Screenprinting on the cheap

Ever wanted to make a sweet t-shirt? It's easy y'all! All you need is:
1) embroidery hoop
2) mod Podge
3) gauze fabric
4) paint brush
5) fabric paint
6) sponge brush

Below is a screen print design I'm working on. First, I copied a silhouette of a peacock with some 1920 flourishes. After copying the design on to the gauze, I then painted mod Podge glue onto all the spaces that I did not want fabric paint to get through.












Then, sponge paint onto the fabric using your dried screen-printing design.
























How awesome are these??

Go forth and screen print!

Kitchen (sometimes screen printing) Ninja Out.

Cinnamon Rolls for my Mama

Yes, Kitchen Ninja has a Mama Ninja, and she turned 50 yesterday! Woo hoo! There was even a piñata, which mama ninja refused to destroy because it was "too pretty". She said,"if you want candy you'll have to dig it out of there without breaking it". That's just crazy talk.

Speaking of crazy, these cinnamon rolls are CRAZY GOOD!!


Here's the recipe:

CRUNK! CINNAMON ROLLS

Dough:

2 packages of rapid rise yeast
½ cup warm water
1 cup scalded milk
½ cup sugar
1 cup melted butter
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
8 cups all-purpose flour

Filling:

1 cup melted butter, plus more for pan
2 cups brown sugar, plus more for pan
3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
½ cup pecans
½ cup raisins
½ cup butterscotch schnapps (or rum)

Glaze:

½ cup melted butter
4 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract



Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Warm schnapps slightly in a small bowl, add raisins, set aside.

In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water and set aside.

In a large bowl mix milk, sugar, melted butter, salt and egg.

Add 4 cups of flour and mix until smooth (sort of slurry-like). Add yeast mixture.

Mix in remaining flour until dough is easy to handle, it should remain a pretty soft, wet dough.

Knead dough on lightly floured surface for 5 to 10 minutes. Place in well-greased bowl, cover and let rise until doubled in size, usually 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

When doubled in size, punch down dough. Roll out on a floured surface into a 15 by 9-inch rectangle.

Spread melted butter all over dough.



Mix sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over buttered dough. Sprinkle with pecans and raisins. Drizzle a little schnapps on the filling for good measure. Beginning at the 15-inch side, role up dough and pinch edge together to seal.

Cut into 12 to 15 slices.



Coat the bottom of baking pan with butter and sprinkle with sugar. Place cinnamon roll slices close together in the pan and let rise until dough is doubled, about 2 hours, or overnight. Bake for about 30 minutes or until nicely browned.



Meanwhile, mix butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Spread glaze over slightly cooled rolls.




Ta-da! Delicious. My Pops said they're better than Bette's, and if you've ever eaten a cinnamon roll from Bette's in Hood River, OR you better believe that those are both fighting words AND high praise.

Yeah Bette's- I'm coming for you.

~ Kitchen Ninja OUT.

Location:SW Durham Rd,Tigard,United States