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Easy Cinnamon Pull-Apart Bread in 20 min

Made Famous By: Heather McMullin

Pull apart bread in 20 minutes flat!!

Yes you read that right! I have been drooling over pull apart bread for a good 6 months. The only problem is that I stink at making bread from scratch.

My rolls resemble small stones not fluffy clouds.

Last night it dawned on me…USE THE CRESCENT DOUGH SHEET TO MAKE PULL APART BREAD! I was so happy I almost cried!

That happens with me and food…….

This was a way I could make the bread of my dreams and it would still turn out delicious! And guess what??? IT DID! Make it and you will feel like a rock star. Promise!!!!

Easy Pull Apart Bread in 20 minutes

2 Packages Sheet Crescent roll dough

1 Cup Brown Sugar

½ Cup White Sugar

4 tsp Cinnamon

1 Stick Real Butter

6 Ramekins

Makes 6 ramekins of Pull Apart Bread

(If you want to make a loaf of pull apart bread double the recipe and use a loaf pan.)

*Preheat the oven to 350

*Lay out two lengths of wax paper. On both sheets sprinkle a little sugar. This will help you get the dough off the wax paper easier. Barely roll out both packages of dough on the wax paper.

*Sprinkle ¼ Cup of sugar, ½ cup brown sugar, and 2 tsp Cinnamon on one sheet of dough. Sprinkle the rest of the sugars and cinnamon on the other sheet of dough.

*Slice the dough with a PLASTIC KNIFE into equal sized squares. You will have 12 squares on each sheet of dough.

*Slice a stick of butter so that you have 24 thin slices of butter. Place one slice of butter on each square of sugared dough.

*Stack up 6 squares of dough and then place in a ramekin. Repeat for the other 5 ramekins.

*Bake at 350 for 13-15 minutes or until golden brown on top. Serve warm with Cream cheese frosting!! Recipe Below.

Cream Cheese Frosting

1 Cube Cream Cheese

1 pint Heavy Cream

¾ Cup Sugar

¼ Cup Butter

*In a medium sized bowl mix all ingredients until well combined.

*Slather on the Cinnamon Pull-Apart Bread!

Famous {Linkz} Party and a free {Printable}

I want to officially introduce you to my SIL’s amazing blog. It is called Keep Calm and Call Your Mom. I love love all of her ideas and especially her sewing. Home girl can REALLY sew. Check out this costume she and my Mother-in-Law made. M-A-D-E! You can find the tutorial here.

Personally I can’t even fathom being able to sew something like that. Here is a little deep dark secret of mine…..9 years ago my Mother-in-Law bought me an amazing sewing machine. I was excited to get it because learning how to sew is on my bucket list.

Well……um……it has only been used….once…..and that once was my HUSBAND. He sewed my son’s Cub Scout patches on. Not me.

THERE! I shared one of my deepest darkest secrets. I have kept it all these years because as CHOCOLATE as my witness, or maybe it should be FABRIC as my witness, I will learn how to sew someday…..at least I hope to.

To celebrate my SIL being a contributor she whipped up this fun printable. I am in love with it. I sing You are my Sunshine to my daughter every single night.

Printable Made Famous By: Keep Calm and Call Your Mom

Thanks for making such an amazing printable Megs!!

Here is the most viewed link from the Famous {Linkz} Party last week.

Made Famous By: Mrs Schwartz Kitchen

Life's Messiest Moments

My messiest moments are always when my babies get sick. The latest was my little princess. As beautiful as she is, even she didn’t quite make it to the bathroom on time. Up it all came, all over my bedding, carpet, tile, and toilet. Thankfully I had some Clorox disinfecting wipes under the sink. It saved me! Clean up was fast and easy!! So instead of spending too much time cleaning up the mess, I was snuggling her back to sleep in no time.

I ‘m sharing my messy moment for the chance to win prizes from TidyMom as part of Clorox’s Bleach It Away campaign .

Toasted Marshmallow OREO Brownies

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

my lovelies!

This treat is FAST and EASY!!

Made Famous By: Heather McMullin (Me!)

