Cherry 7-Up Biscuits

Happy Valentines' Day. I love this day since I can make everything pink and nobody complains! I make these 7-up Biscuits quite often (or at least when dinner requires a good biscuit). I had a bottle of Cherry 7-Up on hand and decided to give a whirl and see if they'd turn pink. They dough wasn't quite pink enough for what I was looking for so I opened a can of beets and added a tablespoon of the juice and that did the trick. 

FYI .. these do not taste like 7-up or Cherry 7-Up - they are a delicious flaky (very) buttery bisuit. No extra butter is necessary. They are great with a bit of jam on honey drizzled on them.

 

 Bisquick, Cherry 7-Up, Sour Cream, Butter, Beet Juice

 

Mix all ingredients, except the butter

Melt the butter in x 9x9 baking dish. Drop biscuits into buttered baking dish

Bake for 12-15 minutes

Cherry 7-Up Biscuits ....

Ingredients:

• 2 c Bisquick
• 1/2 c sour cream
• 1/2 c Cherry 7-up
• 1/4 c butter, melted
• 1 tbsp beet juice (optional to make the color more intense)

Directions:

Mix Bisquick, sour cream and 7 up. Dough will be very soft - don't worry :)  Melt butter in bottom of cookie sheet pan or 9x9 baking dish. Drop biscuits on top of melted butter and bake for 12-15 minutes or until brown at 425 degrees.

Enjoy!

Heart Shaped Cherry Pie Pops

How cute are these heart shaped mini cherry pie pops?? They make a perfect treat for Valentine's Day or any day of the week! These are made with cherry pie filling, frozen pie crust, and lollipop sticks - easy as pie as the say! Here's what you need to do:

You will need: Premade Pie Dough, Lollipop Sticks, Cherry Pie Filling, Heart Shaped Cookie Cutter

Light flour your work surface. Slightly roll out the premade pie dough

Cut out an even number of heart shaped pie pieces with your heart-shaped cookie cutter

Layout the cut out heart-shaped pie pieces. Next place a lollipop stick in the center of each heart.

Place a small amount of cherry pie filling on each heart shaped pie piece. Not too much or else the pie filling will squeeze out.

Place a heart-shaped pie piece on top of each cherry filled heart. Then close and crimp the edges with a fork. At this point you can egg wash the top of each pie pop and sprinkle with sugar or cinnamon sugar (sorry no photos for these two steps). Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.

Cherry Pie Pops ...

Ingredients

• 1 box refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box (such as Pillsbury)
• About 1/2 cup cherry pie filling (from 21-oz can)
• 12 to 14lollipop sticks
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tablespoons decorating sugar
• flour for rolling dough

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray, or line with parchment paper
2. Sprinkle flour on work surface and unroll pie crusts onto surface. Roll out slightly (optional). Using a 3-inch heart shaped cookie cutter, cut out an even number of hearts from the crust. Place cut out hearts onto cookie sheet.
3. To make each pie pop, lightly press lollipop stick into crust heart so that it is in the center. Top each heart with 1 heaping teaspoon pie filling; cover with second heart-shaped crust. Press edges with a fork to seal. 
4. Brush tops of heart pops with beaten egg and then sprinkle with sugar.
5. Bake 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheets; cool and enjoy!

XOXO 

Enjoy!

Valentine's Day Cherry Pastries with Vanilla Glaze

I love super easy recipes that result in an impressive  yummy treat! This semi-homemade Cherry Pastries with Vanilla Glaze recipe uses store bought frozen puff pasty and canned cherry pie filling. It can't get any easier! Don't be intimated .. I truly believe you can all make this one for Valentine's Day or anytime you crave a cherry filled pastry.

Cherry Pastries

Ingredients:

• 2 Puff Pastry sheets (such as Pepperidge Farm)
• 1 can of cherry pie filling
• Milk 
• Sugar to sprinkle

Directions:

1. Take pastry sheets out of freezer, and let thaw for about 40 mins. Preheat oven to 375° degrees F.
2. Unfold one of the squares of puff pastry dough. Cut down the fold lines to make three strips with a pizza cutter or knife. Next cut each strip into thirds. You should have nine squares from one sheet of puff pastry.
3. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place nine squares of dough on the parchment, top each square with 1 tablespoon of cherry pie filling. For each square, pull up the corners of the dough and pinch together at the top. It's OK if the filling is still showing on the sides. Brush the tops with milk, and then sprinkle with sugar.
4. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until pastry is golden-brown.
5. Repeat the process for the second sheet of puff pastry.
6. After the turnovers have cooled slightly, drizzle with Vanilla Glaze.

Vanilla Glaze

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1-1/4 teaspoons milk
• 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon butter

Directions:

Melt the butter and add to rest of ingredients. Mix until creamy.

♥  Enjoy !  ♥