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Pancake Hearts for Breakfast

February 8, 2016 · by Carrie Trax ·

2016.02.07@11.15.26._K3_5603With Valentine’s coming up next week treat your sweetheart or family with some heart-shape pancakes. Make them mini or big they will bring a smile to everyones face. Make it extra special and cut your strawberries into heart-shapes and do not worry if the hearts are not perfect because hearts come in many shapes and sizes!

Heart-Shape Pancakes
Buttermilk Pancakes recipe
Large Ziploc bag or icing bag
Strawberries
Other goodie ideas: mini chocolate chips, cherry pie filling, jimmies, bananas, blueberries

Preheat flat top grill or pan to 400 degrees.  Make the buttermilk pancake recipe above and place half of the batter into the bag. Do not over fill the bag it will make it hard to make your heart-shapes. Once the grill or pan is hot enough cut off the end of the bag to get about a 1/4″ opening.  Be careful to hold the cut side up so the batter does not start to spill out.  With the bag of batter make the outer shape of a heart and then fill in the center with more batter.  You might want to practice a few first.  Do not worry if the heart shapes are not perfect.  Once you start to see some bubbles on the top of the batter take a peek with a spatula by lifting a corner to see if the bottom side is a golden brown color. If it is flip over the pancake.  Cook another 2 minutes and the pancakes are ready.  If you want to keep them warm place in a preheated 250 degree oven on a baking sheet. You are now ready to add your goodies and enjoy!

* You can also add the jimmies to the batter before cooking

 

 

Filed Under: baking, berries, breakfast, desserts, family favorites, Fresh From Oregon, fruit, Holidays · Tagged: breakfast, pancakes, strawberries, valentines

Northwest Rocky Road Cookie Sandwiches

February 10, 2013 · by Carrie Trax ·

2013.02.09@13.46.18Chocolate Chip Cookie + Marshmallow + Hazelnuts = Love on the Mountain in Oregon this Valentine’s Day.  I added some chopped hazelnuts to my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe and sandwiched it with a fluffy marshmallow cream filling. This version of rocky road cookies gets that Fresh From Oregon taste with the Oregon grown hazelnuts I added.  If you do not have any hazelnuts you can use walnuts or almonds they will work just as well.

Northwest Rocky Road Cookie Sandwiches

Cookies:
1 cup butter, room temperature2013.02.09@11.01.18
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup plus 2 tablespoon Bob’s Red Mill white flour
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup hazelnuts, chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line 2 baking sheet with silicone pad or parchment paper.  In the bowl of a mixer cream the butter and brown sugar until fluffy, about 5 minutes.  Beat in the egg and vanilla.  In medium bowl mix baking powder, baking soda and flour.  Add to the butter mixture combine until mixed. Stir in the chocolate chips and hazelnuts.

Drop round tablespoons on to the baking sheet.  Bake cookies 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.  Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Marshmallow filling:2013.02.09@11.19.11
1 1/2 cups marshmallow fluff
1 1/4 cups vegetable shortening
1 cup confectioner’s sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

In a mixer bowl beat marshmallow fluff and shortening on low and increase to medium speed, beat until smooth and fluffy, about 3 minutes.  Reduce speed and add the confectioners sugar and vanilla, and beat until mixed.  Increase speed to medium and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes.

Assemble cookie:
Place about 2 tablespoons filling on one cookie and place on another cookie on top to create the sandwich.2013.02.09@13.46.52

Filed Under: baking, cookies, hazelnuts · Tagged: Bob's Red Mill, Chocolate, hazelnuts, marshmallow filling, rocky road, valentines

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