Just because I adore you all so much I whipped this beauty up. The toasted marshmallow on the top makes this dessert over the top incredible! The huge bonus is that it takes all of 5 minutes to whip up then you place it in the oven. Everything about it says LOVE to me. I will take marshmallow and a brownie with Oreos smack dab in the middle any time, any place. You with me??

I hope you all have an extraordinary day full of the people that matter most in your life. Don’t just tell them you love them, show them you love them.

The LOVE of my life!

Toasted Marshmallow OREO Brownies

2 boxes Ghirardelli Double Chocolate Mix

1 Bag Double Stuf Oreos

1 Bag Marshmallows

*Mix up brownies according to instructions on the box.

*Put just enough brownie mix to cover the bottom of a 9x13 pan.

*Put a layer of Oreos, covering the brownie layer.

*Add the rest of the brownie mix, covering the Oreos completely.

*Bake brownies. Take the brownies out 10minutes before they are done and put marshmallows to completely cover the brownies then put them back in the oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until the marshmallows are golden brown.

FAB {Find} Friday and the tale of the NAKED mailman!

I HAVE to share this awesome slash strange experience I had at the post office.

My kiddos and I were dropping off a few letters after hours into the drop box at the post office. Being the curious bugs that they are they peeked into the two slots to see if they could see where the letters had gone.

All of a sudden the door next to the drop box opens and there was the mail man…

Standing in the door way….

WITH HIS SHIRT OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

His pants were still on (praise the heavens), but there he was in all of his big belly glory, flaunting what his mama gave him.

OMGosh!!!!!!

He said, “Hey kids do you want to come in side and see where the mail went???”

Of course my kids said YES and BOLTED in before I had a chance to tell them no.

Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh!

I have to admit I was freakin’ out a little. When something like that happens all of your protective mommy red flags go up.

He then proceeded to try and talk to me about something, but honestly I don’t remember. All I could look at way his huge NAKED belly staring at me in the face….in the post office…

It reminded me of the MOLE guy in Austin Powers. You know when Austin Powers couldn't look or say anything besides MOLE. HAHAHA!

I left as quickly as I could, but his NAKED belly will forever be burned into my mind. Thank you for that present naked mailman.

For my FAB {Find} Friday I present to you something miles better than the mail man’s naked belly. Check out these beauties from one of my favorite bloggie friends at Dwell on Joy!!

Simple Valentine Snack

Made Famous By: Sarah at Dwell on Joy

Sugar Cookie Cake

Made Famous By: Heather McMullin aka Made Famous By

“When people show you who they are believe them the first time. When they tell you who they are you better well believe it.”

“A person says to you I’m selfish or I am mean or I am unkind or I am crazy. Believe them, they know themselves much better than you do. More often than that those of us who don’t trust life, say don’t say a thing like that, you’re not really crazy or you’re not really unkind, you’re not really mean. As soon as you say that the person POW (hits you) and says I told you, I told you I was unkind. So now why are you angry.” -Mya Angelou (Oprah Life Class #13)

I want to take this a step further, if you are showing yourself who you are and you do not like it, change. You have the power within yourself to fix the things you are not proud of. Weakness are sometimes given to us so that we can change them into strengths. I have experienced this in my own life and with much prayer, determination and time I changed my weaknesses into strengths and am a better person because of it.

You can DO it! (said like that creepy guy in all of Adam Sandler's Movies)

So what do you do with the scraps from my Swirly Valentine Sugar Cookies??? You make a sugar cookie cake!! Here's how...

Sugar Cookie Cake
I used the scraps from my Swirly Valentine Sugar Cookies to make this Sugar Cookie Cake. If you are making this with out making the sugar cookies first the recipe is at the bottom of this post.
*To make the cake simply take pieces of the sugar cookie dough and smush (totally a technical baking word) the dough into the bottom of a heart shaped pan.
*Bake at 325 for 20-30 min or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

My little helper will demonstrate for you!

