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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)

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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.

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Artemis Body Scrub |

I decided to post a body scrub I made as a offering for artemis a couple of weeks ago. It’s very simple and easy and also smells divine.

Ingredients

| ½ a cup of ground coffee

| ¼ cup of brown sugar

| ¼ cup of olive oil

Disclaimer: now personally I used olive oil but that part is up to you; you can use coconut oil or whatever you find you most associate.

| flower petals of your choosing, I used wisteria, but again all up to you anything could work

Instructions

— Mix your coffee grounds, chosen oil, and brown sugar until it’s at the consistency you want it. Add flower petals and boom ! Ready.

‘ IMPORTANT!! Please keep refrigerated when you’re not using it.

Salted Honey Pie 🍯

An old fashion pie recipe that’s super simple to make and a great Ostara/Spring Dessert! I’m making one for this Easter with my family.

Honey, Eggs, Cream are all Spring Foods. Honey symbolizes sweetness and the rewards of hardwork just like the little bees that work so hard to make it! 🐝

And Salt banishes negativity and is purifying!

This dessert is perfect for getting rid of the stress or worry of Winter and welcoming any sweet rewards from your hardwork in the future this Spring!

Ingredients:

One 9 inch Pie Crust (Store bought or one of your favorite crust recipes)

½ Cup of Melted Butter

¾ Cup of White Sugar

2 Tbs of Cornmeal

¼ tsp of Salt

¾ Cup of Honey

2 Eggs + 1 Egg Yolk

½ Cup of Cream

2 tsp White Vinegar

1 tsp of Vanilla Extract

Salt Flakes for Garnish

Preheat your oven to 350. In a large bowl, mix together your dry ingredients before slowly mixing in your wet ingredients one at a time…. (I never do this and just mix it all together randomly as I go, but it’s up to you.)

Feel free to add a sigil to the base of the pie crust. This is mine -

Pour mixture into your pie crust, it will be liquid and thin; that’s okay!

Cook for 45 to 60 minutes or until the top is golden brown and it starts to bubble.(I recommend 60 minutes on the middle rack. Mine didn’t burn at all!)

Take it out of the oven and let it cool for One hour or more to let it solidify. This step is very important to make sure it isn’t too liquidy. The consitancy should be like Pecan Pie Filling.

Garnish with Sea Salt or Himalayan Salt; any big salt flakes. But regular table salt will do just fine if the others aren’t available.

Done! 🍯🐝🍽😋

This can be used for Litha too!

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