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Quick Focaccia Bread #TwelveLoaves

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Quick Focaccia Bread

This month we have the great inspiration of the Italian bread, the best of the best in this cuisine.
I love a good focaccia bread, but sometimes I don’t have the time to make it with yeast, so I try and experiment with different recipes and methods and found the perfect compromise to this delicious bread.
So easy and fast you will love the crunchiness and the flavor, a mixture of basil oil with oregano and parmesan cheese.
Perfect for a side in salads or pasta, and of course just for the pleasure of eating perfectly delicious Italian bread.
Enjoy

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon basil oil or olive oil and more for the baking sheet
  • 1 teaspoon dry oregano
  • 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 cup water

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
  2. In a bowl add, water, flour, baking powder, salt, oregano and garlic powder, mix until everything is incorporated, then turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead for about 3 minutes. Form a ball and place it in a previously grease baking sheet, pour a little oil in the surface of the dough and spread into a rectangular shape.
  3. Sprinkle the parmesan cheese and bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
  4. This recipe makes 1 focaccia bread.
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Level of the recipe: Easy

#TwelveLoaves is a monthly bread baking party created by Lora from Cake Duchess and runs smoothly with the help of Heather of girlichef, and the rest of our fabulous bakers.

Our host this month is Rossella from Ma ch ti sei mangiato, and our theme is Italian Breads. For more bread recipes, visit the #TwelveLoaves Pinterest board, or check out last month’s mouthwatering selection of #TwelveLoaves Olive Breads!

If you’d like to bake along with us this month, share your Italian bread using hashtag #TwelveLoaves!

Quinoa Pumpkin Muffins #BreadBakers

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Quinoa Pumpkin MuffinsYes, the #BreadBakers team are using quinoa this time, and we want to give you a bunch of ideas so you can start using this different, healthy and versatile ingredient.
I want to tell you the you can find, all kinds of Quinoa products, flour, pasta, raw, and event precook quinoa, it is a different option if we are trying to lower our carbs and perfect if you want to change the traditional wheat bread.
I made, this easy pumpkin and quinoa muffins, using only quinoa flour and some other ingredients the can give it a better taste, I need to make it more decadent so my family would eat it.
I also made a crumble, very tasty and delicious, a little crunch to a soft and perfect crumb.
Delicious warm with tea or coffee or a hot chocolate, for this winter days.
Hope you enjoy them.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1-15 ounces can Pumpkin Puree
  • 2 cups quinoa flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup half and half
    Crumble
  • 1 cup quick oats
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/2 finely chopped pecans

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. In a bowl mix together, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg. baking powder and salt, set aside.
  3. In the bowl of the stand mixer, beat eggs, oil and sugar, in medium speed, then add pumpkin puree, vanilla and half and half, mix well, add the dry ingredients and mix just to combine.
  4. Pour the batter in a muffin tin already with some muffin liners.
  5. Mix the ingredients for the crumble and place about a teaspoon on each muffin, bake for 20 minutes.

This recipe makes 12 muffins.

Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Level of the recipe: Easy

What is Bread Bakers? It’s a group of bread loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bread with a common ingredient or theme. You can see all our of lovely bread by following our Bread Bakers Pinterest Board. Links are also updated after each event on the Bread Bakers home page.

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How is the monthly theme determined? We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient. Thank you to Chef Mireille from East West Realm for hosting.

Would you like to join in the fun? If you are a food blogger, send an email with your blog name and url to Stacy at foodlustpeoplelove@gmail.com.

Ginger Sour Cream Cookies #CreativeCookieExchange

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Ginger Sour Cream CookiesI love, love, love this time of the year, and all the cookies, cakes, turkey, ham you named it, it is just a delicious moment to be coking and baking.
And of course this month #CreativeCookieExchange theme is all about ginger. It is the second favorite ingredients, besides pumpkin puree.
We all love to baked and cook with this seasonal ingredients, and today I made this different kind of ginger cookie, it is like cookie and cake in one, and my daughter said you can dip then in chocolate for even more decadent flavor.
They have a rich flavor of ginger and a tanginess from the sour cream, this is just perfect to change up the traditional ginger cookies, and pack this holiday with this different and delicious Ginger Sour Cream Cookies.
Enjoy.

