What a great visit we had with our NC cousins today. We are thankful for reconnecting with DH's cousin, and meeting his wife for the first time and thankful we were able to have two visits with them in the last week.
I did see a few things I forgot to dust and some cobwebs too. :-) Didn't catch it all, but that's ok. We talked, laughed and enjoyed each others' company.
For lunch we took them to the Publix Deli for their delcious hoagies/submarines. We think they make the best ones around. They hadn't had hoagies in ages and really enjoyed these. If any of you have a Publix grocery store in your area, do check out their hoagies. You won't be disappointed. DH and I always split one.
Yesterday I made Danish Puffs to have with coffee this morning and thought I would share the recipe and a picture of them here.
DANISH PUFF
1/2 c. butter, softened
1 c. all-purpose flour
2 T. water
1/2 c. butter
1 c. water
1 tsp. almond extract
1 c. all-purpose flour
3 eggs
Powdered Sugar Glaze
chopped nuts (optional)
Heat oven to 350°. Cut 1/2 c. butter into 1 c. of flour until particles are size of small peas. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons water over flour mixture; mix. Gather pastry into a ball; divide into halves. Pat each half into rectangle, 12x3-inches, on ungreased cookie sheet. Rectangles should be about 3 inches apart. ~ Heat 1/2 c. butter and 1 c. water to rolling boil; remove from heat. Quickly stir in almond extract and 1 c. flour. Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball, about 1 minute; remove from heat. Add eggs; beat until smooth and glossy. Spread half of the topping over each rectangle. Bake until topping is crisp and brown, about 1 hour; cool (Topping will shrink and fall, forming the custardy top.) Spread with Powdered Sugar Glaze; sprinkle with nuts. Makes 2 coffee cakes (5-6 servings each.)
Powdered Sugar Glaze
1 1/2 c. powdered sugar
2 T. butter, softened
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 to 2 T. warm water
Mix powdered sugar, butter, and vanilla. Stir in warm water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until glaze is of desired consistency.
I made this recipe into 12 individual rounds, using a heaping tsp. of the dough patted out into about a 3 inch circle, then mounded on a heaping tbs. of the custard. Bake for 30 minutes.
I also didn't have almond flavoring this time, so used half and half of vanilla and orange extracts. Delicious!
The recipe is from Betty Crocker's Cookbook.
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Last night I was really pooped from 'home caring' and told DH I would just wash the dishes in the morning. He looked at them, and said I'll do them right now, and he did just that and I was so thankful and told him so several times. It was a happy ending to all the flurry of activity around here.
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