RETURN TO HUMANITY

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Biscuits, Cakes, Heritage Basket Studio & Chair Caning, Oatmeal Cake, recipes, Return to Humanity, Rolls, whole wheat

Thankfully this move to a better living situation has be a vast improvement over the past year in exile. This week when I went shopping, felt like I have returned to human race, it felt so good to go shopping to get things to cook with in the kitchen, the start of a proper diet indeed.

I was able for the first time in a year to buy bread making supplies, items to actually plan real meals, not pre packaged foods, a vast improvement over having to buy fast food 3 meals a day, something I never want to re visit ever again!!

Last night I was able to make a homemade pizza, not like commercial pizzas with a smattering of a couple ingredients on top, to say Hi I am a pizza, lots of bread and very little substance. For the first time in a year I was able to chop onions, green peppers and mushrooms and all the toppings that truly make a homemade pizza a complete meal in one.

This weekend I want to make a batch of refrigerator rolls, so that each evening we can fix homemade rolls to have with each meal. I have sour cream for sour cream biscuits, and whole wheat flour so that a couple of loaves of wheat bread can be made for sandwiches and to have with breakfast each morning.

*Note~ by clicking on the recipe titles in bold, you will be taken to that recipe on my blog.

Last week my roommate Brian was going to toss out several bananas that turned brown (a sin) I took and mashed them up with some lemon juice and put them into a Ziploc bag and flattened and froze them for banana bread this week, however I will be experimenting with my tried and true oatmeal cake w/broiled coconut icing recipe,  by adding the bananas and some grated carrot to the recipe to see if we cannot make a somewhat more wholesome cake (the original recipe is fantastic) however between additional fiber and carrots you have the best of several worlds. I will be posting the recipe should everyone like it, if they don’t it will quietly go away and no one will hear about it again, until I decided to tweak the recipe again. LOL!

I cannot tell you how much more human I feel with this move back to humanity where you live life, not just exist in it waiting to die.

Top 12 Most Popular Recipes

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Applesauce Cake, Cucumbers Onions, Dulce de Leche, Gooey Shoofly Pie, Hot Fudge Sauce, Lemon Pound Cake, Oatmeal Cake, Onion Skins, Pie Dough

3 1/2 Years – Most Popular Recipes!

This morning I was looking on the statistics page of my blog, just curious after realizing that certain recipes show up on this page more than others. I clicked the button, to get a summary of the past 3 1/2 years and these were the results, doing this from time to time can really amaze you! I thought you might be interested in seeing what others are searching for also.

Cucumbers & Onions in Vinegar Water        1,367 views

Save Your Onion Skins!                                     1,336

Easy Dulce de Leche (Caramel)                     1,326

Lemon Pound Cake – Clear Lemon Glaze    1,089

Old Fashioned Flakey Pie Crust                         921

Easy Homemade Tapioca Pudding                  788

Easy Pennsylvania Dutch Gooey Shoofly Pie w/ Lemon Sauce     783

Old Fashioned Applesauce Cake                      567

Crunchy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies                     436

Hot Fudge Sauce – Can Freeze                          424

Ginger Syrup – Homemade Crystalized Ginger     375

Oatmeal Cake w/Broiled Coconut Icing            325

There are several other recipes that come up often during different times of the year, which include.

Unfortunately the cool days of Autumn are approaching, even though this always mean that Winter cannot be far behind, it does mean for most, an increase in baking and cooking, for those cooler/colder days ahead, and for the holidays. In some ways this is good, more sharing with others, and enjoyment of being at home with family and friends which is always good. So plan ahead and look up some recipes and be prepared when holiday time comes.

 

SLOW ROASTED PULLED PORK BBQ

OLD FASHIONED “REAL” POUND CAKE

Homemade Brown Sugar

Old Fashioned Potato Candy

Ice Water Cake

 

 

             

OATMEAL CAKE w/ BROILED COCONUT ICING

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Broiled Coconut Icing, Cakes, Desserts, Food, Oatmeal Cake

A GREAT CAKE FOR THE HOLIDAY!

I don’t know about you but growing up I remember when all things baked were from scratch, nice layer and sheet cakes, all cupcakes etc. Boxed cake mixes? I bet that will never catch on, well it did and while it is nice for a quick cake, nothing can compare to a cake made from scratch. I think the boxed cake mixes are made so that more air is whipped into them to make them light.

Now with a cake from scratch as this one as the example is very satisfying not overly dense and you cannot call it heavy at all, but it is not so light that you need to keep it from floating away.

I like Oatmeal Cake because it actually has something good and nutritious for you in it, Old Fashioned Rolled Oats! I can tell you this cake is one of those that is better the longer it sets, the more moist it becomes. You will be surprised to see that it has no milk in it, just the water that you put over the oatmeal to hydrate it.

The topping is to die for, butter, brown sugar, cream and coconut. This is broiled in the oven until it starts to turn brown.

If you are in a hurry and need something to stick with you, and don’t plan on eating a good meal, this cake will satisfy you for a good while.

OATMEAL CAKE  WITH BROILED COCONUT ICING

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Pan size 9×13”

Have all ingredients at room temp.

~Combine and let stand for at least 20 minutes.

1 cup Rolled Oats

1 1/2 cups Boiling Water

~Cream together.

1/2 cup Butter

1 cup Sugar

1 cup Packed Brown Sugar

~Add mixing thoroughly

2 Eggs

1 teaspoon Vanilla

~Add the Oat Mixture

~Sift together:

1 1/3 cups Flour

1 teaspoon Baking Soda

1/2 teaspoon Salt

1 teaspoon Cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg

Stir the flour mixture into the egg and oat mixture, beat about 2 minutes. Then turn into a greased cake pan and bake about 30 minutes or until done.

To ice the cake, make the following Broiled Icing and spread over the warm cake, place under the broiler until bubbly and turning brown.

BROILED COCONUT ICING

~Combine the following ingredients:

6 Tablespoons Melted Butter

1 1/3 cups Brown Sugar

1/8 teaspoon salt

3-4 Tablespoons Cream, half and half or evaporated milk

1 cup Coconut

Stir all together and spread over still warm cake and place under the broiler until bubbling and light brown, watch closely.