Lemon Square Bars

I absolutely LOVE lemons, so lemon bars are perfect for me. I found this version of the bars a few years ago, and have been making it ever since. The recipe for them is here, if you would like to check it out.

They turned out pretty good, although they got a little burnt around the edges because I didn't hear the buzzer go off.

 

Here is the recipe, and some pictures of the process.

• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup butter, melted
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 5/8 cup lemon juice

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
2. In a medium bowl, stir together 2 cups flour and confectioners' sugar. Blend in the melted butter. Press into the bottom of the prepared pan.
3. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until golden. In a large bowl, beat eggs until light. Combine the sugar, baking powder and 1/4 cup of flour so there will be no flour lumps. Stir the sugar mixture into the eggs. Finally, stir in the lemon juice. Pour over the prepared crust and return to the oven.
4. Bake for an additional 30 minutes or until bars are set. Allow to cool completely before cutting into bars.

The dry ingredients for the crust

Mixed with the wet ingredients

The crust ready to be formed in the pan

 The crust ready to be baked

 



 After it is baked, ready for the filling

The filling, about to be mixed together

The filling all mixed together, ready to be poured over the crust

The finished product, yummy!!

A few lemon bars for myself!

White Sheet Cake

The other day, I decided to try this recipe, but instead of making it as a regular sheet cake, I decided to make cupcakes.

I think I found this recipe on Allrecipes.com, and had saved it. I've been meaning to try it for some time now, but didn't actually make it until now. It turned out well, and I hope to make it many more times in the future.

Here are some pictures of the process.

 

The recipe

 

All the ingredients ready to go

                            The butter and sugar being mixed together

 

After the eggs are incorporated

 

After the dry ingredients are incorporated

 

All ready to be cooked

 

Finished cooking, and cooling down

 

The finished product

 

Yummy!

3rd Annual Pie Off

Saturday, September 28th is the local library's 3rd annual Pie Off, and I hope to enter it. Or, at least, taste the pies that are entered.

I love baking, and pies are one of my favorite foods. So, hopefully I will remember this event. It's free, and I don't have to register to participate.

If I do participate in this, I will try and take pictures, and post them on here. I can't wait until the 28th!!

Sugar Biscuits

Today, I decided to make one of the recipes from the Harry Potter cookbook I got for Christmas a few years ago.

I made Sugar Biscuits (what the British call cookies), and they turned out well. I made them once before, and they were really good. So I decided to make them again. Here are some pictures of the process.

 

I love baking, so I enjoyed making these. If you love baking, or cookies, and love/like Harry Potter like I do, I think you would enjoy these cookies. Check out the Harry Potter cookbook, and try some of the recipes out. They are really good!!

 

Well, that's all for now. More to come later.

Bakeless Sweets

I recently checked out a cookbook called Bakeless Sweets: Pudding, Panna Cotta, Fluff, Icebox Cake, and More No-Bake Desserts by Faith Durand.

I was looking at the recipes in the book, and they seem like really good recipes. I will hopefully get it this year, maybe as a Christmas present, or buy it myself. I love baking, and desserts/sweets are my favorite things to make.

I love finding out about cookbooks I've never heard of before, and finding recipes in it that I would want to make. The recipes in this book are perfect for summer days, especially when it's too hot to bake/cook anything.

I will definitely post about the recipes I make from this book, whenever I get the chance to. These seem like great recipes!

Well, that's all for now. More to come later.

I Am Officially Addicted to Eggless Cookie Dough

Within a week or so, I have made eggless cookie dough 3 times, and have become addicted to it. It is safe to eat raw, which I love.

It is soooo good, and I hope to make it many more times in the future.

Plus, it is one of the easiest things to make, and there is no cooking. It is a perfect snack for hot summer days, when you don't feel like cooking, or when you just want to relax.

Well, that's all for now. More to come later.

Brownies...My Favorite Dessert!

Yesterday, I made some brownies from a box (Yes, a box. Sometimes, box mixes can be really good!). Brownies are my favorite thing to make, followed by cheesecake, and then cake and cupcakes.

Here are some pictures of the baking process.

 

All the ingredients

 

The mix I used

 

Ready to be mixed up

 

Mixing all the ingredients together

 

All mixed up

 

Ready to be put in the oven

 

Cooked and cooling

 

Cut up and ready to eat

Another Batch

Today, I made another batch of eggless cookie dough, as it was really good. This second batch tastes as good as the first!

I have always wanted to eat raw cookie dough, but couldn't because of the eggs. When I found the recipe for and eggless version just for eating raw, I was really happy.

I may be taking this to school with me, for a snack. It is perfect for school, and I love that.

Well, that's all for now. More to come later.

Eggless Cookie Dough

The other day, I made this eggless cookie dough, the recipe for which I found here, on Pinterest. I had found the recipe a while back, and wanted to make it. I finally got around to doing that the other day, and let me tell you, it is SO GOOD!!!

You need:
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup softened butter
1/4 tsp. vanilla
1/4 cup milk
1 cup flour
pinch salt
1/2 cup chocolate chips

All you have to do is mix everything together and enjoy. No need to bake it!

Welcome to My New Blog!

I created this blog as a means of helping me channel my inner dessertaholic. I LOVE desserts, and I love to bake. I am going to school for my baking and pastry degree, and I plan on documenting my experiences along the way. As well as documenting other experiences I have.

I can't wait to start posting about them, and sharing everything with everyone.

Enjoy!!