JULY 4TH: Red, White & Blue Angel Food Cupcakes

[1] These angel food cupcakes are red, white, and blue (with an optional touch of green). The recipe is below (photo © Completely Delicious). [2] When you don’t want patriotic colors, a sliced strawberry makes a lovely garnish. Here’s the recipe (photo © Cooking Classy). [3] A classic angel food cake (photo © Bhofack2 |…
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RECIPE: Star Cookies For July 4th

[1] It’s beginning to look like July 4th! The Silpat cookie sheet is from Williams-Sonoma. [2] Powdered sugar, also known as confectioner’s sugar and 10X sugar (photo © The Nibble). [3] Meringue powder is available from King Arthur Flour.   Want to bake cookies for July 4th? 1. MIX up and roll out your favorite…
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JULY 4th: American Flag Pie Top

While we just said that our favorite pie topping is streusel (crumb topping), here’s something special for July 4th. You can buy or bake an open face pie (no top crust) or a tart, and decorate it as the American Flag. All you need to decorate are: Blueberries Strawberries Whipped Cream   Older children can…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Crumb Top Instead Of Pie Crust

Use a yummy streusel topping instead of a dough top crust. Photo courtesy Grand Central Bakery | Portland.   We’re not a huge pie crust pan. We prefer thicker, buttery, cookie-like tart crusts (here are the differences between pies and tarts). Personally, we’d rather have a cobbler, crisp or grunt (the difference). If it has…
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FOOD FUN: Cookie Dough Icing

A fresh-baked cupcake topped with cookie dough. Photo courtesy Carolina Cupcakery.   Who needs icing? Carolina Cupcakery tops this cupcake with a scoop of cookie dough. Who can top that? Make your own cookie dough, or top your homemade cupcakes with a slice from a roll of cookie dough. If you’re concerned with raw eggs,…
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