It's been two years (and two weeks) since I started this blog. At that time, I thought a blog would be nice to have to document my baking adventures, share some pictures, and maybe include a few recipes. Now fast forward two years and I realize it's become much more than that:
- I'm part of three baking groups (Sweet Melissa Sundays, Heavenly Cake Bakers, and Avid Baker's Challenge) and I'm the administrator of ABC.
- I met wonderful food bloggers from all over the world who share the same passion for cooking and especially baking. Some of them I proudly consider my friends.
- Thanks to my fellow baking group members, I've tried numerous recipes that I wouldn't have considered otherwise (chiffon cake, preserves, yeast recipes).
So I'd like to take this opportunity to thank *
YOU* for visiting my blog and for taking the time to write comments as well. I truly appreciate it and enjoy reading each and every comment.
If I could pick only one recipe from the entire year, that I think shows the most progress in my baking skills, it would have to be my mom's
Orange-Scented Sweet Yeast Rolls. When I made these rolls in the past, they were dense and hard. You could seriously hurt somebody with them, ha ha! A few months ago, I made them with my mom while on
vacation. About a month or two ago, I made a couple batches on my own. They were light as a feather, soft on the inside, with a slightly chewy texture, not too sweet, with a wonderful orange flavor. I was very happy with the result. Try it for yourself. You can find the recipe
HERE.
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| Some topped with cinnamon-sugar and some topped with pearl sugar |
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| Light, airy, and orange-y :o) |
Wow, looks like you accomplished a lot! Hopefully I can do that one day too. Those rolls look pretty good!
ReplyDeleteCongrat's Hanaa! This past year has flown by with HCB. Conquering yeast is a huge accomplishment. And ABC is so much fun.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Hanaa for all your accomplishments!!! Just to see your rolls, it's easy to see that you have lots of talent! :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Hanaa - great blog:-}}
ReplyDeleteHappy blogaversary! Those rolls look amazing, what a great treat to represent how your skill have progressed.
ReplyDeleteMy orange cake is baking right now, I can't wait to try it!
Happy blog anniversary :D
ReplyDeleteKeep wowing us with your creations.
Congratulations Hanaa! Time does fly when we are cooking fine!
ReplyDeleteIts a great blog and love that I joined you in the ABC group.
Happy Anniversary. I remember stealing these rolls!! :-)
ReplyDeleteHanaa, congratulations!!!! You have accomplished so much along the way and every ONE of them are stunning and delicious =).
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary! :) I still have your mom's orange bread KIV-ed..in my to-bake list!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Hanaa! And you are absolutely right about the Orange-scented sweet yeast rolls. They are delicious :-)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Hanaa for your acccomplishments! Your blog is great.
ReplyDeleteFrom Québec, Tomates cerises et Basilic. Right now, i'm a follower.
Congrats! Lovely buns!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations. You are an impressive baker and yes, your accomplishments are inspiring to us all.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! Your creations always amaze me, but it's the orange rolls I've most wanted to try.
ReplyDeleteBetween you and Shandy each twisting an arm, I finally took a deep breath and joined HCB. I'll be the comic relief for the group since my decorating skills are nonexistent. :-)
Congrats on your blogaversary! Those rolls look really good. I'm amazed that you are able to keep up with three baking groups.
ReplyDeleteThank you all very much. I'm glad you enjoy my blog this much :o)
ReplyDeleteCongrats, my friend! I'm certainly glad you embarked on this project!!
ReplyDeleteHow do you think these rolls would be with lemon instead of orange?... I"m curious.
@Anat: thank you! My mom and I have made them with lemon before and they're just as tasty! Let me know if you try it.
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary! I can't believe you are a member of all those groups, I really need to join something just to get motivated to try new things!
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