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Cinnamon Rolls

This feature adapted from one that ran Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014 Now that it’s the season to crank up our ovens and bake up a storm, I have been thinking about cinnamon rolls — can’t seem get them off my mind.

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An apple a day…

This feature adapted from one that first ran Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015 With so many gorgeous kinds of apples shining brightly and piled high in every grocery store produce department, along side the stacks of pumpkins and winter squashes, it’s pretty hard to resist the urge to want to bake something with some real fall appeal.

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~ Making the best dishes with all the season has to offer ~

Apple & Buttermilk Custard Pie CRUST: 1/2 (15-ounce) package refrigerated pie dough (such as Pillsbury) Cooking spray STREUSEL: 1/3 cup all purpose flour 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 1/2 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into small pieces FILLING: 5 cups sliced peeled Granny Smith apple (about 2 pounds) 1 cup granulated sugar, divided 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 3 large eggs 1 3/4 cups fat-free buttermilk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. To prepare crust, roll dough into a 14-inch circle; fit into a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate coated with cooking spray.

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Rise in syphilis cases prompts renewal of NM public health order

The New Mexico Department of Health renewed a 2021 public health order that mandates all medical providers serving pregnant women follow “best practices” by testing all pregnant women for syphilis multiple times “to protect newborns from syphilis.” “New Mexico has seen a sharp increase in the number of congenital syphilis cases since 2017 and ranked first in the U.S. for rate of congenital syphilis in 2020 (the most recent finalized Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data),” the department said in a release.

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