I love to bake this ahead on Friday and serve it for breakfast on Sabbath morning. ½ cup butter, room temperature 2 tsp. lemon zest (from 1 large lemon 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 tsp. vanilla 2 cups flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt ½ cup buttermilk 2 cups fresh or…
Breakfast
Easy Breakfast Ideas: From Scratch, With Real Food
Originally published in June 2010 at KeeperoftheHome.com As my family increased in size, I started trying to figure out more inexpensive ideas for breakfast. It had nothing to do with health back then. Later I found out that making breakfast at home was also one of the easiest and most influential things we could do…
Cinnamon Rolls
Yield: 24 large cinnamon rolls Dough: 1 1/2 tablespoon yeast 1 cup warm water 1 cup warm milk 3/4 butter, melted (1 1/2 sticks) 1/2 cup sugar 2 teaspoons salt 2 eggs 7-8 cups flour I warm my ingredients in the microwave, in a 2-cup glass measuring cup. First I warm the water and milk….
Banana Bread
Here’s a recipe I’ve been making for over 30 years. I first made it from my mother’s Betty Crocker Cookbook, which she gave me a copy of for my wedding. When my children were young, they loved to pull stools all around the kitchen counter and “help” me make this, which mostly consisted of smushing…
Soaked-Flour Pancakes Recipe
These pancakes have a pleasantly sour flavor from soaking the whole wheat flour overnight. These pancakes cook more slowly than either unsoaked whole grain flour or white flour pancakes. The texture will be chewy and the taste pleasantly like sourdough. Serve with melted butter and raw honey, maple syrup, or homemade applesauce. Soaked-Flour Pancakes 2…
Baking Powder Biscuits
This old Southern recipe pleased a friend of ours who actually grew up in Georgia. That made this Michigan girl happy! We love serving these with homemade turkey-sausage gravy. Butter and honey also tastes great with them, or a little homemade strawberry jam. I have to double the recipe for our family. 1/4 cup…
Classic Crepes
My husband taught me to make these crepes when we were first married. It used to be a Saturday morning tradition. Now that we keep Sabbath, it’s a Sunday morning tradition! They taste just like crepes made in France! Mmmm… Yield: about 20 6-inch crepes 3 eggs 3 tbs. melted butter 2 cups milk 1…
Doughnut Recipe
We made some doughnuts at home this morning. No, these aren’t healthy! 🙂 Yes, they’re healthier than store-bought. Well, anyway, enjoy…. 2 1/2 cups flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1 cup sugar 1 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp cloves 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla 1 tbsp. softened butter 1 cup…
Crock-Pot Yogurt
This recipe uses a 2 quart crock. If you’re using a larger crock, heat the milk for an additional 15 minutes (for a total of 2 hours and 45 minutes), to avoid a weird texture. Crock Pot Yogurt 1/2 gallon fresh milk 1/2 cup plain yogurt (with live, active cultures) Put the milk in your…
Homemade Pop Tarts
My friend forwarded me a recipe for homemade Pop Tarts. Yes, I do really like Pop-Tarts… In December 2008, on the day my husband and I moved into a new house… and the kids were off at Grandma’s house and couldn’t tell on me… we snuck to the store and bought TWO BOXES of Pop-Tarts….