Stuffed Baguette by Baking Obsession (Pinterest)

This would make a great appetizer!!

Stuffed Baguette

• Baguette about 14-inch long

• 8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
• 4 oz fresh goat cheese
• 1 large garlic clove, minced
• ½ cup finely chopped red bell pepper (about 1 medium)
• ½ cup finely chopped sun dried tomatoes in olive oil
• ¼ cup finely chopped Kalamata olives
• 2 oz finely chopped spicy salami
• About 2 tbsp minced Italian parsley
• About 1 tsp minced fresh thyme
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Salt to taste (very unlikely since there’re plenty of salty ingredients)

Preparation:

Slice off both ends of the baguette. Using a long thin knife and working from the both ends, hollow the baguette out leaving about ½-inch thick crust all around.

Using an electric mixer beat the cream cheese until smooth and lump-free. Beat in the goat cheese and garlic. Stir in the rest of the ingredients.

Working again from the both ends, fill the baguette with the cheese mixture. Pack the filling tight. I like to use a slender tequila shot glass for pressing the filling in. Wrap the stuffed baguette very well in plastic and refrigerate for at least two hours and up to two days. Right before serving, slice the baguette into ½-inch thick slices and serve. For the most neat looking slices, treat it as a cheesecake – each time slice it with a hot dry knife.

Blackberry Cheese Danish by Lauren's Latest

This would be yummy for a Sunday breakfast treat!

Blackberry Cheese Danish

Ingredients:

1 tube Pillsbury crescent rolls

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 tablespoons all purpose flour

1 cup fresh blackberries

for the icing-

1/2 cup powdered sugar

2 tablespoons heavy cream

1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla. Set aside.

Pop open crescent roll dough and unroll, leaving crescents in rectangles. On an ungreased baking sheet or silpat, lay the crescent roll rectangles together, lining them up width wise. Dough should be almost the entire length of a half sheet pan.Press edges together to even out edges and seal any holes. Cut 1/2 inch diagonal strips up each side of the dough. Carefully spread cream cheese filling down the center of the dough to be about 2-3 inches wide. Top with fresh blackberries. Fold 1/2 inch dough pieces up over filling alternating sides to get a braided pattern. You may have excess dough once you reach the end of the danish, so fold them in as best as you can. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until filling is set and crescent dough is golden in color. Cool before removing from baking sheet.

Once danish has cooled, remove to serving platter. In a small bowl, mix together powdered sugar, vanilla and cream to create icing. You may need to add more cream to get the desired consistency. Drizzle icing over danish. Cut into pieces and serve.

Banana Bread by Simply Recipes

I have made this bread for Tyler now a couple times... it is really good and easy to make!

Banana Bread

Ingredients:

3 or 4 ripe bananas

1/3 c. melted butter

1 c. sugar

1 egg (beaten)

1 tsp. vanilla

1 tsp. baking soda

pinch of salt

1 1/2 c. all purpose flour

How to:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. With a wooden spoon, mix butter, into mashed banana in a large bowl

3. Mix in sugar, egg and vanilla

4. Sprinkle baking soda and salt over mixture

5. Add flour and mix in

6. Pour into buttered loaf pan (4 by 8)

7. Bake for one hour!

8. Cool on rack

Enjoy! This is a great breakfast treat!

Zucchini Spice Bread by Martha Stewart

I LOVE zucchini bread, muffins, pretty much anything with zucchini, so when I saw this recipe, I was super excited!

Zucchini Spice Bread

Ingredients

• Nonstick cooking spray
• 1 large zucchini
• 1 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 3/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan with cooking spray, and set aside. Grate zucchini on the large holes of a box grater (to yield 1 3/4 cups); set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together sugars, oil, vanilla, and eggs.
2. Into a small bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and salt. Add flour mixture to egg mixture, and stir to combine well. Stir in grated zucchini.
3. Pour batter into prepared pan, spreading evenly. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes; invert onto a wire rack, then reinvert, top side up. Cool completely before slicing.