oatmeal scotchies

I recently worked our church’s Holiday Fair and brought home some oatmeal scotchies (along with dozens of other types of cookies). I made these for a church gathering L. is attending this evening (per his request). When I suggested that perhaps some might find neither oatmeal nor butterscotch appealing, he said “Oh well… more for me!”

I actually ran a little short of the amount of oatmeal called for (by about a cup) but preceeded with the recipe. As a result I think they spread a bit more than they normally would. Of course, the 2 sticks of butter didn’t help with the spreading either!

My First Babke

What is a babke, you ask? (Or maybe it was me doing the asking.) A babke is sort of a yeast-risen cake from Eastern Europe, made with rich ingredients, including egg yolks, sugar and butter. Sort of like a cross between a cake and a bread. I baked mine in a loaf shaped pan and it was filled with semisweet chocolate and cinnamon.

bagels!

Who knew bagels were so easy to make?? Last night I started the dough and I boiled and baked them this morning. L. said they are so good, they are “beyond a bagel.”

Cinnamon Sugar Bagels

Sesame Seed Bagels

another picture…

Here is a shot of my dear husband slicing the French boule I made last weekend. He was excited at the prospect of having his picture posted on my blog, but I couldn’t fit it into my last post. For the record, he’s very good at slicing crusty breads, even with lousy knives.

lots of breads

I’ve been baking up a storm (of breads) lately. Here are pictures from some of the different batches I baked this week. (By the way, the breads were amazing… )