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Homemade Everything Bagels
Sometimes I impress myself. It’s hard to do, because generally, I’m incredibly hard on myself, but every once in a great blue moon it will happen. And when it does…
I have to admit that I have never really had anything ‘everything’. I know. I’m ridiculous, but it’s true. Truth be told, I don’t like barely anything….so the thought of having everything was a little daunting. When Dustin and I started dating, everything was all he would eat. And even his kids, who are insanely picky were requesting everything bagels. Clearly I was missing something. So I tried it.
And they are magical. So naturally that led me to buying everything seasoning (The best place to buy it is Trader Joe’s! In case there isn’t a TJ near you, Amazon to the rescue!) and putting it on everything. (Get it, everything seasoning….on everything?) Which then led me to making my own everything seasoning (try it, you will thank me) and now literally everything is seasoned with everything.
But back to the bagels.
If you would have told me that I would be that kind of woman who would be making homemade bagels, I would have laughed at you. A business, three dogs, seven kids and I would have life together enough to be making homemade bagels!?!
But I did. I totally did it. And they are so.freaking.amazing. Not only are they amazing, but since I photographed these bagels for this post, we’ve made them twice more. I can’t even eat the bagels from our local bagel shop anymore. And bagels from the store? Forget it. This is all I want.
I’ve learned not only about how fantastic everything seasoning is, but how much it is worth it to make homemade bagels. Combined, they are nothing short of amazing. But if for some reason you are weird and don’t like everything seasoning (for real, have you ever really tried it?) you can make this recipe with a hundred other combinations: plain, chocolate chip, cinnamon raisin, mmmm….. This is the only bagel reason you will ever need!
2 tsps
yeast
1 tbsp
sugar
1 1/4 cups
warm water
3 1/2 cups
bread flour
1 1/2 tsp
salt
1
egg-
Trader Joe’s Everything But The Bagel Seasoning
Servings: bagels
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In a bowl, pour ½ cup warm water, yeast and sugar.
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Allow it to sit, unstirred, for about 5 minutes until it is foamy.
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Mix together.
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In a second bowl, combine flour and salt. Make a well in the center and pour the water/yeast mixture.
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Mix together. If needed, add a small amount of water.
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Knead for about 10 minutes or until dough is elastic and smooth.
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Brush with oil and place in a bowl in a warm place. Cover and let rise for 1 hour. Punch the dough and let rise for 10 minutes more.
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Divide into 8-10 balls.
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In the center of the ball, make a hole with your thumb.
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Place on a greased cookie sheet, cover and let rest for 10 minutes.
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Preheat oven to 425. On the stove, fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil.
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Drop the bagel into the boiling water and let sit for 1 minute. (For extra chewy bagels, sit for 2 minutes) Flip and repeat on the other side.
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Place on the baking sheet.
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Brush the top of the bagels with egg white and sprinkle with Everything But The Bagel Seasoning.
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Bake for 20 minutes.
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Remove from oven and let cool.
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Apple Butter Banana Bread Recipe
I’m going to share with you a recipe that has been a favorite for a long time! When I was in college I waited tables. The tips paid the bills, but didn’t leave a whole lot left over. One day before my morning shift, I made a few loaves and brought them in. The next thing I knew, people were paying me to make them bread. I ended up making about 15 loaves a week! Seriously, people loved this stuff!
This mix of apple butter, bananas, cinnamon and nutmeg is amazing. Usually I make this bread in a mini loaf pan. That way I can wrap up the loaves and freeze most of them. Having individual loaves is great for packing lunches. Not only does it help to keep my portion control in check, but it’s nice when I want a sweet treat I can just thaw out a loaf!
I promise you! This will be your new go to quick bread loaf!
1 1/2 cup
all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp
baking powder
1/2 tsp
cinnamon
1/4 tsp
baking soda
1/4 tsp
salt
1/8 tsp
ground nutmeg
2
eggs beaten
3/4 cup
sugar
2
over ripe bananas mashed
1/2 cup
apple butter
1/4 cup
canola oil-
honey
Servings:
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Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a loaf pan with baking spray.
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In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt.
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In a smaller bowl, mix eggs, sugar and mashed bananas.
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Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well.
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Pour mixture into bread pan.
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Drizzle honey over the top of the mix.
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Bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center.
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Allow to cool completely before slicing or wrapping for storage.
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Bacon Pull Apart French Toast Muffins
I’m a sucker for breakfast. I love scrambled eggs, pancakes, hash browns, and bagels. But one of my favorite breakfasts ever is French Toast. I absolutely love it. But it’s one of those breakfasts that only happens on the weekends every so often, because I’m not sure about you, but I don’t have time to make a big breakfast during the week.
