Is this too much butter???? Will it freeze well?
Sooz
8 years ago
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Comments (4)Oh, thanks so much, Robin, both for the initial posting and for the advice about freezing! Thanks to Carol, too. I'm very pleased to have thought of this. I am making up little goodie baskets of a few purchased local specialities and several homemade things for the people who were major helpers at my wedding. There is NO WAY I could buy anything that is nice enough to even symbolize how grateful I am and how incredibly much work they did. So I figured the best thing was not even to try and give the gift they gave me: time. They are all busy two-career urban couples who find canned goods & even an abundance of home baking to be a luxury. The friend who had the biggest job -- supervising the reception including all the setup and cleanup -- is getting the biggest basket; she loves everything, and will enjoy many of the gourmet goodies I can do (she's getting the Habanero Gold), but I wanted to include something also specially chosen for her partner, who is one of those quiet but reliable men --- he never really got asked if he wanted to help, he just got drafted, and worked with her all weekend cheerfully and competently. I remember when they visited some relatives in Europe a few years ago he came back raving about how much they'd enjoyed eating herbed butters there --- how it was such a simple thing but one never seemed to get around to doing it. ANyway, a long story, but it's why I was keen to know. I still have a FEW decent tomatoes; and I don't need much, probably a half batch frozen in 2-Tbsp pats will be plenty! Zabby...See MoreLooking for carrot muffins that freeze well
Comments (5)My carrot cake makes great muffins....or just freeze it in squares after baking in 2 8 by 8 pans. Carrot cake Julie TÂs 3 eggs 3/4 cup vegetable oil 3/4 cup buttermilk 2 cups sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 3/4 teaspoon salt 2 tsps cinnamon 1 8 oz can crushed pineapple, drained 2 cups grated carrots 1/2 cup raisins chopped with 1 Tablespoon of flour Buttermilk glaze 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 tsp baking soda 1/4 cup buttermilk 1/4 cup butter 1 Tblsp light corn syrup 1 tsp vanilla Orange Cream Cheese Frosting 1/2 cup softened butter 4 oz softened cream cheese 1 tsp vanilla 3 cups powdered sugar 1 tsp orange juice 1 tsp grated orange rind Preheat oven to 350 With a mixer Beat eggs, add oil and buttermilk, sugar and vanilla. beat to combine. Stir together flour, salt, cinnamon and baking powder and stir into batter. stir in pineapple, carrots and raisins. Pour into a greased 8 by 13 pan or 2 greased round 9 inch cake pans. Bake 35 to 45 minutes until set in the middle. Remove from the oven and immediatly spread with the buttermilk glaze. Cool completely and frost with the cream cheese frosting. Buttermilk glaze: In a medium sauce pan ( don't use a small pan) combine all ingredients but vanilla. Bring to a boil and cook 3 minutes stirring often...it will bubble a lot. It should be a light caramel color, stir in vanilla and pour over the cake Cream cheese frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter until light add vanilla powd. sugar and juice and rind...beat until smooth and frost the cooled cake. Linda C...See MoreMeals that freeze well
Comments (9)Wishing your friend a speedy recovery. You are so good to do this. How about lasagna, soups, stews? You can make and freeze Salisbury Steak, chicken stews. Cooked pastas can be reheated for a minute in boiling water and drained. My top shelf in the freezer is full of "ready mades" for those nights I don't want to cook. Right now, I have veggie and lentil soups, beef rouladen, pot roast, Italian beef and jus, chicken piccata, pasta sauce, a penne and sauce casserole with mozzarella. If you or someone else has a Foodsaver, seal and freeze. The bags can be heated in boiling water, emptied and dinner is ready. Make veggie or mashed potato bags for easy heating. And if their are kids or adults that are kids still, don't forget a dessert. Puddings, rice pudding and brownies go over well. Be sure to add heating instructions too. The 'cook" may not have a great deal of experience....See MoreButter, Butter, Butter
Comments (32)I keep it simple, and use just one sort of butter for almost everything. Unsalted American butter. Land O Lakes, usually, because someone showed me, 30 years ago, that if you take two Land O Lakes packages, cut the maiden's knees from one package, and glue that piece onto the chest of the maiden on the other package, her knees look just like breasts. It was a silly little gag that got me thinking about subliminal advertising and still makes me giggle today. So I guess the advertising worked. Sometimes I buy a European butter, for spreading. But practically all of my butter use is for cooking. I don't eat buttered toast or croissants but once in a blue moon....See Morewestsider40
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