On Saturday morning, I made bagels for the first time.
Wow.
They were good.

And the amazing factor was: they looked and tasted just like bagels! For me, that combination doesn’t always come the first time I try a recipe.

INGREDIENTS
1/3 cup water
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons sugar
3 cups bread flour
2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast

DIRECTIONS
1. In a large

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These oatmeal blueberry muffins are a staple during the winter months. When the house is cold, I must turn on the oven and bake something. For a traditional blueberry muffin recipe, go here.

INGREDIENTS
* 1 1/4 cups quick cooking oats
* 1 cup all-purpose flour
* 1/3 cup white sugar
* 1 tablespoon baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon

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Blueberry’s are causing spontaneous moments of great joy in our household. This muffin recipe works with any fruit. We’ve also tried it with cherries. (I think the cinnamon-sugar topping is too much, but Hubs and Schäfer love it.)

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/3

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In October I stumbled into a nice little Charleston restaurant called Poogan’s Porch. That evening I was served the best buttermilk biscuits I have ever tasted, along with some honey-butter. I salivate.

So, being in a land where our motto is “if you can’t get ‘em, make ‘em”, I ran across a recipe for Poogan’s Porch

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