Strawberry Creme Cookies

Strawberry Creme Cookies

1 c. butter softened

1 c. sugar

3 oz. cream cheese

1 egg

1 Tbsp. vanilla

2 1/2 c. flour

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. baking powder

strawberry jam room temperature

Cream butter, sugar and cream cheese together. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Add dry ingredients. Chill dough. Shape into 1" balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Make a dent in the center of cookie and fill with 1/2 tsp jam. Bake at 350% for 10 to 12 minutes. Top with your favorite icing while warm.

I doubled these and it worked very nice. I did not chill dough before baking.

Pumpkin Bars

Well hello all will update you on what has been going around the Hoover farm. I got 4 more baby calves yesterday that makes my number of calves 11. Now I am just trying to get a system down for feeding them all that goes quickly. We also added two bigger calves to the herd no milk feeding though. Kassandra is thinking of taking one of them for her fair calf instead of the original one she picked. The other one is a heifer for our brood cow heard. We were hoping to run beans this week but the weather says otherwise. Looks like it will be next week now. We had our first light snow today. Oh I was so excited I love snow but my family thought I was crazy. Cooked two pumpkins yesterday to can. So therefore this is why I am sharing this recipe. I made these yesterday and they are almost gone.
Pumpkin Bars
2 c. flour 2 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. soda 2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt 4 eggs
1 c. oil 2 c. pumpkin
1 c. nuts
Frosting:
1 pkg. cream cheese
3/4 stick butter 2 T. milk
2 c. powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix all ingredients together pour in cake pan bake at 350% for 25 to 30 minutes. Mix frosting in order given and frost cooled cake. Cut into bars.

Recipe For Lemon Poppy Seed Cake - Bread

Here is a recipe I made yesterday for a snack to take to a friends. It is wonderful everybody loved it even my family. I will tell you though I changed a few things but am going to give you the original. I baked this in bread pans instead of cake pans. I used instant lemon pudding and I cooked all frosting ingredients together then let cool so it was more of a glaze than a frosting. I also put the poppy seeds in the milk and warmed it instead of waiting. This mad them moist like the soaking would. I did cut the bread loafs in half and frost between. Put them back together then frosted over top. Hope this is not to confusing any questions feel free to ask.

Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
1/3 c. poppy seed
1 c. milk
2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 c. butter
2 tsp. lemon extract
4 lg. egg whites

Filling
1/4 c. Watkins or other brand lemon dessert
2 T. flour
1 c. milk
1 tsp. lemon extract
1 c. sugar
1 c. butter softened

Soak poppy seed in milk for 3 to 4 hours. Sift together next 3 ingredients; set aside
Gradually blend sugar into butter along with extract. Add poppy seed and milk with flour mixture. Beat egg whites until stiff. Gently fold into batter. Turn into 2 well-greased lightly-floured 8 or 9 inch round pans. Bake at 350 % for 30 minutes cool.

Filling:Mix lemon dessert mix, flour and milk in saucepan. Cook over medium heat until very thick, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Blend in lemon. Cover and cool. In mixer bowl, beat sugar and butter until fluffy. Gradually add cooled lemon mixture. Beat at high speed for 3 minutes, until consistency of whipped cream. Spread frosting between layers and over entire cake.
Recipe from Marilyn Zimmerman

BLESSINGS FROM THE LORD

Hello all not much has been going on around here. Thursday I got to go to town shopping which is always a treat. As you have heard me mention I am working on baby afhgans for the crisis pregnancy center. So when I went shopping I went to wal-mart of course and found yarn marked down which was about a savings of .78 cents per roll. I was so blessed the Lord takes care when you do as he leads. I love when these kinda of things happen and I can show my children how the Lord blesses.

My Husband brought me home two new baby calves on Wednesday which is always a treat. I have 6 to bucket feed now. Seems like hardly none. At one point I had 22 on buckets but I love it. It is so neat to go out every chore time and there they are waiting for you. I have one in my goat barn he is my favorite. He knows about what time I should come out and he stands there crying till I come.

