First thing on the list to make were granola bars. I couldn't seem to find the recipe that I really, really like for granola bars, so I used a new one. This is the recipe that I tried. I used almond butter instead of peanut butter. I ended up having the double the amount of almond butter because it just didn't stretch as far as peanut butter does. I also didn't used almonds since I was using almond butter. I added mini chocolate chips and cherries as well. Not bad, but I like my other recipe better.
Yesterday was a snowstorm and I cleaned all day. Today, it's 12 degrees. I refused to go outside since I didn't need to. My neighbor was kind enough to shovel my drive for me, so there was absolutely no reason for me to get out of jammies. With the house already clean, that made it a perfect day for baking. First thing on the list to make were granola bars. I couldn't seem to find the recipe that I really, really like for granola bars, so I used a new one. This is the recipe that I tried. I used almond butter instead of peanut butter. I ended up having the double the amount of almond butter because it just didn't stretch as far as peanut butter does. I also didn't used almonds since I was using almond butter. I added mini chocolate chips and cherries as well. Not bad, but I like my other recipe better. The next thing is made was homemade gummy snacks. This was a major fail. I don't think it had anything to do with the recipe, I think it had more to do with me using papaya and not blueberries. I was pretty sure you could use any fruit, but it looks like that was wrong. I should have known from the very first step it would be bad. As I boiled down the papaya, the smell was awful. The kids each tried one at lunch and both took one bite and couldn't do anymore. I thought they still smelled, so I didn't even try them and just tossed them. Next time, I'll use blueberries. Tonight was chili for dinner, so I decided to bake a loaf of bread to go with it. Yesterday I had made some rye bread in the bread machine. Since the bread machine was still out, I whipped up a loaf of Italian Herb Bread. Tomorrow is our third family Christmas celebration. I already have the menu all done up and dessert, cheesecake, is ready. However, I decided we also needed cookies. In school, Sunshine made some Sand Art Cookie mix. Sunshine and I baked those up while Monster worked on a puzzle. My plan was to also bake Buttermilk Banana Berry Bread, but forgot I don't have bananas! Since that was a bust, I decided to go for roasted chickpeas instead. I went with the Honey Cinnamon seasoning. Only problem I found with this was that Monster loves chickpeas, just in general, so when they were sitting out to dry, he kept eating them before I could even get them in the oven! These things are so good!!! Even Sunshine, who does not like just plain old chickpeas, likes these. Neither kid could get enough! And since I obviously didn't have enough to do today, I FINALLY finished the jet packs! Now to get working on the tutu again....
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