Category: Party Ideas

Braided Bread Wreath Centerpiece

You won’t have to worry about packing this away at the end of the season – you’re guests will eat it up!

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  • 15 oz bread flour
  • 9.75 oz cool water
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar
  • 1½ Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 2 teaspoons poultry seasoning (get the coarser kind that looks like tiny flakes–not the ground kind–if you can find it)
For Coloring the Leaves
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric (for yellow leaves)
  • ½ teaspoon paprika (for orange leaves)
  • 1 egg beaten with 1 teaspoon water for egg wash
  • optional rosemary sprigs for “pine boughs”

Click HERE for the instructions

Sprinkled Sugar Cookie Sticks – or Matchsticks!

I’ve seen these called ‘Matchstick Cookies’ – try them and use colored sprinkles to match your party decor.

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  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 Tablespoons whole milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • Assorted sprinkles, toast coconut flakes or chopped nuts

Click HERE for the instructions