Edible Play Dough

My boys wanted to make some edible play dough one day after we had made some regular. I knew you could make it with powdered milk, honey, and peanut butter. The problem being was that it was $12 for a box of powdered milk at our store...I knew I only needed one packet and I wasn't willing to pay that price. So by the power of technology I was able to search the internet on my phone and fine a new recipe while still at the store. This is the one I found and I already had everything at home!

Edible Peanut Butter Play Dough-Familycorner.com
2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup honey
1 cup peanut butter

Sift powdered sugar. Mix together ingredients until they form a soft dough. Play and enjoy!

**I did add in the sifting part...I found mine had clumps of powdered sugar through out the dough so it seemed to be a bit stickier than it needed to be. When the boys first played with it, I sprinkled the table with some extra sugar to help with the stickiness. It worked well and the boys loved it!

Pepperoni Pizza Puffs

I stumbled on these last week and thought they'd be perfect to freeze for my brother in laws. I whipped up a double batch today. They were very quick and easy to make....the most time consuming was probably shredding the cheese. Even though I doubled the recipe I do not think I doubled pepperoni...I  may have doubled the cheese. I just used a whole 8 oz block! These are also kid friendly and a great appetizer! They don't even need sauce to dunk them in!

Pepperoni Pizza Puffs-shared from Crazy Jamie's Blog
3/4 cup ap flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp dried oregano
3/4 cup milk
1 egg, beaten
1 cup shredded mozzerella cheese
1 cup diced pepperoni

Whisk together flour, baking powder, and oregano. Stir in milk and egg. Fold in cheese and pepperoni until mixed in well. Set aside for 10 mins. Meanwhile lightly grease a mini muffin pan. Scoop batter into pan and bake at 375 for 20-25 mins or until golden brown.

**These were delicious! They were light and airy and the cheese made them crunchy on top! They do taste just like a pizza...in a muffin!

Peanut Butter Energy Bites

I've had this recipe for at least 2-3 years...it has been sitting in my recipe "notebook" waiting for it to be made. I finally had all the stuff so I decided to make some. I'm not sure where exactly the recipe came from...I know it was some magazine, but it does have Skippy in the bottom corner so perhaps its a Skippy recipe.

Peanut Butter Energy Bites
3 cups cheerios
3 cups granola
1 cup peanut butter
3/4 cup dried cranberries or raisins
2/3 cup honey
1/2 cup brown sugar

Mix together cheerios, granola, and cranberries/raisins. In a separate bowl combine honey, brown sugar, and peanut butter. Place in microwave and heat for 30 seconds at a time until peanut butter is melted. Add peanut butter mixture to cereal mixture and stir to combine well. Press into a 9x13 pan that has been greased well. Let cool.

**I have tried these and they are delicious! They are a quick and easy snack.

This has been linked to the Peanut Butter Spotlight at Eat at Home

Whole Wheat English Muffin Bread

A has been asking for toast...and well its hard to make toast with no bread. This is another recipe I found in the quilt guild cookbook and decided we needed to try it out!

Whole Wheat English Muffin Bread
3 cups whole wheat flour
2 cups white flour
1 tbsp+1 1/4 tsp yeast
1 tbsp sugar
2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
2 cup warm milk
1/2 cup warm water
2 tbsp cornmeal, divided(optional)

Combine flour, yeast, salt, and baking soda in stand mixer bowl. Add warm milk and water. Beat on low for 30 seconds. Scraping bowl as needed. Beat on high for 3 mins(I could only go about med. speed or the mix flew out!) Stir in remaining flour, batter will be stiff. DO NOT KNEAD!!! Coat 2 bread pan loafs with cooking spray and sprinkle pan with 1 tbsp corn meal. Spoon batter into pans and sprinkle with the rest of the cornmeal. Cover and let rise for 45 mins or until doubled.

Place in oven at 350 degrees for 30-35 mins until golden brown. Remove from the pan immediately.

*I put the cornmeal optional because when I turned the bread out a good majority of it fell off, so next time I will skip it!

**This was a quick and easy bread to make. It actually did taste just like an english muffin. I fell in love with it and Q really liked it as well. A did get his toast, did he eat it? No, he decided he'd be 3 and not eat it...sigh...
You can mix up the flavors, perhaps a cinnamon raisin or honey oat.

Whole Grain Pancakes

A couple of years ago, my Aunt Gina gave me a cookbook that her quilt guild put together. At first glance, I bookmarked 2-3 recipes, I just went through it again and bookmarked a bunch more! This was one of them and I've had them before as it is my Aunt's recipe.

Whole Grain Pancakes-adapted from Aunt Gina
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/3 cup white flour
2/3 cup old fashioned oatmeal
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2 tbsp sugar
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup applesauce
1 cup buttermilk(or milk)
2/3 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

Mix all dry ingredients together. Mix egg, oil, and buttermilk. Add the liquid mix to the dry mixture. Fold in blueberries. Drop on heated griddle, flip when bubbles form. Serve with real maple syrup.

**I tried to take a picture, but they weren't not in a good photographing mood. The hint of spices were a nice touch to the recipe. Q loved them!