Spindles Designs

Author: Margaret

  • Homemade Bread

    Homemade Bread

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    My house always smells so good on bread making day. I should warn you though, it is not unusual  to eat an entire loaf of warm bread for lunch.  Everyone will keep coming back for more. Ingredients 10 1/2 cups flour 1 tablespoon instant yeast 3/4 cup non-fat dry milk 1 1/2 tablespoons salt 3…

  • Here is what’s new in our Etsy Shop

    Here is what’s new in our Etsy Shop

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    Margaret

    For my whole life, it seems like, I have been doing crafts and sewing.  Making up my own pattern for this or that, if I couldn’t find one for sale retail.  I made patterns for a lot of different things from Chaucer costumes in high school to wood and fabric dolls sitting on a wooden…

  • Molasses Bars

    Molasses Bars

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    Another family favorite passed down from Grandma. Always soft and chewy – even the edges. Ingredients 3/4 cup molasses 1/3 cup shortening 1 egg beaten 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup milk 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. ground cloves 1/2 tsp. salt 3 1/4 cup flour Directions In saucepan combine shortening and…

  • New Project: Double Wedding Ring

    New Project: Double Wedding Ring

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    I love starting new projects, maybe that’s why I have so many unfinished…  Anyways, during shop hop this year I was on a mission to buy new fabric for a specific project.  I decided a few months ago that I wanted to make a Double Wedding Ring.  My Grandmother made one(for my sister) and swore…

  • Almond Poppy Seed Bundt Cake

    Almond Poppy Seed Bundt Cake

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    This is a family favorite and when it is served  for dessert there aren’t many leftovers. It is great, you only dirty one bowl stirring it together. Almond Poppy Seed Bundt Cake 3 eggs 2 1/2 cups sugar 1 1/2 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 tsp almond extract 3/4 cup oil 1 1/2 cups half and…