Recipe successes

Mostly for my own use, here are some recipes I've tried and liked recently.

White bread - This recipe is perfect for soft, close grained white bread. Makes great dinner rolls too, as long as you serve them very fresh. They staled quickly.

Cinnamon rolls - You know that awesome, not-undercooked-but-still-doughy texture cinnamon rolls from a can have? Here's the home version. I can't even describe how perfect these rolls are. A quarter-size batch is plenty.

Pie crust - This is THE ONE, and I'm never going back. No oil, no butter, no vinegar, no vodka. I used it on an apple pie, and six people told me it was the best pie they'd ever had. No joke.

Speaking of apple pie, I would also like to record for posterity: there's really no need to peel the apples. I just eighth and core, then slice thinly.

Obviously I'm more of a baker than a cook.

Black powder

 

I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving with the in-laws, who like to talk about the youthful hi-jinks of T.G. and the Tall Brother.  They had some very Calvin-esque adventures, and I can just imagine this happening at their house.

I've gotta say, I'm rather relieved that this baby is a girl and that we don't live near any sheer-walled canyons.  I'm hoping that cuts down on the "Hey, Mom, did we ever tell about the time..." stories I have to hear about twenty years from now.