Happy Belated Fourth of July everyone!! Christi and her family came over yesterday, and I decided to celebrate the occasion by baking... a lot! :)She had requested homemade ice cream. I was happy to oblige that request! I tried a new recipe, which can be a scary thing when you're having company over, but this one is definitely a keeper! A friend had shared this online article about ice cream with me, and I chose to try the Vanilla Bean Ice Cream recipe. It has some ingredients in it that I would never have thought of in ice cream - namely cream cheese and cornstarch! But they worked. With great results! If you've never made vanilla bean ice cream, you should definitely give it a try at least once - you won't be disappointed! And I can highly recommend this recipe. It is simple and easy to follow. I should also add that the size of the recipe is made for a smaller electric ice cream freezer, like the one I have. If you have a larger one, you may have to play around with doubling or tripling it.
I also decided to whip up a batch of toffee cookies. This was a last-minute decision, so I rummaged through the pantry to see if I had all the ingredients. Luckily, I did! I actually used the recipe on the back of the toffee bits bag. I'd never tried if before, but I thought it turned out well! Here's a link to the recipe.
And then there's apple pie. I couldn't help myself. :) I will admit, however, that I used pre-made pie crust, the kind that comes in a box and you unroll it to place it in your own pie pan. It may not be as good as homemade, but it will certainly do in a time crunch! There are about three million different apple pie recipes, but this one is the one I used yesterday. It was well received, I think!!
Well, that was it for yesterday! ;) I hope everyone had a great weekend!!
Later!
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