The kitchen is my playground chocolate crack pie

Roll the dough into a 15 by 10-inch rectangle.Turn the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and knead 8-10 times, or until smooth. Mix in cheese and cream and stir to bring the dough into a rough ball. Add shortening and pulse butter into flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs, about six 1-second pulses. In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade, pulse to combine 2 cups flour, baking powder, salt and cayenne pepper.4 tablespoons vegetable shortening, cut into 1/2-inch pieces.Two Years Ago: Maple Mashed Sweet Potatoes There are tons of football approved treats! Oh yeahвЂ¦and GO BUCKS! рџЂ No more of thatВ refrigerated crescent roll dough! These babies are homemade and so fast and easy to throw together! And want to hear one of the best parts? You can make these ahead of time, pop them in your freezer and just bake a few at a time as you need them! Super easy and super delicious!В If you missed my College Football Bites Roundup yesterday, check it out HERE. Yep, thatвЂ™s usвЂ¦donвЂ™t judge! рџ‰ I only wish we lived closer to Columbus, Ohio so I could feel the energy that I am sure is streaming through the streets right now! Unfortunately, since we live about seven hours away, we have to have our own tailgate right here! I figured I would start the season off right with some football appetizers that adults and kids alike will enjoy-Pigs In a Blanket! These are not any old pigs in a blanket though, this recipe uses a homemade cream biscuit dough to encase the hot dogs.

You know the kind of people who deck out in their Ohio State gear every game, wear buckeye beads, even put jerseys on our little dogs. Well itвЂ™s finally the day! The day I have been waiting for since last NovemberвЂ¦Ohio State Football is set to kickoff in only a few hours! рџЂ Andrew and I are huge Ohio State fans. Cool muffins in muffin tin for 5 minutes before serving. Bake until muffin tops are a pale golden and springy to the touch, 25 to 30 minutes. Divide batter equally among prepared muffin cups, smoothing the tops. Gently fold dry ingredients into wet, giving mixture only a few turns until just moistened. Using a rubber spatula, make a well in center of dry ingredients pour egg mixture into well.

In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, brown sugar, oil and vanilla.

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, cardamom and salt set aside.

Line 12 muffin cups with muffin liners or spray with nonstick cooking spray.

4 cups finely chopped, peeled, ripe pears (about 6 medium).

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They were devoured within minutes of coming out of the oven! Packed with warm spices, ripe pears and chopped pecans, these muffins were the perfect way to celebrate the unofficial start of fall! Saturday morning I decided to whip up a batch of these brown sugar pecan pear muffins. Who knows, all I know is that our kitchen is overflowing with tree ripe pears! The pears are so juicy and delicious that we have been eating many out of hand. Maybe the pear tree loved the super hot and dry summer that we had. The past few years the tree didnвЂ™t produce many pears, but for some reason this summer the tree is loaded. We had a great time, saw lots of friends and family and it made me realize how much I really miss living in Columbus.В Before we left, my parents loaded down our SUV with about 10 pounds of pears from their pear tree. It seemed like we had just arrived when we had to turn around and head back home for work. We had a great time, but as always the days just flew by. Last weekend Andrew and I traveled to Columbus, Ohio for a long weekend for a wonderful baby shower that AndrewвЂ™s aunt threw us.

The kitchen is my playground chocolate crack pie