INGREDIENTS

  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 cups super fine sugar
  • 1 stick soften butter
  • 2 egg
  • 1 cup of fat free sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon grown ginger
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon grown nutmeg
  • 1 tablespoon of crystalize ginger

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. Cream sugar and butter for 5 minutes, add the eggs one at the time.
  3. In a bowl combine all the dry ingredients, then add to the mixture above alternating with the sour cream.
  4. You will have a very soft dough, and that is ok.
  5. Place teaspoon of the dough in a baking sheet, and place a little pice of crystalize ginger in the center of the cookies.
  6. Bake for 20 minutes. Once ready place on a cooling rack.

This recipe makes 40 cookies.

Preparation time: 25 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Level of the recipe: Easy

The theme this month is Ginger! Dried and ground, candied, fresh–if you like ginger in your cookies you have come to the right place! If you are a blogger and want to join in the fun, contact Laura at thespicedlife AT gmail DOT com and she will get you added to our Facebook group, where we discuss our cookies and share links.

You can also just use us as a great resource for cookie recipes–be sure to check out our Pinterest Board and our monthly posts (you can find all of them here at The Spiced Life). You will be able to find them the first Tuesday after the 15th of each month! Also, if you are looking for inspiration to get in the kitchen and start baking, check out what all of the hosting bloggers have made:

Baked Rice With Mushrooms #SundaySupper

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Baked Rice With MushroomsHave you ever went on the hunt for a ingredient? Something you know you need it just because you want to make that specific recipe?
Well this is the case of a lot of cook everywhere and let me tell you sometimes it is hard even create a recipe with this specific ingredient.
But don’t today we have a lot of recipes with unusual ingredients the are difficult to find or you just went on a hunt for them.
I made a delicious and easy baked rice with mushrooms, and I know the this is a very easy ingredient to find but the recipe is something unusual and you know me I love to cook with rice, and show you the there are so many recipes you can make with simple and basic ingredients.
Hope you enjoy.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup parboiled uncooked rice
  • 1 bag of frozen peas with carrots
  • 1 pound of crimini sliced mushrooms
  • 1/2 tablespoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
  2. Brush 1 tablespoon of butter in a baking dish.
  3. In a bowl mix all the ingredients except the water, place the mixture in the baking dish, put it in the oven and add the water, this is the safest method you can used, and bake for 40 minutes.
  4. After the time is done, add the rest of the butter to the rice, combine well and place in the oven for 5 more minutes.
  5. Once ready, serve immediately or cover and reheat later. This rice is a great side dish for your turkey, fish or a good salad if serve cool just add some dressing.

This recipe makes 6 servings.

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes
Level of the recipe: Easy

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Classic Anise Dinner Rolls #BreadBakers

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Classic Anise Dinner RollsWelcome to another delicious #BreadBakers month, and we have on this occasion some ideas to make on the thanksgiving dinner, or maybe a good hot and perfect breakfast the day after, you can decide what is best for you.
I made, a classic in my family, Anise dinner rolls, yes this are a must, and my family loves the flavor, texture and of course the they can eat it at any time of the day.
They are delicious just out of the oven, but be careful you can really burn your mouth. They are also very rustic, and that is something my grandma always taught me, homemade is better than anything you can find in the most expensive store.
I’m sure this is a new flavor the you can really enjoy.
Let me know how you like this little delicious pieces of bread.
Enjoy.

Today’s host is Holly from A Baker’s House  a big thank you to her for all her hard work.

