Whoopie Pies -Stacey Gray - YEAH!

My Daughter saw this recipe -- and she wanted to try them -- and wow are these good -- Love them Stace

Whoopie Pies -Stacey Gray -

2 cups flour

1 c. sugar

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tsp. soda

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 c sour milk

1/2 c water

1/2 cup shortening

1 egg 

1 egg yolk

Filling:

1/2 c shortening

2 tBS flour

1 TB sugar

2 tsp vanilla

2 1/2 cup powdered sugar

3 TBS milk

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

To make cookies -- Add all dry ingreat.  to a mixer -- mix -- then add the wet ingreat.  then add the egg and egg yolk  mix for an additional 2 minutes - until it is mixed well.

Drop the drop by a rounded tsp 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet - makes about 3* dozen cookies -- then let them cook for about 6 min.  or until the top spring back.  

Let cool 

Meanwhile make the filling -- 1/2 c shortening, 2 tbl sugar and 1 tbl sugar and vanilla -  mix with electric mixer on medium speed for 30 sec.

Slowly add 1 1/4 c powdered sugar -- add the milk -- gradually add the remaining powered sugar

My Daughter made this recipe -- she said to mix a little more flour into the cookies -- *an make them small --

to assemble them frost one side of the cookies and then top them with the remaining cookies -- 

These are really good --  

Bread -- the stuff of life

Bread -- the stuff of life -

I have a Cruinart bread machine -- Which I love 

Now to start the Bread -- I put it on 1 pound loaf -- French Bread setting - and the darkest loaf color  -  It just turn out a deep golden brown --

Now -- I check the pan and also the spinning item. Just to make sure it turns --

Then it is on to the mixer --

Add:

1 1/2 c. water

3 cups gold medal flour -- +/- 1/2 or more of flour -- depending on the humidity,

1 pkg Fleshmens yeast -- (I tried to use the other kind -- but this turns out best)

1/2 tsp salt (it will not taste good without the salt)

1 tsp sugar

1 TBS - olive oil

1  TBS - lemon juice (you use this if you have cheaper flour - I use it to make it get a sourdough taste)

Now -- I am to hovering -- I know I have issues -- I just like to check to make sure it mixes --  by adding more flour -- i.e.

Then let it go for the required time. 

Now you have a hot, lovely batch of bread --

Truffles - For everyone

I love Truffles --- That you can make for Easter --- These are wonderful ---  

Truffles

1/3 cup Heavy Cream

12 oz semi sweet choc. chips or 2 cups of chips

6 Tbs Butter

2 tsp flavoring = butter, vanilla, rum or coconut

In a double boiler; bring the cream to  a simmer

Remove from the heat and stir in choc. chips

Add the rest of the ingredients

Pour the choc mixture onto a shallow bowl

cool, cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours

Wax paper covered pan 

Scoop across the layer of chocolate mixture to make a ball.

roll or dip - either - coca powder, nuts, coconut-toasted  

cover and refrigerate

makes 30 truffles