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
   
   

Soft Pretzels

Prep Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cups warm water
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tsp active dry yeast
• 5 - 6 cups flour
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 egg
• cooking spray

Instructions

1. Pour the water into a bowl and combine with sugar. Stir until sugar dissolves.
2. Sprinkle the yeast into the bowl and let sit for 10 minutes, it should foam
3. In a mixing bowl mix the water mixture with one cup of flour, mix until combined
4. Slowly add in salt and 4 more cups of flour. Mix until combined
5. Add more flour if it is sticky still
6. Knead for about a minute
7. Cover with kitchen towel and let sit for one hour
8. Heat oven to 450 degrees F
9. Pull into strips and make into pretzel shape
10. Brush egg glaze on pretzel and sprinkle with salt
11. Place on baking sheet
12. Bake until golden brown, roughly 15 minutes

Apple Pie Cookies

All the goodness of apple pie...in cookie form.

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

• 3 cups + 1 tbsp flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 + 1/2 cup butter softened 
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 apples
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Instructions:

1. Slice apples into very small chunks (I leave the skins on)
2. Mix sliced apple in a bowl with the sugar, cinnamon and 1 tbsp flour, set aside
3. Mix 3 cups of flour, the water, butter, and salt in a bowl until it forms a dough, should not be too sticky (add flour if it is)
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
5. Roll out half the dough to a thin sheet
6. Use a cookie cutter (or top of a cup) to cut out circles and place on the cookie sheet
7. Place a spoonful, or two, of the apple mixture on top of the circles
8. Roll out the other half of the dough to a thin sheet. Cut into strips and make a criss-cross pattern 
9. Cut the criss-crossed dough into circles and place on top of each prepped cookie
10. Press down the edges
11. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden brown