Fall is here! And with the new season and holidays approaching, I am again trying to think of new, easy, kid-friendly treats we can make and ALL eat. (Remember that Spark has loads of food allergies, and dear dad has Celiac.) My little gal also had a friend coming to play today, and I was racking my brain on something fun to make for snack time! And then the heavens parted, and I remembered a childhood favorite that my mom would make – fried flour tortilla quarters covered in cinnamon and sugar… and thankfully Spark and Sam can eat corn tortillas! I threw in some cookie cutters and now we have a fun new treat we all can enjoy.
To make, all you need is:
> flour tortillas (I love how the flour tortillas puff into 3D when fried), or corn if you’re allergic/intolorant (they’re flatter and crisper, like a chip – but still yummy!)
> oil for frying
> cinnamon and sugar
> cookie cutters
Use the cookie cutters to cut out tortilla shapes (the younger ones needed a little help cutting all the way through).
In a pot or dutch oven, fry the shapes on both sides. (I fried the corn tortillas before the flour, just to be allergy safe.)
Using tongs, remove and place on a paper towel covered plate, then immediately coat with cinnamon and sugar.
And devour!!! (bwah-ha-ha!)
And if you’re a grown up, brew some magic bean with these tasties and your already fantastic fall day just got even better ;)
Swedish Wafle Day is almost here! This Saturday, March 25th!! Yes, it’s a real reason to make waffles! :) And here is our favorite swedish waffle recipes from our 1947 swedish cookbook (given to me by my great friend, Candy)…
CRISP CREAM WAFFLES
1 1/3 cups flour
1/2 cup water
1 3/4 cups heavy cream
3 tablespoons melted butter
Beat cream stiff. Sift in flour, add cold water and stir until well blended. Then carefully stir in melted butter. Heat waffle iron slowly; brush generously with butter. Pour in a few tablespoons of batter and bake until golden. Place on rack to keep crisp. Serve with coffee or as a dessert with jam and sugar. (We have ours with real maple syrup.)
And for my sweet one with allergies and my gluten and lactose intolerant hub – it’s Van’s gluten-free waffles – yum! Am I so thankful for them (the waffles and my guys)!
Happy Swedish Waffle Day!
Maybe I’m alone, but when I want to remake a yum recipe, it’s a pain to go find it in all my cookbooks and cooking magazines. And sometimes I flip through my cookbooks and find one I completely forgot about. I’ve bookmarked, torn out, and copied recipes elsewhere, but that took loads of time and wasn’t very organized. Does that happen to you?
But then I had an idea for this recipe finder where I can scribble down the recipe name, location, page, and some notes! Now I have a quick reference to find those great recipes my family keeps wondering if I’ll ever make again ;)
The header is blank so you can categorize however you’d like. Maybe a “chocolate” category is better than just “desserts”!
I printed on bright white, smooth, 80# cover (card stock) and used my round corner punch after printing. You can also paperclip your various pages, or punch a hole and use a post screw to keep them all together.
I hope this helps you get those “nummies” (as my youngest calls it) whipped up and on the table!
Let me know how it works out for you, or if you have any suggestions. :)
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