I guess I'm going to have to learn to bake

[jennielynn1970]

I STILL can't make a pie crust to save my life. I think I get myself too worked up over it, and then it gets too soft, and then it slides down the sides of the pie pan. I end up with a flat crust, lol. So, if it's a single crust, I use bought pie crusts, if it's double I'll try to do my own, but have bought as backups in the fridge, lol!

Like I said, my baking for me is very therapeutic. It helps me vent frustration and take my mind off other things. Every place I've worked, the co-workers always loved when I had a fight with a boyfriend, because I'd come in with tons of baked goods for a week, lol!


Want something easy, and really yummy??? Do you like molasses crumb cake?? This is so easy to do, bakes up really nicely, and is great to share over coffee or tea. This was a favorite at our morning faculty meetings at my elementary school.

Molasses Crumb Cake
(from Times News Recipe booklet)

4 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 c. margerine cold
1 1/2 c. dark molasses, karo and honey (1 c. molasses/ 1/3 c. karo, balance honey)
2 c. boiling water
2 tsp. baking soda

Mix flour, sugar, salt and margerine with pasty blender to form crumb mixture. Reserve 1 c. crumbs.

Boil water and pour in molasses, karo and honey. Stir until blended. Add baking soda and pour over crumbs in the mixing bowl while molasses mixture still foaming. Stir to combine, but leaving lumps of crumbs in batter. Pour into a 9 x 13 inch pan. Sprinkle reserved crumbs on top. Bake 45 - 50 minutes at 350*.

[Medusa]

Like I said, my baking for me is very therapeutic. It helps me vent frustration and take my mind off other things.

That's what cooking does for me. Sometimes on Sundays I'll cook so many different things that I almost need a banquet table for them all. Thanskgiving dinner is nothing for me because I like to cook in large volumes anyhow.

This cake sounds yummy. Think I'll add it to the list of things to try. Thanx!