How to Shape Hamburger & Hot Dog Buns…the Easy Way!
Let’s talk for a quick second why you’d want to make your own hamburger and hot dog buns…because I totally get it…it feels like a lot of work when you can buy super cheap $0.89 cents. AND…I’m totally with you. I don’t always make my own hamburger and hot dog buns, but when I do, they’re about a billion times better.
HOW TO MAKE DONUTS THAT TASTE JUST LIKE KRISPY KREME
Here we are in quarantine week #1,482,398. Am I right? It’s feeling a little like Groundhog Day over here. However, these LIVE meet ups have been keeping me and my kids sane because we LOVE doing these (and they love to eat what I show you how to make ;). This week we’re tackling foods that most people think are too difficult or messy to make at home and outsmarting them. Monday, Kate showed how to make biscuits super easy and today is DONUTS. I mean who can resist a warm, freshly made donut? No one…unless maybe you’re Voldemort…but he wasn’t really human…so….there’s that.
HOW TO MAKE BISCUITS SO EASY YOUR KID CAN MAKE THEM!
If you’re like most people, you’ve afraid to make biscuits. After all, they take a long time to make, make a HUGE mess on your counter….and let’s be real…are they really that much better than the canned biscuits? If that’s you, it’s not your fault. Biscuits CAN be very hard to make, but as Kate showed in the LIVE meet up (if you missed it click HERE) with these tips, biscuits are super easy! Plus, you can also make one/freeze one (you know how I love that) and keep some in the freezer for next time.
HOMEMADE PRETZELS WITH KIDS
I have to admit, I LOVE pretzels. Maybe it’s the salt, maybe it’s that melt-in-your-mouth middle with the chewy outside…or maybe it’s how much fun it is to make these with kids, but whatever it is, these are amazing.
SUPER EASY BRAIDED BREAD
Okay, if there’s one thing I love, it’s finding simple recipes (that are actually super easy to make) but look like you spent all day…because who doesn’t want to impress someone, or feel like the bomb dot com every once in awhile?! This simple technique can be used with your favorite dough recipe (French bread, cinnamon roll dough, wheat bread…seriously if it’s bread dough you can use it) and any filling you’d like. Personally, I like the 30-minute dough from the Outsmart Dinner Meal Planner because it’s pretty much the best dough to use for absolutely everything (think pizza, breadsticks, rolls, etc.)
4 SUPER EASY NO-YEAST BREADS
Today, I’m answering my top asked question: HOW DO YOU MAKE BREAD WITHOUT YEAST?! You see, with all the panic buying going on, a lot of people have been buying yeast with the hope of making bread, which means there are a lot of you wondering how you can make bread without yeast.
HOW TO USE WHEAT FLOUR & LIKE IT!
I get that using wheat flour can be scary, especially if you’re used to white flour in everything, or you were forced to eat whole wheat everything growing up like I was. But here’s the thing, chances are the wheat you ate growing up is NOT the wheat that is available now. Mostly because it used to be that only hard RED wheat was available to purchase. Red wheat is darker in color and comes with a stronger flavor. In the last 10-20 years, they’ve started offering hard WHITE wheat, which is lighter in color and milder in flavor….which means it perfect for you to use in your own baking.
4-INGREDIENT TORTILLAS THAT TASTE AUTHENTIC
Maybe you’re like me and you’ve tried to make homemade tortillas….a lot only to fail. Maybe you’ve never tried making them at home, but you do love those take and bake tortillas Costco sells. I’ve tried making tortillas several times over the last 10 years always to find that they were shaped like amoebas and didn’t taste good…until I found this recipe and watched a few YouTube videos about how to successfully roll ROUND tortillas and BINGO! 12 Delicious tortillas that taste totally authentic. But here’s why you’re going to love them…they cost under $1 to make and took about 20 minutes with no special ingredients, kitchen tools, or wait times. They are literally the simplest, best tasting tortilla around. But I’m going to give you a solid warning, when you try these you’ll vow never to buy tortillas again, that’s how good they are.
LEARN HOW TO MAKE BREAD LIKE A PRO…AND IMPRESS YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW ;)
Bread making is becoming a lost art, but believe me when I tell you it’s not hard and that when you learn how to do it, you’ll never go back. I mean why would you? There’s literally no better smell than homemade bread and nothing that tastes better, or is more comforting, then a freshly-sliced, steaming, right-out-of-the-oven slice of bread with melted butter dripping all through it.