The BEST Sugar Cookies on the Planet!!
2 3/4 Cup Flour
1 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
3/4 Cup Soft margarine (NOT real butter)
1 Cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 tsp Almond Flavoring

*In a small mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
*In another large bowl Cream: Margarine, sugar, and eggs
*Add almond flavoring
*Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients
*Separate the dough in to three different bowls
*In the first bowl add neon pink food dye. In the second bowl add red food dye and leave the third bowl of dough plain
*Chill the dough in the fridge until firm. 4-5 hours or overnight.
**FYI this is a softer/sticker dough**

Famous Linkz {Party}

Oh rain, rain go away. Today was a cloudy drizzily day. When I set out on the board walk to bike my kids to school I didn’t know it was supposed to rain. If it is cloudy at the beach it usually clears up by the time the kiddos and I get to their school. Not today.

As soon as I dropped them off at school the little rain drops started to trickle down. Which would have been fine because they were already at school, except…..I had my little daughter in the bike trailer behind me……DOH!

I am sure every single person I passed on the board walk was thinking, “Why is that Mom riding her bike in the rain with her little girl???” To be honest if anyone would have given me a hard time I probably would have given them a crusty look, but nobody did and for that I was grateful. The last thing you need when you already feel guilty is the verbal opinion of someone that you know is judging you. Well poo poo on them anyway for judging. HA!

So on to this weeks Famous Linkz Party. V-day is fast approaching so I hope you have all been baking and crafting away!! Here is last weeks Most Famous Post

Banana Bread Bars with Brown Butter Frosting

Made Famous By: Life's Simple Measures

Swirl Valentine Sugar Cookies and a {FREE} Printable!!

Made Famous By: Heather McMullin aka Made Famous By

Ah Valentines Day. One of my favorite holidays because it gives you an excuse to be extra mushy and go out on an extra special date with your special someone. One of my favorite quotes comes from a wise old bear.

{Free Printable!!}

AND can I tell you that I feel like the smartest person alive because I figured out how to do a free printable....it only took FOREVER!

Pooh and Piglet

Swirl Valentine Sugar Cookies

2 3/4 Cup Flour

1 tsp Baking Powder

1/2 tsp Salt

3/4 C Soft Margarine (NOT real butter)

1 Cup Sugar

2 Eggs

1 tsp Almond Flavoring

(To get enough dough I 4x the recipe)

*In a small bowl mix flour, baking powder, and salt.

*In another large bowl Cream: Margarine, sugar, and eggs

*Add almond flavoring

*Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.

*Separate the dough into three different bowls.

*In the first bowl add neon pink food dye. In the second bowl add red food dye and leave the third bowl of dough plain.

*Chill the dough in the fridge until firm. 4-5 hours or overnight.

**FYI, this is a softer/sticker dough**

To get the swirl affect:

1. Roll out the neon pink dough on a floured silicone pad or wax paper. Cut the dough into a rectangle. Set aside on wax paper.

2. Roll out the plain colored dough on a floured silicone pad or wax paper. Cut the dough into the same size rectangle as the neon pink dough. Use the silicone pad/wax paper to place the plain colored dough exactly on top of the neon pink dough.

3. roll out the red colored dough on a floured silicone pad or wax paper. Cut the dough into the same size rectangle as the neon pink and plain colored dough. Use the silicone pad/wax paper to place the red dough exactly on top of the other two layers of dough.

4. Trim the sides so they are all even and then using the wax paper roll the dough up jelly roll style.

5. Place the dough in the freezer and let chill until firm. 4-5 hours.

6. Once the dough is firm slice the dough width wise into the thickness you desire.

7. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes. For thicker cookie bake for 13-15 min

**DO NOT OVER BAKE. I take them out when the centers are barely cooked through. The cookie will not have brown edges.**

1-2. Mix the dough up.

3. Roll and measure out the pink dough.

4. Roll and measure out the plain dough.

5. Roll and measure out the red dough.

Below is how I got the swirl affect and how I added the sprinkles.

Valentine Craft Ideas

Last night I got was woken up at 4am by my sick little princess. By the time I had changed the sheets twice she finally fell asleep again at 6:15am. I closed my eyes grateful to catch a few winks......... and then my oldest walked in at 6:20am and woke my princess up again.....

Definitely not one of the more glamorous parts of motherhood.

On the bright side or ewwww side, I get to pick out new sheets and a new duvet! I wonder if pottery barn is having a sale. I really like their duvets. Any suggestions??

The bloggie world is full of the most adorable craft ideas. Here are some of my favorite.

Valentine Blocks

Made Famous By: Mama’s Crafty Place