Freezer Cooking/Baking Day Update

I did not get any of the baking done on Sunday that I had planned.  We are still adjusting to our fall homeschool schedule and so I spent a big part of Sunday afternoon planning for the week.  I also helped stock and organize the Food Crisis Pantry at church.  I planned on finishing my list today but I was only able to bake a loaf of Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread.  Wednesdays are very busy days at our house.  We have homeschool in the morning, Cub Scouts in the afternoon, church small group dinner and Awanas in the evening.  I have decided to be realistic and move the rest of my baking  to Thursday.

Here is what I plan to make on Thursday:

• Waffles
• Breakfast in a Muffin
• Buttermilk Biscuits
• Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuit Cups (I am using sausage instead of bacon.)
• Easy Sourdough French Bread
• Pumpkin Bread
• Breakfast Cookies
• Cheddar Coins (I can't wait to try this recipe!)

Check back on Thursday and hopefully I will have my list complete and post pictures!

Sugar Cookies from Mrs. Eisenhower's White House Recipe Files

Here is the recipe I used last week to make 200 Sugar Cookies Shaped like the United States for the kids at church.  I forgot to take pictures of the decorated cookies but I frosted them with vanilla frosting and decorated them with Patriotic sprinkles I found on clearance at Aldi.

 I found the recipe in the book Presidential Cookies by Bev Young.  I received this book as a Birthday gift from my Aunt.  For those of you in the Kansas City area, she purchased it at the Truman Home Visitor's Center gift shop on the square in Independence.  Here is the recipe:

Sugar Cookies from Mrs. Eisenhower's White House Recipe Files

(makes 2-3 dozen cookies depending on size of cookie cutter)

• 1/2 cup Butter (1 stick)
• 1 cup Sugar
• 2 Egg Yolks (well beaten)
• 1 tablespoon Cream
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1 1/2 cups Flour

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a small bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt.
3. In a large bowl, cream butter, adding sugar slowly.  Mix until fluffy.
4. Stir in well-beaten egg yolks and vanilla.
5. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with the cream.
6. Chill cookie dough for one hour.  Roll out on a floured surface and cut in any desired shape.
7. Sprinkle with sugar before baking.  Place cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet.
8. Bake 10 to 12 minutes.

I purchased the United States Cookie Cutter from CheapCookieCutters.com.

This post is linked to:

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  Tempt My Tummy Tuesdays
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  Tuesdays at the Table
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  Tasty Tuesday

Freezer Cooking/Baking Day Another Update 9/11

Here are the results from my Baking Day Weekend so far:

• 1 loaf Buttermilk Cheese Bread
• 2 dozen Pumpkin Butterscotch Muffins
• 32 Butterhorns (some chocolate, some butterscotch and some chocolate butterscotch!!!)

Buttermilk Cheese Bread

I made Chocolate Butterhorns, Butterscotch Butterhorns & Chocolate Butterscotch Butterhorns.  YUM!!!

Freezer Cooking/Baking Day Update 9/11

Do you like the picture of my messy kitchen?  This is to prove that I really have Baking Days.  I am off to a slow start this time.  I made 2 batches of Pumpkin Butterscotch Muffins, a loaf of Buttermilk Cheese Bread and the dough for the Chocolate Butterhorns is in the bread machine right now. 

After I started, I realized that I do not have any bacon for the Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit Cups but I have 12 (Oh yes, 12.  That is not a typo!) packages of sausage in the freezer so I think I will try them with sausage. 

Sunday I am going to make Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread, Buttermilk Biscuits, Pumpkin Bread & Breakfast Cookies.  I will finish the list on Monday afternoon.

My husband took Connor to the park this evening and when they came back the Pumpkin Butterscotch Muffins were in the oven.  Connor came running into the kitchen and said "I want some!!"  I asked him what he wanted and he said "Whatever is making that smell!!"

Freezer Cooking/Baking Day 9/11

It is time for another Freezer Cooking/Baking Day!  I am looking forward to this one since the weather is starting to cool-down a bit here in Kansas City.  The August Baking Day was more difficult because of the hot weather!  Here is my list for the weekend:

• Pumpkin Butterscotch Muffins (YUM!!)
• Waffles
• Chocolate Butterhorns (and some with butterscotch instead of chocolate chips- Thanks Melanie!)
•  Breakfast in a Muffin (These have become a breakfast favorite at our house!)
• Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread
• Buttermilk Cheese Bread
• Buttermilk Biscuits
• Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit Cups
• Easy Sourdough French Bread
• Pumpkin Bread
• Breakfast Cookies
• Cheddar Coins

Wow!!  As usual, that is a long list.  Check back this weekend to see my progress and I will post the final results of my Baking Day on Monday.

Go here to see my Baking Day updates so far this weekend.