Hot pretzels

Have on recommendation that these are amazing.  Plan to try them this afternoon and de-post if they're not!
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Buttery-Soft-Pretzels/Detail.aspx


Addendum:  Yep, they're good.  TOO good.

Pumpkin or sweet potato waffles

Great noreaster snow day January 2011 waffles...have tried a lot of recipes and this is the first one with nice texture and not too soggy.  I decreased the milk to ~1.25c.  I used a pureed baked sweet potato thinned with just a little applesauce rather than pumpkin. 

http://www.food.com/recipe/spiced-pumpkin-waffles-67930

Susan's new fave blueberry muffins

Blueberry Streusel Muffins (one dozen)

Streusel (This will be enough for 36 muffins, if yours are like mine!)
1 ¼ c flour
1/3 c brown sugar, packed
1/3 c sugar
½ tsp cinnamon (use more!)
7 tbsp butter, melted

Muffins
2 c flour
1 egg
1 t vanilla
1 tsp lemon zest (I used a few drops of lemon extract)
1 c sugar
4 Tbsp melted butter, slightly cooled
½ c buttermilk
1 tbsp baking powder
1 ½ c frozen blueberries, dredged in 1 Tbsp of the flour

   Toss streusel ingredients with fork until crumbly.  Whisk egg, add vanilla, sugar, and lemon zest until combined.  Slowly add melted butter, then whisk in buttermilk.  Add remaining dry ingredients and stir until almost mixed.  Fold in dredged blueberries (dredging keeps the batter from turning purpley gray!).  Divide in 12 greased muffin cups and top with streusel...use a canning funnel, and all the streusel will stay on the muffin tops instead of getting all over the pan.  375º, 23-27 minutes.  Cool in pan 20 minutes.  Will keep in airtight container about 3 days.

Imitation royal icing

Nice recipe for sugar cookie icing that acts like royal icing, but made with things you have on hand. I used it for some Christmas cookies, and they turned out nicely enough that I think I'll use it again.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Sugar-Cookie-Icing/Detail.aspx