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Oaks Park Preschool Day w/ Lambert's

Brent's Home Brewing - Batch #11 - 12 Dirty Men Dubbel

The label for batch #11 is seen above.

Ice Cream Lover

Cherry Pie

Cherry Pie

pie dough for top and bottom crust
6 cups halved, pitted cherries
2 Tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 Tablespoons water
4 Tablespoons butter
heavy cream
sugar

1. Preheat oven to 400.
2. Mix cherries, quick-cooking tapioca, sugar, salt, almond extract, vanilla extract and water.
3. Spoon mixture into a dough-lined pie dish and dot with butter. Place the second rolled-out pie dough crust on top of the pie. Score the top with a knife to create air vents. Place the pie on the middle rack of the oven. Put a baking sheet on the lower rack to catch any juices that might bubble out.
4. Bake at 400 for 30 minutes. Brush the crust with heavy cream and sprinkle with sugar. Bake another 30 minutes.
5. Remove from oven and place on wire rack. Cool completely before serving.

Serves 8

Brent's Home Brewing - Batch #10 - Frankenhop IPA

The label for batch #10 is seen above.

Peanut Butter Banana Bread

Peanut Butter Banana Bread

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup chunky peanut butte
2 bananas, mashed
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Lightly grease a 5x9 inch loaf pan.
3. In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs; beat well. Stir in peanut butter, bananas, flour and baking soda until blended. Pour into prepared pan.
4. Bake for 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Remove to a wire rack to cool.

Applesauce

Applesauce

4 apples, peeled, cored and chopped
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

In a saucepan, combine all ingredients. Cover and cook over medium heat for 20 minutes. Allow to cool, then mash with a potato masher.

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