Bread Pudding!

             So, as far as I can tell I have never Blogged about bread pudding! Which is almost a crime. We here at the Kovar Casa love bread pudding. It's wonderful to go on a trip, put your bread in the freezer and when you come back you still have the ingredients. That's right, doesn't matter how freezer burnt it is it still tastes delicious in Bread Pudding. Now, since I've grown up with this recipe I may not be an objective party but as far as I'm concerned this is the best bread pudding ever! And if you believe me and would like to give it a try here's a recipe.

 

 

 

Bread Pudding

2 1/2 C. scalding Milk

One large bowl of Bread crumbs

3 Eggs

1/4 C. Butter melted

3/4 C. Sugar

1 1/2 tsp. Cinnamon or Nutmeg

3/4 C. Raisins

 

                       Preheat oven to 350. Then pour warm Milk and Melted Butter in the large bowl full of Bread Crumbs. Let cool, while waiting scramble eggs in a small bowl and put in the Mixture. After doing so put the Cinnamon, Raisins, and Sugar over all of it and mix it all up. At this point it may look a little grotesque but I promise after you bake it, it will taste amazing. Speaking of baking you will want to get out a bowl or something and grease it. I used a 2 1/2 quart ramekin type bowl with a lid, that would be ideal. You bake it for about an hour or until it sets up. ( depending on your oven)

                     Well I hope you will enjoy your delicious Bread Pudding, I certainly did. Adios until next time!

Birthday Parties

             On the eighth we had a birthday party for my Dad and my Grandpa. I made their-favorite Cherry Cheesecake! It's not hard at all so I'll write down the recipe.

Cherry Cheesecake

Crust,

1 1/4 Graham Cracker

3 T. Sugar

1/4 Melted Butter

Mix in bowl set aside about 3 T. of the mixture then press into 8in. pan. Bake for 8 min. at 375.

Filling,

1 8oz. pkg Cream Cheese

1 pkg Cool Whip

1/4 White Sugar

1 t. Vanilla

 1 Can Cherries

          Mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla in mixing bowl until well blended. Then add cool whip and fold

in slowly. When all the clumps are gone put on top of cracker crust and spread gently. Then spread the  cherries over the top. Next, take the remaining cracker crust and dust the top. Good Bye for now Enjoy!                               

Baking Fun!

                Dear audience today I made the best way to welcome fall. Sweet Potato Biscuits! They are without a doubt the best biscuits ever. Sadly as you can see I put them in before the oven was preheated so they got very done in the bottom. But if you dip them in water they are better ( seriously I know it sounds weird but it is tasty ) and  of course I had to give you the Foodie word for the day. Well since there weren't very many pictures I'll give you the recipe,



Sweet Potato Biscuits

2 3/4 C. Flour

4 t. Baking Powder

1 t. Salt

1/2 t. Cinnaman

1/2 t. Nutmeg

2 Cs,Mashed Sweet Potato's

3/4 C. Sugar

1/2 C. Butter Melted

1 t. Vanilla Extract



                         In large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, Cinnamon, and nutmeg. In a smaller bowl, combine sweet potato, sugar, butter and vanilla; add to flour mixture and mix well. Turn onto lightly floured surface; knead slightly roll dough. Cut with a round cup or cookie cutter and place on lightly greased pan. Bake at 450 for 12 minutes. Then enjoy!!

One of my Favorite Things

              Yesterday for lunch we had one of my favorite meals, waffles!!! ( Waffles and steak are my favorite but not at the same time if you where wondering and of course I'm extremely healthy! ) Well after that we played with some adorable kids named Ryan and Caleb. Then spent the afternoon at the pool. Here's the recipe though I haven't posted one in a while.

Farmstead Waffles

1/2 stick Butter Melted

2 C. Flour

2 tsp Baking pwd.

1 tsp. Baking soda

1/2 tsp. Salt

2 C. Butter milk

3 large Eggs

Heat waffle iron. Mix dry ingredients in bowl, then mix wet ingredients in a different bowl. Mix the two together until moist, then cook, and enjoy with fruit or your choice of toppings!!



