Golf Party Putter Treats

20140616-083050-30650846.jpg

This is a Father’s Day Dinner Party we had Yesterday and I wanted to share the ideas we found and came up with. They are very easy to make and add a fun addition to any golf party.

Rice Cereal Marshmallow Putters

*4 cups Rice Cereal
*1/2 bag of Mini Marshmallows
*1 1/2 Tablespoons Butter
*Pretzel Sticks
*White or Brown Chocolate Almond Bark, melt in microwave in a microwavable cup and use for holding pretzel stick and for putter handle grip.
*White Gum Balls

Melt Butter and Marshmallows in a stock pot on stove on medium low just until melted or use a large glass microwaveable bowl and melt marshmallows and butter in the microwave. Remove from heat and add rice cereal. Cool until you can handle mixture, spray hands with Pam cooking spray and form into putter shapes and add pretzel stick. Assemble as shown.

See more of our golf party Here.

20140616-084518-31518601.jpg

20140616-084553-31553501.jpg

20140616-090412-32652406.jpg

20140616-090427-32667510.jpg

20140616-090449-32689644.jpg

20140616-090505-32705122.jpg

20140616-090523-32723176.jpg

Have a great day.

Lindy

Irish/Hibernian Brown Bread

20140530-210310-75790505.jpg

Irish/Hibernian Brown Bread

*3 cups Whole Wheat Flour
*1 cup Bread Flour
*1/2 cup Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
*2 teaspoons Baking Powder
*1 teaspoon Baking Soda
*2 tablespoons Sugar, optional
*1 teaspoon Salt
*1 1/2 Buttermilk
* large Egg
*1/2 cup Butter, melted
*1/2 cup Raisins, optional

Preheat the oven to 400*F.

Whisk together the dry ingredients.

Beat in a bowl eggs, buttermilk and melted butter.

Combine the dry and wet ingredients by making a making a hole in the dry ingredients and pour the wet ingredients into this hole mixing in small amounts at a time.

After mixing the above add raisins if desired and place the dough on a floured surface and knead with small amount of wheat flour about 10 times. Form dough into a ball and with a razor blade or a really sharp knife cut a deep (+ ) plus sign (cross) and place in well-greased coated 8-9 inch cast iron pot or 8 inch round pan.

Bake the bread at 400*F. For 10 minutes, reduce temperature to 375*F. And bake another 30-40 minutes or until crust is golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom of baked bread.

Place cooked bread on a cooling rack and cover until ready to eat. Eat bread within 12-24 hours or Freeze after bread has cooled completely. To freeze place bread in doubled plastic bread bags. It will keep for about a week in the freezer. Then remove from freezer, thaw and enjoy!

Recipe adapted from King Arthur Homemade Baking.

20140530-210809-76089402.jpg

20140530-211948-76788489.jpg

20140530-212021-76821588.jpg

20140530-212113-76873678.jpg

20140530-212112-76872785.jpg

20140531-140219-50539088.jpg

Enjoy!

Jessica and Lindy