Overnight Bread

Another great thing that Pinterest has: TONS and TONS of recipes. You have to be careful, though: people find recipes online, they pin them, they get passed around Pinterest...all without testing them. I have made some things that just were not popular with my family (see http://cvcoupons.blogspot.com/2012/01/verdict-on-crock-pot-mac-and-cheese.html). So I created two boards on Pinterest: "Recipes to Try" and "Recipes I Love."

I moved two pins to my "Recipes I Love" board this week. One of them is "Overnight Bread" found at http://simplysogood.blogspot.com/2010/03/crusty-bread.html. This actually is super easy and super tasty. Mine have not turned out looking quite as perfect as the pictures on the blog (see right), but they still taste pretty darn good. I haven't even tried the flavors suggested yet, but I would like to try them in anticipation of the holidays...the Cranberry and Orange Zest sounds like a really yummy holiday snack. I have done a combination of white and wheat flours and not changed the water content and it still turns out really great.

I also tried Mini Apple Pies that can be found at http://www.littlebitfunky.com/2011/10/what-i-made-for-monday.html. These little treats are yummy, although I am going to try some further experimentation. I am a big fan of crumble top apple pies (I am one of those weird people who doesn't like pie crust) and I would like to try that on top. Also DH suggested that putting a drizzle of caramel in the bottom of each little pie crust before adding the apples might jazz them up too. I envision serving these at a Christmas open house or on Thanksgiving when you want pie, cookies, AND ice cream. ;-)

I'll let you know how that apple pie experimentation goes...in the meantime, I will be trying Overnight Oats. Stay tuned.

Good luck to you!
--Katie