Ranch Wife's Slant

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Tag: baking

  • Coffee Cake in a Cup

    Have you ever had a craving for just a piece of chocolate cake but didn’t want to make a whole cake that’s not only hard to stay away from but also dirties up a lot of dishes? I discovered the perfect solution to such dilemma from our former Extension 4-H Youth Educator. She demonstrated to…

  • Lazy Baker’s Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

      I love surprising my family with made-from-scratch cinnamon rolls but the only time I make true cinnamon rolls is on branding day and vaccination day when neighbors help us out. I consider myself a lazy cook and balk at the time it takes to make them. In order to satisfy my desire to make…

  • It’s Rhubarb Season!

      One of my favorite summer treats is having rhubarb. For those who have never experienced tasting rhubarb, it’s very tart, and like chokecherries, it’s consumed after it’s been cooked with sugar. Rhubarb is an easy to grow perennial plant that’s popular in our area and freezes really well. It has a very distinct, unforgettable…

  • More Cookie Dough Recipes

    Chunky Mocha Cookies 1 c. butter-flavored shortening ¾ c. sugar ½ c. packed brown sugar 2 eggs 2 T. milk 1 T. instant coffee granules 1 t. vanilla extract 2 1/3 c. all purpose flour 2 T. baking cocoa 1 t. baking soda ½ t. salt 1 c. chopped pecans 1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips…

  • Brown Beauties

    Farm fresh eggs are hard to beat. Literally. The yolks of these brown beauties are so thick it takes work to whisk them. There is a huge difference between store bought and farm fresh eggs. I never paid much attention to eggs until we acquired laying hens and started getting our own eggs. The color…

  • The Best Cookies Ever

      The best cookies I have ever eaten have always been the uncooked ones. Usually when I bake cookies it isn’t because I feel like baking or want to have a gooey warm cookie from the oven with a glass of ice cold milk. It’s because I’m having an intense craving for cookie dough that…

  • Biscuit Eaters

      A few years ago I decided to stop buying bread at the store and bake bread for my family instead. I liked the idea of saving money because I felt store-bought bread was getting ridiculously high-priced and thought homemade bread would be better for my family anyway. At least I would know what ingredients…