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Raspberry Cheese Babka Swirl

Ingredients:

Note- this recipe makes 2 loaves!

For the dough:

8 oz warm milk not boiling

2 packets of Active Dry Yeast ¼ oz each or 4 ½ teaspoons instant yeast

½ cup granulated sugar

3 large eggs

2 tablespoons vanilla extract

5-5 ½ cups flour plus more for dusting

½ teaspoon kosher salt

½ cup butter at room temperature

vegetable oil for dough

For the filling:

2 8 oz bar regular cream cheese softened

2 large egg yolk

3 tablespoons granulated sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

½ cup raspberry jam or any other jam (recipe for it)

Directions:

In a large microwaveable bowl, heat the milk for 1 minute, 30 seconds at a time. If you are using a mixer, heat the milk in a measuring cup and transfer it to the mixing bowl. Add in the yeast and let it sit for 10 minutes until frothy.

Add in the sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract, and gently whisk to combine. Using the dough hook attachment, start adding in the flour one cup at a time mixing as you go. If you find the dough is coming together nicely after the 5th cup, then you can stop there. If it is still a little sticky, add the extra half cup of flour.

Add the salt into the last cup of flour and mix or knead until incorporated. Add in the softened butter and mix again until incorporated evenly. Continue mixing or kneading for 5-6 minutes, you may have to sprinkle some flour on your work surface so that the dough doesn’t stick. The dough is ready when it is no longer sticking to the surface and it is smooth and uniform throughout.

Place the dough back in the bowl used for mixing if you were kneading by hand. Pour 1 teaspoon oil around the dough and cover the bowl with a fresh tea towel. Leave it to rise to double it’s size for at least 1 hour or place in the fridge overnight.

Prepare the filling- in a small bowl combine the cream cheese, yolk, sugar, and vanilla and mix until combined evenly. Set aside and grab the jam.

Allow the dough to come to room temperature if it was stored in the fridge. On a lightly floured surface, cut the dough evenly in half and roll one portion out into a rectangle about 12” x 16” It can be smaller than that, you just want to make sure you have a rectangle shape.

Spread half the raspberry jam over the dough leaving a 1” border around the sides. Next spread half the cheese filling on top of that. Try not to mix the two if you really want to get the pink color, but it’s ok if you do a little bit!

Now starting from the long side, the side closest to you, start rolling the dough all the way up to the top border. It should now look like a log, like when you are making cinnamon buns, right before you cut them. Pinch the two ends of the log together and then with one hand on each end, twist the log as much as you can. Then fold it over so the ends touch, (like an upside down U) and do the same thing, twisting the ends in opposite directions. Kinda like a braid but with only 2 strands.

Spray a loaf pan with non stick spray and place the babka inside. Repeat the above steps with the other half of babka dough. Let the babkas rise for another half hour on your counter. Preheat your oven to 350° F and bake for 25- 30 minutes until golden brown.

Homemade Raspberry Jam

Ingredients:

2 ½ cups fresh raspberry

1 ¼ cups sugar

1 lemon, juiced

Directions:

In a medium saucepan add all your ingredients and over medium heat bring the fruit to a boil.

Stirring frequently, allow the fruit to boil for 20 minutes until the fruit starts to thicken. Remove from the heat and place a small dollop on a cold saucer. Push your finger through the dollop and if it feels gel-like and wrinkles then the jam has reached setting point. If it isn’t ready then return the pan to the heat and boil for another five minutes before testing again.

Ladle immediately into sterilised jars leaving 2 cm from the top and seal immediately with a screw top lid (lasts 3 months in the freezers, a few months in the cupboard)

not my favorite but this one makes me laugh

I have a request for House MD tumblr and RSL tumblr.

I’m having probably the worst day in a long time. Do you mine reblogging this with your favorite picture of Robert sean leonard or favorite picture from House?

I just need something to make me smile a little right now. i’ll even add some of my favs

HONEY ALMOND CEREAL BARS FOR HAPPINESS

A treat or breakfast, anytime you need a pick me up throughout the day. You can infuse these bars with your intentions, and charge them with a crystal of choice. I hope you guys enjoy! ~ Angel.

For the Bars:

½ cup (170g) honey

happiness, healing, prosperity

½ cup (120g) almond butter

prosperity, universal love, luck

1 box Honey Nut Cheerios

happiness, nostalgia, prosperity

For the Coating:

½ cups (75g) white chocolate

friendship, self-love, fun

1/3 cup (85g) greek yogurt

2 tbsp honey

happiness

1 tsp vanilla extract

self-love, attraction

Directions

On medium heat, combine honey, almond butter, and your honey nut cheerios in a rather large pan. Make sure the almond butter has melted and the cheerios are fully coated. This should take about no longer then 7 minutes. About 3 plays of Set Fire to the Rain by Adele. 

