December 9 is National Puff Pastry Day

 I bet you didn't know that today is National Puff Pastry Day. I kid you not. I happen to love puff pastry - love the light flaky layers of goodness. I probably won't be making any puff pastry delights but if I was I'd make:

Strawberry Chocolate Puff Pastry 

Prep Time 10 mins 

Cook Time 15 mins 

Servings: 24 Pieces 

Calories: 242kcal Ingredients 

• 1 17.3 oz package puff pastry 
• 1 ½ cups chocolate hazelnut spread 
• ½ cup sweetened condensed milk 
• 1 Tbsp powdered sugar 
• 2 cups strawberries 

• Instructions Preheat oven to 400°F. Cut each sheet of puff pastry into 12 equal squares. Grease muffin tin and place each piece of pastry into one cavity. Spread 1 tablespoon of chocolate hazelnut spread onto each. Drizzle 1 teaspoon of sweetened condensed milk over the chocolate spread. Bake for 15 minutes, until golden. Remove from muffin tin and dust with powdered sugar. Top with fresh California strawberries and enjoy! 

California Strawberry Chocolate Puff Pastry 

• Nutrition Serving: 1 Pastry | Calories: 242kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 68mg | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin C: 7mg

Time to Bake

 

I made a German Chocolate bundt cake (from a mix) last night. No, I didn't frost it with coconut pecan frosting because I can't stand things THAT sweet anymore. I also don't like coconut. When I was a kid, my mom made it all the time - the german chocolate layer cake with that frosting in between. I would take a slice and then proceed to scrape off that yucky frosting. Anyway,  I sprinkled it with some powdered sugar. My husband cut a big piece and got out the Guittard chocolate ice cream topping and drizzled some of that on top. Ice cream would have been nice but we don't have any. I was happy with just a touch of powdered sugar. It was a light dessert. 

Yesterday I cleaned out and rearranged my pantry. 

I remember back in my younger days, with 3 little boys underfoot, and I could clean my whole house. These days I am lucky to get 1/4 of a room done in a day. I really hate to admit this, but I think I might be lazy and all this covid-crap doesn't make it easier. It's just one more excuse. "why clean and decorate the house, when no one comes over anymore? 

One thing I am doing is cleaning out my computer files of all my SAVED recipes I will be sharing these. 

SOURCE - Pinterest

ACORN COOKIES

• Nutter Butter bites made by Planters or bite-size Nilla wafers 
• Hershey's kisses 
• Chocolate frosting 
• Chocolate chips 

1. Place a small amount of icing on the bottom of the Hershey's Kiss then attach to the Nutter Butter. 
2. Put a dab of icing on the bottom of the chocolate chip and attach it to the other side of the Nutter Butter. 

How easy is that?