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 cups flour
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 1/4 teaspoon rapid yeast
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Anise Seed
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon milk

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer add the flour, salt, sugar and yeast. In a separate bowl add milk, butter and anise seed, heat it in the microwave for 30 seconds, or until it reach 130°F.
  3. Add to the flour mixture and beat for 2 minutes.
  4. Place the dough in a flour surface (not to much flour) and knead for 8 minutes or you can use the fancy attachment in the mixer to do it.
  5. After the kneading time, place the dough in a bowl, cover and let it rest for 10 minutes.
  6. Then, grab the dough and cut it in 12 or 14 pieces, shape into balls, place in an round pan, an 8-inch can work good, cover and let it rise for 30 minutes.
  7. Once all ready, brush with a mixture of egg and milk, and bake for 35 minutes or until golden brown.
  8. This recipe makes 14 dinner rolls.
Preparation time: 50 minutes
Cooking time: 35 minutes
Level of the recipe: Easy

November #BreadBakers
Theme: Thanksgiving Breads. Make a bread that you would enjoy for Thanksgiving– whether it is pumpkin cinnamon rolls for breakfast, potato rolls for dinner or sandwich rolls for leftovers– the possibilities are endless! Enjoy baking!

How to join

#BreadBakers is a group of bread loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bread with a common ingredient or theme.  Follow our Pinterest board right here. Links are also updated each month on this home page.

We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient.

If you are a food blogger and would like to join us, just send Stacy an email with your blog URL to foodlustpeoplelove@gmail.com.

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Churro Style Cookies #TheLeftoversClub

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churro style sweet little earsWelcome to another month of good delicious leftovers with #TheLeftoversClub, and don’t get me wrong, we are not sending leftovers to our friends, this is just a funny way to call our fabulous group.
Let me tell you, it is really easy, we send delicious treats to our friends every month, for real, and I love it because I can taste something completely different.
This month I decide to make something very simple, you know with all the make ahead dishes we make for the holidays, sometimes it is difficult to choose a good recipe to send.
This sweet little ears, are not really ears, in my country they are call Orejitas, just because it resembles an ear, funny right?
And there are super simple to make, delicious, crunchy and warm, with all the cinnamon I add, oh very important I forgot to tell the it’s like eating a little buttery churro, Yum!
My little ears are churro inspired, because everybody love churros and why not chance the concept a little.
Hope you enjoy.

If you want to join The Leftovers Club just click and make sure to read all the rules or just send me an email and I will send the info to you.

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 sheets of Puff Pastry
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
churro style sweet little ears

 

Mix sugar and cinnamon, you can used a baking pan and keep it there, it is less messy that way.

churro style sweet little ears

Ok, place one of the puff pastries sheets on the table and roll in each end, making sure each end will make it to the center of the pastry, you can be fancy and measure, but this is a stress free recipe.

churro style sweet little ears

Then cut the pastry in 2 inch pieces, and press each piece on the sugar and cinnamon mixture. This is a very important step because they need to be super coated with the sugar, the flavor of this “cookies” is very important in the recipe.

Bake for 15 minutes, let it cool completely or as me eat it when warm.

This recipe makes 28 little cookies.

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Level of the recipe: Easy

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Caramel Banana Bundt Cake #BundtBakers

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caramel banana bundt cakeAnd this is the month I was waiting for so long, because we made delicious and irresistible caramel bundt, yes so sweet and gooey good the you never ever would look a bundt cake with the same eyes.
And this is because caramel is just my favorite, well that and coconut, I cook, make and created a lot of my sweet recipes with coconut and caramel, yum, and maybe is because back in home those are like an every day staples in the kitchen, making sweet recipes required caramel or dulce de leche all the time.
It is just delicious, and in this occasion I really want it to make something new and different, and is so funny, I made my bundt with some caramel filling, but it kinda got stuck on the pan, but it is still so delicious, gooey and oh my incredibly addictive, oh I forgot to tell you the I add some banana for a “healthy” approach.
As I always said enjoy and I hope you like it.
Also thank you to Lauren Everson from Sew You Think You Can Cook for hosting this month event.

INGREDIENTS

  • 3 cups AP flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 sticks soften butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 mashed bananas
  • 1 cup fat free half and half
    FILLING:
  • 1/2 cup caramel(I used the one for ice cream)
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar

DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Caramel Banana Bundt Cake 1

Cream butter and sugar in a stand mixer for 5 minutes.

