christmas recipe for the kids : gingerbread playdough

hello everyone

found this great recipe for kids i know when i was younger i loved playing with playdough now my mum never made her own but this is a great way to have during the holiday and saves money too :) also makes a great gift for the blog post with step by step instructions and a recipe for editable gingerbread go to the sweet adventures of sugarbelle 

gingerbread playdough

ingredients

1 c all purpose flour

1/2 c salt

2 tsp cream of tartar

1 tbsp cinnamon 

2 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp of ground nutmeg

1 tsp ground cloves

2 tbsp vegetable oil

1 c water

1 tsp orange extract (optional)

instructions

in a medium saucepan whisk together dry ingredients . next mix in water, oil and orange extract and stir until a thick batter is formed. cook the mixture over low/ medium heat until a think dough forms. turn out onto parchment paper and kneed until smooth. makes 2 cups of dough

tuesday's blog hop favorite recipe

I love the show by Michael Smith called Chef At Home my favorite epsode has to be the one called Lemonade Stand so i thought why not have a recipe (or two) from that epsode so first is the homemade lemonade recipe

Fresh Squeezed Lemonade
4 cups sugar
8 cups water
Zest of 4 lemons
1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (4-6 lemons)
4 tbsp grated ginger
Pinch salt
Ice

Directions:

Fresh Squeezed Lemonade

Pour the sugar into a saucepan along with 2 cups of the water. Add the lemon zest and bring to a simmer. Continue cooking until the sugar has completely dissolved. Turn the heat off and stir in grated ginger and salt. Pour into a large pitcher and add 6 cups of water and plenty of ice. Stir well.

Note : to make it pink put a little of gendline syurp ( the stuff you put in shirly temples)

now what is lemoade with out old fasion dougnuts

Homemade Doughnuts

Ingredients:

For the doughnuts

4 cups flour
4 tsp baking powder
1 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp ground nutmeg
1/2 stick (2 ounces, 1/4 cup or 4 tablespoons) of butter, melted
3/4 cup buttermilk
3 eggs
For the Cinnamon Sugar Coating
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup ground cinnamon

Directions:

For the doughnuts

In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and nutmeg. In a separate bowl, whisk together the butter, buttermilk and eggs. Pour into the dry ingredients and stir well until combined and the mixture forms a dough.
On a floured surface roll the dough until it's about 1” thick. Cut out doughnuts using a 3” round cutter and then cut out the centers with a half inch round cutter.
Drop the doughnuts into the hot oil and fry until they are golden and float to the top. Flip and fry on both sides. Drain on paper towels.

For the Cinnamon Sugar Coating

Whisk together the sugar and cinnamon and toss the hot doughnuts in the mixture.

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