APPLE & BRIE PASTRIES

February 5, 2018

REALLY GOOD PASTRIES MADE AT HOME, very easily, all at once. They are delightful. They are fast. They feel special, but aren’t hard. Sometimes I eat multiple of these all at once and that’s the meal. So let’s just say I have them for breakfast, brunch, and lunch. And I think every single person in your home who does not have a vendetta against apples, brie, or puff pastry would also love to eat some of these served to them. I use storebought pastry, but endeavor to harness the skills of homemade.

Apple & Brie Pastries
Makes sixteen pastries

2 boxes puff pastry (4 sheets)
8 ounces brie
2 apples, sliced thinly
2 tablespoons cinnamon sugar
olive oil

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Cut pastry sheets into four squares each. Slice brie into 16 slices.

Place brie and apple in century of pastry square. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Fold and seal pastry corners into center of pastry.

Arrange pastries on a lined baking sheet and spray with olive oil.

Bake for 20 minutes.

APPLE & BRIE PASTRIES

Author: Rachel Schultz

Ingredients

2 boxes puff pastry (4 sheets)
8 ounces brie
2 apples, sliced thinly
2 tablespoons cinnamon sugar
olive oil

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Cut pastry sheets into four squares each. Slice brie into 16 slices.
Place brie and apple in century of pastry square. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Fold and seal pastry corners into center of pastry.
Arrange pastries on a lined baking sheet and spray with olive oil.
Bake for 20 minutes.

BAKED HAM SANDWICHES

January 29, 2018

Rachel Schultz

I want to make a bunch of sandwiches all at once! Making lots of toasty sandwiches at once is even harder – until this method. I love ham. Ham and swiss is even better. But then this sauce reaches new heights and I really could have eaten an enormous amount of these! Also I haven’t even gotten to the hawaiian sweet rolls! Have fun with these!

Baked Ham Sandwiches
Makes 12 sliders

1 onion, sliced
1/4 teaspoon pepper
12 slider rolls (I like using hawaiian sweet rolls)
1/2 pound ham, sliced thinly
4 slices swiss cheese
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 teaspoons dijon mustard
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons poppy seeds

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Saute onion in a skillet over medium heat with a small drizzle of additional olive oil until very tender, about 7 minutes. Season with pepper.

Place bottom half of buns in the base of a 9×13 baking dish. Layer on ham, swiss, sauted onions, and top bun.

Whisk together butter, dijon, brown sugar, worcestershire sauce, and poppy seeds to make sauce. Pour sauce over sandwiches, using a pastry dress or spoon to spread evenly.

Cover pan with foil and bake for 15 minutes.

BAKED HAM SANDWICHES

Author: Rachel Schultz

Ingredients

1 onion, sliced
¼ teaspoon pepper
12 slider rolls (I like using hawaiian sweet rolls)
½ pound ham, sliced thinly
4 slices swiss cheese
¼ cup butter, melted
2 teaspoons dijon mustard
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons poppy seeds

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Saute onion in a skillet over medium heat with a small drizzle of additional olive oil until very tender, about 7 minutes. Season with pepper.
Place bottom half of buns in the base of a 9x13 baking dish. Layer on ham, swiss, sauted onions, and top bun.
Whisk together butter, dijon, brown sugar, worcestershire sauce, and poppy seeds to make sauce. Pour sauce over sandwiches.
Cover pan with foil and bake for 15 minutes.

Adapted from King’s Hawaiian.

(EXTRA SOFT) OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

November 13, 2017

Rachel Schultz

I am going to be completely candid on what these cookies are like. There are many different “cookie personalities.” Thin and crispy, I do not get you, but I can respect you. These however, are soft and gooey. My husband loved them. They are very soft, but with a crisp and flakey exterior. If that is your cookie profile, do it! Do you sometimes prefer an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie to just a straight chocolate chip cookie? Weird thing about me, I like VERY light chips. Almost none in regular chocolate chip cookies. I think there are others like me out there.

EXTRA SOFT OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
24 cookies

1 and 1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter, melted
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
2 and 1/4 cups old-fashioned oats
1 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a stand mixer, stir together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add in butter, brown sugar, sugar, honey, vanilla, and egg and mix. Add oats and continue to mix. Fold in chocolate chips. Chill dough for 1-2 hours. Shape into 1 and 1/2 inch balls and arrange on a line baking sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes.

EXTRA SOFT OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Author: Rachel Schultz

Ingredients

1 and ½ cup flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup butter, melted
¾ cup brown sugar
½ cup sugar
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
2 and ¼ cups old-fashioned oats
1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a stand mixer, stir together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add in butter, brown sugar, sugar, honey, vanilla, and egg and mix.
Add oats and continue to mix. Fold in chocolate chips.
Chill dough for 1-2 hours.
Shape into 1 and ½ inch balls and arrange on a line baking sheet.
Bake 10-12 minutes.