Oatmeal Streusel Oatmeal Streusel 3 cups oatmeal 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 cups butter, cut into small pieces Place the ingredients into a large food processor and press pulse just until the ingredients come together just enough to make a lovely, crumbly streusel. A food processor is easier: but, […]
Cherry Pie Bars are a lovely summer treat and will last for a long time in the refrigerator or, of course. freezer. Cherry Pie Bars See these links to Oatmeal Streusel crust or Sweet Cream Cheese Filling options. Makes twenty 2.5″ bars if cut 4 X 5. Preheat oven to 350°F. Cherry Filling 6 cups sweet pitted […]
Try these handy baking tips to improve your baking. Over-processed your streusel & now it’s big lumps? Here’s how to save it.
How to Save Over-Processed Streusel is an important skill for a baker to have. Take a deep breathe. Start a new batch of streusel and I’ll help you save the over-processed stuff for next time! Did you the pulse button too many times? Turn the food processor on high and forget you should always pulse […]
Cinnamon & Coconut Crunch Streusel is oh-so yummy and the perfect topping for so many baked goods. And let’s not forget you can make homemade Hostess Crunch Donettes with it. Cinnamon & Coconut Crunch Streusel Streusel can be made up to a few days in advance. Just store in an airtight container or freeze until […]
These Pumpkin Muffins are the perfect way to welcome fall. And you won’t believe this perfect cinnamon streusel topping which can be used for so many things. Pumpkin Muffins With Cinnamon Streusel Makes 24 regular-sized muffins or 12 large muffins. Preheat oven to 350°F. Cinnamon Streusel 1 1/4 cup flour 2/3 cup sugar 1 tabespoon […]
Learn how to make streusel for muffins, coffee cakes, pastries, and more! Cuz, you know, it’s never optional. Basic Streusel 1/2 cup or one stick unsalted butter, cold (cut into small pieces) 1 1/2 cup flour 2/3 cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 egg Place all ingredients except for the egg into the food […]
Homemade Crunch Doughnuts. These little circles of joy will be the hit at your next family breakfast. The crunch streusel coating is heavenly. Thanks to the glaze under the streusel, they’ll also last when placed in an airtight container and even longer if frozen. Crunch Doughnuts Makes about 12 cake doughnuts and 12 doughnut holes. […]
Some of my best childhood memories are of warm sour cream coffeecake. My parents would take us to a restaurant that offered cornbread muffins with whipped honey butter or sour cream coffee cake choice with breakfast. I could never decide which one I loved best. Some of my best adult moments are being able to make […]
Because I had to try out the dicing attachment on my food processor because the Honeycrisp apples were staring at me in the store, because I buy cinnamon in bulk and own way too many canning jars, maybe it is time to introduce you to apple crumbles. Apple Crumbles 8 large Honeycrisp apples, peeled, cored, […]
Penuche Coffee Cake. Life is about breaking the rules. Like, who says penuche is only for German Chocolate Cake? For new readers, I worked in one of the Seattle area’s most popular bakeries back in the eighties & nineties. It is where my love of all things small business, all things sugar, all things Scandinavian, […]
Streusel-Topped Banana Bread With Maple Frosting. It’s been a long time since I’ve made banana bread. I keep tossing brown bananas into my freezer for smoothies but it’s been even longer since I’ve made smoothies so the freezer full of bananas. I was simply forced to make banana bread this week. I didn’t really have […]
Ever since we were featured in Evening Magazine, these homemade danish pastries have been my most requested recipe. It simply whisked across the screen for 30 seconds and people were in love. I don’t blame them. I figure I’ve frosted 58,923 of these in my life so far. They were popular at Scandia Bakery when […]
Overnight Caramel Apple French Toast for fall. Every year, our family decorates for fall the night before school starts. Fall leaves, rustic orange candles, and mini wool pumpkins adorn my mantel. Candy dishes are filled to the rim for guests. Yes, honest, it’s for my guests. That is unless I happen upon my favorites first. Fall is good for […]
