Edition 2 November 2018

A Few Sweet Treats to Bake
Author-Kelly Bianco

Easy Oatmeal Cream Pies
 
Prep: 20 min. + chilling
Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
Makes:1-1/2 dozen
Ingredients
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
Makes
1-1/2 dozen
• •2 large Eggs
•1 package spice cake mix (regular size)
•1 cup quick-cooking oats
•1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting
Recipe
 
• Beat butter and eggs until blended. Beat in cake mix and oats. Refrigerate, covered, 2 hours or until firm enough to roll, though dough will remain fairly soft.
• Preheat oven to 350°. On a well-floured surface, roll half of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. round cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until set. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough.
• Spread frosting on bottoms of half of the cookies; cover with remaining cookies. Freeze option: Freeze cookies in freezer containers, separating layers with waxed paper. To use, thaw before serving.
Cinnamon Cream Roll-Ups
 
Total Time;40 min
Prep: 20 min. Bake: 20 min.
Makes: 8-10 servings
 
Ingredients
• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1-1/4 cups sugar, divided
• 1 loaf (1 pound) sandwich bread, crusts removed
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
Steps;
• In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, egg yolk and 1/4 cup sugar; mix well. Flatten bread slices with a rolling pin. Spread cream cheese mixture over each slice to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up diagonally from point to point.
• In a shallow bowl, combine the cinnamon and remaining sugar. Dip roll-ups in melted butter, then in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place in an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 16-19 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Chocolate Hazelnut Mug Cake
Ingredients
for 2 servings
• 1 cup chocolate hazelnut spread, divided
• 2 large eggs
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
Steps
• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together ¾ cup (225 g) chocolate hazelnut spread and the eggs.
• Fold in the flour.
• Evenly distribute into two mugs.
• Microwave each mug for 2 minutes.
• Cool for 5 minutes.
• Frost with remaining chocolate hazelnut spread and serve warm.
• Enjoy!

Book Review
By Ashlee Clayburn

I have just begun the wonderful series of the Touch novels well over a month ago. It’s from the author Laurie Stolarz and her touch novels are so far been a favorite. Its filled with drama, action, romance, mystery, and even supernatural. Each book has well over 200 pages and each chapter is fun and more unique from the last. The book Deadly Little Games, it’s more about how the characters Camelia and Adam have been put into a sticky situation. This creating an even stronger issue of, what if Adam is faking this game from deathly crossword notes? Camelias boyfriend and she have the power of psychometry and when Ben (Camelia’s boyfriend) tells Camelia to stop helping she begins to wonder “Why would he say this?”  The entire series of the Touch novels are in the library and if you interested into checking one out, go right ahead! Each novel gets even better than the last with a new intriguing special page about the book every chapter. ​

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