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Recipe: Orange Chocolate Babka

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This is a long recipe, so I’ve tried to break it up into logical sections. Ingredients: Dough 530 grams all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting 100 grams granulated sugar 2.4 tsp active dry yeast Grated zest of 1 orange  3 large eggs 1/2 cup water (cold is fine) and up to 1 to 2 tablespoons extra, if needed 3/4 teaspoon fine sea or table salt 150 grams unsalted butter, room temperature Sunflower or other neutral oil, for greasing Method: Dough Combine flour, sugar, yeast and zest in the bottom of the bowl of a stand mixer.Add eggs and 1/2 cup...

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butter-free snickerdoodle cookies

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If you’ve been following my instagram stories, you know I’ve been doing quite a bit of baking during this quarantine. I was not much of a baker before, but I have a sweet tooth and I love being in the kitchen. Oh, and I have a lot of time on my hands. We ran out of butter and are limiting our supermarket runs to once every 10 days or so. I was in the mood for something sweet, so I searched Pinterest for baking recipes without butter. Most of the recipes I found were no-bake cookies with peanut butter and...

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How to Upcycle Glass Bottles

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If you hate to throw glass bottles out, find ways to use them in your home and garden! Use the bottles to hold flowers, candles, or household supplies, for instance. Glass bottles are also beautiful in the garden where you can use them to line paths, feed birds, or water your plants. If you'd like to customize the look of your bottles, you can paint them or etch the glass to match your own unique style. [Edit]Steps [Edit]Using Bottles around the House Wash your glass bottles and dry them thoroughly. It's a good idea to rinse any glass bottles you...

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5 Ingredient Oven Baked Pork Chop Recipe with Mozzarella Crumb Topping

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This 5 ingredient oven baked pork chop recipe with mozzarella crumb topping is a budget friendly meal that the whole family will enjoy! Pork chops are topped with a delicious crunchy/cheesy mozzarella topping which reminds me of chicken parmesan, but without the marinara. (By the way, this is one of my favorite chicken parmesan recipes-another one of my 5 Ingredient recipes).  Pork is a great protein for the whole family.  My 3 year old toddler loves pork chops, and I have heard from other mom friends that their kids love pork too, so these pork chops are definitely a kid...

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Sweet Potato Sonker Recipe | #SpringSweetsWeek

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Welcome to my third and final recipe for this year’s #springsweetsweek, my friends. Today, I’m sharing how to make a sweet potato sonker recipe.That’s right, I’m making dessert out of vegetables featuring sugar from sponsor Dixie Crystals. I love sonker, a dessert native to Surrey County, NC which is more or less synonymous with cobbler, but I’ve not made a sweet potato one yet. This version is probably the most specialized sonker recipe. While you’ll see peach cobblers, strawberry cobblers, and blackberry cobblers outside of Surry County, NC, you most likely will only find a cobbler made of sweet potatoes...

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