Blueberry Pie

Found out there is a blueberry bush in the backyard, so I decided to pick a bunch and make some pie :)

Ingredients:

Crust

• 3 cups ( plus extra ) flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 + 1/2 cup butter softened
• 1/2 cup water

Center

• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp flour
• 6 cups blueberries
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg 

Instructions:

1. Make the insides before the crust, it needs to cool before being baked!
2. Melt butter in saucepan on medium heat, add flour and stir to combine
3. Add half the blueberries and all the sugar and cook for about 8 minutes
4. Once the sugar is dissolved and mixture has thickened, add the remaining blueberries and ingredients
5. Stir to combine, for two minutes then remove from heat
6. Let filling cool, preheat oven to 375 degrees F and begin crust
7. Mix the flour, salt, butter and water together until no longer sticky
8. Roll out thin pie crust (this made enough for two crusts for me!)
9. Place pie crust in pan then fill with blueberry filling
10. Place in oven and bake for 50-60 minutes (or until crust is browning)

By the way...tastes great with ice cream ;)

Chocolate Chip Cookie Brownies

Just mash two delicious things together...so...good...

Ingredients:
 Brownie Layer

• 1&1/4 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup melted butter
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla

  Cookie Layer

• 1&1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 3&3/4 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 cups chocolate chips

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. Grease cupcake pans, set aside
3. Mix all of the brownie ingredients together, separate into cupcake pans about 1/3 full
4. Mix together cookie ingredients, place a cookie sized drop of dough on top of each brownie mixture in cupcake pans
5. Bake for 15-20 minutes

Caramel Filled Cookies

Sorry it's been like a month! This stressed-baking student was so busy getting back from her internship and starting school I hadn't had a moment to even think about baking! :(



I had a mixture of ingredients handy so I kind of made it up and it turned out well!

Ingredients:

• 1 & 1/2 cups canola oil
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 3 & 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• caramel cubes

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. In large bowl mix together sugars, oil, vanilla and eggs until smooth
3. Add flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until combined
4. Make a small ball out of some dough, flatten it
5. Place on cookie sheet, place a flattened caramel on it
6. Make another flattened dough ball and place it on top, sealing edges

Lemon Brownies

For you non-chocolate, zesty lovers out there

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup applesauce 
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. Grease a 8x8 pan and set aside
3. Mix all ingredients together and put in pan
4. Cook for 20-25 minutes, until edges are golden brown

Hummus

It's so easy to make homemade I don't see why anyone would pay to buy some!

Ingredients:

• 2 cans chick peas/garbanzo beans; drained (but keep the liquid!)
• 1 lemon (the juice)
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tbsp olive oil
• cumin

Instructions:

1. Place all ingredients in a food processor
2. Blend until smooth, adding chick pea liquid to get desired consistency 
3. Refrigerate until ready to serve

Herb and Garlic Pizza Crust

Mine always ends up having a sweet taste to it, but it's delicious!

Ingredients:

• 1 + 1/2 tsp yeast
• 1 + 1/2 cups warm water
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• basil and rosemary
• 5 cups flour***
• 1/3 cup olive oil

*** the number varies depending on your weather conditions (it's really humid where I am!)

Instructions:

1. In the bowl mix water and yeast and set aside for five minutes
2. Mix in garlic, hand full of herbs, salt, and four cups of flour
3. Drizzle in olive oil until well blended (doughy)
4. If it is still sticky add more flour until it is not
5. Place dough in a storage bag and put in the fridge for at least an hour
6. Use on pizza, cook at 400 degrees F for at least 15 minutes

Homemade Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

Same delicious taste without all those random ingredients no one can pronounce!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup melted butter
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 2 cups confectioners sugar
• 1 cup + 4 tablespoons peanut butter
• 1 + 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips 

Instructions:

1. In bowl mix together melted butter, graham cracker crumbs, confectioners sugar and 1 cup of peanut butter until well blended.
2. In a metal bowl over simmering water, melt chocolate chips with 4 tbsp peanut butter, stirring occasionally until smooth
3. Using a disposable cupcake pan (or line with foil) cover sides with melted chocolate
4. Place a ball of peanut butter mixture within each cupcake area
5. Cover the top with chocolate 
6. Place in fridge for at least an hour to firm up