Food – The Topknot Baker

My Morning Coffee

February 25, 2020February 24, 2020by Brynn KingLeave a Comment

Like most American, I like to start my day with coffee to feed my coffee addiction . As of late I have really been enjoying make my drinks at home rather than running through my local Starbuck . As much as I love Starbucks, sometimes I enjoy being able to control what goes in and how much of it is in the drink. So for todays post I thought that I would share how I make my morning coffee.

With any good cup of coffee it comes down to what beans you use and how strong you like it. I go in between the kinds of roast that I like, lately I have been enjoying the Italian dark roast which I pick up at my local grocery store. Some people prefer certain brands over the roast but I do find that I like the roast over the brand.

To make my morning coffee you will need:

1 tablespoon of simple syrup

2 to 3 shots of espresso

One cup of ice

1/2 a cup of milk

Drizzle of caramel sauce

Put the simple syrup in the bottom of your cup. Add your espresso and mix it together. Add the ice and milk. Top off with the caramel drizzle. Then enjoy!!!

Now with any recipe you can always add ,substitute, or take out what doesn’t work for you.Somedays I prefer more ice and less milk , it really just depends on the day. I hope you enjoyed this little post about my morning coffee and what gets me going in the morning. If you make this recipe please share if you liked or if you made any changes to it.

Much Love

Brynn

Food, Lifestyle

Strawberry Blueberry Shortcake

July 7, 2019July 7, 2019by Brynn King4 Comments

Happy July, everyone. I can not believe that it is July already. I feel like this year so far has gone by slow and fast at the same time. I find it so crazy the we are half way through 2019. Anyway, for today post, I thought that I would share with you a simple and festive dessert that you can that bring to party or a low key backyard BBQ . It’s a little twisted on the classic strawberry shortcake.

Ingredients

2 lbs of Strawberries
2 Cups of Blueberries
1/2 tablespoon of sugar

Whipped Cream Ingredients

1 cup of heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon of maple syrup
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Shortcake Ingredients

2 1/3 cups of Bisquick
3 tablespoons of sugar
3 tablespoons of melted butter
1/2 cup of milk

Directions

Clean and cut up the strawberries in bite size pieces. Place the cut strawberries and the blueberries into a medium size bowl . Add the 1/2 tablespoon of sugar. Set aside .
Make the shortcake.(I use the Bisquick recipe) In a mixing bowl combine all ingredients together. Divide mixture and bake for 15-20 minutes at 400 degrees. Then let cool.
While the shortcakes bake, make your whipped cream . Combine the cream, maple syrup, and vanilla extract together in a chilled mixing bowl. Whip together using a hand mixer until you have peaks the form.
Cut the shortcake in half . Place a spoonful of whipped cream on the bottom half of the shortcake. Then add lager spoonful of fruit on top of the cream. Place the top of shortcake on top of the fruit. Finish of the with drop of whipped cream, strawberry, blueberry and dusting of power sugar.
Enjoy!

Much Love,

Brynn

Food, Lifestyle

30 before 30

May 15, 2019May 15, 2019by Brynn King3 Comments

Tomorrow I turn 26 years old and it really got me thinking about what I have done in my life so far and what I want to do with my life in the future. I put together a list of things that I want to achieve before I turn 30 years old.

I want to take these next five years to say yes to as many possibilities that I can. For the last 2 year, I have kinda shut myself off from the world and have been in this weird funk. So, therefore I really want to take this next five year to really put myself out there, I am really sick of letting life pass me by. Here is what I hope to achieve before my 30th birthday.

Buy a house.

Live in a foreign country for a year.

Go on a Solo trip

Spend New Years in a different country.

Go to the Kentucky Derby

Run a half or a full Marathon

Go to the Olympics

Buy my first Luxury bag.

Buy a new car.

Buy a 1st class tickets

Pay off my student loan

Get a second degree.

Learn a new language. ( Currently trying my hand at Swedish )

Volunteer

Learn how to ski

Take my parents on a Holiday.

Have more confidence.

Grow my Blog.

Go to Amsterdam.

See the northern lights.

Attend Fashion Week

Homemade Pizza

May 5, 2019April 30, 2019by Brynn KingLeave a Comment

Pizza is by far one of my favorite meals that I like to eat, it’s so simple yet so delicious. Now, that I have been getting into making more of my dinners at home to save money. I started to play around with making pizza at home. I quickly learn that it is super easy and can turn out to be ultra delicious. Another reason why I love making pizza at home now is because I can make it any way I like. If I want to make it healthier I can but if I want to have a junk food day I can by making the pizza not so healthy. This the best of both worlds because I am not spending a lot of money on pizza and I can also be a little healthier too.

What You Need:

3 1/2 Cups of Flour

1 Packet of Yeast

1 Cup of Warm Water

1 Teaspoon of Sugar

Any topping that you may want

How to Make it:

Heat the cup of water to 120-125F. Stir in the teaspoon of sugar and yeast into the warm water. Let the yeast sit for about a minutes. In a large bowl mix the flour and yeast until it forms a ball. Place the ball of dough into a clean bowl. Cover the dough and let rise for 30-40 minutes. Cut dough into about 4 or 5 smaller dough balls. Let the dough rise for another 10 minutes.After they rise roll out the dough. Place topping on and bake for 15 minutes in an oven set at 425F. Lets cool for 5 minutes and enjoy.

Much love,

Brynn