Baked Maple Bars

I'm back! My husband had a few days off from work so I spent some time with him and neglected posting for a few days! I still tested some pins out of course.. haha. I wanted to make a dessert for him so I searched and found this pin for baked maple bars.

Baked Maple Bars

1 1/2 cup Milk

1/3 cup Crisco

The Supplies 1

4 tbs Sugar

2 tsp salt

1/4 cup lukewarm Water

2 packets Yeast

2 large Eggs beaten

5 cups Flour

2 tsp Cinnamon

 Directions

Milk Mix

1. Scaled the milk, remove from heat and melt butter and 3 tablespoons of sugar and let cool to lukewarm (about 15 minutes)
2. In mixing bowl mix yeast, remaining sugar and water and let sit for 5 minutes until foamy

Milk / Yeast

3.Add beaten eggs to foamy yeast mix.
4. Slowly add warm milk mixture to yeast mix.
5. Whisk together cinnamon and flour in separate bowl.

Step 6

6. Add flour mix gradually to milk/yeast mix until almost combined.
7.Switch to dough hook and let knead for 5-7 minutes until slightly sticky.







8. Transfer to oiled bowl and let rise for 30 minutes until doubled.

Step 8 B

Step 8 A

9.Roll out dough and cut into 12 bars. Put on cookie sheet and let rise for 30 minutes.

10. Preheat oven 425 degrees. Bake for 7-8 minutes and let cool








The Frosting
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 tsp mapleine (maple flavor extract)
1/8 tsp salt

 Directions

1. On medium heat, bring milk butter and brown sugar to a boil for 3 minutes. Set aside to cool for 15 minutes

 2. Mix powdered sugar, maple extract, and salt to brown sugar mix until completely combined

3. Frost donuts! 

Spa Day!

After the long day of pasta and dinner making yesterday I decided to take a break and give myself a at home spa day.. kind of :D I made a hair mask and a facial scrub. Both of which I found on Pintrest! (pin1&pin2). All the items for the mask and the scrub I always have handy in my house! Since moving to Oregon, my hair has just totally hated me.. being dry and unmanageable. I don't like conditioner too often because it just makes my hair heavy and haven't found one that doesn't do that yet. And for the facial scrub.. who doesn't like a good facial scrub every once in a while! I actually love them, always makes my face nice and smooth I just love the feel of my face after! 

I was scared of the hair mask because I have never used one and really wondered if it would work.. Its not like I am using any crazy chemicals so I didn't have anything to lose!

PreCombined

What You Need

1/2 Avocado

1/2 Banana

1 Egg

2 tbs Olive Oil

Plastic Wrap

Directions
Put all ingredients in bowl (except plastic wrap)
Blend all together until completely smooth
Wrap with plastic wrap and let sit for 30 minutes
Rinse out with COOL water. You don't want scrambled egg head.
Wash really well with shampoo

Smooth 

Head Wrap

Pretty hair!

Results: This stuff smells sooo yucky I like all these ingredients alone but together... not so much BUT I will do this again I love the way my hair feels! It is extra soft! Next.. Facial Scrub!

The Supplies

Lemon-Sugar Scrub

1/2 cup Sugar

1/4 cup Lemon Juice

Directions
Mix juice from lemon and the sugar, more or less to get right consistency. Scrub face rinse and done!

Scrub,Scrub,Scrub!

Paste

Smooth!

Results: I loooovvee the smell of lemons so this was amazing. I really like the feel of the sugar crystals massaging my face and it was super easy!