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August 2021

Cookies, Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Blueberry Almond Crumble Bars

These were so good, I had to make them twice. 🙂 Yep, that’s right. I sampled one from the first batch and before I knew it, I had eaten half my giveaway. Whoopsie! At least I had a lot of Blueberry Jam hanging around. It is blueberry season and if you can get the good ones from Maine (or at very minimum, a jar of Stonewall Kitchen stuff), definitely go with the “Wild blueberry” variety. You won’t be sorry!
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Breads, Dinner, Lunch, Sandwiches/Paninis

Basil Pesto Focaccia

This is dinner: an “Italian BLT with added Mozzarella”. It’s a labor of love thing …. I baked the Sourdough Basil Pesto Focaccia, after making the pesto. I grew the basil to make the pesto. I also grew the tomatoes and the lettuce in the BLT. I didn’t make the mozzarella and I didn’t cure the prosciutto, but nevertheless, 2/3 of the ingredients were grown or made by me so that’s worth the labor. And it was a delicious sandwich.
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Breads, Breakfast/Brunch, Sweet Snacks

Sourdough Cinnamon Babka

Wowza! Alice in Wondoughland (the sourdough starter with a quirky name) was definitely on steroids this morning when I made the dough for this Sourdough Cinnamon Babka. The rise was fantastic, the proof was solid and then when I went to bake it up, it almost overflowed the pan yet again. Overall another successful attempt at turning a yeasted recipe into a sourdough. Very pleased.
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Cookies, Sweet Snacks

Hazelnut Red Currant Linzer Cookies

Red Currants are one of the best things in life! I love their sweet and tart bites of juiciness. The season is incredibly short though, and to prolong the season, the one of the things that my family often does is make jelly. My mom made a whole bunch last week, and with some jelly, I made some Hazelnut Red Currant Linzer Cookies. Bite sized cookies with a great flavor!
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