Lemon Pound Cake Recipe

September 5, 2012 By 1 Comment

Fresh Lemon Pound Cake

Ingredients
1 3/4 sticks unsalted butter, softened
1 3/4 cups sugar
grated zest of 3 lemons
3 whole eggs plus 3 egg yolks
2 1/4 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk

Directions
1. preheat oven to 350 degrees. Great 3 small loaf pans, line with parchment paper and grease the paper
**really important step I missed. My loaf stuck to the bottom of the pan.

2. In a mixing bow, cream the butters, sugar and lemon zest until fluffy. Add the whole eggs and egg yolks in 2 or 3 additions. Scraping the side of the bowl well and mixing completely after each addition. Sift the flour and baking soda over the bowl, pour into the buttermilk, and fold together by hand. Divide the batter among the loaf pans.

3. Bake for about 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Let the cakes stand in their pans for about 5 minutes. Turn them onto a wire rack, peel off the paper and let cool completely before slicing.

I completely forgot to put the parchment paper on the bottom of my baking pan and my pound cake showed it. I lost the bottom half of the loaf when I went to remove it from the pan. It still tasted great but it did not look as pretty as it could have.

Recipe adapted from Desserts from the Famous Loveless Cafe

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Make Your Own… Mint Mouthwash

August 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Make Your Own… Mint Mouthwash

You will need…

2 cups water
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 drops oil of peppermint

Directions

1.  Combine in a small bottle, cover and shake

Use batch within a week. Gargle 1/4 to 1/2 cup every day as you like.

Found in Reader Digest Instant Money Saver book

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Make Your Own…. Mint Toothpaste

August 9, 2012 By 1 Comment

Make Your Own… Mint Toothpaste

You will need….
2 tablespoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon glycerin
10 drops oil of peppermint

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients

2. Add a few drops of water to achieve the correct paste consistency

3. store in a tightly covered container

From the Readers Digest Instant Money Saver Book

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Make Your Own … Lavender Bath Soak

July 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Make Your Own… Lavender Bath Soak

You will need

1/2 cup bath salts
1 tablespoon baking soda
5 drops lavender essential oil

This is enough to make 1 bath worth. You can either mix the ingredients in advance and package them or put the ingredients directly into the tub under hot running water.

Found in Readers Digest – Extraordinary uses for Ordinary Things

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Make Your Own… Drain Cleaner

July 12, 2012 By 2 Comments

Make Your Own… Drain Cleaner

You will need…

1 cup baking soda
1 cup salt
1/4 cup cream of tartar
1 cup boiling water

Directions

1. put baking soda, salt, and cream of tartar in a glass canister, put the lid on tight, and shake well to mix.

2. Pour 1/4 cup of the mixture down a dry drain and follow it with 1 cup boiling water.

3. Wait for the bubbles to subside, then flush with cold water for 3-4 minutes

Make sure to keep your face pointed away from the drain when adding the water

Found in Readers Digest – Extraordinary uses for Ordinary Things Book

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Key Lime Whoopie Pies Recipe

July 5, 2012 By 1 Comment

Key Lime Whoopie Pies Recipe

We recently shared with you the Red, White and Blue Whoopie Pies we made for the 4th of July. I also made these without changing the dough color to see how they would turn out. The only thing I would change the next time the recipe is using a bit less dough for each pie. These came out a bit doughy and you tasted more dough than filling. I would use the Key Lime Filling again.

Here is the recipe we used

Ingredients

1 1/3 cup all purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
1 cup Whole -Wheat Flour (spooned and leveled)
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
1/2 cup full fat plain yogurt
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
8 ounces cream cheese, Room Temperature
1 cup confectioners sugar
1 tablespoon grated lime zest
3 tablespoons lime juice (6 key limes or 2 regular limes)
1/4 cup granulated sugar

Directions

1. Whisk together flours, brown sugar, baking soda, 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon, and salt
In a large bowl with a mixer, beat yogurt, oil, and eggs on medium for 3 minutes
With mixer on low add flour mixture in 3 additions, beat in vanilla until combined.
Refrigerate batter 30 minutes

2. Beat cream cheese, until smooth in new bowl
Beat in confectioners sugar, lime zest, and lime juice until smooth
Refrigerate filling covered until ready to use

3. Combine remaining 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon and sugar in a bowl.

4. Drop dough in 40 rounded tablespoons 1 1/2 inches apart on parchment lined baking sheets
Bake until puffed and set, about 10 minutes
Remove cakes from oven and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
Let cakes cool completely on wire racks
Peel cakes from parchment, spread a tablespoon of filling on flat side and sandwich together.

Serve immediately or refrigerate in a single layer in an airtight container up to 2 days.

Looking for other fun recipes? Check out our recipe section to see all of the recipes we have blogged about.

This recipe was adapted from the July/August edition of Everyday Food

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