March Thrifty Buys ~ Sister Schubert and Blissful Brownies

Sister Schubert's Secret Bread Recipes, published in 1996.  Bought this book since I ALWAYS choose Sister Schubert's rolls for my holiday dinners! After a brief history of the company ~ started in 1989 in Troy, Alabama with the original orders baked in the founder's home kitchen until the company expanded and required a "real" bakery/production facility.

We begin with Sister's Specialties which includes the recipe for her famous Parker House rolls, plus sourdough bread (including the starter) and recipes for orange or cinnamon rolls. The next chapter features a few other Roll options ~ light as a feather, ice box, herb, sour cream, crescent and sticky buns.

For Biscuits and Scones we are offered dilly drop biscuits, angel biscuits, glazed orange scones, apricot or Devonshire (traditional English) scones, while Muffins and Breakfast Breads consist of orange blossom muffins, easy English muffins, tropicale muffins (pineapple, sour cream & macadamia nuts), French toast and waffles.

A few of the Cornbread recipes featured include jalapeno, Southern, broccoli, hoe cakes, hush puppies and spoon bread, with Holiday Breads dishing out strudel, tipsy eggnog bread, an almond Christmas braid, stollen, a three kings coffee ring, challah and Easter bread (made with lemon rind and almonds).

Winding down the chapters there are Tea Breads and Coffee Cakes ~ cherry cheese bread, pecan crunch tea bread and a raspberry cream cheese coffee cake and lastly, Savory and Specialty Breads which touts a classic French bread, bagels and bread sticks.

Blissful Brownies, published in 2007. Slight book filled with a myriad ways to create the ultimate brownie!

Sweet Indulgences (The Classics) gets the ball rolling with chocolate fudge, pecan, double chocolate, white chocolate cappuccino, mocha and ginger chocolate chip options, while Naughty But Nice (New Twists) offers walnut & cinnamon blondies, upside down toffee apple brownies, pecan brownie muffins, apricot blondies and maple glazed, pistachio or cranberry sour cream brownies.

A few of the selections in Pure Luxury (Made to Impress) include a mint julep brownie cake, black Russian brownies (made with vodka & Kahlua), a brownie bottom cheesecake and black forest brownies. We end with Healthy Bites (Cookie Sheet Treats) which consist of  chocolate peanut butter bars, macadamia nut caramel bars, fruity bars (granola), caramel chocolate shortbread, cinnamon squares and chocolate peppermint bars.