October 17th, 2009
At the Delaware Beaches….and Ocean City, Maryland….the stormy weather is only good for breads and muffins….
Non-stop rain. That is all we have had for days. It is good weather to bake muffins and breads. Following are a few recipes that you might enjoy:
Blueberry Muffins
2 cups flour
3 T. sugar
3 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
1/4 t. mace
3/4 cup milk
1 egg
3 T. melted butter or margarine if you prefer
1 t. vanilla
1 cup fresh blueberries
1 T. butter or margarine
1/4 cup sugar
1 t. cinnamon
Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees.
Combine first 5 ingredients.
Add milk, egg, melted butter and vanilla. Mix just until dry ingredients are moistened.
Lightly fold in blueberries.
Spoon into well-greased muffin pans.
Combine butter, sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over top of muffin batter before baking.
Bake for 20-25 minutes. Makes up to 12 muffins depending on the size of your pans.
Apricot Oatmeal Muffins
2 cups flour
1/2 cup rolled oats
1 cup sugar
1 T. baking powder
1 t. salt
2 t. pumpkin pie spice
1 cup chopped dried apricots
1/2 cup chopped nuts
2 eggs
1 1/3 cups milk
1/4 cup salad oil
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
Stir together, flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, salt and spice.
Add apricots and nuts; stir to blend.
Beat together eggs, milk and oil. Add all at once to flour mixture, stirring only until all the flour is moistened.
Fill greased muffin pans 2/3 full.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.
Makes 24 muffins.
Toasted Coconut Bread
1 cup toasted coconut
1 cup milk
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup oil
1 t. vanilla
2 cups all purpose flour
1 T. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
3/4 cup sugar
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
Toast coconut by spreading it on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for 10 minutes or until lightly brown. Watch it because it can toast quickly.
In a large bowl, mix milk, egg, oil and vanilla.
Add coconut, flour, baking powder, salt and sugar; stil until blended.
Pour into a greased and floured 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
Bake for 1 hour. Cool on a rack.
Note: The above recipes can be adapted in order to be gluten free. When I am substituting baking flours, I usually use Arrowhead Mills Gluten Free all Purpose Baking Mix. I get gluten free vanilla from my local health food store, Rainbow, in Rehoboth Beach. For the rolled oats I use Lara’s Rolled Oats from Chateau Cream Hill Estates. Those can also be purchased at your local health food store. Some of these products might be carried in your local supermarkets, as well. Regarding the dried fruits, please read the labels. The same goes for the coconut.
Hope you like them. Remember to enjoy them and make them your own.
See you, very soon….Hopefully, the weather will improve.
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Muffins and bread are great! How about some good clam chowder, is it the right time of the year? How about some really good fish soup or asopao?
Do you know how to make Mokeka de pescao? If you want recepies, let me know, I have a great Brazilian Mokeka de Pescao to die for!!
Thanks for your comments, as usual. Send me the recipe for the Brazilian dish. I would like to try it. Chowder will be coming up as well as some good oyster stew. See you soon.
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