Baking with the Bolliers

Harvest Glow It's the suns golden light that hits orange, red, and yellow leaves on late autumn afternoons. The smell of fall leaves and cinnamon mingles in the air while spiced treats bake in the oven. Cinnamon, orange, apple, black tea, and juniper mingle together reminding you that while fall is here, Christmas is on the way. Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Gin 1 1/2 Tea Concentrate  6 oz Apple Sparkling Juice  Ice In a tall glass filled with ice mix gin and tea concentrate, top it off with sparkling apple juice and enjoy.  For Tea Concentrate: 4 oz Water  1 hot cinnamon sunset tea bag  Heat water to boiling, steep tea for 10 minutes. Let cool. 

I'm ready for fall and all the smells and tastes that go with it. That includes pumpkin spice. But don't call me basic. These bagels are anything but basic. Pumpkin Spice Bagels Makes 9 Ingredients   2/3 C Water 1/2 C Canned Pumpkin 1/2 C Brown Sugar 1 tsp Salt 1Tbs Pumpkin Spice 2 C All Purpose Flour 1 C Whole Wheat Flour 2 tsp yeast 1/4 C Honey for the boiling water  *Cinnamon Sugar mixture for sprinkling on bagels before baking* In a large mixing bowl combine water, brown sugar, and yeast. Set aside until yeast is foamy. Add pumpkin, salt, pumpkin spice, and flour to the water mixture. Mixing until thoroughly incorporated and you have a supple dough that holds its shape. Let dough rise at room temperature for an hour to an hour and a half until it is doubled in size. Once dough is doubled in size knead dough and divide into 9 equal portions. Roll each of those portions into a ball and set aside on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking ma...

When someone gives you several pounds of raisins, your apple trees are loaded with fruit, and it's you favorite season of all you make a cake. I had zero direction when I set out to make this. All I knew was that I wanted to make an apple dessert and use up some of the raisins I had. I had soaked some raisins in brandy the week before to use in oatmeal cookies but wasn't thrilled with the results.  The raisins took on the flavor of the rum and created a nice filling with the brown sugar (I may add nuts next time for a little something extra). The cake came out beautifully but I felt it looked a bit plain so I decided to use the rum I drained off the raisins for a butter rum glaze. I boiled it for a few minutes to take the alcohol bite out of it and make it a bit more kid friendly. River loved it but Madden picked out the apples and raisins. The adults gave it high marks so we are sharing the recipe.  For Swirl 1/2 C Brown Sugar 1C Raisins  3/4 C Rum For Cake 2...