These are wonderful to make as gifts, or to make for your family for the holiday weekend. Brioche dough (make the day before you plan to assemble the cakes) 1/2 cup warm water (105 to 115 F) 1 package dry yeast 1/4 cup sugar 1 cup butter softened 6 eggs 4 1/2 cups of flourContinue reading “Coffee Cakes for Gifts”
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A PERFECT Sweet Potato Dish
This is one of my husband’s favorite dishes, especially for Thanksgiving, or anytime we have ham or pork chops. It’s pretty easy to make–and the secret is to roast the sweet potatoes and the apples separately so that the apples don’t steam the potatoes. Unfortunately for you, I didn’t write down exact quantities this morningContinue reading “A PERFECT Sweet Potato Dish”
Apple Pecan Cinnamon Rolls
I have been making cinnamon rolls for years. The boys used to take them for boy scout camping trips and we brought them to all the boys’ regattas. Chris and I made hundreds of pans of them to raise money for his trip to Europe when he was in 7th grade. In fact, they wereContinue reading “Apple Pecan Cinnamon Rolls”
Cranberry Raspberry Orange Sauce
I have never been a fan of canned jellied cranberry sauce–the shape of it; the taste of it; the awful sound it makes as it slides out of the can. There was nothing about it that I found appealing in any way. So I started making my own cranberry sauce from a recipe that wasContinue reading “Cranberry Raspberry Orange Sauce”
Cathy At Home on the River 