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As promised, here is an update to my post on the free Zune from Matchstick! My Zune came in the mail this morning! I have been having fun with it all day. As a CBC addict, I’m loving the built-in FM radio.

I got a call from Matchstick today and I qualified to receive a free Zune! Canadian friends, please follow this link and see if you qualify too!

http://www.matchstick.ca/mp3/

Matchstick is a leading “word of mouth” company in Canada. If you qualify for the free product, the only thing you have to do is provide honest feedback about it after you receive it. Don’t forget to show it off to your friends!

Please feel free to share this matchstick link. I filled out the online survery and recieved the phone call less than a week later. I will post an update when I recieve the MP3 player!

EDIT 26 Jun 08 - See this post for the update and pictures of my pretty new Zune: Update Post

I heard about Butter Braids last week, and just the name sounded delicious to me. I searched around trying to find a recipe for it, and was beginning to think this bread is a secret! I found 2 recipes that were close to what I thought it should be, and mashed them together.

I had wanted to do a creamy filling, but alas I was out of heavy cream and did not want to make a trip to the store on this rainy day. So I pulled out my husband’s favourite raspberry jam to use instead.

I had intended to freeze the second loaf for when he comes home on leave next month, but I think I am going to have to bake more fresh for him. My daughter (15 months) and I already ate a third of one when it came out of the oven. She kept asking me for more. lol I think when I do this again for my husband, I’ll experiment with a peanut butter & jam (no glaze) version for him and myself, and bake another jam one for my daughter.

The bread is very soft. The inside of the loaf just melts in your mouth. The outside has a nice crust from the egg wash. It’s lightly sweet on its own, and sweeter with the jam and glaze. I should have used a knife to cut it neatly, but I was impatient and just tore it apart as it was cooling. Delicious!

The recipe and 3 more pictures are behind the jump!

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I have 2 scone recipes to share. The first one is a nice dry one that I use as a basic recipe. Just replace the raisins with your favourite flavours (chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, berries, etc). You could even do a savoury version, just omit the sugar. These are great made with cheddar cheese! The second recipe is for Banana Chocolate Chip Scones.

Today I made a Saskatoon Berry Scone, pictured above.

This picture above is a Skor version I’ve made before. I substituted 4 Skor chocolate bars for the raisins in the first recipe. My husband loves to take this recipe and duplicate the scones we get at the bakery by using toffee bits, and then glazing the finished scones using this glaze recipe: link.

There are some more alternative suggestions at the end of the first recipe. It is very versatile, so don’t be afraid to use your imagination!

The recipes are behind the jump!

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I’m reposting this recipe from January 31st, 2008 from my older journal.

I got the urge to make doughnuts last night. I don’t know what came over me. I’ve never made them before, but I just had to try. And OMG these were the BEST glazed doughnuts I’ve ever had. Ever. My husband thinks so too. I’m defintely filing this recipe away.

Homemade Glazed Doughnuts

On Monday I sent my husband to work with Chocolate Chip Cookies. This morning he took this container of Doughnut Holes.

The Recipe is behind the jump!

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