It snowed...so I baked!

Well, the title of this post may be a bit misleading.  I bake almost every weekend and during the week if I can squeeze out the time.  But this weekend I decided to try out a few things that I have not been able to get around to. 

I started yesterday with a Poppyseed Bloomer Bread and Dinner Rolls, a recipe from the Great British Bake-off Cookbook that I got a few weeks ago.  The texture was lovely and the dought was so easy to work with but I have to admit, I'm not crazy about the flavor.  Kael liked the rolls but I sliced the loaf and froze it, to be used last in bread pudding or a French Toast Breakfast Bake. 

I also whipped up a loaf of Cinnamon Roll Bread from the same cookbook.  This one was, of course, much more popular!  It is basically cinnamon rolls cut in half (before baking) and thrown into a loaf pan then baked.  The recipe doesn't call for icing but it is a must in my household!  Needless to say, the loaf DID NOT last very long!

Today was a bit more experimental.  Martha, a lady from Jamie's office, brings us DOZENS of eggs to keep my baking going!  I send in baked goods to Jamie office often but I wanted to make something just for Martha and her husband, since they care for the all those chickens!  They both apparently like rolled cookies with nuts so I looked up some recipes.  I found one for Rugelach, a traditional Jewish desert with tons of different varieties for fillings.  I made some with a pecan and cinnamon filling, one batch with a cinnamon and sugar filling (for Adam, Mr. Picky!) and one with a blackberry jam filling.  And I can now say that I LOVE Rugelach! 

The dough is made with tons of butter, cream cheese and sour cream.  It is soft and rich and yummy!  I will definitely be making it again!