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Two Hour Crockpot Bread - Baking Bread in a Crockpot

TWO HOUR CROCKPOT BREAD is short knead and no rise.   5 ingredients+ parchment paper + crockpot = DELICIOUS BREAD Get out of the kitchen and let the crockpot do the work! Crockpot Yeast Bread (See below for pics of the process.)   1 1/3 cup very warm water (hot, but no hurt ā€“ like a hot bath) 1 Tablespoon active dry yeast 1 Tablespoon sugar 3 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon table salt (Parchment paper is a must.)   Directions: 1.    T urn the crockpot on HIGH to preheat while mixing the dough. 2.     Combine hot/warm water, yeast and sugar and se t a timer for 10 minutes to allow time for "proofing" which just means letting the yeast/water/sugar start foaming.  3.         Combine the flour and salt in a mixing bowl. 4.         Once the yeast/water/sugar has proofed for 10 minutes  gently stir a little bit, and then pour over the flour/salt mix in the mixing bowl. 5...

Easiest Pancakes Ever - Sheet Pan Pancakes (Less work than flipping flapjacks!)

  Recipes at the Top; Chit Chat at the Bottom!

Ditch the Box: Easy Homemade Hot Chocolate

  RECIPE AT THE TOP; CHITCHAT AT THE BOTTOM!

Razzleberry Pie and My First Lattice Crust

 Recipe at the top, chit-chat at the bottom! Razzleberry Pie   2 pie crusts (homemade or roll & bake; I used a generic store brand) 4 cups of frozen mixed berries, THAWED (I used two 16 oz packages Great Value Berry Medley from Walmart) 3/4  cup sugar (white/granulated) 1/4 cup cornstarch (flour would work also) 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 Tablespoon lemon juice 1 egg (for brushing the pie before baking) Sprinkling sugar Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place bottom crust (unbaked) in pie pan. (If using a rolled unbaked crust, I first roll on a floured surface so is a little bigger than my pie pan and drapes over the edges.) In mixing bowl, combine berries (thawed but cool, including juice), sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and lemon juice.  Gently stir until combined. Gently pour berry mixture into unbaked crust. For lattice crust: Roll the unbaked crust on floured surface. Cut into wide strips, app. 1 inch wide.  (I used a pizza cutter for this.) Place horizont...