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Easy Whole Wheat Bread

Baking bread is SO satisfying!

The inspiration and base for this easy yeast bread recipe comes from Jenny Can Cook and her whole wheat bread recipe https://www.jennycancook.com/recipes/simple-whole-wheat-bread . I use a plant-based milk in mine and add some extra ingredients to make this bread my own and add some additional nutrition. This bread is on my bread making rotation often!

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Pumpkin and Spice Muffins

These muffins make up quickly, make the kitchen smell cozy when baking, and are super yummy to devour! With similar ingredients to my Perfect Pumpkin Loaf, you can use my Pumpkin Spice Mix available via the Bio, or follow the spices and amounts listed in the recipe as the alternate. You can’t go wrong with either! These muffins are gluten and dairy free (they do have eggs), nutritious and delicious!

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Brunsli

Brunsli are another popular traditional Swiss Christmas Cookie that I have known, loved and made my whole life. This recipe was my Grandmother’s so it is cherished! They are gluten and dairy free (it has egg whites) - made with ground almonds, or almond flour, sugar, a little icing sugar, cocoa and egg whites. These are SO good!

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Mailanderli

Mailanderli are a traditional lemon butter Swiss Christmas Cookie that I have known, loved and made my whole life. They are THE most made Christmas cookie in Switzerland. My heritage being Swiss, growing up, making these with my Mom in December was the first sign of the upcoming holidays! The fun is in the rolling out the dough and pressing out the traditional shapes. I become very nostalgic when I see the cookie cutters every year as they are like seeing old friends. The recipe is easy and foolproof and delicious and is a wonderful accompaniment, evoking many wonderful memories, to have with a hot cup of tea, coffee or hot chocolate!

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Homemade Vanilla Extract

Vanilla adds that special quality to baked goods. With the crazy price that store bought vanilla is these days, due to its labour-intensive hand pollinating the vanilla flower production process, and with the quality questionable for a lot of brands that I have tried, I started to make my own vanilla extract. It is so simple to make.

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