I’ve tried the over night French Toast bakes and they are really good (remind me to share my recipe for pumpkin strusel baked french toast because it’s really good!), but sometimes the baked french toasts can get a little soggy in the middle. Call me a french toast snob.
I like my french toast to have a little crispiness to it.
Crisp. Not soggy.
Enter the French Toast Pull – Apart Muffin.
You can make it ahead of time.
It doesn’t get soggy.
It tastes delicious.
But of course we just had to take it up another notch. With bacon.
Because bacon makes everything better.
Yes. These are everything I thought they would be and more. We made an extra batch and Josh had breakfast all week!
1 loaf
French Bread cut into 1 inch cubes
5 slices
bacon cooked and chopped into bite size pieces
3
eggs
1 1/4 cups
milk
1 tsp
sugar
1 tbsp
vanilla extract
1 tbsp
cinnamon
2 pinches
salt-
cooking spray -
syrup -
powdered sugar optional
Servings:
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In a large bowl beat the eggs. Then add the milk, sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt and mix well. Add the French bread cubes and gently stir coating the bread. Cover and put in the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes. Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray and pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Fill the muffin tins up halfway with the bread mixture. Using half of the chopped bacon, add some bacon crumbles on top of each.
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Put another layer of the bread mixture and top with the remaining bacon.
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Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Let sit for 5 minutes.
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Top with syrup and powdered sugar if desired.
This was seriously a delicious breakfast! Whether you pull it apart….
Or go the fork route, this is a must make!
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This recipe was originally posted here.
Secret Ingredient Banana Bread
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Our house over the holidays gets a little, well, busy. It’s full of family and friends. We are always have something go on it seems like.
And I love it.
The saying “The fondest memories are made when gathered around the table.” is so true. It seems that every get together we have or attend, everyone is gathered around the food. Eating, talking and laughing.
I am always looking for new recipes to add to my company’s-coming-let’s-get-baking list. And this Secret Ingredient Banana Bread recipe is one of my go to’s! Not only does it smell delicious, but everyone’s first reaction when they walk in the door is
Oh my gosh. What smells so amazing?
Seriously, while this banana bread is cooking in the oven, your entire house smells AH-MAZING.
I have to say though, this is not my own recipe. It’s actually from KRAFT! And there is one ingredient that I wasn’t expecting, but it really helps to make this banana bread one of the best I’ve ever had!
The ingredients are super important on this one! You will want to follow the recipe exactly!
You can find the ingredients at Walmart!
1
egg
1/2 cup
KRAFT MIRACLE WHIP Dressing
1-1/3 cups
mashed bananas (About 3 bananas)
1 1/2 cups
flour
1 cup
sugar
1/2 cup
Planters Walnuts Chopped
1 teaspoon
baking powder
1 teaspoon
salt
Servings:
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Pre-heat the oven to 350 (F). Beat the bananas, egg, and KRAFT MIRACLE WHIP Dressing until well blended.
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Mix the rest of the ingredients into the banana, egg and KRAFT MIRACLE WHIP Dressing mixture.
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Pour banana bread mix into a greased loaf pan. Bake for 60 minutes or until a knife or toothpick will come out clean after being inserted into the center.
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Let cool completely and enjoy!
I left the banana bread sitting on the stove to cool. Just a word of warning: Don’t leave it out of your sight if you are wanting to get a photo of it! 😉
My family couldn’t wait to cut a piece and enjoy it!
This recipe is for sure a keeper! It’s perfect for anytime of year, but it’s especially wonderful for any time that you are planning on entertaining!
A loaf of this bread would also make for a perfect holiday gift for teachers, neighbors, co-workers, and friends! Just be sure to include the recipe because after tasting yours they will surely want to make it again for themselves!
You can see the original KRAFT recipe here.
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Apple Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls With Caramel Frosting Recipe
Confession. Fall is my favorite time of year. Hands down. I love the weather changing into nice in the day and perfect for hoodies in the evening. I love the bonfires (and s’mores!) that happen. Here in Indiana, fall is easily the prettiest season. The trees turn gorgeous shades of orange, red and yellow.
But it’s also time for apples. And pumpkin. And man do I love those! So consider this your warning. Expect lots of apple and pumpkin recipes to come! 🙂
Last year, I found a recipe that I really wanted to try out from Crazy For Crust. Of course, I had to put my own spin on it. I added one ESSENTIAL ingredient – pumpkin! And the result is pure amazing-ness. These are so good. I don’t dare have them for breakfast! This is for sure a delicious dessert! (Ok. Maybe I had a small leftover one for breakfast this morning…)
And the caramel frosting? YUM.
