Saturday, December 29, 2012

Yeast Conversion Table

I just found this fabulous Yeast conversion Table at That's My Home and I had to share. I am so excited to make more recipes I have using cake yeast measurements!!

Yeast Conversion Table

CAKE YEAST

ACT. DRY YEAST

INSTANT DRY YEAST

Grams

Portn-0.6 Oz.

Oz.

Grams

Tsp.

Oz.

Grams

Tsp.

0.06

1.7

0.10

0.03

0.7

0.25

0.02

0.5

0.2

0.12

3.4

0.20

0.05

1.4

0.50

0.04

1.1

0.4

0.18

5.1

0.30

0.08

2.1

0.75

0.06

1.6

0.6

0.24

6.8

0.40

0.10

2.8

1.00

0.08

2.1

0.8

0.30

8.5

0.50

0.13

3.5

1.25

0.09

2.7

1.0

0.36

10.2

0.60

0.15

4.3

1.50

0.11

3.2

1.2

0.42

11.9

0.70

0.18

5.0

1.75

0.13

3.7

1.3

0.48

13.6

0.80

0.20

5.7

2.00

0.15

4.3

1.5

0.54

15.3

0.90

0.23

6.4

2.25

0.17

4.8

1.7

0.60

17.0

1.00

0.25

7.1

2.5

0.19

5.3

1.9

0.66

18.7

1.10

0.28

7.8

2.75

0.21

5.8

2.1

0.72

20.4

1.20

0.30

8.5

3.00

0.23

6.4

2.3

0.78

22.1

1.30

0.33

9.2

3.25

0.24

6.9

2.5

0.84

23.8

1.40

0.35

9.9

3.50

0.26

7.4

2.7

0.90

25.5

1.50

0.38

10.6

3.75

0.28

8.0

2.9

0.96

27.2

1.60

0.40

11.3

4.00

0.30

8.5

3.1

1.02

28.9

1.70

0.43

12.0

4.25

0.32

9.0

3.3

1.08

30.6

1.80

0.45

12.8

4.50

0.34

9.6

3.5

1.14

32.3

1.90

0.48

13.5

4.75

0.36

10.1

3.7

1.20

34.0

2.00

0.50

14.2

5.00

0.38

10.6

3.8

1.26

35.7

2.10

0.53

14.9

5.25

0.39

11.2

4.0

1.32

37.4

2.20

0.55

15.6

5.50

0.41

11.7

4.2

1.38

39.1

2.30

0.58

16.3

5.75

0.43

12.2

4.4

1.44

40.8

2.40

0.60

17.0

6.00

0.45

12.8

4.6

1.50

42.5

2.50

0.63

17.7

6.25

0.47

13.3

4.8

1.56

44.2

2.60

0.65

18.4

6.50

0.49

13.8

5.0

1.62

45.9

2.70

0.68

19.1

6.75

0.51

14.4

5.2

1.68

47.6

2.80

0.70

19.8

7.00

0.53

14.9

5.4

1.74

49.3

2.90

0.73

20.6

7.25

0.54

15.4

5.6

1.80

51.0

3.00

0.75

21.3

7.50

0.56

15.9

5.8

1.86

52.7

3.10

0.78

22.0

7.75

0.58

16.5

6.0

1.92

54.4

3.20

0.80

22.7

8.00

0.60

17.0

6.2

1.98

56.1

3.30

0.83

23.4

8.25

0.62

17.5

6.3

2.04

57.8

3.40

0.85

24.1

8.50

0.64

18.1

6.5

2.10

59.5

3.50

0.88

24.8

8.75

0.66

18.6

6.7

2.16

61.2

3.60

0.90

25.5

9.00

0.68

19.1

6.9

2.22

62.9

3.70

0.93

26.2

9.25

0.69

19.7

7.1

2.28

64.6

3.80

0.95

26.9

9.50

0.71

20.2

7.3

2.34

66.3

3.90

0.98

27.6

9.75

0.73

20.7

7.5

2.40

68.0

4.00

1.00

28.4

10.00

0.75

21.3

7.7

This is another recipe I first tried at my Mother-in-Law's house and it quickly became one of my favorites. I had my brother-in-law over for Thanksgiving one year and my whole dinner was a disaster including this salad. I think it was because I was trying to impress him instead of paying attention to what I was doing... Make sure you use the 3 Tbsp sugar with the pretzels not the 1 cup... Oops .. It was so sweet we couldn't eat it. Needless to say I only made that mistake once :)

Raspberry Pretzel Salad
2 cups semi-crushed pretzels
1 small can crushed pineapple, drained
9 oz cool whip
6 oz pkg raspberry jello
2 cups fruit (I like to use frozen raspberries)
3 Tbsp sugar
1/2 cup melted butter
8 oz pkg cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
2 cups boiling water

Combine pretzels, 3 Tbsp sugar, and melted butter and spread evenly over the bottom of a 9x13 pan. Bake at 400 F for 4-5 minutes. Remove to a wire rack and let cool completely.

Combine cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, pineapple, and cool whip. Spread over the top of the cooled pretzel crust and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.

In a mixing bowl add 2 cups boiling water to the jello and stir until dissolved. Add frozen fruit and stir until the fruit breaks up and the jello is partially set. (If not using frozen fruit you will need to partially set your jello so all the fruit doesn't float all to the top. Watch it carefully so it doesn't set too much.) Carefully pour the jello and fruit over the back of a spoon to cover the cream cheese layer and refrigerate until set.

Cut into squares and serve.

Cheese Ball

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November 23, 2017

English Muffin Bread

My Mother-in-law makes this every year at Christmas time and it is a recipe often requested by my husband. It is a quick easy bread that tastes fabulous served with homemade jam or butter.

Print Recipe

English Muffin Bread

6 cups unsifted flour
2 pkg Active Dry Yeast (I use 2 Tbsp)
1 Tbsp sugar
2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
2 cups milk
1/2 cup water
cornmeal

Combine 3 cups flour, the undissolved yeast, sugar, salt, and baking soda. Heat milk and water until very warm (120-130 F). Add to dry ingredients and beat well. Stir in remaining 3 cups flour to make a stiff batter. Spoon into two 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 loaf pans that have been greased and sprinkled with cornmeal. Sprinkle the tops with cornmeal. Cover and let rise in a warm place, free from draft for 45 minutes. Bake at 400 F for 25 minutes. Remove from pans immediately and cool.

Makes 2 loaves.

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Snowman Poop and Reindeer Droppings

For our scout Pack Meeting tonight we didn't have a lot of time for activities so we decided to have the boys come early to make snowflakes. I have a ream of paper, scissors, glue, and glitter for them to design and decorate their snowflakes. Then as a Christmas treat when they leave my friend Su sent me this cute little tag, so I am making up little snack bags with miniature marshmallows and attaching the message to it.