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Recipes include cinnamon swirl

bread pudding, and donuts!

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Ingredients:
T1 cup flour
3 tbsp sugar
1 tsp baking powder
Valentine's Day
1/2 tsp salt

6 tbsp milk
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
3 tbsp vegetable/canola oil
1/3 cup Wilton Candy Melts Light Pink + 1/2 tbsp
vegetable shortening
1/3 cup Wilton Candy Melts Bright Pink + 1/2 tbsp
vegetable shortening
Royal Icing
1 & 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 tbsp meringue powder
1 tbsp & 1 tsp water
Plus: gel based food colouring (pink and purple)
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Spray a donut pan
with cooking spray, use a paper towel to lightly
spread/remove excess spray.
2, In a large bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking
powder and salt.
3. In another bowl combine the milk, egg, vanilla, and
oil until well blended. Stir the dry ingredients into the
wet ingredients, mix just until combined.
4. Transfer the batter to a large piping bag or use a
ziploc bag with one corner cut off. Pipe the batter into
the donut pan, filling each donut hole about 2/3 full.
5. Bake the donuts for 10 minutes, or until a toothpick
comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let the
donuts sit in the pan for 10 minutes before moving
them to a wire rack to cool.
6. Remove the donuts from the donut pan and place
them on a wire rack to cool.
Donuts
yield: 6 DONUTS total time; 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES
BASE ICING FOR THE DONUTS
1. Melt 1/3 cup of each color candy melts with the vegetable
shortening in separate bowls. I like to microwave the candy
melts on 50% power for 2 minutes, stirring every 20-30
seconds, until they are melted.
2. For dipping the donuts, its easiest to transfer the melted
chocolate to a small shallow dish, but large enough to fit a
donut in. While hanging onto the edges of the donut, dip
each donut into the chocolate and pause for a few seconds
while the donut is upside down to allow to excess to fall off.
Allow the donuts to cool on a cooling rack completely before
adding hand drawn details.
ROYAL ICING
1. Combine the powdered sugar, meringue powder, and water
in a small mixing bowl and mix on low speed with an electric
mixer until the icing has a matte appearance, about 3-5
minutes.
2. Divide the royal icing into a few small bowls, depending on
how many colours you want. Be sure to leave some of the
royal icing white, if youd like.
3. Begin to decorate the donuts as you desire. It's easiest to
transfer the icing to a small squeeze bottle to add the details.
4. Wrap the donuts in a nice box, or container and deliver
them to your valentine!
ORIGINAL RECIPE : THEFIRSTYEARBLOG . COM / VALENTINES - DAY - DONUTS /
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Ingredients:

Cinnamon 1 (16-oz) loaf cinnamon swirl bread

1 cups whole milk
1 cup heavy cream

Swirl Bread
4 large eggs
cup light brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
tsp nutmeg
tsp cardamom

Pudding
Powdered sugar and sweetened whipped cream for serving
Directions:
Cut cinnamon swirl bread into 1-inch cubes and spread on a baking sheet. Let sit
at room temperature overnight to dry. Alternately, bake the bread cubes in a 325-
degree oven for about 15 minutes or until dry. Allow to cool.
Preheat oven to 350F. In a large bowl, whisk together whole milk, heavy cream,
eggs, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom. Gently fold the bread
cubes into the milk mixture. Refrigerate for 30-45 minutes.
Remove bread mixture from the refrigerator and stir gently. Transfer the mixture
to the Heart Cocotte. Bake for 55-65 minutes, or until bread is puffed and golden.
Serve warm with a sprinkle of powdered sugar and a dollop of sweetened
whipped cream.
ORIGINAL RECIPE : LECREUSET . CA / CINNAMON - SWIRL - BREAD - PUDDING /
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Valentine's Day
Gift Ideas

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Max Benjamin - Coffee & Amber Diffuser | Produce Candles - Fig Candle | Butter Celebrates!: A Year of
Sweet Recipes to Share with Family and Friends Book by Rosie Daykin | Tealish Fine Teas -
Canadiana Tea Collection Sample | Izola - Great Expectations 3oz flask | Le Creuset - BonBon Coffee
Mug | Fred and Friends - Chit Chats drink markers | Chef'n PopTop Popcorn Maker |
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