Halloween

Katie came home and said she volunteered me for cupcakes for her school Halloween party. I was really thrilled because we just moved from a school where homemade treats were not allowed. So now I get to use by baking and creativity skills to send her to school with some wicked edible treats! Here's what we created. I love them! They look the guys off of Sesame Street! Lol! 

Bread Pudding

Because we got 2 inches of snow last night I woke up wanting to make the family something warm and cozy. Bread pudding! A yummy custard layered breakfast dish. 

7 oz of buttered bread cut in half and broiled (about 10 slices)

3 eggs

3 egg yolks

2 cups of milk

1/2 cup of sugar

2 tsp vanilla extract

 Preheat oven to 425 degrees

Layer bread in deep casserole dish.

In a saucepan heat up milk and vanila to a boil. Turn off and cover to enhance the vanilla flavor. In the meantime whip your eggs and sugar together in a seperate bowl.  Add the milk mixture to the eggs. Pour mixture over your layered bread. Push down any bread that floats up.

Set casserole dish in the middle of larger pan and fill half way with water. This will help cook the custard evenly on the bottom.

Place in oven. Cook for about 35-40 minutes pushing down any bread that floats up with a spoon.

Vanilla topping

Meanwhile...in a sauce pan heat 1 cup of milk and 1 tsp vanilla to a boil then turn off and cover.

In a separate bowl beat 3 egg yolks and 1/2 cup of sugar until whitened. Add the milk mixture to the egg mixture. Return to the stovetop and heat stirring constantly until the mixture coats your spoon. Remove from heat immediately and let cool down. Stirring constantly still to prevent clumping.

When the bread pudding is done serve in a bowl with the vanilla topping drizzle over it.

Yum!!

Grandma Cox's Cinnamon Rolls

I get 90% of my recipes from the Cox family cookbook. Why? Because my ancestors where awesome cooks!! This recipe for cinnamon rolls brings back many memories of Grandma's house! The base of the recipe can be used for rolls too. Just omit the sugar and cinnamon and the step to roll them into spiral mounds of ooey gooey goodness! 

Dough:

2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast proofed in 1/4 cup warm water

4 1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp salt

1 cup warm water

3 eggs

Mix all ingredients together and roll out 

To 1/4 thick

Spread with melted butter, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. 

Roll and cut into 2 inch thick rolls

Place on baking sheet

Cover with dish towel and let raise until double the size. Usually 1 1/2 hours 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Bake 15 minutes

Frosting: 

1 cube butter soften

2 cups powdered sugar 

1 tsp vanilla

Whip together until soft and fluffy and spread over warm cinnamon rolls

Devour!