Once you have done this, spread evenly into a glass baking dish until it sets completely. This can take 1-3 hours.

Cut them into bars. Combine your greek yogurt, honey, melted white chocolate, and vanilla together, and dip the bottoms into the mixture, Let them set for an additional hour.

Enjoy!

BELTANE STRAWBERRY LEMON PASSION BARS

Hello my loves! Beltane is almost here, so I started to experiment with new recipes. This one, I have been messing around in the kitchen to get it right for 2 weeks now.

Beltane often includes aphrodisiacs and other romantic foods.  So why not some sweet strawberry lemon bars that represent love and passion?

FOR THE CRUST

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

1 ½ cup butter, softened

1 cup powdered sugar

FOR THE FILLING

1 cup sugar

2 tsp. grated lemon peel

The juice of 1 lemon 

½ cups strawberries

A pinch of salt

4 large eggs

3 tbsp honey

Directions

Butter a square baking pan, and line the bottom and sides of the pan with parchment paper. This will prevent the bars from sticking to the pan.

Make the crust by creaming the butter, sugar and salt in a kitchen aid until light and fluffy. Stir in the flour. Press the dough into the bottom of the baking tin with your hands.

While you wait for the oven to preheat to 350 F. Chill the pan in the fridge. Bake your crust for 12-15 minutes, until very lightly browned. Leave the oven on.

While you wait for the crust to bake, blend your strawberries into a puree. 

Whisk together the eggs, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and blended strawberries. Pour the mixture over the crust and bake for about 35 minutes, or until your filling is set.

After cooling for 1 hour, dust with powdered sugar and enjoy!

𝕎𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙𝕪 𝕋𝕙𝕦𝕞𝕓𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕥 𝕔𝕠𝕠𝕜𝕚𝕖𝕤

Hey guys! I have you a thumbprint cookie recipe to try out! They are super delicious and as you can see from the picture above, I managed to whip up this batch this afternoon.

The cookie itself crumbles and melts in your mouth, and is extremely quick and easy to make. Not to mention they look amazing!

Ingredients 

For the dough:

1 cup butter

¾ cup powdered sugar

2 egg yolks

2 tsp vanilla extract 

2 cups and 2 tbsp all-purpose flour

Pinch of salt

Now for the fun part…the jam filling!

This is where you can get very creative so hear me out.

Aphrodite’s Love Jam

With this recipe, you can give to a loved one or a crush ;) or to a friend to strengthen a bond. This combo tastes and looks lovely and will sure to impress the recipient.

½ cup Smuckers raspberry jam (Love, Fertility, and courage)

2 tbsp strawberry juice (Love, luck, and admiration)

1 squirt of lemon (Love, purification, beauty)

Combine all the ingredients on low heat until all together. Let cool and spoon into a piping bag or a bowl if you want to spoon the jam into the cookie. 

Thumbprint Friendship Jam

Make these cookies for your friends or coven and they will be sure to love you for it! Strengthen any bond with these delicious cookies!

¼ cup orange marmalade 

¼ cup apricot jam

2 tbsp cherry juice

Combine all the ingredients on low heat until all together. Let cool and spoon into a piping bag or a bowl if you want to spoon the jam into the cookie. 

Good Vibes Thumbprint Jam

These cookies are not only yummy but will give you good vibes!

¼ cup Smuckers grapefruit jam (Anti negative energy, happiness, gentleness, confidence, protection)

¼ cup orange marmalade (Prosperity, divination, creativity, inspiration)

1 tbsp pineapple juice (Stress relief, luck, prosperity, happiness)

Combine all the ingredients on low heat until all together. Let cool and spoon into a piping bag or a bowl if you want to spoon the jam into the cookie. 

Directions

First, preheat your oven to 320 F.

In a medium-size bowl combine softened butter and powdered sugar until fully combined with a spatula. You can now add your egg yolk, vanilla, and salt. Mix until very smooth.

Add in sieved flour and stir. Now work with your hands until you form a nice smooth ball. The dough with start off crumbly, but as you work it, it will become smooth.

Line your baking sheet with parchment paper and make small, equal-sized balls and place them on the sheet. Now with a ¼ tsp or your thumb, make indents in the dough. Make sure to oil your tsp to make sure it doesn’t stick to the dough. Add in your jam mixture with a spoon or a piping bag.

Bake the cookies for 16 minutes or until done.

