It's that time of year...

Not that this is turning into a Foodie Blog, but it's a few days before Thanksgiving, I've taken most of the week off.. and I've had this serious yen to do some Holiday Baking.

In past years, I've not done a very good job of packing the freezer full of all the good treats we like to have at Thanksgiving and Christmas... and while I've got some extra time, I figured I'd do some of that cooking so I won't have to do so much in the next few weeks.

So yesterday, with a little help from the boys, we whipped up 8 Zucchini Breads and 4 Cranberry Breads..

And then, this evening, I put together a batch of a family favorite, Squash Rolls. This time, I didn't get so much help from the boys-- turns out, letting yeast dough rise isn't really their idea of a good time. :)

This is my second time making the Squash rolls-- and they've turned out pretty well both times. But each time had its own "should it look like this" kind of anxiety. So I snapped a few pictures to keep as notes for future iterations of the recipe.

Raise them. Roll them. Works out to about 24 to a 9x13 pan. Then bake them... By the time they come out, the kitchen smells wonderful. Take them out of the oven, then spread some butter on top of them and let it melt in... Oh yeah!

They came out great again this year.. and we've still got a couple dozen in the freezer to have around Christmas.