Caramel Corn!

This caramel corn is so yummy!  Next time I make it I'm not going to put on all of the caramel on, it was just a little to sweet.  I definitely recommend you make this!

Ingredients:

6 cups of Air Popped Popcorn (I did a 4x batch)

2/3 cup of Brown Sugar

1/4 cup of Butter

3 Tbsp of Light Corn Syrup

1/2 tsp of Baking Soda

1/4 tsp of Salt 

1/2 tsp of Vanilla Extract

Put your popped corn into a large bowl, so that it's easier to stir.  I put it two bowls since I did so much.

Put all of the ingredients except the Vanilla and Baking Soda in a small sauce pan on medium heat.

Stir until the butter and brown sugar are melted.  Take off heat and add Vanilla and Baking Soda.

 

Pour it over the popcorn and mix it all in.

 

You can eat it while it's still soft and gooey!

Doesn't that look delicious?!?!

Put it on a parchment lined baking sheet, and bake at 200 degrees for 1 hour, stirring every 20 minutes.  (I know, it's really hard to wait that long with the house smelling like caramel corn!) 

Let cool for as long as you can contain yourself, then break up into smaller pieces and dig in!

Sticky Bun Recipe!

A couple of days ago, I made these delicious Sticky Buns! So I wanted to share them with you!

The dough is the same that I use for our church's communion bread.

For dough:

2 cups hot water,

4 teaspoons yeast,

Mix,

1/2 cup white sugar,

1/4 cup oil, 

1 warm egg,

2 teaspoons salt

Mix,

6-7 cups white flour, add 1 cup at a time while mixing.

For glaze:

½ cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
¼ cup heavy cream or half n half

Bake at 375 for I don't know how long;)

I use a Bosch mixer, but I think you can make it in Kitchenaid with a dough hook. I'll have to try that sometime, because I think our poor Bosch is dying. 

Roll it out until it is about 1/4 inch thick.

Spread with butter.

Dust with a cinnamon and white sugar mix. 

Then spread with brown sugar. A little goes a long way.

Roll into log and cut. 

Put all glaze ingredients into a sauce pan on medium heat and melt. Pour it into a greased 9x13, then put your rolls in it for 1/2 hour covered to rise.

Bake until golden brown. 

Oops, I got my finger in there!

If that doesn't look just heavenly, I don't know what does!

After 5 minutes, (if you do longer or shorter time, it won't come out well) turn out onto desired platter, and enjoy!  

They are dangerously good! I really wanted to eat the whole pan by myself! They are a lot like cinnamon rolls, just bumped up a couple of notches! Soft and sticky, but with a delightful crust around the edges, I think I'll have to make some more very soon!

Trip To The Creek

Hey Everyone!

 Today, Lydia, Ben and I went down to the creek behind our house!  We had a lot of fun exploring all of the changes that the flooding in the winter makes! (But I forgot the phone so I didn't get any pictures.) 

 It has been the most beautiful, sunny weather here, and I was hoping to go out and take a bunch of pictures, but unfortunately, it got too late.  So, I will have to try some other day.

Here is the lovely dinner Amber had prepared for us when we got back!

So, I am hoping to start making some of my favorite recipes, and posting them on here!  How does that sound?

The Adventure Begins!

Welcome to my blog!  I thought I'd start with some pictures from Nathan and Heather's wedding, back in September.

Here are my beautiful sisters and sister-in-law.  Sisters, who you can't stay mad at because you have something to tell them.  Sisters who laugh and cry with you, and who you stay up late with talking and giggling...  I love my awesome sisters!

Keslie, how could you say such a thing!

Isn't she just gorgeous?

I am so thankful that God has put these wonderful people into my life!

What a sweet bunch!

They make such a sweet couple!  I miss you two in Spain. (three now!)

I hope you have enjoyed this first of many posts.