I enjoy your criticism, likes, and reblogs! It lets me know that I’m doing a good job :)

I love you all! My DMs, mail, and comments are always open!

xoxo, Angel. 

The types of teas and their general benefits they offer to our bodies!

I prefer herbal teas and green/white teas. Growing up as a child, I was always exposed to black tea with milk. It was my favorite, and was soothing. Even though caffeinated, I never felt it and I'd drop asleep with the milk and honey mixed in.

Iced Lavender Milk Tea🥛

hello! it’s rather warm where i am right now but i really love tea and milk teas, so i made this up last night!

lavender syrup

1 cup of water

2 cups of sugar

2 tablespoons of lavender (maybe try other flowers!)

put the lavender buds and water into a small saucepan and have it reach a boil! once it does, add the sugar and reduce heat so that it simmers (probably medium low). have it simmer for about fifteen minutes. once that time has past set it aside to cool!

tea!

brew a tea you prefer! i did earl grey, but chamomile would work too!! i’d do two tea bags since you’ll be adding ice and milk. once it is at a strength you find appropriate take out the bags and let it cool!

fill glass about a third full of ice, then add tea, maybe three spoonfuls of the syrup, and milk!

add a little vanilla extract if you have it!

for all you witchy folks too, lavender is known for symbolizing love, so share it with someone you love to welcome in the warm weather!! also feel free to add the extra lavender syrup to other drinks too, it’s very tasty!

MAGICK CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Ever wonder why your mom’s chocolate chip cookies tasted so good? I always did that’s for sure.

My grubby toddler hands would snatch one from the kitchen and cram it into my mouth, melted chocolate dripping from my chin. Turns out Magick can explain it. 

Ingredients + Magick correspondences

Witchy Tip: Place a piece of rose quartz charged with positive energy near the food to make the food taste better

¾ cup Crisco Butter flavored shortening

Stick with me here, Crisco makes your cookie more airy and soft. 

1 cup dark brown sugar

Sweetness, Comfort, Love

¼ cup white sugar

For romance and love

2 cups All-Purpose Flour

For Consistency 

2 tablespoons milk (any milk will do)

For love and nurturing 

¾ teaspoon baking soda

To banish negative energy

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

For love, lust and luck

1 egg

For finding true love 

1 teaspoon of sea salt

To Banish Negative energy 

½ cup chopped pecans

Wealth, Prosperity

Chocolate Chips and Chopped Chocolate bar (I use Hershey) No measurement, because you measure that shit with your heart.

For comfort

Directions

Start by heating your oven to 375ºF.

Now in a kitchen aid on medium speed, beat your shortening, sugar, milk, and vanilla until very light and airy. About the duration of 2 plays of the song Put Your Head On My Shoulder by Paul Anka

Beat in egg. Now in a separate bowl combine flour, salt, and baking soda. Mix into shortening mixture until just blended. 

Now with your chocolate chips pour in until your heat says stop. If you wanna add the whole bag then you add the whole damn bag.

With a cookie scoop, scoop them onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes.

Now I know there is no such thing as a perfect chocolate chip cookie, but these cookies are definitely hella addictive. In fact, is that your third cookie?

I love you all! My DMs, mail, and comments are always open! 

xoxo, Angel.

Hello! I'm terribly sorry to bother you, but I just wanted to say that I love your blog! I've tried out some of your recipes, and they're all soooo good! Oh! I also wanted to know if you know any recipes for hot cocoa?

Aww, thank you so much! I’m so glad you like them ^_^ and I do happen to have a recipe for hot cocoa!

HOT COCOA TO WARM A ICY HEART POTION

Is there one person in your life that just absolutely gets on every one of your nerves? Do you still have to associate with them even though they make your teeth grind? This hot cocoa will calm your nerves and release your heart from its icy cadge. You will then find a little more tolerance to deal with said person.

What you will need:

2 Hershey bars

2 tbsp vanilla sugar

2 tbsp cocoa powder

1 soft caramel candy

1 tbsp condensed milk

1/4 tsp instant coffee (not coffee grounds, I’ve made that mistake before lol)

3 cups milk

Whipped cream

Directions

Heat your milk and condensed milk on medium heat. Add in your vanilla sugar, caramel candy, and instant coffee. Melt in your chocolate chips and stir in cocoa powder. Let simmer for about 5 minutes before ladling into cups, and serve with whipped cream.

Take your hot chocolate into a quiet place and sit in the center of the room. Say this incantation three times before pressing your lips to the cup and drinking it.

“Rosewood, vanilla, and other lore,

No longer will you send shivers down my core”

Drink and enjoy!