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A collection of the latest recipes I have found.

Homemade vanilla extract

Homemade vanilla extract

I have been interested in making homemade vanilla extract after using a bunch in baking recently and seeing how expensive vanilla costs in stores. The homem...

Chicken and Rice

Chicken and Rice

I have liked watching Sohla’s videos. This chicken and rice dish sounds nice as you can adjust the spices and vegetables. The fat rendered from the chicken...

Sourdough Baguettes

Sourdough Baguettes

I want to try to make a sourdough baguette after making basic breads in a proofing basket. I found this recipe on youtube and although there are many steps ...

Bagels

Bagels

I have been interested in making bagels with my sourdough. The recipes seem similar to pretzels but a good bagel is chewier and probably has more developed...

Pecan Date Shortbread Cookies

Pecan Date Shortbread Cookies

Sugar is good in all forms. Seems like brown sugar is better than white sugar and maybe unrefined sugar is also better. We have the Joanne Chang from Flour...

Barley Oat Biscuits

Barley Oat Biscuits

I like this youtube video on food52 for Barley Oat Biscuits. I like the idea of a salty and sweet easy to make cracker. You can keep some in the uncooked ...

Sourdough Buttermilk Biscuits

Sourdough Buttermilk Biscuits

Trying out this recipes for buttermilk biscuits. The recipe looks like a good way to use the sourdough discard. Milk can be substituted for the buttermilk....

Sourdough Starter

Sourdough Starter

I have been reading the Sourdough book by Sarah Owens. She describes creating a sourdough by creating a mother with water, sugar, honey, and raisins for abo...

Cheese Souffle

Cheese Souffle

Making a basic souffle is not as difficult as it seems. They are not as fussy as everyone says and makes a really creamy and meal. We have a souffle cookbo...