Blossom2's Baking Addiction

Blossom2 LOVES to try new recipes and bake us tasty treats.  Whether it's a hobby, interest, or career in the making, we're not sure.  But we're GLAD to be on the receiving end.  

These coffee sandwich cookies were top-notch bakery goodness.

How am I supposed to cut down on junk food, when she's cranking out treats like Caramel Cream Pie, Homemade Nutter Butters and Miniature Lemon Tarts?  

As usual, I love seeing our girls develop and follow their passions.

Apparently, I'm supposed to order cream horn molds so she can try cannolis next.  I'm not sure I feel like arguing!

Egg Using Recipes- 12-yolk Pound Cake

12-yolk pound cake is great way to move an entire dozen of eggs out of your fridge. It is a delicious pound cake that tastes good plain or with whipped cream and caramel as a topping.

12-Yolk Pound Cake

12 Large Egg Yolks

3 c. All-purpose Flour

2½ tsp. Baking Powder

½ tsp. Salt

2 c. Granulated Sugar

1 tsp. Vanilla

1 tsp. Lemon Extract

1 c. Cold Water

Instructions:

Spray two nine-inch loaf pans with cooking spray.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 

In a mixing bowl, beat egg yolks until very fluffy and thick.

Gradually beat in sugar and beat 2 minutes on high speed.

Reduce speed to low and add vanilla, lemon, and cold water.

Add flour, baking powder, and salt while beating on low.

Beat only long enough to blend, about 2 minutes.

Pour batter into prepared pans.

Bake 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Bonus points for making this on the same day as a 12 Egg White Angel Food Cake!

Adapted from https://www.callmepmc.com/twelve-yolk-pound-cake/ 

Egg Using Recipes- Popovers

Popovers are a light and puffy versatile muffin.

Popovers – 1 dozen 

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. 

Place muffin liners in muffin tin.

Place 3 eggs in a blender and puree til foamy.

 

Add:

1 c. Milk

½ c. Water

1 ½ c. Flour (can sub in ½ c wheat flour, if desired)

½ t. Salt

 

Puree til thoroughly mixed.  Pour into muffin tins. Bake for 20-23 mins. Serve hot.

 

 

Popovers – 3-4 Dozen 

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. 

Place muffin liners in muffin tin.

Place 6 eggs in a blender and puree til foamy.

 

Add:

2 c. Milk

1 c. Water

3 c. Flour (can sub in 1 c. wheat flour, if desired)

1 t. Salt

 

Puree til thoroughly mixed.  Pour into muffin tins. Bake for 20-23 mins. Serve hot.

 

If doing 4 dozen, fill 2/3 full and bake for 20 mins.  If doing 3 dozen, fill very full and bake for 24 mins.

 

 

From Jessica Fisher at Good Cheap Eats,

shared during the Coronavirus Pandemic, April 2020

Egg Using Recipes- Crepes

Crepes are a light and thin pancake wrap that can be topped with a variety of sweet or savory toppings.

Crepes 

Preheat griddle to 375 degrees. 

Add:

6 Eggs

2 ½ c. Milk

4 ½ tbsp. Oil

2 c. Flour

¾ tsp. Salt

1 ½ tsp. Vanilla Extract

Fillings for Crepes- Butter, Jam, Maple Syrup, Nutella, Ham, Bacon, Cheese, etc.

 

Puree all ingredients in a blender. Brush griddle with oil. Pour batter onto griddle in pancake-sized circles. Once the crepes are beginning to set and starting to brown lightly around the edges, flip it over to brown the other side. Top and serve immediately.

 

Yields approximately 21 crepes. 

Egg Using Recipes- Custard Pie

Custard is a very simple and easy pie to use up your eggs. Surprisingly, it only takes a few minutes to whip one up and get it in the oven!

Custard Pie

Crust:

2 1/4 c flour

1/2 t salt

1 1/2 T sugar

1/3 c oil

1/3 c milk or water (sometimes a little more if it is too dry)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix crust ingredients together with a fork and pat into the bottom of a 13x9 pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 mins.  

While it's baking, mix up the filling.  

Filling:

8 eggs

1 cup sugar

1 T vanilla

1/4 t salt

1/4 t nutmeg

4 c milk, light cream or half and half (I use raw milk for the creamiest results)

cinnamon, optional

In the bowl that you used to mix up the crust, beat eggs with a fork and then stir in all other ingredients.  

Leave the crust on the rack and pour in the filling.  Sprinkle on cinnamon, if desired.

Bake for 45 mins. 

We like it best when it's cooled.  Keep covered and refrigerated.

Optional:

Before pouring in the filling, spread a cup or two of frozen raspberries or blueberries on the partially baked pie crust.  Pour on filling and bake for 45 minutes.  Delicious!

What To Do?

The chickens and ducks just keep on laying.  That's a huge blessing, but sometimes, we have to be wise about using up the eggs.  Coming up, we're sharing some of our most favorite egg-using recipes!  Hope your family enjoys them as much as we do... and may the dozens disappear from your fridge too!