Author: birdiefudge

My name is Birdie, and I eat no for breakfast.

Pizza Dough Recipe

Ingredients:

-2 1/3 cups flour

-2 1/4 tsp instant yeast

-1 1/2 tsp white sugar

-3/4 tsp salt

-1 dash of garlic powder (to taste)

-2 TBS olive oil

-3/4 cup warm water

Recipe Instructions:

-Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

-In a large bowl, mix together 1 cup flour, 2 1/4 tsp instant yeast, 1 1/2 tsp white sugar, and 3/4 tsp salt. Add in 1 dash of garlic powder (optional, but delicious).

-Add 2 TBS olive oil and 3/4 cups warm water. Stir until smooth.

-Gradual add in 1 1/3 cup flour and stir until dough forms a ball and sticks to the sides of the bowl.

-In another bowl, coat the sides of the bowl with olive oil. Put the ball of pizza dough in this bowl and roll it around so that the olive oil covers the ball of dough.

-Cover the bowl in a warm place and let rest for about 30 mins. The stove above the preheating oven is usually a good place.

-Once the dough is done rising for 30 mins, knead the dough. Bake at about 25-30 mins.

-Enjoy! 🙂

You can use this recipe to make pizza, bread sticks, or even Stromboli (pictured).

Banana Bread

Ingredients:

-1/4 cup unsalted butter

-1/2 cup light brown sugar

-1 egg

-1 crushed overripe banana

-3/4 cup flour

-1/2 tsp baking soda

-1/4 tsp salt

-1/4 tsp vanilla

-1/2 cup walnuts (optional)

Instructions:

-Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

-Cream together 1/4 cup unsalted butter and 1/2 cup light brown sugar.

-Add in 1 egg and 1 crushed overripe banana and mix until combined.

-Add in 3/4 cup flour, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp vanilla. Add in half a cup of walnuts (optional) and mix until fully combined.

-Spread batter in a well-greased pan and bake for about 20 mins at 350 degrees. Check if done by stabbing with a knife and making sure it comes out clean.

-Enjoy! 🙂

Caramel Apple Cookies

Ingredients:

-1/2 cup unsalted butter

-1/2 cup light brown sugar

-1/4 cup white sugar

-1 egg

-1tsp vanilla

-1/2 tsp baking soda

-1 1/3 cups flour

-1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs

-1/2 tsp nutmeg

-1/2 tsp cinnamon

-1/4 tsp salt

-1 bag chewy caramel candies

-1/2 cup finely chopped apples

Recipe Instructions:

-Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

-Cream together 1/2 cup unsalted butter, 1/2 cup light brown sugar, 1/4 cup white sugar until fluffy. Then mix in 1 egg and 1 tsp vanilla.

-In another bowl, stir together 1 1/3 cup flour, 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, and 1/2 tsp nutmeg.

-Slowly add dry mixture to wet mixture and slowly beat until just combined.

-Stir in 1/2 cup finely chopped apples.

-Refrigerate dough for 30 mins.

-Scoop into 20-24 even dough balls and bake for 10 mins at 350 degrees. Cut 10-12 chewy caramel candies in half.

-After 10 mins, take cookies out of the oven and place the chewy caramel candies on top of each of the cookies like a thumbprint cookie. Careful! The cookies will be hot.

-Place the cookies back in the oven for another 2-3 minutes to finish baking and melt the caramel.

-Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for about 2 mins, then move to a cooling rack to cool completely.

-Enjoy! 🙂