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How Do You Make Caramels for Easy Gifts, Homemade

If you wonder how do you make caramels, these hand cut caramels can be made at home with a few simple ingredients. All you need is these simple ingredients: syrup, sugar, cream, vanilla, salt and butter. Plus a few hours to heat it all together, then you let it cool in a pan. This recipe…

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Easy & Healthy Pumpkin Cookies with Sourdough and Chocolate Chips

Healthy pumpkin cookies are easy because pumpkin in itself is very nutritious. Paired with a little bit of sourdough and given even a little bit of time to ferment slightly, this treat quickly becomes a healthy pumpkin cookie. At last, healthy is the closest sense that a cookie can be and still taste delicious! Healthy…

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Recipe for Easy Sourdough Rolls from Flopped Sourdough

I discovered by accident that my sourdough bread that didn’t rise right or over proofed, can easily be turned into sourdough rolls that will turn out perfectly! Since the sourdough rolls are smaller and don’t require the same rise surface area in the oven as a sourdough loaf, the rolls are much more forgiving. So…

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Easy Fruit Roll Up Recipe with Pamona’s Pectin

Pamona’s Pectin is the secret ingredient to this fruit roll up recipe, because it is what gives it the mailability to roll up and act like fruit leather. Get the recipe and directions for how you can make this with any fruit in this post. Fruit Strips We rarely keep candy in the house because…

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The BEST Healthy Biscotti Recipe: Sourdough Rusks (South African Beskuit)

This healthy biscotti recipe is a spin on the South African beskuit (rusks) that we eat like a staple food. We dunk it into MANY coffee and tea’s we have each day, so it may as well benefit from the sourdough long fermentation so that we can easily eat the vitamins from the flour. Healthy…

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Better Than Costco Tuxedo Cake Recipe

This recipe is the exact same four layers as the Costco Tuxedo Cake, but it tastes far better because it’s homemade! A homemade cake can be made with wholesome ingredients, so that no unnecessary preservatives and additives are spoiling your delicious treat! When you shop, purchase real buttermilk and cream, pure vanilla extract and well…

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Real Good Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies

It is true, healthy chocolate chip cookies really do exist. Well, it is a “healthier version” when you make them sourdough chocolate chip cookies! Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies I title this “healthy” not because it is necessarily good for your body (although a moderate dose of sweet treats are good for the soul). Rather, I’m…

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Why Sourdough bread is healthier and much better for you

Time is the main reason why sourdough bread is healthier and much better for you. We should be cautious anytime we hear quick and easy. We’ve all heard the saying: “good things take time” and it’s true for bread also! The levain (sourdough) activates your bread mix and breaks down the grains in the flour,…

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Sourdough discard crackers is on a new level

Sourdough discard crackers is our new go to snack replacement for chips.
Mix butter, salt, and pepper together with the sourdough discard. Spread the mix onto a flat cookie sheet and scatter sesame seeds on top (I like to add chia seeds also). Bake the spread in oven until crispy, and enjoy! Soon, you will be making this recipe weekly to keep your snack drawer stocked.

Soft gingerbread cookies recipe for a rockin’ Christmas

This soft gingerbread cookies recipe is made by my Great Grandmother, Ouma Bab’s. Her gingerbread cookies are soft, chewy and packed with lots of flavour. Gingerbread cookies are a cheery treat for Christmas! Whether you like thin gingerbread cookies or thick gingerbread cookies, this recipe is suitable for both. With a cookie roller, roll the…

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