My Honey Rose Caramels (which didn’t capture the rose flavor because honey won the battle for first place) and the Lemon Butter Cookies went on a trip to a ranch and a special birthday girl who trains rescue dogs, is a beekeeper and a very busy mother and wife. I even found a tin appropriate … More Honey Rose Caramels and Go-along Cookies
I like to make something every year for the end of Ramadan, the occasion on which Muslims and those of us who understand it say “Eid Mubarak” which means Happy Eid. This year the manager where I live is neither Muslim nor Arab but I don’t let that get in the way of making something … More Eid Mubarak! and Chinese Sesame Tahini Cookies
Making biscuits with the girls this week and taking a few photos of bees doing their work on flowers apparently woke the bee in my bonnet overnight. I’m not joking when I say that I prepared the dough while the morning coffee was brewing because I was curious. Also, I’m fond of honey butter and … More New! Peanut Butter Biscuits, My Recipe
Previous post concerned only my new Lemon Snicks with Honey Caramel Accents, top right corner of this photo. Directly below is the result of putting Regular Caramel into the Lemon Snick. In the middle, Lemon Snicks are accented with Raspberry Tidbits Baking Chips sent to me by my sweet cousin in Idaho. On the left, … More j’s Lemon Snicks varieties for Mother’s Day
“O-o-oh, I want THAT one, please.” What a sweet sound. The honey caramel meant to fill my new Lemon Snicks did not want to stay inside the cookie, maybe because caramel wants to escape the pocket when the temperature rises to 350 degrees F. Careful tending insured the spillover did not burn, but what worked … More j’s Lemon Snicks with Honey Caramel Accents
Last year I posted about making molasses caramels * and then using the caramels for filling Ginger Snicks ** and burbling out of Fruity Bran Muffins. *** After success with the molasses in multiple baking uses, I determined to next make honey caramels. Again, that determination included no corn syrup. Sugar and honey and butter … More Honey Caramels
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