Making Snicker Doodles



Mix together sugar, butter, and eggs 



In small bowl mix dry ingredients. Then add to butter mixture



Roll cookie balls in cinnamon sugar.



 Snicker Doodles

Mix Together

1C Shorting softened

11/2 C Sugar

2 Eggs

Stir In:

2 3/4 C Flour

2 tsp Cream of Tartar

1 tsp B. Soda

1/2 tsp Salt

      Chill dough. Roll into balls. Roll in mix of 2 tbsp sugar and 2 tsp cinnamon. Bake 8-10 minutes, at 400. Makes about 5 dozen.

               Yesterday was a nothing day. I did some piano and made banana bread but got no school done!! I will try to get more done today but I probably won't! Becca Labat came over and we talked and took a walk with Mom, Dad, and Carolyn then I watched earn lots of money on sims, But it was a really fun day. Well got to go.  

Chocolate Granola

 

Walnuts, Rice Krispies, Brown Sugar, Cinoman, And Oats




Adding Chocolate, Honey, And canola oil to mixture





After Baking it.



All Done!!

                                                                 Chocolate Crunch

3 C Regular Oats

1C Rice Krispies

1/2 C Packed Brown Sugar

1/3 C Chopped Pecans

1/2 Teaspoon Salt

1/4 Teaspoon Cinoman

1/4 C Honey

2 Tablespoons Canola Oil

1 Teaspoon Vanilla

2 Ounces Bittersweet chocolate Finely Chopped

1/2 C Dried Cranberries

Preheat Oven to 300. Cover  a jelly roll pan with parchment paper. Coat parchment paper in cooking spray

Combine oats, rice krispies, brown sugar, chopped pecans, salt, and cinoman in a large bowl.

combine honey, and canola oil in small sauce pan over low heat; cook 2 minutes or until warm. Remove from heat add vanilla, and Chocolate; stir with whisk until smooth. Pour chocolate mixture over oat mixture. Lightely coat hands with cooking spray and gentely mix them together. Spread out on jelly roll pan bake at 300 for 20 minutes stiring after 10 minutes. Let it cool and add cranberries.   

Midnight Mint Bars

 

Mint frosting!



Chocolate cracker crumb crust

Yummmm!!!

Ghirardelli chocolate

finished product!!!

               Midnight mint bars! Soo good!!!! The whole process right here. The recipe is here. If you make it you have to give us some!!!

                                                 Midnight mint bars

1/2 C Butter

1/3 C Baking Cocoa

1/4 C sugar

1 Egg Beaten

1-3/4 C Graham Cracker Crumb

3/4 C Flacked Coconut

1/2 C Finely Chpped Walnuts

FILLING

1/3 C Butter Softened

2 C Confectioners Sugar

3 Tablespoons Peppermint Exract

Green Food Coloring

TOPPING

2/3 C Semisweet Chocolate Chips

2 Tablespoons Butter

                                                              

                                             

                                    In your favorite sauce pan, put the butter, cocoa, and sugar in on low and let them mingle stirring often until sugar is dissolved. Meanwhile crush your graham crackers, and get the coconut, and walnuts ready. ( I never put the walnuts in but if you enjoy them go ahead ) Beat egg and then add a small amout of chcolate mixture,  return to sauce pan and cook.Turn off heat and add graham crakers, and walnuts. Put mixture in 9-inch pan and press lightly. Set aside. In small bowl, beat first four ingredients of frosting until smooth. Then add green food coloring, spread evenly over bottom layer set aside. Get your favorite sauce pan again, and put chocolate chips and butter on low until melted. Let cool for about ten minutes and spread on top.  Then put in fridge for 1 hour.

                                    Enjoy while sitting and reading a favorite mystery!! Anyways it was a big hit and was gone 5 minutes after we put it out!! so if you want to hoard don't let any ( but me) near it!