Glazed Matchstick Carrots

It would be so nice if I could eat raw carrots right out of the bag but I know what a horrible idea that is!  Undercooked give me the worst pain that will keep me from standing up straight. Raw would put me in the hospital.

I miss roasting them with chicken and potatoes so I decided to faux roast them today.  I don't claim any mad knife skills and my Julianne peeler would have made these too thin. I like to call the variation in size of my cuts rustic!

1 lb carrots, peeled and cut into strips, matchstick or Julianne
3 tablespoons margarine
1 tablespoon Bragg's or soy sauce
2 tablespoons sugar

Par boil the cut carrots to fork tender but stick holding their shape.  Drain and allow the surface to dry.

In a medium sized skillet, melt the margarine.  Add the Bragg's and sugar.  Stirring constantly, cook until sugar caramelizes.  Remove from heat and add the carrot sticks.  Stir gently to coat, or if you are talented, toss in the pan.  I am not talented so I use a silicone spa

I am eating these over gnocchi tonight!

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Jack & Sally Lunn Buns

After the cookie drop off this morning (and not running into any parade traffic), Jen sent me home with some vegan Daiya Cheese in wedge form.  Bub is really happy to eat a proper cheeseburger for dinner.  He mos def needs a proper bun too!

Sally Lunn is typically a sweet bread served with fruit or cream.  I am making them into Lunn buns and will brush some with the expected sugar glaze and some with cracked black pepper.  Big D suggested the pepper for the burger buns.  SUPAH smart!

1 package dry yeast
3-4 cups GF baking mix
1 cup plain soymilk
3 tablespoons margarine
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
Additional 2 tablespoons melted margarine for brushing

Grease a baking sheet and preheat oven to 425.

In mixer, stir together 2 cups of the baking mix and the package of yeast.

Heat the soymilk, margarine, sugar and salt until 120 degrees.  I use the microwave and gave the margarine a head start on its own in the measuring cup (15 seconds) and then added the soymilk, sugar, salt then heated for an additional one minute and 11 seconds.

Pour liquid over the flour and yeast.  Beat on medium for 30 seconds.  Scrape down sides of bowl and beat again for 3 minutes.  It is really smooth and silky.  Slowly add more baking mix on low until it just begins to hold together.  Use a wooden spoon or spatula and stir in small amounts of baking mix until you have a nice smooth dough.  It should still be soft so don't dry it out with too much baking mix.  A nice soft dough that is not sticky.

Divide dough in half.  Each half will make 4 buns.  Roll the dough into balls with smooth tops and place on greased cookie sheet.  Cover with plastic wrap and a towel.  Allow to rise on top of your preheating oven until doubled in size.

Remove towel and plastic wrap. Brush with melted margarine. Don't discard the melted margarine that you don't use here because you will use it again.

Bake at 425 for 7 minutes. Remove from oven to brush again with melted margarine. Return to oven for an additional 4 minutes, until golden brown.  Remove from cookie sheets onto wire racks.

Boil together 2 tablespoons water and 2 tablespoons sugar.  Brush over the Sally buns.

For the Jack buns, brush buns with melted margarine and grind some pepper over them.

These buns are simply meant to be.

Wow Butter Cookies

Fa fa finally ALL of us can enjoy things that call for peanut butter! Len allergic to peanuts and me and Bub allergic to tree nuts.  To the rescue.... WOW BUTTER!  Roasted NON GMO soybeans.  NO STIR. SMOOTH. And it actually has more of a roasted flavor than peanut butter.  Oh joy of joys!

Classic cookies made possible by Wow.

1/2 cup margarine
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1/2 cup Wow Butter, or whatever nut butter you ❤
1-1/4 cup GF baking mix
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

Beat margarine in electric mixer.  Add the sugars and maple syrup.  Beat until combined.  Add the Wow Butter and mix well.

Combine your dry ingredients in separate bowl then add to Wow mixture.  Dough should be pretty darn firm.

Cover and chill for an hour.  Line baking sheets with parchment.

Preheat oven to 375.  Roll dough into 1-1/4 inch balls.  Flatten with fork for classic look. Chill dough while cookies bake.

Bake for 9 minutes.  Cool on wire rack.

So perfect!