Picture of my baking final

I thought I would show you all the hard work that my fellow culinary bakers did for our final. I did the madeleines that are next to the cream puff and cheesecakes. They are so yummy and fairly easy to make. I will post the recipe when I go back to school and get my book. I did have another dessert that I made, it was a chocolate coffee frozen thing that I rolled in Oreo crumbs and put on top of a white genoise. It's not in the picture cause it would have melted before the party. Check out the marzipan bee, isn't it incredibily adorable? Carrie did them and they were so cute. I helped put on the almond wings. Those little madeleines gave me a cold sore on finals week cause the first semester students wouldn't fess up to eating some of them!! Yes they ate my final, they are lucky that I just happened to make extra cause I didn't want to waste extra batter!!! I was on a homicidal rage that week!! I'm still curious to who ate my final project cause it was rude and completely unprofessional.

Peanutbutter Strawberry Bars

I found this in the Better Homes and Garden magazine and my mom had a bunch of strawberries...it was fate. Some have said it sounds like a weird combo, but it's delicious.

Ingredients:

3/4 c. butter, softened

3.4 c. peanut butter (creamy is better)

1 c. brown sugar

1/2 c. granulated sugar

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

2 1/4 c. flour

1/2 c. strawberry jam( I used fresh strawberry puree)

4 c. sliced strawberries

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a 9X13 pan with foil leaving extra to leave a lip over hte edges.

Then cream the butter and peanut butter until smooth. Combine both sugars until well blended. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until combined. Then add the baking powder and salt. Then Add as much flour as the mixer will allow(it gets very thick) then add the rest by hand. I got almost 2 cups of flour mixed before using my large spoon to mix the rest by hand. Then spread the peanut butter mixture in the foil lined pan and make sure it's in an even layer. Then bake for about 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool completely, then with foil remove and put on wire rack. Spread the jam or fresh strawberry puree out in even layer, then arrange slices over the top. Cut into bars and serve. Refrigerate leftovers.

Marshmallow Syrup

Well I am at my parents house and this was out on a post-it, and I decided to get it down before I lose it. This really isn't marshmallow, but that is what Joey called it when she had it on her pancakes. This is another Bob creation that is heavenly.

1 cube of butter or1/2 cup
1 c. sugar
1/2c. buttermilk
Mix together in saucepan and bring to boil. Let it boil for 1 min.
Add:
1 tsp. light Karo syrup
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp baking soda
Whisk together and serve warm over buttermilk pancakes (use the recipe that I posted for pancakes.) Trust me you'll never buy or use the store bought again!!