Month: January 2016

SweetNiss Apple Crisp! ????

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This hearty dessert is one from my childhood and one that is perfect for the cold winter months. I hope that you thoroughly enjoy my SweetNiss Apple Crisp!

Ingredients posing pretty

ingredients posing pretty for their shoot! ????

The goods!

2 cups cake/ pastry flour

2 cups rolled oats ( I used quick oats)

2 cups butter or margarine

4 large apples

2 tsp. cinnamon

 

The way! 

Brrrrrrr! Baby it’s cold outside! How about making this sweet treat to warm you up? ????

Start by coring and slicing up those four beautiful apples. A lot of people would peel them as well but hey fibre is good for you! Also if you choose a tender fleshed Apple like Gala the skins will soften in the oven. ????

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Next, lets get that crumble crumbly shall we?!

Measure out two cups each of flour, oats and brown sugar into a bowl or mixer and stir to combine. If you decide to go with butter as your fat of choice cut it up into cubes first. Then proceed to with mix it up with your hands or the mixer to get the crumbles happening.  If you choose margarine like we did here then simply cut it in with a fork or again feel free to use your hands. ITS FUN!!! ????????

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LETS GET RRRRRREADYYYY TO CCCCRRRUUUMMMMBBBLLLLEEEE!!!! ????

Place your apple slices into a 9×13 baking dish and take half your perfectly crumbly crumble and mix it into the apples.

Go ahead and pour on the rest of the crumbles on top and press down slightly. Not too hard or your crumbles will lose their crumbliness.

Hmmmm I think I’m taking this crumble stuff a bit too far! ????

Crumbles!

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and bake for 45 min. Then raise the temperature to 400 and bake an extra 15 min to brown the top. ♨️

Finished product!

Here it is!! The finished product!!! Sweet, gooey and of course crumbly!!! Feel free to eat it hot with melted vanilla ice cream or like us, cooled with custard!!!

????Enjoy My Sweeties!!????

????  Niss xo

 

Perfectly Sweet Banana Pancakes ????

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I have been making these glorious pancakes for many years. I hope they become a favourite in your home the way they have in mine!

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Arrange your ingredients in a fashionable way. ????

The goods! 

2.5 cups all purpose flour
5 tsp. baking powder
6 tbsp. white sugar
1.5 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1.5 cups milk
6 tbsp. butter or margarine
1 large or two small bananas
1.5 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon

The way!

Let’s get this beautiful breaky party started! ????

Begin with mixing all dry ingredients together; flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. You can do this in a large bowl or a fancy shmancy mixer like this one!

Dry ingredients

In a large measuring cup melt your fat of choice in the microwave, only slightly. Stir that around until it’s cooled some, then add both eggs and whisk. BEAT IT!

Go ahead and add your milk and vanilla, stir it up and slowly add it to the dry mix. Be careful not to over mix, you don’t want rubber pancakes. Or do you?! ????

Wet ingredients

I then mush up the banana with my hand right into the mixer. (this feels glorious!) if you find that unsanitary go ahead and use a fork. Go ahead and add the cinnamon. ????

Banana

I try to let the mixture chillax for a half hour, this helps ensure a nice fluffy pancake. ☁️

Let sit for 30 min.

I then heat up my lovely stovetop griddle and start flippin’ hot cakes!

Flippin' flapjacks

In our home we try to stay away from syrups, as many have high fructose corn syrup in them. Good Lord they taste good but let’s face it, probably not the best thing for our tummies.

My husband is English and he was raised having lemon and a sprinkle of sugar on his pancakes. At first I was hesitant but it’s actually quite delightful. **said in the worst English accent attempt imaginable** ????????

If your a Canadian like me, peanut butter is a food group and you’d also love a great slathering of that as an alternative. ????????

Finished product

????Enjoy my Sweeties!!!????

???? Niss xo

Welcome to SweetNiss!! ????

Hello My Sweeties ????

Welcome to my sweet little website!

In a world filled with so much negativity I thought why not do something that brings people joy and puts a smile on their face? Or even better, fills their tummies with yummies!

I have never been a girl who does just one thing. I love to learn and create. You will most definitely see many different subjects and ideas popping up on this site. I plan on going with how I feel each day. Some things you’ll definitely find here will be; baking, cooking, crafting, make- up, hair, babies or puppies and much more.

Please stay tuned! I truly hope you get some enjoyment from what I have to offer and thank you so very much for taking the time to check things out! ????

HAVE A SWEET DAY!!

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???? Niss xo