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Once the butter is all fluffy and light, add eggs, vanilla extract, mashed banana and half and half. It would look weir at first but don’t worry once you add the dry ingredients it will look pretty.

caramel banana bundt cake 2

In a separate bowl sift flour, salt and baking soda, add to the egg and butter mixture and beat for 3 minutes.

caramel banana bundt cake 5

See now looks super yummy and pretty.

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In a bundt mold already cover with oil and flour or butter, add half of the batter then add the caramel filling, (just mix the caramel, cinnamon and brown sugar together to well combine), be careful with the filling place it only in the center and without touching the sides of the mold, and then add the rest of the batter.
Bake for 1 hour or until the center of the cake when you insert a toothpick comes up clean.

This recipe makes 1 bundt cake.

Preparation time: 25 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hour
Level of the recipe: Easy

#BundtBakers is a group of bundt loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bundts with a common ingredient or theme. We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme or ingredient. This month’s theme is caramel and our creative host is Lauren of Sew You Think You Can Cook.

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If you are a food blogger and would like to join us, just send an email with your blog URL to foodlustpeoplelove@gmail.com. All recipes and photographs can be found on our individual blogs, on our Pinterest board, and the #BundtBakers homepage.

And don’t forget to take a peek at what other talented bakers have baked this month:

Raisin Coconut Bread #TheLeftoversClub

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raisin coconut breadAfter a long time not posting I’m glad to be sharing with all of you again some recipes.
Summer is become a little busy, funny right, thats why is bean like a month without recipes here, but have no fear, we are back and ready for more delicious and exited recipes.
Now today I want to share this delicious raisin coconut bread the I made for my friend Faye at the The Leftovers Club.
Is delicious and perfect to take on a road trip, picnic or BBQ, is great with coffee, tea or any kind of drink.
It had two of my favorite flavors, lemon and coconut, of course the raisins are not bad at all but you know me, I love coconut.
I know is a little hot to bake in the summer, but this bread is to good not to make.
Enjoy and I hope you like it.

If you want to join The Leftovers Club just click and make sure to read all the rules or just send me an email and I will send the info to you.

INGREDIENTS

  • 3 cups AP Flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • zest of one lemon
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 stick of butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup half and half
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup graded coconut

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer ad sugar and butter and cream for 5 minutes, then add the eggs one by one and the vanilla extract.
  3. In a bowl sift flour, baking powder, salt, ad the lemon zest.
  4. The alternated the dry ingredients with the half and half, ad by hand the raisins and the coconut.
  5. Pour the mixture in a baking pan previously grease, and bake for one hour.

This recipe makes 1 bread.

Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hour
Level of the recipe: Easy

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Cherry Oatmeal Muffins #TwelveLoaves

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cherry oatmeal muffinsSo happy to start the month with a fabulous recipe, and such a delicious ingredient. Cherries are my number one, well besides strawberries in the summer, and the #TwelveLoaves team, had created a bunch of delicious and creative recipes for you to enjoy this summer.
I made a good for you muffin, low in sugar but pack with the cherry flavor, some fiber came to the party to add some fiver to the mix and of course cherries, in this case I used frozen because sometime you need to work with what you have.
This are perfect for a pick me up or as a complement to breakfast, definitely a delicious way to start of end you day.
Hope you like them and enjoy.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 cup of oats (not the instant one)
  • 1 1/2 cups AP flour
  • 1/2 cup of super fine sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon grown cinnamon
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup fat free half and half
  • 1 1/2 cup of frozen cherries
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. In a bowl mix all the dry ingredients, flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, sugar, lemon zest and oats, mix, then in another bowl also mix eggs, vegetable oil and half and half, then add in 2 additions the wet ingredients to the dry, mix until incorporated.
  3. Add the cherries and combine, don’t go crazy we want to see the cherries in the muffins.
  4. Now, in a grease muffin tin add 2 small scoops of the mixture, then bake for 25 minutes.

