Monday, December 28, 2020

Cappuccino Muffins


It's time to take an after Christmas tea break with a cappuccino muffin.


I'm using this teapot that's a favorite winter one that my sis gave me years ago.  


A sweet friend sent me this pine cone teacup and plate, that I dearly love.


My friend Joy and I saw these last year when we were strolling through Tuesday Morning, and we each bought one for each other.  

I was one happy Nana this past Christmastime, as I had all eight of my grandchildren together in my home.  There's nothing better than that!! 
 


Yield: 12-15
Author: Kitty, but recipe was discovered at Creekside Cottage., and Deanna found the recipe at Autumn In The Country at Gooseberry Patch.
Cappuccino Muffins

Cappuccino Muffins

Even though I'm not a coffee drinker, I do love these muffins. They also make wonderful gifts for friends and family.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons instant coffee granules
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1  egg, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
  • sparkling sugar for on top (my addition because I like the extra crunch)

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cocoa powder.
  2.  In another bowl, combine milk and coffee granules and egg.  Stir into flour mixture.  Add the butter and vanilla: mix well. Stir in chocolate chips.
  3. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Sprinkle on the sparkling sugar,  if using.  Bake at 375 degrees for 17-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
 
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 Happy New Year!  Hopefully 2021 will be a much better year for all of us! 


Monday, December 21, 2020

Peppermint Bark


Happy Christmas week to all of you!!  I've set up my tea in my Butler's Pantry, which is where I have my electric tea kettle, and my tea supplies.  We are having Candy Cane Lane tea with some peppermint bark. 

This Lady Catherine's Tea Room light was bought years ago with my late beloved mom at a K Mart.  My real name is Catherine, and this will go to my granddaughter Cissy one day, as her real name is Catherine, too.  Isn't it the sweetest?  I have it plugged into a timer, and it is there to greet me in the wee morning hours when I get up.  I'm an early riser, and this is such a pretty sight when it's still dark outside. 

My darling daughter gifted me with this pretty poinsettia teacup and matching creamer last year. 

My family gifted me this beautiful nativity set years ago, and I love setting it up.  It really is the perfect Christmas decoration.



Mary from Home Is Where The Boat Is makes this incredible bark that you vary for the different seasons. You can find Mary's recipe and directions here.  The base is chocolate Graham Crackers, and then melted Almond Bark or Candiquick is poured and spread on top.  I sprinkled crushed peppermint candy pieces and colorful Christmas sprinkles while the candy was still warm. After it's cooled, you break it a part with the tip of a knife.  It's wonderful for gifting, and it's so addictive!! 

 

 I'd like to wish each of you a very Merry Christmas week! 


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Monday, December 14, 2020

Date Logs


Is there anyone out there that loves anything with dates, as much as I do??  Oh, how I think of my mom when I eat anything with dates, as we both loved them.  We can share a cup of vanilla cinnamon tea, if you'd like.

This cute Santa teapot was something I got last year at a gift exchange.  Isn't it cute??


This was one of my first Santas that my daughter gave me.  The calendar year that's in his lap is from 1996. That popcorn is really old!!! Don't you love his nightshirt and cap, his bunny slippers, and his spectacles?  


This pretty teacup is called Stechcol by Gracie Bone China.



The saucer is just as pretty as the teacup, and looks so vintage.


Yield: recipe says 48, but I get 32
Author: Kitty, but recipe is from my Farm Journal Christmas Cookbook
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Date Logs

Date Logs

I bought this cookbook back in 1973, before I had any children. These cookies are ones that I could eat every day. My late beloved mom and I loved anything with dates, and I always think of her.

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoons salt
  • 1 cup chopped, pitted dates (I use a heaping cup, which is an 8 ounce bag from Aldi, but I never buy the pre-chopped ones)
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 3 eggs, well beaten

Instructions

  1. Sift together dry ingredients (I just use a whisk to do this).
  2. Stir  in dates, walnuts and eggs.
  3. Pour into a greased 9" square pan.
  4. Bake in a 325 degree oven for 35-40 minutes.
  5. Cool, and cut into logs.  Roll in powdered sugar.
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Monday, December 7, 2020

Thumbprint (Scandinavian) Cookies


It was such a pretty day here that I decided to set up my tea outside. I've made my late beloved mom's Scandinavian Cookies, which are really just thumbprints, but that was the name on her recipe, and I'm sticking with it. 


I always love bringing out my old friend, the baking Santa.  Isn't he the cutest?


Of course, sipping tea from my December Royal Albert teacup is always a pleasure.  Today it's Constant Comment tea to enjoy.

 

 

I thought  I'd show you what my little waterfall looks like.  My son covered it with bird netting to prevent all the leaves from my Bald Cypress tree from clogging it up.  Soon we'll be able to take the netting off.

 
 

Yield: around 20 cookies
Author: Kitty, but recipe is from my late beloved mom
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Thumbprint (Scandinavian) Cookies

Thumbprint (Scandinavian) Cookies

My mom used to make these every Christmas. Isn't it nice to bring out recipes of loved ones to have their memory with us as we bake?

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 egg, separated
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • finely chopped nuts (I used walnuts because my mom always did)
  • Preserves of your choice

Instructions

  1. Cream butter, add sugar, egg yolk, and beat.
  2. Add the flour and the vanilla and mix.
  3. Roll the dough into balls, about the size of walnuts, and dip into slightly beaten egg white, and then roll into the finely chopped  nuts.
  4. Make a dent in the center, and add a small amount of preserves.
  5. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. 

Notes:

I used my Christmas Jam for filling the centers. 

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