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Soaked-Flour Pancakes Recipe

January 10, 2018 by Anne Leave a Comment

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…

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Baking Powder Biscuits

January 11, 2017 by Anne

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  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…

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Classic Crepes

January 11, 2016 by Anne

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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…

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Doughnut Recipe

January 10, 2012 by Anne Leave a Comment

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…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Dessert, Holidays, Recipes Tagged With: Hanukkah

Crock-Pot Yogurt

June 6, 2009 by Anne Leave a Comment

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…

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Homemade Pop Tarts

January 10, 2009 by Anne Leave a Comment

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….

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Dessert, Recipes Tagged With: Hanukkah

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