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Churro Donuts

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Churro Donuts makes 12 1/2 C butter 1 1/4 C flour 3/4 C sugar 3/4 t baking powder 1/4 t baking soda 1/4 t salt 1/2 t cinnamon 1 lg egg 1/2 C plus 2 T buttermilk 1 t vanilla ext Cinnamon Sugar Coating 1/2 C sugar 1/2 C brown sugar 1 T cinnamon Left over browned butter Preheat oven to 350. Spray donut pan with baking pam and set aside. Melt the 1/2 C of butter in a small pan over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally.  Butter will crackle and foam a but as it browns.  Once butter is light brown and smells nutty, take off heat and transfer to small bowl.  Be careful, it goes from brown to black fast. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. In a small bowl combine egg, buttermilk and vanilla, plus 2 T of the browned butter.  Reserve the left over brown butter for the cinnamon sugar coating. Add wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until combined.  Do not over mix. Place batter into a large ziploc bag ...

Grilled or Broiled Honey Chipotle Chicken Kebabs

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The weather is warming up and that means a perfect chance for grilling outside. Food always seems to taste better when cooked outside. We have a charcoal grill and a open flame barbecue pit that both take a little extra planning for a meal. But they make grilling a fun family affair. If I'm in a hurry, but still want to enjoy this recipe I sometimes make them under the broiler. I've included the broiling instructions below, It's wonderfully delicious. I've made this recipe several times since it's initial discovery and it's been delightful every time. We've cooked these over an open fire, on the grill and under a broiler. Each time with wonderful success and I'm completely in love with the flavors. Chipotle is a great flavor, not to mention how fun it is to say. Last time I made these I served them with this  Sweet and Savory Coconut Rice  made using Basmati rice. Oh my. I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Comfort, soul food. So good. Enjoy. Grilled...

One Hour French Bread

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I've been on the lookout for a quick and easy (and healthy of course) French Bread recipe for many many years and I'm excited to tell you that I've found my dream recipe and it's fabulously easy and delicious. It comes together in just over an hour! That's right, I can hardly believe it myself. Most French Bread recipes I've tried take babying for several hours and frankly I just don't have that kind of time. I needed a recipe that was straight forward and easy and tasted amazing. Well here it is folks. Happy to share it with ya. One Hour French Bread Printable Recipe *Makes 3 loaves INGREDIENTS: 2-1/3 Cup water,  heated until quite warm ( >110° F)  *I put mine in the microwave for 2-3 minutes to heat it 2 Tbsp. sugar 1 Tbsp. real salt 1 Tbsp. coconut oil 2-3 Cups freshly ground whole white wheat flour 1 Tbsp. SAF instant yeast 3-4 Cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1 egg DIRECTIONS: In a Bosch mixer with the dough hook add the heated water, sugar, salt, a...