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Pumpkin Spice Sourdough Loaf

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Kristin McConnell

Hi!! I’m Kristin McConnell, I am so glad you are here! I am a wife to my amazing husband and a Mom of two fabulous kids. I love gardening, raising chickens, bee keeping and baking sourdough bread!

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Chocolate Acorns! Perfect for Thanksgiving treat!

Chocolate Acorns! Perfect for Thanksgiving treat! 🍽🦃

Ingredients
* 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
* 50 mini Nilla wafer cookies
* 50 milk chocolate Hershey’s kisses , unwrapped
* 50 mini chocolate chips

Instructions
* Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
* In a small microwave safe bowl, melt the semisweet chocolate chips in the microwave for about 45 seconds; stir until smooth. Continue microwaving in 15 second intervals, if necessary. Using a spatula, transfer melted chocolate to a small Ziploc bag; snip off a tiny corner.
* Pipe a small amount of the chocolate onto the flat side of each cookie and immediately press a Hershey’s kiss on top to attach it. Place on the prepared baking sheet, cookie side down, and repeat with the remaining cookies and kisses; place in the freezer for 5 minutes to set.
* Pipe a smidge of the melted chocolate onto a mini chocolate chip and attach it to the top of the wafer to create the stem.
* Place back onto the baking sheet until all the acorns are finished. Freeze for another 5 minutes to set completely.

#holidaytreats #holidays #chocolate #chocolateacorn #chocolateacorntreat #thanksgiving #baking #nobake #nobaketreats #thanksgivingcookies #cookies #vanillawaffers #waffers #hersheys #hersheykisses #hersheyskisses #reels #trending #trendingaudio #bakingrecipes #recipes

Jalapeño Poppers! Perfect game day snack! • 8 j

Jalapeño Poppers!
Perfect game day snack!
• 8 jalapeño
• 8oz Cream Cheese, softened
• 16 pieces of bacon

Cut jalapeño’s in half, remove seeds.
Fill jalapeño halves wirh cream cheese.
Wrap bacon around the jalapeños.
Bake at 350°F for 35-40 minutes.
Enjoy!
#jalapeño #jalapenopoppers #snacks

What a fun Sunday afternoon! Went Glow Golfing tod

What a fun Sunday afternoon! Went Glow Golfing today with Ryan and Gillian!!

Sourdough Pretzel Bites! These are quick and eas

Sourdough Pretzel Bites!

These are quick and easy to make!
175g Water
5g Sugar
145g Sourdough Discard
285g Flour
6g Salt
•Add water, sugar and yeast. Let rest for 5 minutes or until bubbly.
• Mix remaining ingredients together
• Need for 5 to 8 minutes until smooth and elastic
• Cover dough and set aside until it doubles in size. About an hour and a half.
• Roll out the dough into bite-size pieces.
• Put onto a tray.
Make the baking soda wash, this will give it the pretzel taste.
Baking Soda Wash
• 120 g Hot Water
• 15 g Baking Soda Mix until dissolved.
•Brush baking soda wash on the pretzel bites or dunk them into the bowl and then place back onto the tray.
•Let the pretzel bites rest for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 500°F
• bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until Golden Brown.
• Melt 4 tablespoons of butter, brush, butter onto pretzel bites. • Sprinkle with salt
• Let cool and enjoy. #pretzelbite #pretzelbites #sourdoughe #sourdoughpretzelbites

🌿 Freeze Drying Herbs! 🌿 Basil, Parsley and

🌿 Freeze Drying Herbs! 🌿
Basil, Parsley and Oregano
Total time to freeze dry was 12 hours!

I started by harvesting my herbs from my garden. Rinsed with water.
Removed the steams and any bad leaves.
I placed a single layer of each herb on the trays.
I took a paper towel and blotted each try to remove any extra water.
Placed each tray in the freeze dryer and turned on the freeze dryer.

After it was done I put them into mason jars with an oxygen absorber.

I love having fresh herbs from my garden right in my pantry! #herbs #freezedryer #harvestrightfreezedryer

🍓 Chocolate Covered Strawberry Turkey’s! 🍓

🍓 Chocolate Covered Strawberry Turkey’s! 🍓🦃 #thanksgiving #dessert #strawberries #chocolate #chocolatecoveredstrawberries

Fall Sourdough Scoring! 🍁🍂 Pro Tip: Soak the

Fall Sourdough Scoring! 🍁🍂
Pro Tip: Soak the string in olive oil before baking! This will prevent the string from sticking! #sourdough #scoring #sourdoughscoring

Senior Sunday! 🩷 Class of 2025!! #seniorsunday

Senior Sunday! 🩷 Class of 2025!! #seniorsunday

Bacon Jalapeño Cheddar Sourdough Make your sourd

Bacon Jalapeño Cheddar Sourdough

Make your sourdough the night before.
The next day chop your ingredients.

Preheat the oven to 450*F with the Dutch oven inside.
150g Cheddar cheese cubed
60g Jalapeño chopped (about 2 jalapeños)
159g Cooked Bacon chopped

Preform one shaping and let the sourdough rest for 15-20 minutes.

For the second shaping we will add the inclusions.

Stretch your dough into a rectangle add a 3rd of the cheese, jalapeño and bacon.
Fold one side half way. Add another 3rd of the ingredients on the folded sides.
Bring the other side on top and the remaining ingredients.
Roll the dough up onto itself.
Start the pushing and pulling making your dough into a ball. Tucking the end up.
Place on parchment paper and put into warmed Dutch oven. Add a few ice cubes to create steam.
Bake at 450*F with the lid on for 30 minutes.
Take lid off and bake for another 10 minutes or until golden brown.