The best part? These are SO simple to make and they don’t take much time! You won’t ever want a regular cinnamon roll again!
Now you could stop with just the cinnamon rolls. Maybe add a dollop of vanilla ice cream? And you will be happy. It will be delicious. BUT. Take the 5 minutes and make the frosting. It will blow your mind! You can do it! Go for the full experience! 🙂
Ingredients
- For the Filling:
- 2 tabelspoons butter
- 2 cups diced Granny Smith Apples (about 1 1/2 medium apples, diced)
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/3 cup canned pumpkin
- For the rolls:
- 1 tube crescent rolls (I used the large ones)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons canned pumpkin
- For the frosting:
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream, divided
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- In a skillet, melt 2 tbsp butter. Once it is melted add your diced apples, sugar and cinnamon. Mix and let cook for about 5 minutes.
- Add the pumpkin to the apple mixture and combine well. Let cook for about 10 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Take off the heat and let cool. Letting the mix cool is important! If you try adding the filling while it is hot, it will be harder to roll.
- Open the tube of crescent rolls and try to keep the rolls in one large rectangular piece. Once it is unrolled, press together any seams that have come apart.
- Spread a thin layer of pumpkin (you may not need all 3 tbsp) on the dough.
- Then, spread the cooled apple pumpkin mixture evenly on the dough.
- Start at one end and roll as tightly as you can.
- Once they are rolled, use a knife (serrated knife is the easiest) to cut into about 8 pieces.
- Place on a lined cookie sheet. (I lined mine with wax paper.) Bake for 11-14 minutes or until they start to get a golden brown color on the crust.
- While the cinnamon rolls are baking make your frosting! I just used the same skillet that the apple and pumpkin mixture was in.
- Add your butter and brown sugar to the skillet and let it melt. You will want to be stirring it constantly for about 2 minutes.
- Add 1 tbsp cream and stir for 30 seconds or so.
- Remove from heat and add 1 tbsp cream, vanilla and the powdered sugar. Whisk together. If needed, add the last tablespoon of cream.
- Add frosting to cinnamon rolls and enjoy!
http://itsafabulouslife.com/apple-pumpkin-cinnamon-rolls-caramel-frosting-recipe/
Banana & Chocolate Bread Recipe
Bananas are the only fruit my son will eat. True story. I’ve tried everything and it’s just a no go. So we go through bananas like they are nobody’s business. In fact yesterday Josh had 3 for a snack! I always get excited to make things like banana bread or banana cake but we never seem to have any left over bananas! So imagine my excitement when I saw bananas that were in the mark down bin for 19¢ a pound that were just begging to be baked!
Thus the chocolate banana bread was born. And let me tell you …. it’s amazing!! Like I may start to hide the bananas from my son just so they can get all brown and right for baking. 🙂
Now this banana and chocolate bread was amazing. I told you that. But I just want you to know that this bread – warmed up – with Nutella spread on it. No joke, this is so good. Just be prepared! This will become your favorite banana bread recipe ever! 🙂
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup room temperature butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cups mashed banana (about 3 large bananas)
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup Greek Yogurt
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease your bread pan and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl add the butter and sugar for about 5 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Meanwhile melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl according to the package’s directions. Set aside to slightly cool.
- Add the eggs, mashed bananas & Greek Yogurt and mix until combined.
- Slowly add the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
- Take 1 cup of the batter out and mix it with the melted chocolate. (It smells good already doesn’t it?)
- Pour the remaining batter into your bread pan.
- Pour the chocolate mix on top of the banana batter and use a knife or fork to make a few swirls. (Don’t go too crazy or else it will be all mixed in together!)
- Bake the banana bread for 1 hour 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Leave to cool for about 5 minutes in the pan before removing and then cool completely on a wire rack.
- Serve with a spoonful of Nutella. Just kidding – that part is optional. Just kidding. Do it! 🙂
Blender Bread – Easy Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 1 package dry yeast
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup veggie oil
- 3 1/4 cup flour
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Heat up your milk – I put mine in the microwave on the drink setting.
- Combine warm milk, yeast, sugar, eggs, and oil in blender.
- Blend.
- In a large bowl combine flour and salt.
- Add the blender mix.
- Combine and let rise for 30 minutes. {Look – your clean up is SOOO easy!!! No flour counters!}
- Shape (originally I think these were made in cupcake pans to make rolls – but I was making buns) Rise 30 minutes.
- Bake at 350 for 18 – 20 minutes.
http://itsafabulouslife.com/easy-bread-recipe-blender-bread/