Well I don't know what today holds yet. One thing I know I am getting ready to bake bread I do know that for sure. As for other plans that are up in the air till I hear from my hubby.

My son and Dad went to a farm auction that is always a treat for my son. Also today is the annual fall feeder sale at the local stockyards so they are off to that also.

Hope you all have a great day and God bless you. Rebekah

Philippians 4:8
Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy- think about such things.

Psalm 45:13
"The king's daughter is all glorious within"

IT IS COLD

Hello everybody, well we are feeling the effects of Michigan weather. It is very windy and cold here this morning. I'am afraid winter is coming sooner than I want it. Believe I will be wearing my insulated bibs this morning for chores. Yesterday was a boring day for me. I was not feeling well either it is a head cold or allergies. Went to bed at 6:30 and did not get up till 6:30 this morning boy that felt good. We are trying to get an automatic water hooked up for the big steers before winter comes. We don't have the best water set up it consists of a hose that is hooked to the faucet on the house and drug to all the waters to fill. So therefore when we are done it has to be drained everytime so it don't freeze. Some of this we be alleviated with the new water set up. I did dry some apple slices yesterday and start more sourdough bread starter. Been working on some more baby afghans for a local crisis pregnancy center. Don't know what today holds yet guess I will figure that out later.

Job22:22
Accept instruction from his mouth and lay up his words in your heart.

Proverbs 16:20
Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.

Hope you all have a great day. God bless you Rebekah.

WHATS BEEN GOING ON AROUND HERE

Had a pretty quite weekend. Did up lots of hot peppers a friend gave me. I did strawberry hot pepper jelly ,hot pepper rings and hot pepper salsa-relish. Now I will be on to apple sauce. I have 2 bushels to do. Then I think my canning will be pretty well done for the year. Oh I forgot I have 2 pumpkins to cook up and can. Going to work on some laundry today. That has been piling up well I do the canning. My son worked on cleaning our garage all weekend. It looks so nice. He has a few more things to do but has to wait for dad to help him. Today is my husbands last day of work for the week so hopefully we can get the garage finished tomorrow. My son is such a hard worker and a good helper. He has definitely learned the hard working part from his dad. My husband works very hard for our family and I appreciate him so much for it. Hope you all have a great day. Rebekah.

SOURDOUGH BREAD

Here is a recipe for sourdough bread that I think you will really like. I have tried many and find this was the only one that would work. My family just loves the bread. I always double the recipe so I never have any starter left to reuse. I make french bread loaves out of mine. Hope you find it as enjoyable as we do. It is well worth the work.

Sourdough Bread
Starter
1 3/4c. unsifted flour
1 Tbsp. sugar
1Tbsp. salt
1 Pkg. yeast or 2 1/2 tsp.
2 1/2 c. warm water

Dough
5-6c. unsifted flour 1 pkg. yeast
3 Tbsp. sugar 1 c. milk
1tsp. salt 2 Tbsp. butter
1 1/2 c. starter

To make starter, combine flour, sugar, salt and dry yeast in large bowl. Gradually add warm water to dry ingredients and beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Cover and let stand at room temperature 4 days. Stir down daily.

To make dough, combine 1 cup flour sugar, salt dry yeast in a large bowl. Combine milk and butter in pan; heat over low heat until warm. Gradually add to dry ingredients. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Add 1 1/2 cups starter and 1 cup flour, or enough to make a thick batter. Beat at high 2 minutes. Stir in additional flour to make soft dough. Turn out on floured board and knead until smooth, about 8 to 10 minutes. Place in greased bowl; cover and let rise about 1 hour until double. Punch down and let rest about 15 minutes. Shape and let rise about 1 hour. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.

To re-use starter: add 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water, 3/4 cup flour, and 1 1/2 teaspoons of sugar to unused starter. Beat 1 minute at medium speed. Cover and let stand. Stir down daily. Follow all the same directions for original recipe.