Let rest for an hour then enjoy!!

#sourdoughjourney #sourdoughstarter
#homestead #organic #baking #bread #healthyguthealth #fromscratch #homemade #sourdoughbread #baking #recipe #recipes #homemadesourdough #homemadesourdoughbread #homemadebread #organic #breadflour #baconjalapeñocheddarsourdough

🐓🩷 Happy National Chicken Lady Day!! 🐓🩷
To celebrate I’ve teamed up with some pretty cool Chicken Ladies!! Check their accounts out below!! 👇🏻

Heather @wild_hearts_farm
Brittany @mountain_girl_makes_it
Alexis @thepatriot_rn
Andrea @fallentreeacres
Sarah @cats_and_cluckers
Amy @amykistler
Jess @little.red.hen.and.co
Lora @oursweetlifeoffgridfarm
Tami @rustymoosefarm
Kristin @livesimplywithkristin
Janet @timbercreekfarmer
Mareen @sugarbushfarmstn
Christa @blissfully.loved
Misti @leftoverhomestead
Robin @themichiganchickenlady
Donna @hoopeehomestead
Jessica @jessicacrazychickenlady
Charis @scofieldfarm
Laura @lollisfarm
Sara @chickensnthings
Amy @smallfarmcharm
Katie @gregschicks
Melissa @feathers_and_fashion
Reena @thepinehillcottage
Annie @mn.farm.girl
Tiffany @fernwoodsfarm
Brandy @chicknbeauty
#nationalchickenladyday #crazychickenlady #colorado

#seniorsunday My sweet girl! 🩷

#seniorsunday My sweet girl! 🩷

We had a blast at the Old Town Light Ceremony last

We had a blast at the Old Town Light Ceremony last night!! 🎄 Gillian and I have been going since she was little and this year is our last year before she heads off to college! 😭 Her friends and their Moms joined this year! So fun! Wish we got a big group picture!

November 1st Raised Bed Tour! 🪴 👩🏼‍🌾

November 1st Raised Bed Tour! 🪴 👩🏼‍🌾 #raisedbed #colorado #november #novembergarden #zone5b

Happy Halloween!! 🎃 👻

Happy Halloween!! 🎃 👻

🎃 Chicken Pumpkin Carving! 🎃 They were not i

🎃 Chicken Pumpkin Carving! 🎃 They were not into as much as last time! But this was still a lot of fun! #halloween #crazychickenlady #colorado #chickens #pumpkincarving #pumpkin

🎃 Pumpkin Spice Sourdough Recipe: 150g active s

🎃 Pumpkin Spice Sourdough Recipe:
150g active starter
300-350g water
120-150g pumpkin puree, excess moisture squeezed out (80-100g pumpkin)
30g brown sugar
500g bread flour
10g salt
2g pumpkin pie spice

Cinnamons sugar swirl:
* 1 cup organic sugar
* 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon

Mix dough do the first stretch and fold after 30 minutes. Completed 2-3
more sets of stretch and fold each 1 hour apart. Leave on the counter to complete bulk fermentation. Dump the dough out for preshaping. Bench rest.

Final shaping into the proofing basket. Proof
30-60 minutes on the counter or overnight in the fridge.

Add in 3/4 of the cinnamon sugar, fold up and add the other 1/4 of the cinnamon sugar mixture. Roll up completely, and shape it into a boule.

Flip over your dough and place into your banneton or small bowl. Place four 18” pieces of oiled kitchen twine on top of your loaf, as shown in the video.
Place a piece of parchment paper on top of your banneton and flip over, so the twine is on the bottom. Tie the twine together in the correct places, and cut the extra off. Dust with flour and do your scoring.

Pull out your dutch oven, remove lid, and place the parchment with your pumpkin loaf in the dutch oven. Put the lid on and stick in the oven for 20 mins. Turn down oven to 450 remove dutch oven lid and bake for another 5-10 mins. Because there’s sugar in this loaf, you might find it burns easier, so watch it carefully!
Remove from oven, and pull out loaves with the parchment. Place on a rack to cool for 30-60 mins before removing the twine. Place a cinnamon stick on the top of your loaf.

Wait 1.5-2 hours to cool on a wire rack and enjoy!

#pumpkin #sourdough #pumpkinsourdough #sourdoughshaping #sourdoughjourney #sourdoughstarter
#homestead #organic #baking #bread #healthyguthealth #fromscratch #homemade #sourdoughbread #baking #recipe #recipes #homemadesourdough #homemadesourdoughbread #homemadebread #organic #breadflour

Senior Homecoming Dance! 💃🏼 Love her! 🩷 #

Senior Homecoming Dance! 💃🏼 Love her! 🩷 #homecoming2024

🎃 Jack-o’-lantern sourdough 🎃 It split in

🎃 Jack-o’-lantern sourdough 🎃
It split in the middle which is a bummer but still tasty amazing and was cute! I made this last year! I’m going to try again next week! #onthisday #sourdough #jackolantern #jackolanternsourdough

Halloween Ghost 👻 Cookies! 🍪 My daughter mad

Halloween Ghost 👻 Cookies! 🍪 My daughter made these today!! @gillian_mcconne11 So cute and delicious!! Yum!😋 #cookies #halloween #halloweentreats #ghostcookies #ghost #chocolatechipcookies

Let’s make some Sourdough!! My starter is so bub

Let’s make some Sourdough!! My starter is so bubbly and ready to bake with! #sourdough #sourdoughstarter #baking

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