cinnamon sugar on them. I'll have to try them sometime soon.

Sharon's Syrup

My tummy is full and happy. I finally made this delicious syrup that my sister Sharon makes. I heard years ago how good it was and it's taken me this long to finally try it. It calls for buttermilk that I never buy. I got some to make Ranch Dressing which I'm going to start doing more often. I made the syrup yesterday and have been trying to think of what else it would be good on, this morning I saw a banana and viola. You all need to try this at home.

Sharon's Syrup

1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup buttermilk
Boil
Remove from heat then add
1 teaspoon soda (Be sure kettle is large as it foams up high1 teaspoon mapleine or vanilla

That's it, it was really simple and so yummy. I used vanilla and think it's probably best. The syrup is kind of a caramely butterscotch flavor. You'll be addicted.


*This was a post I made in May and I keep making this stuff and feel guilty every time and wonder why I can't loose this baby weight, thanks a lot Sharon.