This recipe makes 12 cherry muffins.

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Level of the recipe: Easy

#TwelveLoaves June: Cherries
If you’d like to add your bread to the collection with the Linky Tool this month, here’s what you need to do!
1. When you post your Twelve Loaves bread on your blog, make sure that you mention the Twelve Loaves challenge in your blog post; this helps us to get more members as well as share everyone’s posts. Please make sure that your bread is inspired by the theme!
2. Please link your post to the linky tool at the bottom of my blog. It must be a bread baked to the Twelve Loaves theme.
3. Have your Twelve Loaves bread that you baked this June, 2014, and posted on your blog by June 30, 2014.
#TwelveLoaves is a monthly bread baking party created by Lora from Cake Duchess.
#TwelveLoaves runs smoothly with the help of our friends. Thanks to the wonderful Renee Dobbs and Liz Berg for their help this month!



Orange Rolls #TwelveLoaves

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orange rollsIm so exited to share this month recipe for the #TwelveLoaves group, and this month we have orange in all kinds, ways and form.
The most delicious recipes made with all kind of orange, juice, marmalade, jam, curd, anything you can image with orange we have it.
And I have for you this delicious orange rolls, made with a bread like dough, perfect for breakfast, warm out of the oven.
In the inside they have orange marmalade, I must say that is not from scratch, but coming soon in a tutorial, but equally delicious on this rolls, something that you’ll taste but almost invisible is the glaze, made with orange juice and powder sugar, give this rolls the perfect sweetness and balance.
I hope you love them and enjoy as me.

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 tablespoons of dry yeast
  • 1/4 cup lukewarm water
  • 1/4 teaspoon sugar
  • 3/4 cup sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 5 cups of AP flour
  • 1 jar of orange marmalade
  • 1 stick of butter melted plus 3 tablespoons

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer place sugar, yeast and water, let it rise for 5 minutes, then add the sour cream,1 stick of butter, eggs, vanilla extract and sugar, start mixing on low speed, add orange juice and salt, mix until combine, add the flour one cup at a time.
  3. Place the dough in a flour surface and knead for 5 minutes, place dough in a grease bowl and let it rise for 1 hour.
  4. After the hour, cut the dough in half, roll out one of the half and spread half of the orange marmalade, roll to made the form and cut in little rolls, made the same with the other half.
  5. Place all the pieces in grease baking dish pour the rest of the butter, and bake for 50 minutes.
  6. It depends on the oven, just check and made sure they are completely cook in the center.
  7. Once they out of the oven, add the glaze, just by mixing, 1 1/2 cup of powder sugar and 1/2 cup of orange juice.

Makes 18 rolls.

Preparation time: 25 minutes plus 1 hour of rising
Cooking time: 50 minutes
Level of the recipe: Easy

Looking for more recipes inspired with orange? Check out this links

#TwelveLoaves April: Oranges. The month of March was filled with gorgeous strawberry breads! We have chosen ORANGES for our April theme! Choose a recipe including oranges. Your bread of choice recipe must include in the recipe: oranges, orange marmalade, orange zest. In addition to being in the dough, it could also be added to a glaze. Whatever you bake, (yeasted, quick bread, crackers, muffins, braids, flatbreads, etc) have fun and let’s have a delicious month of bread with ORANGES.  Let’s get baking!

If you’d like to add your bread to the collection with the Linky Tool this month, here’s what you need to do!
1. When you post your Twelve Loaves bread on your blog, make sure that you mention the Twelve Loaves challenge in your blog post; this helps us to get more members as well as share everyone’s posts. Please make sure that your bread is inspired by the theme!
2. Please link your post to the linky tool at the bottom of my blog. It must be a bread baked to the Twelve Loaves theme.
3. Have your Twelve Loaves bread that you baked this April, 2014, and posted on your blog by April 30, 2014.

#TwelveLoaves is a monthly bread baking party created by Lora from Cake Duchess. #TwelveLoaves runs so smoothly thanks to the help of the lovely Renee from Magnolia Days and Heather from girlichef.